Title of Regulation: 1VAC20-70. Absentee Voting (adding 1VAC20-70-30).

Statutory Authority: § 24.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: March 28, 2011.

On January 12, 2011, the State Board of Elections adopted this regulation relating to requirements for Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots. The final regulation was published February 14, 2011, Volume 27, Issue 12 of the Virginia Register with an effective date upon filing a notice of the United States Attorney General's preclearance with the Registrar of Regulations. The State Board of Elections hereby notices the United States Attorney General's approval of this regulation via a letter dated March 1, 2011, from T. Christian Herren, Jr., Chief, Voting Section, to Joshua N. Lief, Esq., Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of Virginia. The effective date of this regulation is March 28, 2011. Copies are available online at http://townhall.virginia.gov/L/ViewBoard.cfm?BoardID=151; by telephone toll-free 1-800-552-9745 or local (804) 864-8910; by written request to FOIA Coordinator, 1100 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219; or by email request to foia@sbe.virginia.gov.

Agency Contact: Martha Brissette, State Board of Elections, 1100 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-8925, or email martha.brissette@sbe.virginia.gov.