Any officer of election, registered and otherwise qualified to vote, who is assigned after 12:00 noon on the Saturday before an election to be absent from his precinct and to serve as an officer of election in another precinct on election day, may apply for an absentee ballot and vote absentee in person pursuant to this section and subject to the following conditions:
1. The officer of election applies in person for an absentee ballot on the Monday immediately preceding the election, before 2:00 p.m., at the principal office of the registrar; and
2. The officer signs a statement, which shall be deemed part of his absentee ballot application and subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he has been assigned to serve in a precinct other than the precinct where he votes and that he did not have notice or knowledge of such assignment prior to 12:00 noon on the immediately preceding Saturday.
History
2001, c. 622.
