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[quote=Anonymous]There is another thread here on the local politics forum about the [b]Virginia ballot and the fact that it has a line requiring a witness signature. [i]That signature is NOT required[/i] [/b]but was printed on the ballots before the change, dropping the witness requirement, was made. Please, PLEASE get word out to everyone you can that there is NOT a witness requirement (nor does it invalidate a ballot if you DO have a witness sign).

This is a truly bad error that is likely to result in people thinking they can't vote because they can't or are afraid to get a witness. Elderly people or those who are medically vulnerable and don't have a live-in family member might think they don't want to risk going to find a witness. Please spread the word about this problem so everyone knows: You and you alone can sign the VA ballot and despite the line on the inner envelope (highlighted in yellow, good GRIEF) -- you do not need a witness signature!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-poli...a-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html 
From the Post article: 
"Some Virginia voters who received absentee ballots by mail this week were left scratching their heads at the included instructions, which told them they didn’t need witness signatures this year to make their ballots count — but, if they wanted their ballots to count, they needed witness signatures.

Virginia voters do not have to have a witness signature on their absentee ballots this fall.

State and local elections officials acknowledged the problem but pointed to late changes to Virginia law eliminating the commonwealth’s long-standing witness-signature requirement for absentee voting this year as a reason for the confusion."
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