Code of Virginia - Title 24.2 Elections - Chapter 4 Voter Registration

24.2-400 Persons entitled to register and vote
Any person who is not registered to vote, but would otherwise be a qualified voter, is entitled to register to vote as provided in this ...
24.2-401 Persons moving from precinct
A person who is qualified to vote except for having moved his residence from one precinct to another within the Commonwealth may vote in the ...
24.2-402 Persons moving from Commonwealth fewer than thirty days before presidential election
A person who is qualified to vote except for having moved his residence from the Commonwealth after the thirtieth day preceding a presidential election may ...
24.2-403 Persons under 18 years of age
Any person who is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next general election shall be ...
24.2-404 Duties of State Board
A. The State Board shall provide for the continuing operation and maintenance of a central record-keeping system, the Virginia Voter Registration System, for all voters ...
24.2-404.1 Secretary of State Board of Elections to serve as state coordinator for the administration of the N...
The Secretary of the State Board of Elections shall be the chief state election officer responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under the National ...
24.2-404.2 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2003, cc. 20 and 50. ...
24.2-405 Persons who may obtain lists of registered voters
A. The State Board shall furnish, at a reasonable price, lists of registered voters for their districts to (i) courts of the Commonwealth and the ...
24.2-406 Persons who may obtain lists of persons voting at primaries and elections
A. The State Board shall furnish to candidates, elected officials, or political party chairmen and to no one else, on request and at a reasonable ...
24.2-407 Statement for persons receiving lists of persons registered or voting; penalties
Any person receiving lists pursuant to § 24.2-405 or § 24.2-406 shall sign the following statement: "I understand that the lists requested are the property ...
24.2-407.1 Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof
It shall be unlawful for any person who has obtained, under § 24.2-405 or 24.2-406 or any prior law, a list of persons registered or ...
24.2-408 State Registrar of Vital Records to transmit monthly lists of decedents to State Board
The State Registrar of Vital Records shall transmit to the State Board by electronic means a monthly list of all persons of the age of ...
24.2-409 Division of Criminal Records to transmit monthly lists of felony convictions to State Boar...
The Division of Central Criminal Records Exchange shall transmit to the State Board by electronic means a monthly list of all persons convicted of a ...
24.2-409.1 State Board to transmit information pertaining to persons convicted of a felony in federal cour...
Upon receipt of a notice of a felony conviction sent by a United States attorney pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act (42 U.S.C. § ...
24.2-410 Clerks of circuit courts to furnish lists of incompetents
The clerk of each circuit court shall furnish monthly to the State Board a complete list of all persons adjudicated incapacitated pursuant to Chapter 10 ...
24.2-410.1 Citizenship status; Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish lists of noncitizens.
A. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall include on the application for a driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary driver's permit, learner's permit, motorcycle learner's ...
24.2-411 Office of the general registrar
Each local governing body shall furnish the general registrar with a clearly marked and suitable office which shall be the principal office for voter registration. ...
24.2-411.1 Offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles
A. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide the opportunity to register to vote to each person who comes to an office of the Department ...
24.2-411.2 State-designated voter registration agencies
A. The following agencies are designated as voter registration agencies in compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (42 U.S.C. § 1973gg et seq.) and ...
24.2-412 Other locations and times for voter registration
A. In addition to voter registration locations provided for in §§ 24.2-411, 24.2-411.1, and 24.2-411.2, opportunities for voter registration may be provided at other agency ...
24.2-413 Accessible registration locations
The office of the general registrar, and each agency, business, and establishment set for registration pursuant to §§ 24.2-411.1, 24.2-411.2 and subsection B of § ...
24.2-414 Final registration day
Each general registrar shall hold a final day of registration on the day before the registration records close under § 24.2-416 for every election held ...
24.2-415 Notice of times and locations for registration
A. The general registrar shall give notice of the date, hours, and locations for registration on the final day of registration at least 10 days ...
24.2-415.1 Persons authorized to receive voter registration applications
A. Any designated employee of an office of the Department of Motor Vehicles, state-designated voter registration agency, or Armed Forces recruitment office shall be authorized ...
24.2-416 Closing registration records before elections
In any county, city, or town in which an election is being held, the registration records shall be closed for the purpose of registering voters ...
24.2-416.1 Voter registration by mail
A. A person may apply to register to vote by mail by completing and returning a mail voter registration application form in the manner and ...
24.2-416.2 Mail voter registration application forms
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 24.2-418 and 24.2-418.1, the national mail voter registration application form promulgated by the Federal Election Commission pursuant to the National ...
24.2-416.3 Distribution of mail voter registration application forms
The State Board of Elections shall make available to any individual or group a reasonable number of mail voter registration application forms. (1996, cc. 72, ...
24.2-416.4 Return of mail voter registration applications
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 24.2-416, a mail voter registration application returned through the United States Postal Service shall be deemed to have been ...
24.2-416.5 Social security number or parts thereof not to be disclosed
Any person assisting an applicant with the completion or return of a mail voter registration application shall not copy, disclose or make any use of ...
24.2-416.6 Instructions for voter registration drives
Whenever the State Board, local electoral board, or general registrar's office furnishes individuals or groups multiple copies of the voter registration application, it shall provide ...
24.2-417 Persons to be registered
Each registrar shall register every resident of his county or city who has the qualifications required by the Constitution of Virginia and this title and ...
24.2-417.1 Registration residence requirements; presumptions in certain cases
In determining the residence as defined in § 24.2-101 and the domicile and place of abode of a participant in the American Conservation and Youth ...
24.2-418 Application for registration
Each applicant to register shall provide, subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, the information necessary to complete the application ...
24.2-418.1 Receipt for voter registration applicants
A. The state form for the application to register to vote shall contain a receipt that shall be given to the applicant upon his completion ...
24.2-419 Extended time for certain persons to register by mail
The registration application of the following persons may accompany an application for an absentee ballot and shall be on a form prescribed by the State ...
24.2-420 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1995, c. 296. ...
24.2-420.1 Extended time for certain persons to register in person
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 24.2-416, the following persons shall be entitled to register in person up to and including the day of the ...
24.2-421 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1997, cc. 523 and 539. ...
24.2-422 Appeal of person denied registration
A. A person denied registration shall have the right to appeal, without payment of writ tax or giving security for costs, to the circuit court ...
24.2-423 Notice of change of name of registered voter
Whenever a registered voter changes his legal name, either by marriage, divorce, order of court, or otherwise, the voter shall promptly notify the general registrar ...
24.2-424 Change of registered voter's address within the Commonwealth; pilot project
A. Whenever a registered voter changes his place of residence within the Commonwealth, he shall promptly notify any general registrar of the address of his ...
24.2-425 Repealed by Acts 2000, c. 857, cl. 2.
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24.2-426 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1997, c. 805. ...
24.2-427 Cancellation of registration by voter or for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vot...
A. Any registered voter may cancel his registration and have his name removed from the central registration records by signing an authorization for cancellation and ...
24.2-428 Regular periodic review of registration records; notice to voters identified as having moved; place...
A. The State Board shall establish a voter list maintenance program using the change of address information supplied by the United States Postal Service through ...
24.2-428.1 Other procedures for assigning registered voters to inactive status
In addition to the voter list maintenance program provided for in § 24.2-428, the general registrar and the registered voter shall follow the confirmation notification ...
24.2-428.2 Return of registered voter to active status
A registered voter shall be returned to active status from inactive status if, during the period beginning on the date the voter was assigned to ...
24.2-429 Maintenance of accurate registration records by general registrar; notice and hearing before cancel...
Whenever a registered voter is alleged to be improperly registered, except for reason of removal of residence from the precinct, either by the general registrar ...
24.2-430 Appeal from decision of registrar
Any person whose registration was cancelled in accordance with the decision of the general registrar pursuant to § 24.2-429, shall have the right of appeal, ...
24.2-431 Petition to court objecting to registration
In addition to challenging a voter's registration before the general registrar, any three qualified voters may file with the circuit court of the county or ...
24.2-432 Notice to person objected to and decision of court
Fifteen days' notice shall be given by the petitioners to any person whose registration is objected to pursuant to § 24.2-431, and the court shall ...
24.2-433 Appeal from decision of court
From the judgment of the court, an appeal shall lie, as a matter of right, to the Supreme Court of Virginia. The appeal shall be ...
24.2-434 Presumption if petition not brought within six months of registration
Unless the petition provided for in § 24.2-431 is filed within six months after the registration of any person, it shall be conclusively presumed in ...
24.2-435 Cancellation records to be retained for specified periods
The registration records of voters whose registration has been cancelled pursuant to this article shall be retained for two years from the date of cancellation ...
24.2-436 through 24.2-439
Repealed by Acts 2001, cc. 616 and 628. ...
24.2-440 Eligibility for temporary registration by absentee application
Any person who is entitled to register to vote in federal elections under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. § 1973ff ...
24.2-441 Application for temporary registration
Any person intending to register and vote under the provisions of this article shall apply by mail to the general registrar of the county or ...
24.2-442 When registration permitted; lapse of registration
Registration under this article shall be permitted until the registration records are closed pursuant to § 24.2-416 and shall be valid for all elections for ...
24.2-443 Absentee ballots for persons registered under this article
In accordance with instructions provided by the State Board, the electoral board shall provide to any person registering under this article the ballot to vote ...
24.2-443.1 Eligibility for temporary registration
A. The provisions of this article shall apply to: 1. Any person who has been registered to vote pursuant to Article 4 (§ 24.2-417 et ...
24.2-443.2 Application for temporary registration
Any person intending to register and vote under the provisions of this article shall apply to the general registrar of the county or city in ...
24.2-443.3 When registration permitted
Registration under this article shall be permitted until the registration records are closed pursuant to § 24.2-416 and shall be valid for all elections for ...
24.2-443.4 Absentee ballots for persons registered under this article
In accordance with instructions provided by the State Board, the electoral board shall provide to any person registering under this article the ballot to vote ...
24.2-444 Duties of general registrars and State Board of Elections as to voter registration records; public ...
A. Registration records shall be kept and preserved by the general registrar in compliance with §§ 2.2-3803, 2.2-3808, and 24.2-114. The State Board shall provide ...
24.2-445 Registration records controlling in event of conflict
In the event of a conflict as to whether a person is registered to vote, the registration and voting records in the possession of the ...
24.2-446 Reconstruction of destroyed registration records
Whenever the registration records of a county or city have been destroyed by fire or otherwise, the State Board shall provide substitute active registration records ...
24.2-447 Persons registered prior to this title
Any person validly registered to vote as of December 1, 1993, shall continue to be registered subject to the provisions of this title. (Code 1950, ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009