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Chapter 4.
Voter Registration
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  • Article 1.
    Qualifications
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    • § 24.2-400
    Persons entitled to register and vote
    § 24.2-400.1
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Persons entitled to register and vote; restoration of rights
    § 24.2-401
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Persons moving from precinct
    § 24.2-401
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Persons moving from precinct
    § 24.2-402
    Persons moving from Commonwealth fewer than thirty days before presidential election
    § 24.2-403
    Persons under 18 years of age
    § 24.2-403.1
    Preregistration of persons 16 years of age or older
  • Article 2.
    Virginia Voter Registration System
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    • § 24.2-404
    (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Duties of Department of Elections
    § 24.2-404
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Duties of Department of Elections
    § 24.2-404.1
    Commissioner of Elections to serve as state coordinator for the administration of the National Voter Registration Act
    § 24.2-404.2
    Repealed
    § 24.2-404.3
    (Repealed effective July 1, 2027) Duty of Department of Elections; verification of registered voter lists
    § 24.2-404.4
    (Repealed effective July 1, 2027) Exchange of registered voter lists with other states
    § 24.2-405
    Lists of registered voters
    § 24.2-406
    Lists of persons voting at elections
    § 24.2-407
    Statement for persons receiving lists of persons registered or voting; penalties
    § 24.2-407.1
    Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof
    § 24.2-407.2
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Security of the Virginia voter registration system
  • Article 2.1.
    List Maintenance
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    • § 24.2-407.3
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Duty of Department of Elections; list maintenance activities; annual review; report
    § 24.2-408
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) State Registrar of Vital Records to transmit weekly lists of decedents to Department of Elections
    § 24.2-408
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Lists of deceased voters; State Registrar of Vital Records; Social Security Administration
    § 24.2-409
    (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Central Criminal Records Exchange to transmit lists of felony convictions to Department of Elections
    § 24.2-409
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Department of State Police to transmit lists of felony convictions to Department of Elections
    § 24.2-409
    (Effective July 1, 2027, if the contingency in Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3 is met) Lists of persons convicted of felonies; Department of State Police
    § 24.2-409
    (Effective July 1, 2027, if the contingency in Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3 is not met) Lists of persons convicted of felonies; Department of State Police
    § 24.2-409.1
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Department of Elections to transmit information pertaining to persons convicted of a felony in federal court
    § 24.2-409.1
    (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Department of Elections to transmit information pertaining to persons convicted of a felony in federal court
    § 24.2-409.2
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Information regarding pending releases from incarceration; deadlines for transmittal, processing
    § 24.2-410
    (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Clerks of circuit courts to furnish lists of certain adjudications
    § 24.2-410
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Clerks of circuit courts to furnish lists of certain adjudications
    § 24.2-410
    (Effective July 1, 2027, if the contingency in Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3 is met) Lists of certain adjudications; clerks of circuit courts
    § 24.2-410
    (Effective July 1, 2027, if the contingency in Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3 is not met) Lists of certain adjudications; clerks of circuit courts
    § 24.2-410.1
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Citizenship status; Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish lists of noncitizens
    § 24.2-410.1
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Lists of noncitizens; Department of Motor Vehicles
    § 24.2-410.2
    (Repealed effective July 1, 2027) Security of the Virginia voter registration system
    § 24.2-410.3
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Exchange of registered voter lists with other states
    § 24.2-410.4
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Regular periodic review of registration records; confirmation notification process
    § 24.2-410.5
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Placement of inactive status; other initiating events for confirmation notification process
    § 24.2-410.6
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Return of registered voter to active status; cancellation after period of inactivity
  • Article 3.1.
    Mail Registration
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    • § 24.2-416.1
    Voter registration by mail
    § 24.2-416.2
    Mail voter registration application forms
    § 24.2-416.3
    Distribution of mail voter registration application forms
    § 24.2-416.4
    Return of mail voter registration applications
    § 24.2-416.5
    Social security number or parts thereof not to be disclosed
    § 24.2-416.6
    Registration by and instructions for voter registration drives; compensation prohibitions
  • Article 3.2.
    Electronic Registration
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    • § 24.2-416.7
    Application for voter registration by electronic means
  • Article 4.
    Registration of Voters
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    • § 24.2-417
    Persons to be registered
    § 24.2-417.1
    Registration residence requirements; presumptions in certain cases
    § 24.2-418
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Application for registration
    § 24.2-418
    (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Application for registration
    § 24.2-418
    (Effective January 1, 2027, if contingency in Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3 is not met) Application for registration
    § 24.2-418.1
    Receipt for voter registration applicants
    § 24.2-418.2
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Registration bv persons previously incarcerated; safety net
    § 24.2-419
    Extended time for certain persons to register by mail
    § 24.2-420
    Repealed
    § 24.2-420.1
    Extended time for persons to register in person
    § 24.2-421
    Repealed
    § 24.2-422
    Appeal of person denied registration
    § 24.2-423
    Notice of change of name of registered voter
    § 24.2-424
    Change of registered voter's address within the Commonwealth; pilot project
    § 24.2-425
    Repealed
  • Article 5.
    Cancellation of Registration
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    • § 24.2-426
    Repealed
    § 24.2-426.1
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Cancellation of registration by voter
    § 24.2-427
    (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Cancellation of registration for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote
    § 24.2-427
    (Effective January 1, 2027, if contingency in Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3 is met) Cancellation of registration for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote
    § 24.2-427
    (Effective January 1, 2027, if contingency in Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3 is not met) Cancellation of registration for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote
    § 24.2-428
    (Repealed effective July 1, 2027) Regular periodic review of registration records; notice to voters identified as having moved; placement on inactive status for failure to respond to notice
    § 24.2-428.1
    (Repealed effective July 1, 2027) Other procedures for assigning registered voters to inactive status
    § 24.2-428.2
    (Repealed effective July 1, 2027) Return of registered voter to active status
    § 24.2-429
    Repealed
    § 24.2-430
    Repealed
    § 24.2-431
    Petition to court objecting to registration
    § 24.2-432
    Repealed
    § 24.2-433
    Repealed
    § 24.2-434
    Presumption if petition not brought within six months of registration
    § 24.2-435
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Cancellation records to be retained for specified periods
    § 24.2-435
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Records related to cancellation of registration; retention period
  • Article 6.
    Temporary Registration for Presidential Elections [Repealed]
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    • § 24.2-436
    Repealed
  • Article 7.
    Temporary Absentee Registration for Federal Elections [Repealed]
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    • § 24.2-440
    Repealed
  • Article 8.
    Registration Records Generally
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    • § 24.2-444
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Duties of general registrars and Department of Elections as to voter registration records; public inspection; exceptions
    § 24.2-444
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Duties of general registrars and Department of Elections as to voter registration records; public inspection; exceptions
    § 24.2-445
    Registration records controlling in event of conflict
    § 24.2-446
    Reconstruction of destroyed registration records
    § 24.2-447
    Persons registered prior to this title