Code of Virginia
Title 24.2. Elections
Title 24.2. Elections
1/25/2021
Title 24.2. Elections (2020 Updates)
- Chapter 1. General Provisions and Administration
- Article 1. Applicability; Definitions
- § 24.2-101
- Definitions
- Article 2. State Board of Elections
- § 24.2-102
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Appointment; terms; Commissioner of Elections; prohibited activities
- § 24.2-102
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Appointment; terms; Commissioner of Elections; prohibited activities
- § 24.2-103
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Powers and duties in general
- § 24.2-103
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Powers and duties in general; report
- § 24.2-105
- (Effective until September 1, 2021) Prescribing various forms
- § 24.2-105
- (Effective September 1, 2021) Prescribing various forms
- Article 3. Local Electoral Boards
- § 24.2-106
- Appointment and terms; vacancies; chairman and secretary; certain prohibitions; training
- § 24.2-109
- Appointment and removal of general registrar and officers of election; powers and duties in general
- Article 4. Registrars
- § 24.2-111
- Compensation and expenses of general registrars
- § 24.2-114
- Duties and powers of general registrar
- Article 5. Officers of Election
- § 24.2-115.2
- Officers of election; required training
- Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 24.2-119.1
- Prohibition on discrimination in employment; penalty
- § 24.2-124
- (Effective September 1, 2021) Minority language accessibility; covered localities
- Chapter 3. Election Districts, Precincts, and Polling Places
- Article 2. Congressional, Senatorial, and House of Delegates Districts
- § 24.2-304.04
- Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts
- Article 2.1. Reapportionment of Local Election Districts
- § 24.2-304.1
- At-large and district elections; reapportionment and redistricting of districts or wards; limits
- Article 3. Requirements for Election Districts, Precincts, and Polling Places
- § 24.2-307
- Requirements for county and city precincts
- Article 5. Population Data
- § 24.2-314
- Population data; reallocation of prison populations
- Chapter 4. Voter Registration
- Article 2. Virginia Voter Registration System
- § 24.2-404
- Duties of Department of Elections
- § 24.2-405
- Lists of registered voters
- § 24.2-410.1
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Citizenship status; Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish lists of noncitizens
- § 24.2-410.1
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Citizenship status; Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish lists of noncitizens
- Article 3. Locations and Times for Registration
- § 24.2-411.2
- State-designated voter registration agencies
- § 24.2-411.3
- Registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers
- § 24.2-412
- Other locations and times for voter registration
- § 24.2-413
- Accessible registration locations
- § 24.2-415.1
- Persons authorized to receive voter registration applications
- Article 3.1. Mail Registration
- § 24.2-416.1
- Voter registration by mail
- § 24.2-416.3
- Distribution of mail voter registration application forms
- Article 3.2. Electronic Registration
- § 24.2-416.7
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Application for voter registration by electronic means
- § 24.2-416.7
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Application for voter registration by electronic means
- Article 4. Registration of Voters
- § 24.2-418
- Application for registration
- § 24.2-420.1
- (Effective until October 1, 2022) Extended time for certain persons to register in person
- § 24.2-420.1
- (Effective October 1, 2022) Extended time for persons to register in person
- § 24.2-422
- Appeal of person denied registration
- Chapter 4.1. Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act
- § 24.2-452
- Definitions
- Chapter 5. Candidates for Office
- Article 2. Independent Candidates
- § 24.2-506
- Petition of qualified voters required; number of signatures required; certain towns excepted
- Article 4. Conduct of Primaries
- § 24.2-521
- Petition required to accompany declaration; number of signatures required
- § 24.2-525
- Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot
- Article 6. Nominations for Presidential Elections
- § 24.2-543
- How other groups may submit names of electors; oaths of electors
- Chapter 6. The Election
- Article 1. General Provisions; Polling Places
- § 24.2-604
- Polling places; prohibited activities; prohibited area; penalties
- § 24.2-604.3
- Election day page program; high school students
- § 24.2-604.4
- Polling places; authorized representatives of party or candidate; prohibited activities
- § 24.2-604.5
- Polling places; presence of additional persons authorized
- § 24.2-604.6
- Polling places; simulated election activities
- § 24.2-610
- Materials at polling places
- § 24.2-611
- Form and signing of pollbooks; records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks
- Article 2. Ballots
- § 24.2-612
- List of offices and candidates filed with Department of Elections and checked for accuracy; when ballots printed; number required
- § 24.2-622
- Unofficial sample ballots
- Article 3. Voting Equipment and Systems
- § 24.2-626
- Governing bodies shall acquire electronic voting systems
- § 24.2-627
- Electronic voting systems; number required
- § 24.2-629
- State Board approval process of electronic voting systems
- § 24.2-639
- Duties of officers of election
- Article 4. Conduct of Election; Election Results
- § 24.2-643
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Qualified voter permitted to vote; procedures at polling place; voter identification
- § 24.2-643
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Qualified voter permitted to vote; procedures at polling place; voter identification
- § 24.2-649
- Assistance for certain voters; penalties
- § 24.2-651.1
- Voter who is shown as having already voted; provisional ballots
- § 24.2-652
- Voter whose name erroneously omitted from pollbook; provisional ballots
- § 24.2-653
- Provisional voting; procedures in polling place
- § 24.2-653.01
- Provisional ballots; electoral boards to make determination as to validity
- § 24.2-653.1
- Voters who did not receive absentee ballots; provisional ballots
- § 24.2-653.2
- Ballots cast after normal close of polling hours due to court-ordered extension; provisional ballots
- § 24.2-653.3
- Voters assigned to split precinct; provisional ballots
- § 24.2-657
- Determination of vote on voting systems
- § 24.2-659
- Locking voting systems after election and delivering keys to clerk; printed returns as evidence
- § 24.2-668
- Pollbooks, statements of results, and ballots to be sealed and delivered to clerk or general registrar
- § 24.2-673.1
- (Effective July 1, 2021; expires July 1, 2031) Ranked choice voting
- § 24.2-674
- Determination by lot in case of tie
- Chapter 7. Absentee Voting
- § 24.2-700
- Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot
- § 24.2-701
- Application for absentee ballot
- § 24.2-701.1
- Absentee voting in person
- § 24.2-701.2
- Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices
- § 24.2-702.1
- Federal write-in absentee ballots
- § 24.2-703
- Application for absentee ballots for multiple elections for uniformed and overseas voters
- § 24.2-703.1
- (Effective until July 1, 2021) Special annual applications for absentee ballots for eligible absentee voters
- § 24.2-703.1
- (Effective July 1, 2021) Permanent absentee voter list
- § 24.2-703.2
- Replacement absentee ballots for certain disabled or ill voters; penalty
- § 24.2-705
- Emergency applications and absentee ballots for individual emergencies
- § 24.2-706
- Duty of general registrar on receipt of application; statement of voter
- § 24.2-707
- How ballots marked and returned by mail
- § 24.2-709
- Ballot to be returned in manner prescribed by law
- § 24.2-710
- Further duties of electoral board and general registrar; absentee voter applicant lists
- Chapter 8. Recounts and Contested Elections
- Article 1. Recounts
- § 24.2-800
- Recounts in all elections
- § 24.2-801
- Petition for recount; recount court
- § 24.2-801.1
- Petition for recount of election for presidential electors; recount court
- § 24.2-802
- Recount standards
- § 24.2-802.1
- Preliminary hearing; court to fix procedure for recount, appoint officers, and supervise the recount
- § 24.2-802.2
- General recount procedures
- § 24.2-802.3
- Costs of the recount
- Article 2. Contested Elections
- § 24.2-814
- Contest following recount
- Chapter 9.3. Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 24.2-945
- Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive
- Article 2. State Board and Local Electoral Board Responsibilities
- § 24.2-946.1
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Standards and requirements for electronic preparation and transmittal of campaign finance disclosure reports; database
- § 24.2-946.1
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Standards and requirements for electronic preparation and transmittal of campaign finance disclosure reports; database
- Article 3. Candidates and Their Campaign Committees
- § 24.2-947.2
- Campaign depositories; reimbursements of expenses; petty cash fund
- § 24.2-947.5
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) with whom candidates file reports; electronic filing requirement
- § 24.2-947.5
- (Effective January 1, 2021) with whom candidates file reports; electronic filing requirement
- § 24.2-947.9
- Special report required of certain large pre-election contributions
- § 24.2-947.10
- Filing requirements for persons with multiple campaign committees
- § 24.2-947.11
- Special report required of certain large pre-legislative session contributions
- § 24.2-948.1
- Exemption from reporting requirements for certain candidates for local office and for directors of soil and water conservation districts
- Article 4. Political Action Committees
- § 24.2-949.4
- Political action committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- Article 5. Political Party Committees
- § 24.2-950.3
- Political party committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- Article 6. Referendum Committees
- § 24.2-951.2
- Referendum committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- Article 7. Inaugural Committees
- § 24.2-952.2
- Inaugural committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- Chapter 9.5. Political Campaign Advertisements
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 24.2-955
- Scope of disclosure requirements
- § 24.2-955.1
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Definitions
- § 24.2-955.1
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Definitions
- Article 2. Print Media Advertisement Requirements
- § 24.2-956
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Requirements for print media advertisements sponsored by a candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-956
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Requirements for print media advertisements sponsored by a candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-956.1
- Requirements for print media advertisements sponsored by a person or political committee, other than a candidate campaign committee
- Article 3. Television and Certain Video Advertisement Requirements
- § 24.2-957
- General provisions; applicability to advertisements in video format
- § 24.2-957.1
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-957.1
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- Article 4. Radio and Certain Audio Advertisement Requirements
- § 24.2-958
- General provisions; applicability to advertisements in audio format
- § 24.2-958.1
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-958.1
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- Article 5. Campaign Telephone Call Requirements
- § 24.2-959
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-959
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- Article 6. Online Political Advertisements
- § 24.2-960
- Identification and certification by online political advertisers
- Chapter 10. Election Offenses Generally; Penalties
- § 24.2-1004
- Illegal voting and registrations