Code of VirginiaTitle 24.2. Elections8/5/2020 Title 24.2. Elections (2020 Updates) Chapter 1. General Provisions and Administration Article 1. Applicability; Definitions § 24.2-101Definitions 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 § 24.2-106Appointment and terms; vacancies; chairman and secretary; certain prohibitions; training § 24.2-109Appointment and removal of general registrar and officers of election; powers and duties in general Article 4. Registrars § 24.2-111Compensation and expenses of general registrars § 24.2-114Duties and powers of general registrar Article 5. Officers of Election § 24.2-115.2Officers of election; required training Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions § 24.2-119.1Prohibition 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 § 24.2-304.04Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts Article 2.1. Reapportionment of Local Election Districts § 24.2-304.1At-large and district elections; reapportionment and redistricting of districts or wards; limits Article 3. Requirements for Election Districts, Precincts, and Polling Places § 24.2-307Requirements for county and city precincts Article 5. Population Data § 24.2-314Population data; reallocation of prison populations Chapter 4. Voter Registration Article 2. Virginia Voter Registration System § 24.2-404Duties of Department of Elections § 24.2-405Lists 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 § 24.2-411.2State-designated voter registration agencies § 24.2-411.3Registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers § 24.2-412Other locations and times for voter registration § 24.2-413Accessible registration locations § 24.2-415.1Persons authorized to receive voter registration applications Article 3.1. Mail Registration § 24.2-416.1Voter registration by mail § 24.2-416.3Distribution 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 § 24.2-418Application 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 § 24.2-422Appeal of person denied registration Chapter 4.1. Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act § 24.2-452Definitions Chapter 5. Candidates for Office Article 2. Independent Candidates § 24.2-506Petition of qualified voters required; number of signatures required; certain towns excepted Article 4. Conduct of Primaries § 24.2-521Petition required to accompany declaration; number of signatures required § 24.2-525Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot Article 6. Nominations for Presidential Elections § 24.2-543How other groups may submit names of electors; oaths of electors Chapter 6. The Election Article 1. General Provisions; Polling Places § 24.2-604Polling places; prohibited activities; prohibited area; penalties § 24.2-604.3Election day page program; high school students § 24.2-604.4Polling places; authorized representatives of party or candidate; prohibited activities § 24.2-604.5Polling places; presence of additional persons authorized § 24.2-604.6Polling places; simulated election activities § 24.2-610Materials at polling places § 24.2-611Form and signing of pollbooks; records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks Article 2. Ballots § 24.2-612List of offices and candidates filed with Department of Elections and checked for accuracy; when ballots printed; number required § 24.2-622Unofficial sample ballots Article 3. Voting Equipment and Systems § 24.2-626Governing bodies shall acquire electronic voting systems § 24.2-627Electronic voting systems; number required § 24.2-629State Board approval process of electronic voting systems § 24.2-639Duties 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 § 24.2-649Assistance for certain voters; penalties § 24.2-651.1Voter who is shown as having already voted; provisional ballots § 24.2-652Voter whose name erroneously omitted from pollbook; provisional ballots § 24.2-653Provisional voting; procedures in polling place § 24.2-653.01Provisional ballots; electoral boards to make determination as to validity § 24.2-653.1Voters who did not receive absentee ballots; provisional ballots § 24.2-653.2Ballots cast after normal close of polling hours due to court-ordered extension; provisional ballots § 24.2-653.3Voters assigned to split precinct; provisional ballots § 24.2-657Determination of vote on voting systems § 24.2-659Locking voting systems after election and delivering keys to clerk; printed returns as evidence § 24.2-668Pollbooks, 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 § 24.2-674Determination by lot in case of tie Chapter 7. Absentee Voting § 24.2-700Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot § 24.2-701Application for absentee ballot § 24.2-701.1Absentee voting in person § 24.2-701.2Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices § 24.2-702.1Federal write-in absentee ballots § 24.2-703Application 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 § 24.2-703.2Replacement absentee ballots for certain disabled or ill voters; penalty § 24.2-705Emergency applications and absentee ballots for individual emergencies § 24.2-706Duty of general registrar on receipt of application; statement of voter § 24.2-707How ballots marked and returned by mail § 24.2-709Ballot to be returned in manner prescribed by law § 24.2-710Further duties of electoral board and general registrar; absentee voter applicant lists Chapter 8. Recounts and Contested Elections Article 1. Recounts § 24.2-800Recounts in all elections § 24.2-801Petition for recount; recount court § 24.2-801.1Petition for recount of election for presidential electors; recount court § 24.2-802Recount standards § 24.2-802.1Preliminary hearing; court to fix procedure for recount, appoint officers, and supervise the recount § 24.2-802.2General recount procedures § 24.2-802.3Costs of the recount Article 2. Contested Elections § 24.2-814Contest following recount Chapter 9.3. Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 Article 1. General Provisions § 24.2-945Elections 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 § 24.2-947.2Campaign 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 § 24.2-947.9Special report required of certain large pre-election contributions § 24.2-947.10Filing requirements for persons with multiple campaign committees § 24.2-947.11Special report required of certain large pre-legislative session contributions § 24.2-948.1Exemption from reporting requirements for certain candidates for local office and for directors of soil and water conservation districts Article 4. Political Action Committees § 24.2-949.4Political action committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities Article 5. Political Party Committees § 24.2-950.3Political party committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities Article 6. Referendum Committees § 24.2-951.2Referendum committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities Article 7. Inaugural Committees § 24.2-952.2Inaugural committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities Chapter 9.5. Political Campaign Advertisements Article 1. General Provisions § 24.2-955Scope 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 § 24.2-956.1Requirements 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 § 24.2-957General 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 § 24.2-958General 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 § 24.2-960Identification and certification by online political advertisers Chapter 10. Election Offenses Generally; Penalties § 24.2-1004Illegal voting and registrations