Title 24.2. Elections
Chapter 4. Voter Registration
§ 24.2-410.6. (Effective July 1, 2027) Return of registered voter to active status; cancellation after period of inactivity. (2026 updated section)
A. In accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. § 20501 et seq.), 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 inactive status and ending on the day of the second general election for federal office thereafter, the voter:
1. Notifies the general registrar of a change of address within the county or city;
2. Responds to a confirmation notice with information that the voter continues to reside at the registration address;
3. Votes or attempts to vote in a primary or a special or general election and, if necessary, corrects the registration record; or
4. Transfers his registration to another county or city within the Commonwealth pursuant to § 24.2-424 or subsection E of § 24.2-410.4.
B. In accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. § 20501 et seq.), a registered voter assigned inactive status shall have his voter registration canceled if, during the period beginning on the date the voter was assigned to inactive status and ending on the day of the second general election for federal office thereafter, the voter fails to take an action set out in subdivisions A 1 through 4.
C. The general registrar shall post at the courthouse or have published in a newspaper of general circulation in his county or city a list of names of persons whose registration has been canceled pursuant to this section. The general registrar shall deliver or mail, obtaining a certificate of mailing, a certified copy of the list to the chairman of each political party in his county or city.
2026, c. 1120.
