Title 24.2. Elections
Chapter 4. Voter Registration
§ 24.2-418.2. (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Registration bv persons previously incarcerated; safety net. (2026 updated section)
A. Any person who was convicted of a felony and sentenced to a period of incarceration for such felony conviction shall be entitled to register to vote once released from incarceration. When registering to vote, such person shall not be required to present evidence, including a court order or other documentation, that he is entitled to register to vote.
B. If the Virginia voter registration system indicates an applicant who was previously incarcerated is ineligible to register to vote due to his sentence of incarceration for a felony conviction, but the applicant is otherwise qualified, the general registrar shall promptly notify the applicant. Notice shall be in writing and shall inform the applicant that he may provide documentation stating that he has been released from incarceration for a specified felony conviction in order to be registered to vote. Such an applicant who provides documentation stating that he has been released from incarceration for a specified felony conviction shall be registered to vote.
