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The website shall also allow a voter to review his current voter registration information and voting history that is kept in the statewide voter registration database.\n\t\tThe Department shall furnish lists of candidates for all elections in the Commonwealth, and information on proposed constitutional amendments and statewide referenda prepared pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 30-19.9 and 30-19.10, electronically through the Internet. The Department may list other referenda issues on the Internet. The lists and information shall be made available on the Internet as far in advance of the election as practicable and remain available on the Internet at least until the day after the election.\n\t\tThe Department shall provide election results and statistical information on its website. The information shall include voter turnout information which shall be calculated as the percentage of active voters who voted excluding voters assigned to inactive status pursuant to Chapter 4 (\u00a7 24.2-400 et seq.). The information shall also include the total number of registered voters and the number assigned to inactive status.\n\t\tAt a minimum, the Department shall provide a version of its website in which all parts required by this section are translated into any language that is spoken by a language minority group covered under subsection A of \u00a7 24.2-128. Any page on the Department’s website that is linked to a translated page shall also be translated. The Department shall review all translated portions of its website for accuracy and make appropriate updates prior to the start of early voting for every primary and general election held in Virginia.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":233411,"text":"The Department shall provide information for voters on its website, including (i) the role of and contact information for the State Board, the Department of Elections, local electoral boards, and general registrars; (ii) how and where to register to vote; (iii) how and where to vote, including information about absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia’s voter identification requirements and acceptable forms of identification, the casting of ballots, and a means for voters to find their polling place; and (iv) any laws, regulations, policies, or forms pertaining to any of the information in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii). The website shall also allow a voter to review his current voter registration information and voting history that is kept in the statewide voter registration database.\n\t\tThe Department shall furnish lists of candidates for all elections in the Commonwealth, and information on proposed constitutional amendments and statewide referenda prepared pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 30-19.9 and 30-19.10, electronically through the Internet. The Department may list other referenda issues on the Internet. The lists and information shall be made available on the Internet as far in advance of the election as practicable and remain available on the Internet at least until the day after the election.\n\t\tThe Department shall provide election results and statistical information on its website. The information shall include voter turnout information which shall be calculated as the percentage of active voters who voted excluding voters assigned to inactive status pursuant to Chapter 4 (\u00a7 24.2-400 et seq.). The information shall also include the total number of registered voters and the number assigned to inactive status.\n\t\tAt a minimum, the Department shall provide a version of its website in which all parts required by this section are translated into any language that is spoken by a language minority group covered under subsection A of \u00a7 24.2-128. Any page on the Department’s website that is linked to a translated page shall also be translated. The Department shall review all translated portions of its website for accuracy and make appropriate updates prior to the start of early voting for every primary and general election held in Virginia.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14296,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Board of Elections","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13929,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:38","permalink":{"id":187171,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14296,"identifier":"2","token":"24.2\/1\/2","url":"\/24.2\/1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13929,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions and Administration","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","permalink":{"id":187151,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13929,"identifier":"1","token":"24.2\/1","url":"\/24.2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63339,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-102","catch_line":"Appointment; terms; Commissioner of Elections; prohibited activities","url":"\/24.2-102\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-102","metadata":false},{"id":79439,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-103","catch_line":"Powers and duties in general; report","url":"\/24.2-103\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-103","metadata":false},{"id":56372,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-103.1","catch_line":"Duties of Department of Elections related to redistricting","url":"\/24.2-103.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-103.1","metadata":false},{"id":57663,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-103.2","catch_line":"Duties of the Department of Elections related to accessible absentee voting","url":"\/24.2-103.2\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-103.2","metadata":false},{"id":64832,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-104","catch_line":"Requesting assistance for attorney for the Commonwealth; investigative committees","url":"\/24.2-104\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-104","metadata":false},{"id":55567,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-104.1","catch_line":"Civil actions by Attorney General","url":"\/24.2-104.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-104.1","metadata":false},{"id":79223,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-105","catch_line":"Prescribing various forms","url":"\/24.2-105\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-105","metadata":false},{"id":64105,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-105.1","catch_line":"Election and voter participation information on the Internet","url":"\/24.2-105.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-105.1","metadata":false},{"id":77502,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-105.2","catch_line":"Acceptance of payments","url":"\/24.2-105.2\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-105.2","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":79223,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-105","catch_line":"Prescribing various forms","url":"\/24.2-105\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-105","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":77502,"structure_id":14296,"section_number":"24.2-105.2","catch_line":"Acceptance of payments","url":"\/24.2-105.2\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-105.2","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-105.1\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 478<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapter 474<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 340<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 406<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83566,"section_number":"24.2-128","catch_line":"Minority language accessibility","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-128\/"},{"id":70213,"section_number":"24.2-400","catch_line":"Persons entitled to register and vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-400\/"},{"id":62911,"section_number":"30-19.10","catch_line":"Distribution of information on proposed questions to be submitted to voters","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.10\/"},{"id":64730,"section_number":"30-19.9","catch_line":"Distribution of information on proposed constitutional amendments to voters","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187201,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64105,"identifier":"24.2-105.1","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-105.1","url":"\/24.2-105.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-105.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/2\/24.2-105.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Election and voter participation information on the Internet","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-105.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department shall provide information for voters on its website, including (i) the role of and contact information for the State Board<\/span>, the Department of Elections<\/span>, local electoral boards<\/span>, and general registrars<\/span>; (ii) how and where to register to vote; (iii) how and where to vote, including information about absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia’s voter identification requirements and acceptable forms of identification, the casting of ballots, and a means for voters to find their polling place<\/span>; and (iv) any laws<\/span>, regulations, policies, or forms pertaining to any of the information in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii). The website shall also allow a voter to review his current voter registration information and voting history that is kept in the statewide voter registration database.\n\t\tThe Department shall furnish lists of candidates<\/span> for all elections in the Commonwealth, and information on proposed constitutional amendments and statewide referenda prepared pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 30-19.9<\/a> and 30-19.10<\/a>, electronically through the Internet. The Department may list other referenda issues<\/span> on the Internet. The lists and information shall be made available on the Internet as far in advance of the election as practicable and remain available on the Internet at least until the day after the election.\n\t\tThe Department shall provide election results and statistical information on its website. The information shall include voter turnout information which shall be calculated as the percentage of active voters who voted excluding voters assigned to inactive status pursuant to Chapter 4 (\u00a7 24.2-400<\/a> et seq.). The information shall also include the total number of registered voters<\/span> and the number assigned to inactive status.\n\t\tAt a minimum, the Department shall provide a version of its website in which all parts required by this section are translated into any language that is spoken by a language minority group covered under subsection A of \u00a7 24.2-128<\/a>. Any page on the Department’s website that is linked to a translated page shall also be translated. The Department shall review all translated portions of its website for accuracy and make appropriate updates prior to the start of early voting for every primary<\/span> and general election<\/span> held in Virginia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTION AND VOTER PARTICIPATION INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET (\u00a7 24.2-105.1)\n\nThe Department shall provide information for voters on its website, including\n(i) the role of and contact information for the State Board, the Department of\nElections, local electoral boards, and general registrars; (ii) how and where to\nregister to vote; (iii) how and where to vote, including information about\nabsentee voting, polling hours, Virginia’s voter identification\nrequirements and acceptable forms of identification, the casting of ballots, and\na means for voters to find their polling place; and (iv) any laws, regulations,\npolicies, or forms pertaining to any of the information in clauses (i), (ii),\nand (iii). The website shall also allow a voter to review his current voter\nregistration information and voting history that is kept in the statewide voter\nregistration database.\n\t\tThe Department shall furnish lists of candidates for all elections in the\nCommonwealth, and information on proposed constitutional amendments and\nstatewide referenda prepared pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 30-19.9 and 30-19.10,\nelectronically through the Internet. The Department may list other referenda\nissues on the Internet. The lists and information shall be made available on the\nInternet as far in advance of the election as practicable and remain available\non the Internet at least until the day after the election.\n\t\tThe Department shall provide election results and statistical information on\nits website. The information shall include voter turnout information which shall\nbe calculated as the percentage of active voters who voted excluding voters\nassigned to inactive status pursuant to Chapter 4 (\u00a7 24.2-400 et seq.). The\ninformation shall also include the total number of registered voters and the\nnumber assigned to inactive status.\n\t\tAt a minimum, the Department shall provide a version of its website in which\nall parts required by this section are translated into any language that is\nspoken by a language minority group covered under subsection A of \u00a7 24.2-128.\nAny page on the Department’s website that is linked to a translated page\nshall also be translated. The Department shall review all translated portions of\nits website for accuracy and make appropriate updates prior to the start of\nearly voting for every primary and general election held in Virginia.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 478; 2006, c. 474; 2007, c. 340; 2024, c. 406.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}