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Sess., cc. 205, 265; 1974, c. 428; 1977, c. 490; 1978, c. 778; 1993, c. 641; 1996, cc. 72, 73; 1997, c. 346.","full_text":"A person who is qualified to vote except for having moved his residence from one precinct to another within the Commonwealth may vote in the precinct from which he has moved in the following November general election and any intervening election unless his registration has been transferred or cancelled as provided in this chapter. In addition, a person may continue to vote in the precinct from which he has moved through the ensuing second general election for federal office, provided that (i) he has moved his residence from one precinct to another in the same registrar’s jurisdiction and the same congressional district; (ii) he has failed to respond to the notice provided in \u00a7 24.2-428; (iii) his registration has not been transferred or cancelled as provided in this chapter; and (iv) he has affirmed orally or in writing his new address before an officer of election at the polling place.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236043,"text":"A person who is qualified to vote except for having moved his residence from one precinct to another within the Commonwealth may vote in the precinct from which he has moved in the following November general election and any intervening election unless his registration has been transferred or cancelled as provided in this chapter. In addition, a person may continue to vote in the precinct from which he has moved through the ensuing second general election for federal office, provided that (i) he has moved his residence from one precinct to another in the same registrar’s jurisdiction and the same congressional district; (ii) he has failed to respond to the notice provided in \u00a7 24.2-428; (iii) his registration has not been transferred or cancelled as provided in this chapter; and (iv) he has affirmed orally or in writing his new address before an officer of election at the polling place.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13091,"edition_id":1,"name":"Qualifications","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13090,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":187807,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13091,"identifier":"1","token":"24.2\/4\/1","url":"\/24.2\/4\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13090,"edition_id":1,"name":"Voter Registration","identifier":"4","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":187805,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13090,"identifier":"4","token":"24.2\/4","url":"\/24.2\/4\/","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":70213,"structure_id":13091,"section_number":"24.2-400","catch_line":"Persons entitled to register and vote","url":"\/24.2-400\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-400","metadata":false},{"id":64864,"structure_id":13091,"section_number":"24.2-401","catch_line":"Persons moving from precinct","url":"\/24.2-401\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-401","metadata":false},{"id":73043,"structure_id":13091,"section_number":"24.2-402","catch_line":"Persons moving from Commonwealth fewer than thirty days before presidential election","url":"\/24.2-402\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-402","metadata":false},{"id":77170,"structure_id":13091,"section_number":"24.2-403","catch_line":"Persons under 18 years of age","url":"\/24.2-403\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-403","metadata":false},{"id":54136,"structure_id":13091,"section_number":"24.2-403.1","catch_line":"Preregistration of persons 16 years of age or older","url":"\/24.2-403.1\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-403.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":70213,"structure_id":13091,"section_number":"24.2-400","catch_line":"Persons entitled to register and vote","url":"\/24.2-400\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-400","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":73043,"structure_id":13091,"section_number":"24.2-402","catch_line":"Persons moving from Commonwealth fewer than thirty days before presidential election","url":"\/24.2-402\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-402","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-401\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1970, chapter 462; in 1974, chapter 428; in 1977, chapter 490; in 1978, chapter 778; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1996, chapters 72<\/a> and 73<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 346<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56440,"section_number":"24.2-653.01","catch_line":"Provisional ballots; electoral boards to make determination as to validity","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653.01\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62032,"section_number":"24.2-428","catch_line":"Regular periodic review of registration records; notice to voters identified as having moved; placement on inactive status for failure to respond to notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-428\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187813,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64864,"identifier":"24.2-401","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-401","url":"\/24.2-401\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-401\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-401","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons moving from precinct","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-401","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person who is qualified to vote except for having moved his residence<\/span> from one precinct<\/span> to another within the Commonwealth may vote in the precinct<\/span> from which he has moved in the following November general election<\/span> and any intervening election unless his registration has been transferred or cancelled as provided in this chapter. In addition, a person may continue to vote in the precinct<\/span> from which he has moved through the ensuing second general election<\/span> for federal office, provided that (i) he has moved his residence<\/span> from one precinct<\/span> to another in the same registrar’s jurisdiction<\/span> and the same congressional district; (ii) he has failed to respond to the notice provided in \u00a7 24.2-428<\/a>; (iii) his registration has not been transferred or cancelled as provided in this chapter; and (iv) he has affirmed<\/span> orally or in writing his new address before an officer of election<\/span> at the polling place<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS MOVING FROM PRECINCT (\u00a7 24.2-401)\n\nA person who is qualified to vote except for having moved his residence from one\nprecinct to another within the Commonwealth may vote in the precinct from which\nhe has moved in the following November general election and any intervening\nelection unless his registration has been transferred or cancelled as provided\nin this chapter. In addition, a person may continue to vote in the precinct from\nwhich he has moved through the ensuing second general election for federal\noffice, provided that (i) he has moved his residence from one precinct to\nanother in the same registrar’s jurisdiction and the same congressional\ndistrict; (ii) he has failed to respond to the notice provided in \u00a7 24.2-428;\n(iii) his registration has not been transferred or cancelled as provided in this\nchapter; and (iv) he has affirmed orally or in writing his new address before an\nofficer of election at the polling place.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-17, 24-22, 24-23; 1963, Ex. Sess., c. 2; 1970, c.\n462, \u00a7 24.1-41; 1971, Ex. Sess., cc. 205, 265; 1974, c. 428; 1977, c. 490;\n1978, c. 778; 1993, c. 641; 1996, cc. 72, 73; 1997, c. 346.","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}}