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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 2004, chapter 481<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 205<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73242,"section_number":"22.1-203.4","catch_line":"Public high schools; Virginia voter registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-203.4\/"},{"id":61543,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"},{"id":54136,"section_number":"24.2-403.1","catch_line":"Preregistration of persons 16 years of age or older","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-403.1\/"},{"id":58519,"section_number":"24.2-404","catch_line":"Duties of Department of Elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-404\/"},{"id":74539,"section_number":"24.2-530","catch_line":"Who may vote in primary","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-530\/"},{"id":65757,"section_number":"33.2-344","catch_line":"Election to determine return to the secondary state highway system","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-344\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187821,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77170,"identifier":"24.2-403","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-403","url":"\/24.2-403\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-403\/","token":"24.2\/4\/1\/24.2-403","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons under 18 years of age","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-403","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next general election<\/span> shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary<\/span> or special election<\/span>. Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, any person who is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next November general presidential election shall be permitted to register in advance of and also vote in any intervening presidential primary<\/span> and any other primary<\/span> held on the same day as the presidential primary<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE (\u00a7 24.2-403)\n\nAny person who is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age on or before\nthe day of the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance\nand also vote in any intervening primary or special election. Notwithstanding\nany other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is otherwise\nqualified and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next November\ngeneral presidential election shall be permitted to register in advance of and\nalso vote in any intervening presidential primary and any other primary held on\nthe same day as the presidential primary.\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; 2004, c. 481; 2006, c. 205.","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}}