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The Department shall include in its report to the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections, required by subsection F of § 24.2-404, the progress of activities conducted under this section, including the number of duplicate registrations found to exist and the procedures that the Department and general registrars are following to eliminate duplicate registrations from the Virginia registered voter lists.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295210,"text":"Pursuant to its authority under subsection A of § 24.2-405 and subsections B and C of § 24.2-406, the Department of Elections shall request voter registration information and lists of persons voting at primaries and elections, if available, from the states bordering the Commonwealth to identify duplicate registrations, voters who no longer reside in the Commonwealth, and other persons who are no longer entitled to be registered in order to maintain the overall accuracy of the voter registration system.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":295211,"text":"Pursuant to its authority under subdivision A 10 of § 24.2-404, the Department of Elections shall utilize data regarding voter registration and lists of persons voting at primaries and elections received through list comparisons with other states to identify duplicate registrations, voters who no longer reside in the Commonwealth, and other persons who are no longer entitled to be registered in order to maintain the overall accuracy of the voter registration system.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":295212,"text":"The Department shall compare the data received pursuant to subsections A and B with the state voter registration list and initiate list maintenance procedures under applicable state and federal law. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 435<\/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 2 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 2015, chapters 713<\/a> and 740<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 460<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58519,"section_number":"24.2-404","catch_line":"Duties of Department of Elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-404\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58519,"section_number":"24.2-404","catch_line":"Duties of Department of Elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-404\/"},{"id":85757,"section_number":"24.2-405","catch_line":"Lists of registered voters","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-405\/"},{"id":61828,"section_number":"24.2-406","catch_line":"Lists of persons voting at elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-406\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187847,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82395,"identifier":"24.2-404.4","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-404.4","url":"\/24.2-404.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-404.4\/","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-404.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exchange of registered voter lists with other states","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-404.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Pursuant to its authority under subsection A of § 24.2-405<\/a> and subsections B and C of § 24.2-406<\/a>, the Department of Elections<\/span> shall request voter registration information and lists of persons voting at primaries and elections, if available, from the states bordering the Commonwealth to identify duplicate registrations, voters who no longer reside in the Commonwealth, and other persons who are no longer entitled to be registered in order<\/span> to maintain the overall accuracy of the voter registration system<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Pursuant to its authority under subdivision A 10 of § 24.2-404<\/a>, the Department of Elections<\/span> shall utilize data regarding voter registration and lists of persons voting at primaries and elections received through list comparisons with other states to identify duplicate registrations, voters who no longer reside in the Commonwealth, and other persons who are no longer entitled to be registered in order<\/span> to maintain the overall accuracy of the voter registration system<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department shall compare the data received pursuant to subsections A and B with the state voter registration list and initiate list maintenance procedures under applicable state and federal law<\/span>. The Department shall include in its report to the House and Senate Committees on Privileges<\/span> and Elections, required by subsection F of § 24.2-404<\/a>, the progress of activities conducted under this section, including the number of duplicate registrations found to exist and the procedures that the Department and general registrars<\/span> are following to eliminate duplicate registrations from the Virginia registered voter<\/span> lists. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCHANGE OF REGISTERED VOTER LISTS WITH OTHER STATES (\u00a7 24.2-404.4)\n\nA. Pursuant to its authority under subsection A of § 24.2-405 and\nsubsections B and C of § 24.2-406, the Department of Elections shall\nrequest voter registration information and lists of persons voting at primaries\nand elections, if available, from the states bordering the Commonwealth to\nidentify duplicate registrations, voters who no longer reside in the\nCommonwealth, and other persons who are no longer entitled to be registered in\norder to maintain the overall accuracy of the voter registration system.\n\nB. Pursuant to its authority under subdivision A 10 of § 24.2-404, the\nDepartment of Elections shall utilize data regarding voter registration and\nlists of persons voting at primaries and elections received through list\ncomparisons with other states to identify duplicate registrations, voters who no\nlonger reside in the Commonwealth, and other persons who are no longer entitled\nto be registered in order to maintain the overall accuracy of the voter\nregistration system.\n\nC. The Department shall compare the data received pursuant to subsections A and\nB with the state voter registration list and initiate list maintenance\nprocedures under applicable state and federal law. The Department shall include\nin its report to the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections,\nrequired by subsection F of § 24.2-404, the progress of activities\nconducted under this section, including the number of duplicate registrations\nfound to exist and the procedures that the Department and general registrars are\nfollowing to eliminate duplicate registrations from the Virginia registered\nvoter lists.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 435; 2015, cc. 713, 740; 2018, c. 460.","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}}