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Sess., c. 119; 1972, c. 620; 1973, c. 30; 1974, cc. 369, 428; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1978, c. 778; 1983, c. 348; 1993, cc. 144, 641; 1994, c. 250; 1995, c. 314; 1996, c. 251; 2001, cc. 612, 626; 2003, c. 1015; 2004, cc. 184, 410; 2007, c. 318; 2009, c. 318; 2012, c. 664; 2013, c. 446; 2015, c. 712; 2016, cc. 18, 492.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Department of Elections shall furnish, at a reasonable price, lists of persons who voted at any primary, special, or general election held in the four preceding years to (i) candidates for election or political party nomination to further their candidacy, (ii) political party committees or officials thereof for political purposes only, (iii) political action committees that have filed a current statement of organization with the Department of Elections pursuant to § 24.2-949.2 or with the Federal Elections Commission pursuant to federal law, for political purposes only, (iv) incumbent officeholders to report to their constituents, and (v) members of the public or a nonprofit organization seeking to promote voter participation and registration by means of a communication or mailing without intimidation or pressure exerted on the recipient, for that purpose only. Such lists shall be furnished to no one else and shall be used only for campaign and political purposes and for reporting to constituents. Unless such lists are not available due to a pending recount or election contest, the general registrar shall submit the list of persons who voted to the Department of Elections within 14 days after each election. The general registrars of localities using nonelectronic pollbooks shall submit the list of persons who voted to the Department of Elections within seven days after the pollbooks are released from the possession of the clerk of court. The Department of Elections shall make available such lists no later than seven days after receiving them from the general registrar.B\n\nThe Department of Elections shall furnish to the Chief Election Officer of another state, on request and at a reasonable price, lists of persons who voted at any primary, special, or general election held for the four preceding years. Such lists shall be used only for the purpose of maintenance of voter registration systems and shall be transmitted in accordance with security policies approved by the State Board of Elections.C\n\nIn no event shall any list furnished under this section contain the social security number, or any part thereof, of any registered voter, except for a list furnished to the Chief Election Officer of another state permitted to use social security numbers, or any parts thereof, that provides for the use of such numbers on applications for voter registration in accordance with federal law, for maintenance of voter registration systems.D\n\nAny list furnished under this section shall contain the post office box address in lieu of the residence street address for any individual who has furnished at the time of registration or subsequently, in addition to his street address, a post office box address pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-418.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":225789,"text":"The Department of Elections shall furnish, at a reasonable price, lists of persons who voted at any primary, special, or general election held in the four preceding years to (i) candidates for election or political party nomination to further their candidacy, (ii) political party committees or officials thereof for political purposes only, (iii) political action committees that have filed a current statement of organization with the Department of Elections pursuant to § 24.2-949.2 or with the Federal Elections Commission pursuant to federal law, for political purposes only, (iv) incumbent officeholders to report to their constituents, and (v) members of the public or a nonprofit organization seeking to promote voter participation and registration by means of a communication or mailing without intimidation or pressure exerted on the recipient, for that purpose only. Such lists shall be furnished to no one else and shall be used only for campaign and political purposes and for reporting to constituents. Unless such lists are not available due to a pending recount or election contest, the general registrar shall submit the list of persons who voted to the Department of Elections within 14 days after each election. The general registrars of localities using nonelectronic pollbooks shall submit the list of persons who voted to the Department of Elections within seven days after the pollbooks are released from the possession of the clerk of court. The Department of Elections shall make available such lists no later than seven days after receiving them from the general registrar.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":225790,"text":"The Department of Elections shall furnish to the Chief Election Officer of another state, on request and at a reasonable price, lists of persons who voted at any primary, special, or general election held for the four preceding years. Such lists shall be used only for the purpose of maintenance of voter registration systems and shall be transmitted in accordance with security policies approved by the State Board of Elections.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":225791,"text":"In no event shall any list furnished under this section contain the social security number, or any part thereof, of any registered voter, except for a list furnished to the Chief Election Officer of another state permitted to use social security numbers, or any parts thereof, that provides for the use of such numbers on applications for voter registration in accordance with federal law, for maintenance of voter registration systems.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":225792,"text":"Any list furnished under this section shall contain the post office box address in lieu of the residence street address for any individual who has furnished at the time of registration or subsequently, in addition to his street address, a post office box address pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-418.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13467,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Voter Registration System","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13090,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:57","permalink":{"id":187829,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13467,"identifier":"2","token":"24.2\/4\/2","url":"\/24.2\/4\/2\/","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":58519,"structure_id":13467,"section_number":"24.2-404","catch_line":"Duties of Department of Elections","url":"\/24.2-404\/","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-404","metadata":false},{"id":61633,"structure_id":13467,"section_number":"24.2-404.1","catch_line":"Commissioner of Elections to serve as state coordinator for the administration of the National Voter Registration Act","url":"\/24.2-404.1\/","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-404.1","metadata":false},{"id":78766,"structure_id":13467,"section_number":"24.2-404.2","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-404.2\/","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-404.2","metadata":false},{"id":74482,"structure_id":13467,"section_number":"24.2-404.3","catch_line":"Duty of Department of Elections; 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 462 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. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 20 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 1972, chapter 620; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1974, chapters 369 and 428; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1978, chapter 778; in 1983, chapter 348; in 1993, chapters 144 and 641; in 1994, chapter 250<\/a>; in 1995, chapter 314<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 251<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 612<\/a> and 626<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 184<\/a> and 410<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 318<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 318<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 664<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 446<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 18<\/a> and 492<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68918,"section_number":"24.2-114","catch_line":"Duties and powers of general registrar","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-114\/"},{"id":82395,"section_number":"24.2-404.4","catch_line":"Exchange of registered voter lists with other states","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-404.4\/"},{"id":84970,"section_number":"24.2-407","catch_line":"Statement for persons receiving lists of persons registered or voting; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-407\/"},{"id":54432,"section_number":"24.2-407.1","catch_line":"Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-407.1\/"},{"id":56385,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-418\/"},{"id":68047,"section_number":"24.2-948.1","catch_line":"Exemption from reporting requirements for certain candidates for local office and for directors of soil and water conservation districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-948.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56385,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-418\/"},{"id":60201,"section_number":"24.2-949.2","catch_line":"Statement of organization for a political action committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-949.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187855,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61828,"identifier":"24.2-406","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-406","url":"\/24.2-406\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-406\/","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-406","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lists of persons voting at elections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-406","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department of Elections<\/span> shall furnish, at a reasonable price, lists of persons who voted at any primary<\/span>, special, or general election<\/span> held in the four preceding years to (i) candidates<\/span> for election or political party<\/span> nomination to further their candidacy, (ii) political party<\/span> committees or officials thereof for political purposes only, (iii) political action committees that have filed a current statement of organization with the Department of Elections<\/span> pursuant to § 24.2-949.2<\/a> or with the Federal Elections Commission pursuant to federal law<\/span>, for political purposes only, (iv) incumbent officeholders to report to their constituents, and (v) members of the public or a nonprofit organization seeking to promote voter participation and registration by means of a communication or mailing without intimidation or pressure exerted on the recipient, for that purpose only. Such lists shall be furnished to no one else and shall be used only for campaign and political purposes and for reporting to constituents. Unless such lists are not available due to a pending recount or election contest, the general registrar<\/span> shall submit the list of persons who voted to the Department of Elections<\/span> within 14 days after each election. The general registrars<\/span> of localities using nonelectronic pollbooks shall submit the list of persons who voted to the Department of Elections<\/span> within seven days after the pollbooks are released from the possession<\/span> of the clerk of court<\/span>. The Department of Elections<\/span> shall make available such lists no later than seven days after receiving them from the general registrar<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department of Elections<\/span> shall furnish to the Chief Election Officer of another state, on request and at a reasonable price, lists of persons who voted at any primary<\/span>, special, or general election<\/span> held for the four preceding years. Such lists shall be used only for the purpose of maintenance of voter registration systems<\/span> and shall be transmitted in accordance with security policies approved by the State Board<\/span> of Elections. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In no event shall any list furnished under this section contain the social security number, or any part thereof, of any registered voter<\/span>, except for a list furnished to the Chief Election Officer of another state permitted to use social security numbers, or any parts thereof, that provides for the use of such numbers on applications for voter registration in accordance with federal law<\/span>, for maintenance of voter registration systems<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any list furnished under this section shall contain the post office box address in lieu of the residence<\/span> street address for any individual who has furnished at the time of registration or subsequently, in addition to his street address, a post office box address pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-418<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLISTS OF PERSONS VOTING AT ELECTIONS (\u00a7 24.2-406)\n\nA. The Department of Elections shall furnish, at a reasonable price, lists of\npersons who voted at any primary, special, or general election held in the four\npreceding years to (i) candidates for election or political party nomination to\nfurther their candidacy, (ii) political party committees or officials thereof\nfor political purposes only, (iii) political action committees that have filed a\ncurrent statement of organization with the Department of Elections pursuant to\n§ 24.2-949.2 or with the Federal Elections Commission pursuant to federal\nlaw, for political purposes only, (iv) incumbent officeholders to report to\ntheir constituents, and (v) members of the public or a nonprofit organization\nseeking to promote voter participation and registration by means of a\ncommunication or mailing without intimidation or pressure exerted on the\nrecipient, for that purpose only. Such lists shall be furnished to no one else\nand shall be used only for campaign and political purposes and for reporting to\nconstituents. Unless such lists are not available due to a pending recount or\nelection contest, the general registrar shall submit the list of persons who\nvoted to the Department of Elections within 14 days after each election. The\ngeneral registrars of localities using nonelectronic pollbooks shall submit the\nlist of persons who voted to the Department of Elections within seven days after\nthe pollbooks are released from the possession of the clerk of court. The\nDepartment of Elections shall make available such lists no later than seven days\nafter receiving them from the general registrar.\n\nB. The Department of Elections shall furnish to the Chief Election Officer of\nanother state, on request and at a reasonable price, lists of persons who voted\nat any primary, special, or general election held for the four preceding years.\nSuch lists shall be used only for the purpose of maintenance of voter\nregistration systems and shall be transmitted in accordance with security\npolicies approved by the State Board of Elections.\n\nC. In no event shall any list furnished under this section contain the social\nsecurity number, or any part thereof, of any registered voter, except for a list\nfurnished to the Chief Election Officer of another state permitted to use social\nsecurity numbers, or any parts thereof, that provides for the use of such\nnumbers on applications for voter registration in accordance with federal law,\nfor maintenance of voter registration systems.\n\nD. Any list furnished under this section shall contain the post office box\naddress in lieu of the residence street address for any individual who has\nfurnished at the time of registration or subsequently, in addition to his street\naddress, a post office box address pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-418.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-23; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119; 1972, c. 620; 1973,\nc. 30; 1974, cc. 369, 428; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1978, c. 778; 1983, c.\n348; 1993, cc. 144, 641; 1994, c. 250; 1995, c. 314; 1996, c. 251; 2001, cc.\n612, 626; 2003, c. 1015; 2004, cc. 184, 410; 2007, c. 318; 2009, c. 318; 2012,\nc. 664; 2013, c. 446; 2015, c. 712; 2016, cc. 18, 492.","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}}