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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 6 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 1975, chapter 515; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1999, chapter 117<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 491<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 740<\/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":79027,"section_number":"24.2-427","catch_line":"Cancellation of registration by voter or for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-427\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187871,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70985,"identifier":"24.2-409","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-409","url":"\/24.2-409\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-409\/","token":"24.2\/4\/2\/24.2-409","dublin_core":{"Title":"Central Criminal Records Exchange to transmit lists of felony convictions to Department of Elections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-409","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall transmit to the Department of Elections<\/span> by electronic means (i) a monthly list of all persons convicted of a felony<\/span> during the preceding month and (ii) an annual list of all persons who have been convicted of a felony<\/span>, regardless of when the conviction<\/span> occurred. The list shall be in a format mutually agreed upon by the Commissioner of Elections and the Department of State Police and shall contain the convicted person’s name; address; county, city, or town of residence<\/span>; social security number, if any; date and place of birth; and date of conviction<\/span>. The Department shall maintain a permanent record of the information in the lists as part of the voter registration system<\/span>. Upon receipt of the monthly list, the Department shall compare, on a monthly basis, the contents of the list to the list of all registered voters<\/span> maintained on the voter registration system<\/span> and shall notify the appropriate general registrar<\/span> of the felony<\/span> conviction<\/span> of any registered voter<\/span>. Upon receipt of the annual list, the Department shall compare the contents of the list to the list of all registered voters<\/span> maintained on the voter registration system<\/span> and shall notify the appropriate general registrar<\/span> of the felony<\/span> conviction<\/span> of any registered voter<\/span>. The general registrars<\/span> shall have access to the information in the lists to carry out their duties pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-427<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCENTRAL CRIMINAL RECORDS EXCHANGE TO TRANSMIT LISTS OF FELONY CONVICTIONS TO\nDEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS (\u00a7 24.2-409)\n\nThe Central Criminal Records Exchange shall transmit to the Department of\nElections by electronic means (i) a monthly list of all persons convicted of a\nfelony during the preceding month and (ii) an annual list of all persons who\nhave been convicted of a felony, regardless of when the conviction occurred. The\nlist shall be in a format mutually agreed upon by the Commissioner of Elections\nand the Department of State Police and shall contain the convicted\nperson’s name; address; county, city, or town of residence; social\nsecurity number, if any; date and place of birth; and date of conviction. The\nDepartment shall maintain a permanent record of the information in the lists as\npart of the voter registration system. Upon receipt of the monthly list, the\nDepartment shall compare, on a monthly basis, the contents of the list to the\nlist of all registered voters maintained on the voter registration system and\nshall notify the appropriate general registrar of the felony conviction of any\nregistered voter. Upon receipt of the annual list, the Department shall compare\nthe contents of the list to the list of all registered voters maintained on the\nvoter registration system and shall notify the appropriate general registrar of\nthe felony conviction of any registered voter. The general registrars shall have\naccess to the information in the lists to carry out their duties pursuant to \u00a7\n24.2-427.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-26; 1972, c. 620; 1975, c. 515; 1993, c. 641;\n1999, c. 117; 2013, c. 491; 2015, c. 740.","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}}