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The notice for the final day shall be posted on the official website of the county or city and published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city, if one is available.\n\t\t\tAt least three days’ advance notice shall be given for other times and locations for voter registration. This notice shall be posted on the official website of the county or city, and published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city, or announced at least twice on a television station serving the county or city, if one is available.B\n\nNotice shall not be required for (i) the regular office hours for the general registrar’s office or any other office normally staffed by one or more registrars, (ii) any office or location offering voter registration services or forms in the normal course of its daily business, or (iii) any other location at which mail applications are offered under Article 3.1 (§ 24.2-416.1 et seq.) of this chapter but no registrar, nor any person authorized to receive voter registration applications pursuant to § 24.2-415.1, is present.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263331,"text":"The general registrar shall give notice of the date, hours, and locations for registration on the final day of registration at least 10 days before each final day. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 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 1975, chapter 515; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1984, chapter 480; in 1985, chapter 530; in 1988, chapter 305; in 1989, chapter 743; in 1991, chapters 42 and 136; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2003, chapter 969<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 328<\/a> and 486<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 535<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78263,"section_number":"24.2-415.1","catch_line":"Persons authorized to receive voter registration applications","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-415.1\/"},{"id":57278,"section_number":"24.2-416.1","catch_line":"Voter registration by mail","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187925,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73132,"identifier":"24.2-415","token":"24.2\/4\/3\/24.2-415","url":"\/24.2-415\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-415\/","token":"24.2\/4\/3\/24.2-415","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of times and locations for registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-415","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The general registrar<\/span> shall give notice of the date, hours, and locations for registration on the final day of registration at least 10 days before each final day. The notice for the final day shall be posted on the official website of the county or city and published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city, if one is available.\n\t\t\tAt least three days’ advance notice shall be given for other times and locations for voter registration. This notice shall be posted on the official website of the county or city, and published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city, or announced at least twice on a television station serving the county or city, if one is available. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notice shall not be required for (i) the regular office hours for the general registrar<\/span>’s office or any other office normally staffed by one or more registrars, (ii) any office or location offering voter registration services or forms in the normal course of its daily business, or (iii) any other location at which mail applications are offered under Article 3.1 (§ 24.2-416.1<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter but no registrar, nor any person authorized to receive voter registration applications pursuant to § 24.2-415.1<\/a>, is present. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR REGISTRATION (\u00a7 24.2-415)\n\nA. The general registrar shall give notice of the date, hours, and locations for\nregistration on the final day of registration at least 10 days before each final\nday. The notice for the final day shall be posted on the official website of the\ncounty or city and published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation\nin the county or city, if one is available.\n\t\t\tAt least three days’ advance notice shall be given for other times and\nlocations for voter registration. This notice shall be posted on the official\nwebsite of the county or city, and published at least once in a newspaper of\ngeneral circulation in the county or city, or announced at least twice on a\ntelevision station serving the county or city, if one is available.\n\nB. Notice shall not be required for (i) the regular office hours for the general\nregistrar’s office or any other office normally staffed by one or more\nregistrars, (ii) any office or location offering voter registration services or\nforms in the normal course of its daily business, or (iii) any other location at\nwhich mail applications are offered under Article 3.1 (§ 24.2-416.1 et\nseq.) of this chapter but no registrar, nor any person authorized to receive\nvoter registration applications pursuant to § 24.2-415.1, is present.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-74 through 24-76, 24-78; 1963, Ex. Sess., c. 2;\n1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-49; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1984, c. 480; 1985, c.\n530; 1988, c. 305; 1989, c. 743; 1991, cc. 42, 136; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 969;\n2012, cc. 328, 486; 2023, c. 535.","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}}