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The Department of Wildlife Resources shall assist the Department by providing a list of its agents appointed to sell hunting and fishing licenses in Virginia and by instructing its agents to make the mail voter registration application forms available to persons purchasing hunting or fishing licenses.C\n\nThe Department shall provide a reasonable number of mail voter registration application forms to (i) each public institution of higher education, as that term is defined in § 23.1-100; (ii) each nonprofit private institution of higher education, as that term is defined in § 23.1-100, that is eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program pursuant to Article 5 (§ 23.1-628 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 23.1; and (iii) any other entity authorized to issue bonds pursuant to Chapter 11 (§ 23.1-1100 et seq.) of Title 23.1. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 72<\/a> and 73<\/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 4 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 2011, chapters 197<\/a> and 225<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 465<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 740<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 921<\/a> and 958<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59984,"section_number":"23.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-100\/"},{"id":55320,"section_number":"23.1-1100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1100\/"},{"id":82458,"section_number":"23.1-628","catch_line":"Tuition Assistance Grant Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-628\/"},{"id":55741,"section_number":"24.2-416.6","catch_line":"Registration by and instructions for voter registration drives; compensation prohibitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187947,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85796,"identifier":"24.2-416.3","token":"24.2\/4\/3.1\/24.2-416.3","url":"\/24.2-416.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-416.3\/","token":"24.2\/4\/3.1\/24.2-416.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distribution of mail voter registration application forms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-416.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Subject to the conditions set forth in § 24.2-416.6<\/a>, the Department of Elections<\/span> shall make available to any individual or group a reasonable number of mail voter registration application forms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department shall provide a reasonable number of mail voter registration application forms to each agent of the Department of Wildlife Resources authorized to sell hunting or fishing licenses in Virginia. The Department of Wildlife Resources shall assist the Department by providing a list of its agents appointed to sell hunting and fishing licenses in Virginia and by instructing its agents to make the mail voter registration application forms available to persons purchasing hunting or fishing licenses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department shall provide a reasonable number of mail voter registration application forms to (i) each public institution of higher education, as that term is defined in § 23.1-100<\/a>; (ii) each nonprofit private institution of higher education, as that term is defined in § 23.1-100<\/a>, that is eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program pursuant to Article 5 (§ 23.1-628<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 23.1; and (iii) any other entity authorized to issue<\/span> bonds<\/span> pursuant to Chapter 11 (§ 23.1-1100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 23.1. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall assist the Department by providing a list of such institutions and by requesting those institutions to make the mail voter registration application forms available to students. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRIBUTION OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORMS (\u00a7 24.2-416.3)\n\nA. Subject to the conditions set forth in § 24.2-416.6, the Department of\nElections shall make available to any individual or group a reasonable number of\nmail voter registration application forms.\n\nB. The Department shall provide a reasonable number of mail voter registration\napplication forms to each agent of the Department of Wildlife Resources\nauthorized to sell hunting or fishing licenses in Virginia. The Department of\nWildlife Resources shall assist the Department by providing a list of its agents\nappointed to sell hunting and fishing licenses in Virginia and by instructing\nits agents to make the mail voter registration application forms available to\npersons purchasing hunting or fishing licenses.\n\nC. The Department shall provide a reasonable number of mail voter registration\napplication forms to (i) each public institution of higher education, as that\nterm is defined in § 23.1-100; (ii) each nonprofit private institution of\nhigher education, as that term is defined in § 23.1-100, that is eligible\nto participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program pursuant to Article 5\n(§ 23.1-628 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 23.1; and (iii) any other entity\nauthorized to issue bonds pursuant to Chapter 11 (§ 23.1-1100 et seq.) of\nTitle 23.1. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall assist the\nDepartment by providing a list of such institutions and by requesting those\ninstitutions to make the mail voter registration application forms available to\nstudents.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 72, 73; 2011, cc. 197, 225; 2013, c. 465; 2015, c. 740; 2020,\ncc. 921, 958.","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}}