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Any like instructions furnished to the public by whatever means shall contain a copy and explanation of \u00a7 24.2-1002.01 and the penalty for destruction of, or failure to mail or deliver, voter registration applications. When obtaining 25 or more voter registration applications, such individuals or groups shall be required to register with and provide to the Department, local electoral board, or general registrar’s office such information as required by the Department. Such individuals or agents representing a group shall be required to receive training as approved by the State Board and sign a sworn affidavit on a form prescribed by the State Board attesting that such individuals or organizations will abide by all Virginia laws and rules regarding the registration of voters.\n\t\tNo individual or group shall compensate its volunteers or employees on the basis of the number of completed voter registration applications the volunteer or employee collects. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 339<\/a> and 412<\/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 3 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 2013, chapter 465<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 740<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 336<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85796,"section_number":"24.2-416.3","catch_line":"Distribution of mail voter registration application forms","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86103,"section_number":"24.2-1002.01","catch_line":"Destruction of, or failure to mail or deliver, voter registration application; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-1002.01\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187959,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55741,"identifier":"24.2-416.6","token":"24.2\/4\/3.1\/24.2-416.6","url":"\/24.2-416.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-416.6\/","token":"24.2\/4\/3.1\/24.2-416.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration by and instructions for voter registration drives; compensation prohibitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-416.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever the Department of Elections<\/span>, local electoral board<\/span>, or general registrar<\/span>’s office furnishes individuals or groups multiple copies of the voter registration application, it shall provide accompanying instructions that contain a copy and explanation of \u00a7 24.2-1002.01<\/a> and the penalty<\/span> for destruction of, or failure to mail or deliver, voter registration applications that have been signed. Any like instructions furnished to the public by whatever means shall contain a copy and explanation of \u00a7 24.2-1002.01<\/a> and the penalty<\/span> for destruction of, or failure to mail or deliver, voter registration applications. When obtaining 25 or more voter registration applications, such individuals or groups shall be required to register with and provide to the Department, local electoral board<\/span>, or general registrar<\/span>’s office such information as required by the Department. Such individuals or agents representing a group shall be required to receive training as approved by the State Board<\/span> and sign a sworn affidavit<\/span> on a form prescribed by the State Board<\/span> attesting that such individuals or organizations will abide by all Virginia laws<\/span> and rules regarding the registration of voters.\n\t\tNo individual or group shall compensate its volunteers or employees on the basis of the number of completed voter registration applications the volunteer or employee collects. No volunteer or employee of an individual or group shall accept compensation based on the number of completed voter registration applications he collects.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION BY AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES; COMPENSATION\nPROHIBITIONS (\u00a7 24.2-416.6)\n\nWhenever the Department of Elections, local electoral board, or general\nregistrar’s office furnishes individuals or groups multiple copies of the\nvoter registration application, it shall provide accompanying instructions that\ncontain a copy and explanation of \u00a7 24.2-1002.01 and the penalty for\ndestruction of, or failure to mail or deliver, voter registration applications\nthat have been signed. Any like instructions furnished to the public by whatever\nmeans shall contain a copy and explanation of \u00a7 24.2-1002.01 and the penalty\nfor destruction of, or failure to mail or deliver, voter registration\napplications. When obtaining 25 or more voter registration applications, such\nindividuals or groups shall be required to register with and provide to the\nDepartment, local electoral board, or general registrar’s office such\ninformation as required by the Department. Such individuals or agents\nrepresenting a group shall be required to receive training as approved by the\nState Board and sign a sworn affidavit on a form prescribed by the State Board\nattesting that such individuals or organizations will abide by all Virginia laws\nand rules regarding the registration of voters.\n\t\tNo individual or group shall compensate its volunteers or employees on the\nbasis of the number of completed voter registration applications the volunteer\nor employee collects. No volunteer or employee of an individual or group shall\naccept compensation based on the number of completed voter registration\napplications he collects.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 339, 412; 2013, c. 465; 2015, c. 740; 2017, c. 336.","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}}