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The registration records shall be closed during the 10 days before a primary or general election. If the registration records have not been closed previously for a primary or general election, they shall be closed during the six days before a special election called by the Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates, or President pro tempore of the Senate, or pursuant to rule or resolution of either house of the General Assembly and during the 10 days before any other special election.B\n\nIn the event that a failure of the Virginia online voter registration system occurs prior to the close of registration records pursuant to this section, the Governor shall have the authority to order the online voter registration system to be available for registration activities after the date for closing the registration records for a period of time equal to the amount of time during which the online voter registration system was unavailable for registration activities, rounded up to the nearest whole day, plus an additional day to allow for voter education efforts. During this period, persons shall be permitted to register in person and mail voter registration applications shall be accepted.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260036,"text":"In any county, city, or town in which an election is being held, the registration records shall be closed for the purpose of registering voters on the election day and during the period in advance of the election as provided in this section. The registration records shall be closed during the 10 days before a primary or general election. If the registration records have not been closed previously for a primary or general election, they shall be closed during the six days before a special election called by the Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates, or President pro tempore of the Senate, or pursuant to rule or resolution of either house of the General Assembly and during the 10 days before any other special election.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":260037,"text":"In the event that a failure of the Virginia online voter registration system occurs prior to the close of registration records pursuant to this section, the Governor shall have the authority to order the online voter registration system to be available for registration activities after the date for closing the registration records for a period of time equal to the amount of time during which the online voter registration system was unavailable for registration activities, rounded up to the nearest whole day, plus an additional day to allow for voter education efforts. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1962, chapter 536; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2008, chapter 424<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 548<\/a> and 559<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73019,"section_number":"15.2-3604","catch_line":"How first election ordered and held","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3604\/"},{"id":62813,"section_number":"15.2-3831","catch_line":"Registrars and their duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-3831\/"},{"id":68918,"section_number":"24.2-114","catch_line":"Duties and powers of general registrar","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-114\/"},{"id":75037,"section_number":"24.2-414","catch_line":"Final registration day","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-414\/"},{"id":73379,"section_number":"24.2-416.4","catch_line":"Return of mail voter registration applications","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.4\/"},{"id":75143,"section_number":"24.2-419","catch_line":"Extended time for certain persons to register by mail","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-419\/"},{"id":77945,"section_number":"24.2-420.1","catch_line":"Extended time for persons to register in person","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-420.1\/"},{"id":55771,"section_number":"24.2-422","catch_line":"Appeal of person denied registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-422\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":56014,"section_number":"24.2-432","catch_line":"Notice to person objected to and decision of court","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-432\/"},{"id":56440,"section_number":"24.2-653.01","catch_line":"Provisional ballots; electoral boards to make determination as to validity","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653.01\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":187933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72189,"identifier":"24.2-416","token":"24.2\/4\/3\/24.2-416","url":"\/24.2-416\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-416\/","token":"24.2\/4\/3\/24.2-416","dublin_core":{"Title":"Closing registration records before elections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-416","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In any county, city, or town in which an election is being held, the registration records<\/span> shall be closed for the purpose of registering voters on the election day and during the period in advance of the election as provided in this section. The registration records<\/span> shall be closed during the 10 days before a primary<\/span> or general election<\/span>. If the registration records<\/span> have not been closed previously for a primary<\/span> or general election<\/span>, they shall be closed during the six days before a special election<\/span> called by the Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates, or President pro tempore of the Senate, or pursuant to rule or resolution of either house of the General Assembly and during the 10 days before any other special election<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the event that a failure of the Virginia online voter registration system<\/span> occurs prior to the close of registration records<\/span> pursuant to this section, the Governor shall have the authority to order<\/span> the online voter registration system<\/span> to be available for registration activities after the date for closing the registration records<\/span> for a period of time equal to the amount of time during which the online voter registration system<\/span> was unavailable for registration activities, rounded up to the nearest whole day, plus an additional day to allow for voter education efforts. During this period, persons shall be permitted to register in person and mail voter registration applications shall be accepted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLOSING REGISTRATION RECORDS BEFORE ELECTIONS (\u00a7 24.2-416)\n\nA. In any county, city, or town in which an election is being held, the\nregistration records shall be closed for the purpose of registering voters on\nthe election day and during the period in advance of the election as provided in\nthis section. The registration records shall be closed during the 10 days before\na primary or general election. If the registration records have not been closed\npreviously for a primary or general election, they shall be closed during the\nsix days before a special election called by the Governor, Speaker of the House\nof Delegates, or President pro tempore of the Senate, or pursuant to rule or\nresolution of either house of the General Assembly and during the 10 days before\nany other special election.\n\nB. In the event that a failure of the Virginia online voter registration system\noccurs prior to the close of registration records pursuant to this section, the\nGovernor shall have the authority to order the online voter registration system\nto be available for registration activities after the date for closing the\nregistration records for a period of time equal to the amount of time during\nwhich the online voter registration system was unavailable for registration\nactivities, rounded up to the nearest whole day, plus an additional day to allow\nfor voter education efforts. During this period, persons shall be permitted to\nregister in person and mail voter registration applications shall be accepted.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-82, 24-83.1; 1962, c. 536; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-50;\n1973, c. 30; 1975, c. 515; 1993, c. 641; 2008, c. 424; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n159; 2025, cc. 548, 559.","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}}