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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1952, chapter 341; in 1958, chapter 576; in 1960, chapter 288; in 1962, chapter 536; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1972, chapter 620; in 1974, chapter 428; in 1977, chapter 490; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1989, chapter 138; in 1992, chapter 433; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1996, chapters 72<\/a> and 73<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 857<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"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":187971,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86992,"identifier":"24.2-417","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-417","url":"\/24.2-417\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-417\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-417","dublin_core":{"Title":"Persons to be registered","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-417","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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