{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/24.2-422.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/24.2-422.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/24.2-422.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/24.2-422.html"}],"law_id":55771,"edition_id":1,"section_id":55771,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-422","catch_line":"Appeal of person denied registration","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 24-112; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-67; 1974, c. 428; 1985, c. 351; 1993, c. 641; 1997, c. 114; 2001, c. 627; 2019, c. 341; 2020, c. 857; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.","full_text":"A\n\nWithin five days after the denial of an application to register, the general registrar shall notify the applicant of the denial. Notice shall be given in writing and by email or telephone if such information was provided by the applicant.\n\t\t\tThe general registrar shall send a new application for registration to the applicant with the form prescribed in subsection B. If the applicant provided his email address on the application for registration, the general registrar may send information to that email address regarding online voter registration. The general registrar shall advise the applicant that he may complete and submit the new application, in lieu of filing an appeal, if the reason stated for denial is that the applicant has failed to sign the application or failed to provide a required item of information on the application. If the general registrar is able to reach the applicant by telephone, corrections may be made by the applicant by telephone. Any applicant who returns a second application and whose second application is denied shall have the right to appeal provided in subsection B.B\n\nA person denied registration shall have the right to appeal, without payment of writ tax or giving security for costs, to the circuit court of the county or city in which he offers to register by filing with the clerk of the court, within 10 days of being notified of the denial, a petition in writing to have his right to register determined.\n\t\t\tThe petitioner may file his petition by completing and filing a form which shall be prescribed by the State Board and which shall be used by the general registrar to notify an applicant of the denial of his application to register and of the reasons for the denial. The form shall (i) state that an applicant denied registration has the right to appeal to the circuit court of the county or city in which he offers to register, (ii) give the name and address of the clerk of the circuit court for such county or city (to be supplied by the general registrar), (iii) state that a filing fee of $10 must be paid when filing the petition, (iv) contain a statement by which the applicant may indicate his desire to petition the court to have his right to register determined, and (v) provide space for the applicant to state the facts in support of his right to register.\n\t\t\tOn the filing of a petition to have the right to register determined, the clerk of the court shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the chief judge of the court for the scheduling of a hearing on the petition. The matter shall be heard and determined on the face of the petition, the answer made in writing by the general registrar, and any evidence introduced as part of the proceedings. The proceedings shall take precedence over all other business of the court and shall be heard as soon as possible.\n\t\t\tOn the filing of the petition, the clerk of the court shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth for his county or city, who shall appear and defend against the petition on behalf of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tJudgment in favor of the petitioner shall entitle him to registration. From a judgment rendered against the petitioner, an appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeals.C\n\nThe provisions of § 24.2-416, pertaining to the closing of registration records in advance of an election, shall apply to any application submitted pursuant to subsection A or B following a denial of registration.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204341,"text":"Within five days after the denial of an application to register, the general registrar shall notify the applicant of the denial. Notice shall be given in writing and by email or telephone if such information was provided by the applicant.\n\t\t\tThe general registrar shall send a new application for registration to the applicant with the form prescribed in subsection B. If the applicant provided his email address on the application for registration, the general registrar may send information to that email address regarding online voter registration. The general registrar shall advise the applicant that he may complete and submit the new application, in lieu of filing an appeal, if the reason stated for denial is that the applicant has failed to sign the application or failed to provide a required item of information on the application. If the general registrar is able to reach the applicant by telephone, corrections may be made by the applicant by telephone. Any applicant who returns a second application and whose second application is denied shall have the right to appeal provided in subsection B.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":204342,"text":"A person denied registration shall have the right to appeal, without payment of writ tax or giving security for costs, to the circuit court of the county or city in which he offers to register by filing with the clerk of the court, within 10 days of being notified of the denial, a petition in writing to have his right to register determined.\n\t\t\tThe petitioner may file his petition by completing and filing a form which shall be prescribed by the State Board and which shall be used by the general registrar to notify an applicant of the denial of his application to register and of the reasons for the denial. The form shall (i) state that an applicant denied registration has the right to appeal to the circuit court of the county or city in which he offers to register, (ii) give the name and address of the clerk of the circuit court for such county or city (to be supplied by the general registrar), (iii) state that a filing fee of $10 must be paid when filing the petition, (iv) contain a statement by which the applicant may indicate his desire to petition the court to have his right to register determined, and (v) provide space for the applicant to state the facts in support of his right to register.\n\t\t\tOn the filing of a petition to have the right to register determined, the clerk of the court shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the chief judge of the court for the scheduling of a hearing on the petition. The matter shall be heard and determined on the face of the petition, the answer made in writing by the general registrar, and any evidence introduced as part of the proceedings. The proceedings shall take precedence over all other business of the court and shall be heard as soon as possible.\n\t\t\tOn the filing of the petition, the clerk of the court shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth for his county or city, who shall appear and defend against the petition on behalf of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tJudgment in favor of the petitioner shall entitle him to registration. From a judgment rendered against the petitioner, an appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeals.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":204343,"text":"The provisions of § 24.2-416, pertaining to the closing of registration records in advance of an election, shall apply to any application submitted pursuant to subsection A or B following a denial of registration.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14420,"edition_id":1,"name":"Registration of Voters","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13090,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:04","permalink":{"id":187969,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14420,"identifier":"4","token":"24.2\/4\/4","url":"\/24.2\/4\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13090,"edition_id":1,"name":"Voter Registration","identifier":"4","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":187805,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13090,"identifier":"4","token":"24.2\/4","url":"\/24.2\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":86992,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-417","catch_line":"Persons to be registered","url":"\/24.2-417\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-417","metadata":false},{"id":73142,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-417.1","catch_line":"Registration residence requirements; presumptions in certain cases","url":"\/24.2-417.1\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-417.1","metadata":false},{"id":56385,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","url":"\/24.2-418\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-418","metadata":false},{"id":62097,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-418.1","catch_line":"Receipt for voter registration applicants","url":"\/24.2-418.1\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-418.1","metadata":false},{"id":75143,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-419","catch_line":"Extended time for certain persons to register by mail","url":"\/24.2-419\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-419","metadata":false},{"id":87036,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-420","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-420\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-420","metadata":false},{"id":77945,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-420.1","catch_line":"Extended time for persons to register in person","url":"\/24.2-420.1\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-420.1","metadata":false},{"id":75767,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-421","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-421\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-421","metadata":false},{"id":55771,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-422","catch_line":"Appeal of person denied registration","url":"\/24.2-422\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-422","metadata":false},{"id":62012,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-423","catch_line":"Notice of change of name of registered voter","url":"\/24.2-423\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-423","metadata":false},{"id":65646,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-424","catch_line":"Change of registered voter's address within the Commonwealth; pilot project","url":"\/24.2-424\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-424","metadata":false},{"id":70885,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-425","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-425\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-425","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":75767,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-421","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-421\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-421","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":62012,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-423","catch_line":"Notice of change of name of registered voter","url":"\/24.2-423\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-423","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-422\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1974, chapter 428; in 1985, chapter 351; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1997, chapter 114<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 627<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 341<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 857<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63716,"section_number":"24.2-430","catch_line":"Appeal from decision of registrar","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-430\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72189,"section_number":"24.2-416","catch_line":"Closing registration records before elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188003,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55771,"identifier":"24.2-422","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-422","url":"\/24.2-422\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-422\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-422","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal of person denied registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-422","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Within five days after the denial of an application to register, the general registrar<\/span> shall notify the applicant of the denial. Notice shall be given in writing and by email or telephone if such information was provided by the applicant.\n\t\t\tThe general registrar<\/span> shall send a new application for registration to the applicant with the form prescribed in subsection B. If the applicant provided his email address on the application for registration, the general registrar<\/span> may send information to that email address regarding online voter registration. The general registrar<\/span> shall advise the applicant that he may complete and submit the new application, in lieu of filing an appeal<\/span>, if the reason stated for denial is that the applicant has failed to sign the application or failed to provide a required item of information on the application. If the general registrar<\/span> is able to reach the applicant by telephone, corrections may be made by the applicant by telephone. Any applicant who returns a second application and whose second application is denied shall have the right to appeal<\/span> provided in subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A person denied registration shall have the right to appeal<\/span>, without payment of writ<\/span> tax or giving security for costs, to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which he offers to register by filing with the clerk of the court<\/span>, within 10 days of being notified of the denial, a petition<\/span> in writing to have his right to register determined.\n\t\t\tThe petitioner may file his petition<\/span> by completing and filing a form which shall be prescribed by the State Board<\/span> and which shall be used by the general registrar<\/span> to notify an applicant of the denial of his application to register and of the reasons for the denial. The form shall (i) state that an applicant denied registration has the right to appeal<\/span> to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which he offers to register, (ii) give the name and address of the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for such county or city (to be supplied by the general registrar<\/span>), (iii) state that a filing fee of $10 must be paid when filing the petition<\/span>, (iv) contain a statement by which the applicant may indicate his desire to petition<\/span> the court<\/span> to have his right to register determined, and (v) provide space for the applicant to state the facts<\/span> in support of his right to register.\n\t\t\tOn the filing of a petition<\/span> to have the right to register determined, the clerk of the court<\/span> shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the chief judge<\/span> of the court<\/span> for the scheduling of a hearing<\/span> on the petition<\/span>. The matter shall be heard and determined on the face of the petition<\/span>, the answer made in writing by the general registrar<\/span>, and any evidence<\/span> introduced as part of the proceedings. The proceedings shall take precedence over all other business of the court<\/span> and shall be heard as soon as possible.\n\t\t\tOn the filing of the petition<\/span>, the clerk of the court<\/span> shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth for his county or city, who shall appear and defend against the petition<\/span> on behalf of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tJudgment<\/span> in favor of the petitioner shall entitle him to registration. From a judgment<\/span> rendered against the petitioner, an appeal<\/span> shall lie to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of § 24.2-416<\/a>, pertaining to the closing of registration records<\/span> in advance of an election<\/span>, shall apply to any application submitted pursuant to subsection A or B following a denial of registration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL OF PERSON DENIED REGISTRATION (\u00a7 24.2-422)\n\nA. Within five days after the denial of an application to register, the general\nregistrar shall notify the applicant of the denial. Notice shall be given in\nwriting and by email or telephone if such information was provided by the\napplicant.\n\t\t\tThe general registrar shall send a new application for registration to the\napplicant with the form prescribed in subsection B. If the applicant provided\nhis email address on the application for registration, the general registrar may\nsend information to that email address regarding online voter registration. The\ngeneral registrar shall advise the applicant that he may complete and submit the\nnew application, in lieu of filing an appeal, if the reason stated for denial is\nthat the applicant has failed to sign the application or failed to provide a\nrequired item of information on the application. If the general registrar is\nable to reach the applicant by telephone, corrections may be made by the\napplicant by telephone. Any applicant who returns a second application and whose\nsecond application is denied shall have the right to appeal provided in\nsubsection B.\n\nB. A person denied registration shall have the right to appeal, without payment\nof writ tax or giving security for costs, to the circuit court of the county or\ncity in which he offers to register by filing with the clerk of the court,\nwithin 10 days of being notified of the denial, a petition in writing to have\nhis right to register determined.\n\t\t\tThe petitioner may file his petition by completing and filing a form which\nshall be prescribed by the State Board and which shall be used by the general\nregistrar to notify an applicant of the denial of his application to register\nand of the reasons for the denial. The form shall (i) state that an applicant\ndenied registration has the right to appeal to the circuit court of the county\nor city in which he offers to register, (ii) give the name and address of the\nclerk of the circuit court for such county or city (to be supplied by the\ngeneral registrar), (iii) state that a filing fee of $10 must be paid when\nfiling the petition, (iv) contain a statement by which the applicant may\nindicate his desire to petition the court to have his right to register\ndetermined, and (v) provide space for the applicant to state the facts in\nsupport of his right to register.\n\t\t\tOn the filing of a petition to have the right to register determined, the\nclerk of the court shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the\nchief judge of the court for the scheduling of a hearing on the petition. The\nmatter shall be heard and determined on the face of the petition, the answer\nmade in writing by the general registrar, and any evidence introduced as part of\nthe proceedings. The proceedings shall take precedence over all other business\nof the court and shall be heard as soon as possible.\n\t\t\tOn the filing of the petition, the clerk of the court shall immediately give\nnotice to the attorney for the Commonwealth for his county or city, who shall\nappear and defend against the petition on behalf of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tJudgment in favor of the petitioner shall entitle him to registration. From a\njudgment rendered against the petitioner, an appeal shall lie to the Court of\nAppeals.\n\nC. The provisions of § 24.2-416, pertaining to the closing of registration\nrecords in advance of an election, shall apply to any application submitted\npursuant to subsection A or B following a denial of registration.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-112; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-67; 1974, c. 428; 1985, c.\n351; 1993, c. 641; 1997, c. 114; 2001, c. 627; 2019, c. 341; 2020, c. 857; 2021,\nSp. Sess. I, c. 489.","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}}