{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/24.2-424.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/24.2-424.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/24.2-424.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/24.2-424.html"}],"law_id":65646,"edition_id":1,"section_id":65646,"structure_id":14420,"section_number":"24.2-424","catch_line":"Change of registered voter’s address within the Commonwealth; pilot project","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 24-85; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-52; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 247; 1977, c. 490; 1993, c. 641; 2000, c. 857; 2001, cc. 615, 625; 2002, c. 279; 2003, c. 1015; 2013, cc. 520, 684; 2015, c. 740.","full_text":"A\n\nWhenever a registered voter changes his place of residence within the Commonwealth, he shall promptly notify any general registrar of the address of his new residence. Such notice may be made in person, in writing, by return of the voter registration card noting the new address, or on a form approved by the State Board of Elections, which may be electronic. The notice in writing may be provided by mail or by facsimile and shall be signed by the voter unless he is physically unable to sign, in which case his own mark acknowledged by a witness shall be sufficient signature. Notice may be provided by electronic means as authorized by the State Board and signed by the voter in a manner consistent with the provisions of § 24.2-416.7 and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§ 59.1-479 et seq.). The fact that a voter provides an address on a candidate or referendum petition that differs from the address for the voter on the voter registration system shall not be sufficient notice to change the voter’s registration address. Any statements made by any voter applying for transfer are subject to felony penalties for making a false statement pursuant to § 24.2-1016.B\n\nIf the voter has moved within the same county or city, on receipt of the notification, the general registrar for that county or city shall (i) enter the new address on the registration record; (ii) if satisfied that the registered voter has moved into another precinct within the same county or city, transfer the registration of the voter to that precinct; and (iii) send the voter confirmation documents. This transfer may be entered in the registration records at any time the registration records are not closed pursuant to § 24.2-416.C\n\nAny request for transfer or change of address within the Commonwealth delivered to any registrar shall be forwarded to the general registrar for the city or county in the Commonwealth where the voter now resides. When forwarding said notice, or upon request from the registrar for the county or city where the voter now resides, the registrar for the county or city where the voter formerly resided shall forward the original application for registration to the registrar for the voter’s new locality.D\n\nUpon receipt of the voter’s original registration application, and notice as specified in subsection A of this section indicating the voter’s current residence, the registrar for the county or city in which the voter currently resides shall: (i) enter the new address on the registration record; (ii) if satisfied that the registered voter has moved into a precinct within that county or city, transfer the registration of the voter to that precinct; (iii) send the voter confirmation documents; and (iv) through the Virginia voter registration system, notify the registrar of the locality where the voter formerly resided that the registration has been transferred. This transfer may be entered in the registration records at any time the registration records are not closed pursuant to § 24.2-416.E\n\nIf the original registration application is no longer available to the registrar in the city or county where the voter formerly resided, either of the following shall be sent to and accepted by the registrar in the city or county where the voter now resides in lieu of such application: (i) an unsigned voter card (or conversion card) used as the voter record upon the creation of the statewide voter registration system or (ii) a replacement record provided by the Department to replace damaged files in the registrar’s office. If no other record is available, then the registrar of the voter’s former locality shall provide written notification to the registrar of the locality in which the voter now resides that none of the required documents are available. In this instance only, the registrar of the locality in which the voter now resides shall copy the voter’s record from the Virginia voter registration system and use that record in lieu of the original voter registration application. Any complete voter registration application on a form previously authorized for use in Virginia shall be valid for the purposes of continuing or transferring a voter’s registration within the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238590,"text":"Whenever a registered voter changes his place of residence within the Commonwealth, he shall promptly notify any general registrar of the address of his new residence. Such notice may be made in person, in writing, by return of the voter registration card noting the new address, or on a form approved by the State Board of Elections, which may be electronic. The notice in writing may be provided by mail or by facsimile and shall be signed by the voter unless he is physically unable to sign, in which case his own mark acknowledged by a witness shall be sufficient signature. Notice may be provided by electronic means as authorized by the State Board and signed by the voter in a manner consistent with the provisions of § 24.2-416.7 and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§ 59.1-479 et seq.). The fact that a voter provides an address on a candidate or referendum petition that differs from the address for the voter on the voter registration system shall not be sufficient notice to change the voter’s registration address. Any statements made by any voter applying for transfer are subject to felony penalties for making a false statement pursuant to § 24.2-1016.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":238591,"text":"If the voter has moved within the same county or city, on receipt of the notification, the general registrar for that county or city shall (i) enter the new address on the registration record; (ii) if satisfied that the registered voter has moved into another precinct within the same county or city, transfer the registration of the voter to that precinct; and (iii) send the voter confirmation documents. This transfer may be entered in the registration records at any time the registration records are not closed pursuant to § 24.2-416.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":238592,"text":"Any request for transfer or change of address within the Commonwealth delivered to any registrar shall be forwarded to the general registrar for the city or county in the Commonwealth where the voter now resides. When forwarding said notice, or upon request from the registrar for the county or city where the voter now resides, the registrar for the county or city where the voter formerly resided shall forward the original application for registration to the registrar for the voter’s new locality.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":238593,"text":"Upon receipt of the voter’s original registration application, and notice as specified in subsection A of this section indicating the voter’s current residence, the registrar for the county or city in which the voter currently resides shall: (i) enter the new address on the registration record; (ii) if satisfied that the registered voter has moved into a precinct within that county or city, transfer the registration of the voter to that precinct; (iii) send the voter confirmation documents; and (iv) through the Virginia voter registration system, notify the registrar of the locality where the voter formerly resided that the registration has been transferred. This transfer may be entered in the registration records at any time the registration records are not closed pursuant to § 24.2-416.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":238594,"text":"If the original registration application is no longer available to the registrar in the city or county where the voter formerly resided, either of the following shall be sent to and accepted by the registrar in the city or county where the voter now resides in lieu of such application: (i) an unsigned voter card (or conversion card) used as the voter record upon the creation of the statewide voter registration system or (ii) a replacement record provided by the Department to replace damaged files in the registrar’s office. If no other record is available, then the registrar of the voter’s former locality shall provide written notification to the registrar of the locality in which the voter now resides that none of the required documents are available. In this instance only, the registrar of the locality in which the voter now resides shall copy the voter’s record from the Virginia voter registration system and use that record in lieu of the original voter registration application. Any complete voter registration application on a form previously authorized for use in Virginia shall be valid for the purposes of continuing or transferring a voter’s registration within the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"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":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},"next_section":{"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},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-424\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1977, chapter 490; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2000, chapter 857<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 615<\/a> and 625<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 279<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 520<\/a> and 684<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 740<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60077,"section_number":"24.2-416.7","catch_line":"Application for voter registration by electronic means","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.7\/"},{"id":56385,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-418\/"},{"id":62032,"section_number":"24.2-428","catch_line":"Regular periodic review of registration records; notice to voters identified as having moved; placement on inactive status for failure to respond to notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-428\/"},{"id":75142,"section_number":"24.2-428.2","catch_line":"Return of registered voter to active status","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-428.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60077,"section_number":"24.2-416.7","catch_line":"Application for voter registration by electronic means","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-416.7\/"},{"id":60668,"section_number":"59.1-479","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-479\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188011,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65646,"identifier":"24.2-424","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-424","url":"\/24.2-424\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-424\/","token":"24.2\/4\/4\/24.2-424","dublin_core":{"Title":"Change of registered voter’s address within the Commonwealth; pilot project","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-424","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever a registered voter<\/span> changes his place of residence<\/span> within the Commonwealth, he shall promptly notify any general registrar<\/span> of the address of his new residence<\/span>. Such notice may be made in person, in writing, by return of the voter registration card noting the new address, or on a form approved by the State Board<\/span> of Elections<\/span>, which may be electronic. The notice in writing may be provided by mail or by facsimile and shall be signed by the voter unless he is physically unable to sign, in which case his own mark acknowledged by a witness<\/span> shall be sufficient signature. Notice may be provided by electronic means as authorized by the State Board<\/span> and signed by the voter in a manner consistent with the provisions of § 24.2-416.7<\/a> and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (§ 59.1-479<\/a> et seq.). The fact<\/span> that a voter provides an address on a candidate<\/span> or referendum<\/span> petition<\/span> that differs from the address for the voter on the voter registration system<\/span> shall not be sufficient notice to change the voter’s registration address. Any statements made by any voter applying for transfer are subject to felony<\/span> penalties for making a false statement pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the voter has moved within the same county or city, on receipt of the notification, the general registrar<\/span> for that county or city shall (i) enter the new address on the registration record; (ii) if satisfied that the registered voter<\/span> has moved into another precinct<\/span> within the same county or city, transfer the registration of the voter to that precinct<\/span>; and (iii) send the voter confirmation documents. This transfer may be entered in the registration records<\/span> at any time the registration records<\/span> are not closed pursuant to § 24.2-416<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any request for transfer or change of address within the Commonwealth delivered to any registrar shall be forwarded to the general registrar<\/span> for the city or county in the Commonwealth where the voter now resides. When forwarding said notice, or upon request from the registrar for the county or city where the voter now resides, the registrar for the county or city where the voter formerly resided shall forward the original application for registration to the registrar for the voter’s new locality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Upon receipt of the voter’s original registration application, and notice as specified in subsection A of this section indicating the voter’s current residence<\/span>, the registrar for the county or city in which the voter currently resides shall: (i) enter the new address on the registration record; (ii) if satisfied that the registered voter<\/span> has moved into a precinct<\/span> within that county or city, transfer the registration of the voter to that precinct<\/span>; (iii) send the voter confirmation documents; and (iv) through the Virginia voter registration system<\/span><\/span>, notify the registrar of the locality where the voter formerly resided that the registration has been transferred. This transfer may be entered in the registration records<\/span> at any time the registration records<\/span> are not closed pursuant to § 24.2-416<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> If the original registration application is no longer available to the registrar in the city or county where the voter formerly resided, either of the following shall be sent to and accepted by the registrar in the city or county where the voter now resides in lieu of such application: (i) an unsigned voter card (or conversion card) used as the voter record upon the creation of the statewide voter registration system<\/span> or (ii) a replacement record provided by the Department<\/span> to replace damaged files in the registrar’s office. If no other record is available, then the registrar of the voter’s former locality shall provide written notification to the registrar of the locality in which the voter now resides that none of the required documents are available. In this instance only, the registrar of the locality in which the voter now resides shall copy the voter’s record from the Virginia voter registration system<\/span><\/span> and use that record in lieu of the original voter registration application. Any complete voter registration application on a form previously authorized for use in Virginia shall be valid for the purposes of continuing or transferring a voter’s registration within the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHANGE OF REGISTERED VOTER’S ADDRESS WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH; PILOT\nPROJECT (\u00a7 24.2-424)\n\nA. Whenever a registered voter changes his place of residence within the\nCommonwealth, he shall promptly notify any general registrar of the address of\nhis new residence. Such notice may be made in person, in writing, by return of\nthe voter registration card noting the new address, or on a form approved by the\nState Board of Elections, which may be electronic. The notice in writing may be\nprovided by mail or by facsimile and shall be signed by the voter unless he is\nphysically unable to sign, in which case his own mark acknowledged by a witness\nshall be sufficient signature. Notice may be provided by electronic means as\nauthorized by the State Board and signed by the voter in a manner consistent\nwith the provisions of § 24.2-416.7 and the Uniform Electronic Transactions\nAct (§ 59.1-479 et seq.). The fact that a voter provides an address on a\ncandidate or referendum petition that differs from the address for the voter on\nthe voter registration system shall not be sufficient notice to change the\nvoter’s registration address. Any statements made by any voter applying\nfor transfer are subject to felony penalties for making a false statement\npursuant to § 24.2-1016.\n\nB. If the voter has moved within the same county or city, on receipt of the\nnotification, the general registrar for that county or city shall (i) enter the\nnew address on the registration record; (ii) if satisfied that the registered\nvoter has moved into another precinct within the same county or city, transfer\nthe registration of the voter to that precinct; and (iii) send the voter\nconfirmation documents. This transfer may be entered in the registration records\nat any time the registration records are not closed pursuant to § 24.2-416.\n\nC. Any request for transfer or change of address within the Commonwealth\ndelivered to any registrar shall be forwarded to the general registrar for the\ncity or county in the Commonwealth where the voter now resides. When forwarding\nsaid notice, or upon request from the registrar for the county or city where the\nvoter now resides, the registrar for the county or city where the voter formerly\nresided shall forward the original application for registration to the registrar\nfor the voter’s new locality.\n\nD. Upon receipt of the voter’s original registration application, and\nnotice as specified in subsection A of this section indicating the voter’s\ncurrent residence, the registrar for the county or city in which the voter\ncurrently resides shall: (i) enter the new address on the registration record;\n(ii) if satisfied that the registered voter has moved into a precinct within\nthat county or city, transfer the registration of the voter to that precinct;\n(iii) send the voter confirmation documents; and (iv) through the Virginia voter\nregistration system, notify the registrar of the locality where the voter\nformerly resided that the registration has been transferred. This transfer may\nbe entered in the registration records at any time the registration records are\nnot closed pursuant to § 24.2-416.\n\nE. If the original registration application is no longer available to the\nregistrar in the city or county where the voter formerly resided, either of the\nfollowing shall be sent to and accepted by the registrar in the city or county\nwhere the voter now resides in lieu of such application: (i) an unsigned voter\ncard (or conversion card) used as the voter record upon the creation of the\nstatewide voter registration system or (ii) a replacement record provided by the\nDepartment to replace damaged files in the registrar’s office. If no other\nrecord is available, then the registrar of the voter’s former locality\nshall provide written notification to the registrar of the locality in which the\nvoter now resides that none of the required documents are available. In this\ninstance only, the registrar of the locality in which the voter now resides\nshall copy the voter’s record from the Virginia voter registration system\nand use that record in lieu of the original voter registration application. Any\ncomplete voter registration application on a form previously authorized for use\nin Virginia shall be valid for the purposes of continuing or transferring a\nvoter’s registration within the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-85; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-52; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 247;\n1977, c. 490; 1993, c. 641; 2000, c. 857; 2001, cc. 615, 625; 2002, c. 279;\n2003, c. 1015; 2013, cc. 520, 684; 2015, c. 740.","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}}