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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 72<\/a> and 73<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 625<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65741,"section_number":"24.2-444","catch_line":"Duties of general registrars and Department of Elections as to voter registration records; public inspection; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-444\/"},{"id":56138,"section_number":"24.2-703.1","catch_line":"Permanent absentee voter list","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-703.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"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":69610,"section_number":"24.2-700","catch_line":"Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188033,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56887,"identifier":"24.2-428.1","token":"24.2\/4\/5\/24.2-428.1","url":"\/24.2-428.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-428.1\/","token":"24.2\/4\/5\/24.2-428.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Other procedures for assigning registered voters to inactive status","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-428.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the voter list maintenance program provided for in \u00a7 24.2-428<\/a>, the general registrar<\/span> and the registered voter<\/span> shall follow the confirmation notification procedures set forth in subsections C through E of \u00a7 24.2-428<\/a> if 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> or if any of the following documents sent to the registered voter<\/span> are returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An acknowledgment of registration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An acknowledgment of transfer to a new address; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> An absentee ballot or application for an absentee ballot sent or provided in accordance with Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700<\/a> et seq.); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Notification to a voter after a precinct<\/span> reassignment; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Notification of a change of address sent to a voter in accordance with subsection B of § 24.2-428<\/a>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Any official voter registration or election<\/span> mail. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOTHER PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNING REGISTERED VOTERS TO INACTIVE STATUS (\u00a7\n24.2-428.1)\n\nIn addition to the voter list maintenance program provided for in \u00a7 24.2-428,\nthe general registrar and the registered voter shall follow the confirmation\nnotification procedures set forth in subsections C through E of \u00a7 24.2-428 if a\nvoter provides an address on a candidate or referendum petition that differs\nfrom the address for the voter on the voter registration system or if any of the\nfollowing documents sent to the registered voter are returned by the Postal\nService as undeliverable:\n\n1. An acknowledgment of registration;\n\n2. An acknowledgment of transfer to a new address;\n\n3. An absentee ballot or application for an absentee ballot sent or provided in\naccordance with Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.);\n\n4. Notification to a voter after a precinct reassignment;\n\n5. Notification of a change of address sent to a voter in accordance with\nsubsection B of § 24.2-428; or\n\n6. Any official voter registration or election mail.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 72, 73; 2001, c. 625.","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}}