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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65646,"section_number":"24.2-424","catch_line":"Change of registered voter's address within the Commonwealth; pilot project","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-424\/"},{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188037,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75142,"identifier":"24.2-428.2","token":"24.2\/4\/5\/24.2-428.2","url":"\/24.2-428.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-428.2\/","token":"24.2\/4\/5\/24.2-428.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Return of registered voter to active status","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-428.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A registered voter<\/span> shall be returned to active status from inactive status if, during the period beginning on the date the voter was assigned to inactive status and ending on the day of the second general election<\/span> for federal office thereafter, the voter:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Notifies the general registrar<\/span> of a change of address within the county or city; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Responds to a confirmation notice with information that the voter continues to reside at the registration address; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Votes or attempts to vote in a primary<\/span> or a special or general election<\/span> and, if necessary, corrects the registration record; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Transfers his registration to another county or city within the Commonwealth, pursuant to § 24.2-424<\/a> or subsection E of § 24.2-428<\/a>.\n\t\t\tIf the registered voter<\/span> fails to take such action on or before the day of the second general election<\/span> for federal office after the voter was placed on inactive status, the general registrar<\/span> shall cancel the person’s voter registration.\n\t\t\tThe general registrar<\/span> shall post at the courthouse or have published in a newspaper of general circulation in his county or city a list of names of persons whose registration has been cancelled pursuant to this section. He shall deliver or mail, obtaining a certificate of mailing, a certified copy of the list to the chairman of each political party<\/span> in his county or city. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETURN OF REGISTERED VOTER TO ACTIVE STATUS (\u00a7 24.2-428.2)\n\nA registered voter shall be returned to active status from inactive status if,\nduring the period beginning on the date the voter was assigned to inactive\nstatus and ending on the day of the second general election for federal office\nthereafter, the voter:\n\n1. Notifies the general registrar of a change of address within the county or\ncity;\n\n2. Responds to a confirmation notice with information that the voter continues\nto reside at the registration address;\n\n3. Votes or attempts to vote in a primary or a special or general election and,\nif necessary, corrects the registration record; or\n\n4. Transfers his registration to another county or city within the Commonwealth,\npursuant to § 24.2-424 or subsection E of § 24.2-428.\n\t\t\tIf the registered voter fails to take such action on or before the day of the\nsecond general election for federal office after the voter was placed on\ninactive status, the general registrar shall cancel the person’s voter\nregistration.\n\t\t\tThe general registrar shall post at the courthouse or have published in a\nnewspaper of general circulation in his county or city a list of names of\npersons whose registration has been cancelled pursuant to this section. He shall\ndeliver or mail, obtaining a certificate of mailing, a certified copy of the\nlist to the chairman of each political party in his county or city.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 72, 73.","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}}