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Any such program shall be regular and periodic and shall be conducted at least annually. The program shall be completed not later than ninety days prior to the date of a federal primary or federal general election.B\n\nIf it appears from information provided by the Postal Service or by other reliable sources that a voter has moved to a different address in the same county or city in which the voter is currently registered, the Department shall provide to the general registrar the information necessary to change the registration records to show the new address, and the Department or the general registrar shall send to the new address of the voter by forwardable mail, a notice of the change, along with a postage prepaid, pre-addressed return card by which the voter may verify or correct the address information.C\n\nIf it appears from information provided by the Postal Service or by other reliable sources that a voter has moved to a different address not in the same county or city, the Department or the general registrar shall send to the last known address of the voter by forwardable mail, a notice on a form prescribed by the Department, along with a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return card on which the voter may state his current address.D\n\nThe registered voter shall complete and sign the return card subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016.E\n\nThe general registrar shall correct his registration records from the information obtained from the return card. If the information indicates that the registered voter has moved to another general registrar’s jurisdiction within the Commonwealth, the general registrar shall transfer the registration record, along with the return card, to the appropriate general registrar who shall treat the request for a change of address as a request for transfer and shall send a voter registration card as confirmation of the transfer to the voter pursuant to § 24.2-424. If the general registrar does not receive the return card provided for in subsection C of this section within thirty days after it is sent to the voter, the registered voter’s name shall be placed on inactive status. A registered voter’s failure to receive the notice shall not affect the validity of the inactivation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226377,"text":"The Department of Elections shall establish a voter list maintenance program using the change of address information supplied by the United States Postal Service through its licensees or by other reliable sources to identify voters whose addresses may have changed. Any such program shall be regular and periodic and shall be conducted at least annually. The program shall be completed not later than ninety days prior to the date of a federal primary or federal general election.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":226378,"text":"If it appears from information provided by the Postal Service or by other reliable sources that a voter has moved to a different address in the same county or city in which the voter is currently registered, the Department shall provide to the general registrar the information necessary to change the registration records to show the new address, and the Department or the general registrar shall send to the new address of the voter by forwardable mail, a notice of the change, along with a postage prepaid, pre-addressed return card by which the voter may verify or correct the address information.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":226379,"text":"If it appears from information provided by the Postal Service or by other reliable sources that a voter has moved to a different address not in the same county or city, the Department or the general registrar shall send to the last known address of the voter by forwardable mail, a notice on a form prescribed by the Department, along with a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return card on which the voter may state his current address.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":226380,"text":"The registered voter shall complete and sign the return card subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":226381,"text":"The general registrar shall correct his registration records from the information obtained from the return card. If the information indicates that the registered voter has moved to another general registrar’s jurisdiction within the Commonwealth, the general registrar shall transfer the registration record, along with the return card, to the appropriate general registrar who shall treat the request for a change of address as a request for transfer and shall send a voter registration card as confirmation of the transfer to the voter pursuant to § 24.2-424. If the general registrar does not receive the return card provided for in subsection C of this section within thirty days after it is sent to the voter, the registered voter’s name shall be placed on inactive status. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1954, chapter 690; in 1962, chapter 536; in 1964, chapter 538; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1972, chapter 620; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1982, chapter 650; in 1986, chapter 241; in 1990, chapter 313; in 1991, chapter 10; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1996, chapters 72<\/a> and 73<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 857<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 740<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64864,"section_number":"24.2-401","catch_line":"Persons moving from precinct","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-401\/"},{"id":58519,"section_number":"24.2-404","catch_line":"Duties of Department of Elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-404\/"},{"id":56887,"section_number":"24.2-428.1","catch_line":"Other procedures for assigning registered voters to inactive status","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-428.1\/"},{"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\/"},{"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":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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188029,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62032,"identifier":"24.2-428","token":"24.2\/4\/5\/24.2-428","url":"\/24.2-428\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-428\/","token":"24.2\/4\/5\/24.2-428","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regular periodic review of registration records; notice to voters identified as having moved; placement on inactive status for failure to respond to notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-428","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department of Elections<\/span> shall establish a voter list maintenance program using the change of address information supplied by the United States Postal Service through its licensees or by other reliable sources to identify voters whose addresses may have changed. Any such program shall be regular and periodic and shall be conducted at least annually. The program shall be completed not later than ninety days prior to the date of a federal primary<\/span> or federal general election<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If it appears from information provided by the Postal Service or by other reliable sources that a voter has moved to a different address in the same county or city in which the voter is currently registered, the Department shall provide to the general registrar<\/span> the information necessary to change the registration records<\/span> to show the new address, and the Department or the general registrar<\/span> shall send to the new address of the voter by forwardable mail, a notice of the change, along with a postage prepaid, pre-addressed return card by which the voter may verify or correct the address information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If it appears from information provided by the Postal Service or by other reliable sources that a voter has moved to a different address not in the same county or city, the Department or the general registrar<\/span> shall send to the last known address of the voter by forwardable mail, a notice on a form prescribed by the Department, along with a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return card on which the voter may state his current address. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The registered voter<\/span> shall complete and sign the return card subject to felony<\/span> penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The general registrar<\/span> shall correct his registration records<\/span> from the information obtained from the return card. If the information indicates that the registered voter<\/span> has moved to another general registrar<\/span>’s jurisdiction<\/span> within the Commonwealth, the general registrar<\/span> shall transfer the registration record, along with the return card, to the appropriate general registrar<\/span> who shall treat the request for a change of address as a request for transfer and shall send a voter registration card as confirmation of the transfer to the voter pursuant to § 24.2-424<\/a>. If the general registrar<\/span> does not receive the return card provided for in subsection C of this section within thirty days after it is sent to the voter, the registered voter<\/span>’s name shall be placed on inactive status. A registered voter<\/span>’s failure to receive the notice shall not affect the validity of the inactivation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULAR PERIODIC REVIEW OF REGISTRATION RECORDS; NOTICE TO VOTERS IDENTIFIED AS\nHAVING MOVED; PLACEMENT ON INACTIVE STATUS FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO NOTICE (\u00a7\n24.2-428)\n\nA. The Department of Elections shall establish a voter list maintenance program\nusing the change of address information supplied by the United States Postal\nService through its licensees or by other reliable sources to identify voters\nwhose addresses may have changed. Any such program shall be regular and periodic\nand shall be conducted at least annually. The program shall be completed not\nlater than ninety days prior to the date of a federal primary or federal general\nelection.\n\nB. If it appears from information provided by the Postal Service or by other\nreliable sources that a voter has moved to a different address in the same\ncounty or city in which the voter is currently registered, the Department shall\nprovide to the general registrar the information necessary to change the\nregistration records to show the new address, and the Department or the general\nregistrar shall send to the new address of the voter by forwardable mail, a\nnotice of the change, along with a postage prepaid, pre-addressed return card by\nwhich the voter may verify or correct the address information.\n\nC. If it appears from information provided by the Postal Service or by other\nreliable sources that a voter has moved to a different address not in the same\ncounty or city, the Department or the general registrar shall send to the last\nknown address of the voter by forwardable mail, a notice on a form prescribed by\nthe Department, along with a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return card on\nwhich the voter may state his current address.\n\nD. The registered voter shall complete and sign the return card subject to\nfelony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016.\n\nE. The general registrar shall correct his registration records from the\ninformation obtained from the return card. If the information indicates that the\nregistered voter has moved to another general registrar’s jurisdiction\nwithin the Commonwealth, the general registrar shall transfer the registration\nrecord, along with the return card, to the appropriate general registrar who\nshall treat the request for a change of address as a request for transfer and\nshall send a voter registration card as confirmation of the transfer to the\nvoter pursuant to § 24.2-424. If the general registrar does not receive the\nreturn card provided for in subsection C of this section within thirty days\nafter it is sent to the voter, the registered voter’s name shall be placed\non inactive status. A registered voter’s failure to receive the notice\nshall not affect the validity of the inactivation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-96, 24-97, 24-107; 1954, c. 690; 1962, c. 536; 1964,\nc. 538; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-59, 24.1-60; 1972, c. 620; 1973, c. 30; 1975, c.\n515; 1976, c. 616; 1982, c. 650; 1986, c. 241; 1990, c. 313; 1991, c. 10; 1993,\nc. 641; 1996, cc. 72, 73; 2000, c. 857; 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}}