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The Department shall provide to each general registrar, for each precinct in his county or city, lists of registered voters for inspection. The lists shall contain the name, address, year of birth, gender and all election districts applicable to each registered voter. The lists shall be opened to public inspection at the office of the general registrar when the office is open for business. New lists shall be provided not less than once each year to all localities except those in which an updated list is made available electronically for public inspection, and supplements containing additions, deletions, and changes shall be provided not less than (i) weekly during the 60 days preceding any general election and (ii) monthly at other times. Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding the retention of records, upon receipt of any new complete list, the general registrar shall destroy the obsolete list and its supplements. The Department shall provide to each general registrar lists of persons denied registration for public inspection. Such lists may be provided electronically through the Virginia voter registration system and produced in whole or in part upon a request for public inspection.B\n\nThe general registrars shall maintain for at least two years and shall make available for public inspection and copying and, where available, photocopying at a reasonable cost, all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of the registration records pursuant to §§ 24.2-427, 24.2-428 and 24.2-428.1, including lists of the names and addresses of all persons to whom notices are sent, and information concerning whether each person has responded to the notice as of the date that inspection of the records is made.C\n\nNo list provided by the Department under subsection A nor any record made available for public inspection under subsection B shall contain any of the following information: (i) an individual’s social security number, or any part thereof; (ii) the residence address of an individual who has furnished a post office box address in lieu of his residence address as authorized by subsection B of § 24.2-418; (iii) the declination by an individual to register to vote and related records; (iv) the identity of a voter registration agency through which a particular voter is registered; or (v) the day and month of birth of an individual. No voter registration records other than the lists provided by the Department under subsection A and the records made available under subsection B shall be open to public inspection.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238945,"text":"Registration records shall be kept and preserved by the general registrar in compliance with §§ 2.2-3803, 2.2-3808, and 24.2-114. The Department shall provide to each general registrar, for each precinct in his county or city, lists of registered voters for inspection. The lists shall contain the name, address, year of birth, gender and all election districts applicable to each registered voter. The lists shall be opened to public inspection at the office of the general registrar when the office is open for business. New lists shall be provided not less than once each year to all localities except those in which an updated list is made available electronically for public inspection, and supplements containing additions, deletions, and changes shall be provided not less than (i) weekly during the 60 days preceding any general election and (ii) monthly at other times. Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding the retention of records, upon receipt of any new complete list, the general registrar shall destroy the obsolete list and its supplements. The Department shall provide to each general registrar lists of persons denied registration for public inspection. Such lists may be provided electronically through the Virginia voter registration system and produced in whole or in part upon a request for public inspection.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":238946,"text":"The general registrars shall maintain for at least two years and shall make available for public inspection and copying and, where available, photocopying at a reasonable cost, all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of the registration records pursuant to §§ 24.2-427, 24.2-428 and 24.2-428.1, including lists of the names and addresses of all persons to whom notices are sent, and information concerning whether each person has responded to the notice as of the date that inspection of the records is made.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":238947,"text":"No list provided by the Department under subsection A nor any record made available for public inspection under subsection B shall contain any of the following information: (i) an individual’s social security number, or any part thereof; (ii) the residence address of an individual who has furnished a post office box address in lieu of his residence address as authorized by subsection B of § 24.2-418; (iii) the declination by an individual to register to vote and related records; (iv) the identity of a voter registration agency through which a particular voter is registered; or (v) the day and month of birth of an individual. No voter registration records other than the lists provided by the Department under subsection A and the records made available under subsection B shall be open to public inspection.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16257,"edition_id":1,"name":"Registration Records Generally","identifier":"8","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13090,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:11:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:11:25","permalink":{"id":188087,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16257,"identifier":"8","token":"24.2\/4\/8","url":"\/24.2\/4\/8\/","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":65741,"structure_id":16257,"section_number":"24.2-444","catch_line":"Duties of general registrars and Department of Elections as to voter registration records; public inspection; exceptions","url":"\/24.2-444\/","token":"24.2\/4\/8\/24.2-444","metadata":false},{"id":83501,"structure_id":16257,"section_number":"24.2-445","catch_line":"Registration records controlling in event of conflict","url":"\/24.2-445\/","token":"24.2\/4\/8\/24.2-445","metadata":false},{"id":85394,"structure_id":16257,"section_number":"24.2-446","catch_line":"Reconstruction of destroyed registration records","url":"\/24.2-446\/","token":"24.2\/4\/8\/24.2-446","metadata":false},{"id":76615,"structure_id":16257,"section_number":"24.2-447","catch_line":"Persons registered prior to this title","url":"\/24.2-447\/","token":"24.2\/4\/8\/24.2-447","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":83501,"structure_id":16257,"section_number":"24.2-445","catch_line":"Registration records controlling in event of conflict","url":"\/24.2-445\/","token":"24.2\/4\/8\/24.2-445","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-444\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1993, chapter 641; in 1994, chapter 656<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 72<\/a> and 73<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 612<\/a> and 626<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 311<\/a> and 318<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 379<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 318<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 353<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 740<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56385,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-418\/"},{"id":69320,"section_number":"46.2-208.1","catch_line":"Electronic transfer of information in Department records for voter registration purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-208.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58950,"section_number":"2.2-3803","catch_line":"Administration of systems including personal information; Internet privacy policy; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3803\/"},{"id":86548,"section_number":"2.2-3808","catch_line":"Collection, disclosure, or display of social security number; personal identifying information of donors; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3808\/"},{"id":68918,"section_number":"24.2-114","catch_line":"Duties and powers of general registrar","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-114\/"},{"id":56385,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-418\/"},{"id":79027,"section_number":"24.2-427","catch_line":"Cancellation of registration by voter or for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-427\/"},{"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":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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188089,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65741,"identifier":"24.2-444","token":"24.2\/4\/8\/24.2-444","url":"\/24.2-444\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-444\/","token":"24.2\/4\/8\/24.2-444","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of general registrars and Department of Elections as to voter registration records; public inspection; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-444","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Registration records<\/span> shall be kept and preserved by the general registrar<\/span> in compliance with §§ 2.2-3803<\/a>, 2.2-3808<\/a>, and 24.2-114<\/a>. The Department<\/span> shall provide to each general registrar<\/span>, for each precinct<\/span> in his county or city, lists of registered voters<\/span> for inspection. The lists shall contain the name, address, year of birth, gender and all election districts<\/span> applicable to each registered voter<\/span>. The lists shall be opened to public inspection at the office of the general registrar<\/span> when the office is open for business. New lists shall be provided not less than once each year to all localities except those in which an updated list is made available electronically for public inspection, and supplements containing additions, deletions, and changes shall be provided not less than (i) weekly during the 60 days preceding any general election<\/span> and (ii) monthly at other times. Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span> regarding the retention of records, upon receipt of any new complete list, the general registrar<\/span> shall destroy the obsolete list and its supplements. The Department<\/span> shall provide to each general registrar<\/span> lists of persons denied registration for public inspection. Such lists may be provided electronically through the Virginia voter registration system<\/span><\/span> and produced in whole or in part upon a request for public inspection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The general registrars<\/span> shall maintain for at least two years and shall make available for public inspection and copying and, where available, photocopying at a reasonable cost, all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of the registration records<\/span> pursuant to §§ 24.2-427<\/a>, 24.2-428<\/a> and 24.2-428.1<\/a>, including lists of the names and addresses of all persons to whom notices are sent, and information concerning whether each person has responded to the notice as of the date that inspection of the records is made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No list provided by the Department<\/span> under subsection A nor any record made available for public inspection under subsection B shall contain any of the following information: (i) an individual’s social security number, or any part thereof; (ii) the residence<\/span> address of an individual who has furnished a post office box address in lieu of his residence<\/span> address as authorized by subsection B of § 24.2-418<\/a>; (iii) the declination by an individual to register to vote and related records; (iv) the identity of a voter registration agency through which a particular voter is registered; or (v) the day and month of birth of an individual. No voter registration records<\/span> other than the lists provided by the Department<\/span> under subsection A and the records made available under subsection B shall be open to public inspection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF GENERAL REGISTRARS AND DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS AS TO VOTER\nREGISTRATION RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 24.2-444)\n\nA. Registration records shall be kept and preserved by the general registrar in\ncompliance with §§ 2.2-3803, 2.2-3808, and 24.2-114. The Department\nshall provide to each general registrar, for each precinct in his county or\ncity, lists of registered voters for inspection. The lists shall contain the\nname, address, year of birth, gender and all election districts applicable to\neach registered voter. The lists shall be opened to public inspection at the\noffice of the general registrar when the office is open for business. New lists\nshall be provided not less than once each year to all localities except those in\nwhich an updated list is made available electronically for public inspection,\nand supplements containing additions, deletions, and changes shall be provided\nnot less than (i) weekly during the 60 days preceding any general election and\n(ii) monthly at other times. Notwithstanding any other provision of law\nregarding the retention of records, upon receipt of any new complete list, the\ngeneral registrar shall destroy the obsolete list and its supplements. The\nDepartment shall provide to each general registrar lists of persons denied\nregistration for public inspection. Such lists may be provided electronically\nthrough the Virginia voter registration system and produced in whole or in part\nupon a request for public inspection.\n\nB. The general registrars shall maintain for at least two years and shall make\navailable for public inspection and copying and, where available, photocopying\nat a reasonable cost, all records concerning the implementation of programs and\nactivities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of\nthe registration records pursuant to §§ 24.2-427, 24.2-428 and\n24.2-428.1, including lists of the names and addresses of all persons to whom\nnotices are sent, and information concerning whether each person has responded\nto the notice as of the date that inspection of the records is made.\n\nC. No list provided by the Department under subsection A nor any record made\navailable for public inspection under subsection B shall contain any of the\nfollowing information: (i) an individual’s social security number, or any\npart thereof; (ii) the residence address of an individual who has furnished a\npost office box address in lieu of his residence address as authorized by\nsubsection B of § 24.2-418; (iii) the declination by an individual to\nregister to vote and related records; (iv) the identity of a voter registration\nagency through which a particular voter is registered; or (v) the day and month\nof birth of an individual. No voter registration records other than the lists\nprovided by the Department under subsection A and the records made available\nunder subsection B shall be open to public inspection.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-113; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-56; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c.\n656; 1996, cc. 72, 73; 2001, cc. 612, 626; 2003, c. 1015; 2007, cc. 311, 318;\n2008, c. 379; 2009, c. 318; 2012, c. 353; 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}}