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Sess., c. 247; 1973, c. 30; 1975, c. 515; 1978, c. 778; 1981, c. 425; 1982, c. 650, \u00a7 24.1-126.1; 1984, c. 234; 1985, cc. 197, 458; 1987, c. 349; 1993, c. 641; 1995, c. 716; 1996, cc. 72, 73; 1999, c. 725; 2000, cc. 366, 451; 2003, c. 1015; 2004, c. 410; 2005, cc. 496, 539; 2011, cc. 427, 458; 2012, cc. 723, 838, 839; 2013, cc. 725, 746; 2015, cc. 134, 571; 2016, c. 399; 2020, cc. 296, 1064, 1065, 1154, 1227, 1246; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 544.","full_text":"A\n\nAfter the polls are open, each qualified voter at a precinct shall be permitted to vote. The officers of election shall ascertain that a person offering to vote is a qualified voter before admitting him to the voting booth and furnishing an official ballot to him.B\n\nAn officer of election shall ask the voter for his full name and current residence address and the voter may give such information orally or in writing. The officer of election shall verify with the voter his full name and address and shall repeat, in a voice audible to party and candidate representatives present, the full name provided by the voter. The officer shall ask the voter to present any one of the following forms of identification: (i) his voter confirmation documents; (ii) his valid Virginia driver’s license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States, other than a driver privilege card issued under § 46.2-328.3 or an identification privilege card issued under § 46.2-345.3; (iii) any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; (iv) any valid student identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by any institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of the United States; (v) any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business; or (vi) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document containing the name and address of the voter. The expiration date on a Virginia driver’s license shall not be considered when determining the validity of the driver’s license offered for purposes of this section.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided in subsection E, any voter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be allowed to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. A voter who requires assistance in voting by reason of a physical disability or an inability to read or write, and who requests assistance pursuant to § 24.2-649, may be assisted in preparation of this statement in accordance with that section. The provisions of § 24.2-649 regarding voters who are unable to sign shall be followed when assisting a voter in completing this statement. A voter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection and does not sign this statement shall be offered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653. The State Board of Elections shall provide an ID-ONLY provisional ballot envelope that requires no follow-up action by the registrar or electoral board other than matching submitted identification documents from the voter for the electoral board to make a determination on whether to count the ballot.\n\t\t\tIf the voter presents one of the forms of identification listed above, if his name is found on the pollbook in a form identical to or substantially similar to the name on the presented form of identification and the name provided by the voter, if he is qualified to vote in the election, and if no objection is made, an officer shall enter, opposite the voter’s name on the pollbook, the first or next consecutive number from the voter count form provided by the State Board, or shall enter that the voter has voted if the pollbook is in electronic form; an officer shall provide the voter with the official ballot; and another officer shall admit him to the voting booth. Each voter whose name has been marked on the pollbooks as present to vote and entitled to a ballot shall remain in the presence of the officers of election in the polling place until he has voted. If a line of voters who have been marked on the pollbooks as present to vote forms to await entry to the voting booths, the line shall not be permitted to extend outside of the room containing the voting booths and shall remain under observation by the officers of election.\n\t\t\tA voter may be accompanied into the voting booth by his child age 15 or younger.C\n\nIf the current residence address provided by the voter is different from the address shown on the pollbook, the officer of election shall furnish the voter with a change of address form prescribed by the State Board. Upon its completion, the voter shall sign the prescribed form, subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, which the officer of election shall then place in an envelope provided for such forms for transmission to the general registrar who shall then transfer or cancel the registration of such voter pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 24.2-400 et seq.).D\n\nAt the time the voter is asked his full name and current residence address, the officer of election shall ask any voter for whom the pollbook indicates that an identification number other than a social security number is recorded on the Virginia voter registration system if he presently has a social security number. If the voter is able to provide his social security number, he shall be furnished with a voter registration form prescribed by the State Board to update his registration information. Upon its completion, the form shall be placed by the officer of election in an envelope provided for such forms for transmission to the general registrar. Any social security numbers so provided shall be entered by the general registrar in the voter’s record on the voter registration system.E\n\nThis subsection shall apply in the case of any individual who is required by subparagraph (b) of 52 U.S.C. § 21083 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to show identification the first time he votes in a federal election in the state. At such election, such individual shall present (i) a current and valid photo identification or (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. Such individual who desires to vote in person but does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be offered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653. The identification requirements of subsection B of this section and subsection A of § 24.2-653 shall not apply to such voter at such election. The Department of Elections shall provide instructions to the electoral boards for the handling and counting of such provisional ballots pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-653 and this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219273,"text":"After the polls are open, each qualified voter at a precinct shall be permitted to vote. The officers of election shall ascertain that a person offering to vote is a qualified voter before admitting him to the voting booth and furnishing an official ballot to him.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":219274,"text":"An officer of election shall ask the voter for his full name and current residence address and the voter may give such information orally or in writing. The officer of election shall verify with the voter his full name and address and shall repeat, in a voice audible to party and candidate representatives present, the full name provided by the voter. The officer shall ask the voter to present any one of the following forms of identification: (i) his voter confirmation documents; (ii) his valid Virginia driver’s license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States, other than a driver privilege card issued under § 46.2-328.3 or an identification privilege card issued under § 46.2-345.3; (iii) any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; (iv) any valid student identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by any institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of the United States; (v) any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business; or (vi) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document containing the name and address of the voter. The expiration date on a Virginia driver’s license shall not be considered when determining the validity of the driver’s license offered for purposes of this section.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided in subsection E, any voter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be allowed to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. A voter who requires assistance in voting by reason of a physical disability or an inability to read or write, and who requests assistance pursuant to § 24.2-649, may be assisted in preparation of this statement in accordance with that section. The provisions of § 24.2-649 regarding voters who are unable to sign shall be followed when assisting a voter in completing this statement. A voter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection and does not sign this statement shall be offered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653. The State Board of Elections shall provide an ID-ONLY provisional ballot envelope that requires no follow-up action by the registrar or electoral board other than matching submitted identification documents from the voter for the electoral board to make a determination on whether to count the ballot.\n\t\t\tIf the voter presents one of the forms of identification listed above, if his name is found on the pollbook in a form identical to or substantially similar to the name on the presented form of identification and the name provided by the voter, if he is qualified to vote in the election, and if no objection is made, an officer shall enter, opposite the voter’s name on the pollbook, the first or next consecutive number from the voter count form provided by the State Board, or shall enter that the voter has voted if the pollbook is in electronic form; an officer shall provide the voter with the official ballot; and another officer shall admit him to the voting booth. Each voter whose name has been marked on the pollbooks as present to vote and entitled to a ballot shall remain in the presence of the officers of election in the polling place until he has voted. If a line of voters who have been marked on the pollbooks as present to vote forms to await entry to the voting booths, the line shall not be permitted to extend outside of the room containing the voting booths and shall remain under observation by the officers of election.\n\t\t\tA voter may be accompanied into the voting booth by his child age 15 or younger.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":219275,"text":"If the current residence address provided by the voter is different from the address shown on the pollbook, the officer of election shall furnish the voter with a change of address form prescribed by the State Board. Upon its completion, the voter shall sign the prescribed form, subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, which the officer of election shall then place in an envelope provided for such forms for transmission to the general registrar who shall then transfer or cancel the registration of such voter pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 24.2-400 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":219276,"text":"At the time the voter is asked his full name and current residence address, the officer of election shall ask any voter for whom the pollbook indicates that an identification number other than a social security number is recorded on the Virginia voter registration system if he presently has a social security number. If the voter is able to provide his social security number, he shall be furnished with a voter registration form prescribed by the State Board to update his registration information. Upon its completion, the form shall be placed by the officer of election in an envelope provided for such forms for transmission to the general registrar. Any social security numbers so provided shall be entered by the general registrar in the voter’s record on the voter registration system.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":219277,"text":"This subsection shall apply in the case of any individual who is required by subparagraph (b) of 52 U.S.C. § 21083 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to show identification the first time he votes in a federal election in the state. At such election, such individual shall present (i) a current and valid photo identification or (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. Such individual who desires to vote in person but does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be offered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653. The identification requirements of subsection B of this section and subsection A of § 24.2-653 shall not apply to such voter at such election. The Department of Elections shall provide instructions to the electoral boards for the handling and counting of such provisional ballots pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-653 and this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13023,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conduct of Election; Election Results","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13022,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":188623,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13023,"identifier":"4","token":"24.2\/6\/4","url":"\/24.2\/6\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13022,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Election","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":188395,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13022,"identifier":"6","token":"24.2\/6","url":"\/24.2\/6\/","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":59861,"structure_id":13023,"section_number":"24.2-643","catch_line":"Qualified voter permitted to vote; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 26 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 1952, chapter 581; in 1962, chapter 536; in 1964, chapter 593; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1978, chapter 778; in 1981, chapter 425; in 1982, chapter 650; in 1984, chapter 234; in 1985, chapters 197 and 458; in 1987, chapter 349; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1995, chapter 716<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 72<\/a> and 73<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 725<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 366<\/a> and 451<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 410<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 496<\/a> and 539<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 427<\/a> and 458<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 723<\/a>, 838<\/a>, and 839<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 725<\/a> and 746<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 134<\/a> and 571<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 399<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 296<\/a>, 1064<\/a>, 1065<\/a>, 1154<\/a>, 1227<\/a>, and 1246<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78491,"section_number":"24.2-653","catch_line":"Provisional voting; procedures in polling place","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653\/"},{"id":56440,"section_number":"24.2-653.01","catch_line":"Provisional ballots; electoral boards to make determination as to validity","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653.01\/"},{"id":67417,"section_number":"24.2-653.1","catch_line":"Voters who did not receive absentee ballots; provisional ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653.1\/"},{"id":60154,"section_number":"24.2-701","catch_line":"Application for absentee ballot","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-701\/"},{"id":85860,"section_number":"24.2-701.1","catch_line":"Absentee voting in person","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-701.1\/"},{"id":61415,"section_number":"24.2-705","catch_line":"Emergency applications and absentee ballots for individual emergencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-705\/"},{"id":59219,"section_number":"24.2-712","catch_line":"Central absentee voter precincts; counting ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-712\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86258,"section_number":"24.2-1016","catch_line":"False statements; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-1016\/"},{"id":70213,"section_number":"24.2-400","catch_line":"Persons entitled to register and vote","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-400\/"},{"id":77348,"section_number":"24.2-649","catch_line":"Assistance for certain voters inside the polling place; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-649\/"},{"id":78491,"section_number":"24.2-653","catch_line":"Provisional voting; procedures in polling place","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653\/"},{"id":61156,"section_number":"46.2-328.3","catch_line":"Driver privilege cards and permits","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-328.3\/"},{"id":86626,"section_number":"46.2-345.3","catch_line":"Issuance of identification privilege cards; fee; confidentiality; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-345.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59861,"identifier":"24.2-643","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-643","url":"\/24.2-643\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-643\/","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-643","dublin_core":{"Title":"Qualified voter permitted to vote; procedures at polling place; voter identification","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-643","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> After the polls are open, each qualified voter<\/span> at a precinct<\/span> shall be permitted to vote. The officers of election<\/span> shall ascertain that a person offering to vote is a qualified voter<\/span> before admitting him to the voting booth and furnishing an official ballot to him. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An officer of election<\/span> shall ask the voter for his full name and current residence<\/span> address and the voter may give such information orally or in writing. The officer of election<\/span> shall verify with the voter his full name and address and shall repeat, in a voice audible to party<\/span> and candidate<\/span> representatives present, the full name provided by the voter. The officer shall ask the voter to present any one of the following forms of identification: (i) his voter confirmation documents; (ii) his valid Virginia driver’s license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States, other than a driver privilege<\/span> card issued under § 46.2-328.3<\/a> or an identification privilege<\/span> card issued under § 46.2-345.3<\/a>; (iii) any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; (iv) any valid student identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by any institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of the United States; (v) any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer’s business; or (vi) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document containing the name and address of the voter. The expiration date on a Virginia driver’s license shall not be considered when determining the validity of the driver’s license offered for purposes of this section.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided in subsection E, any voter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be allowed to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony<\/span> penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>, that he is the named registered voter<\/span> he claims to be. A voter who requires assistance in voting by reason of a physical disability or an inability to read or write, and who requests assistance pursuant to § 24.2-649<\/a>, may be assisted in preparation of this statement in accordance with that section. The provisions of § 24.2-649<\/a> regarding voters who are unable to sign shall be followed when assisting a voter in completing this statement. A voter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection and does not sign this statement shall be offered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653<\/a>. The State Board<\/span> of Elections<\/span> shall provide an ID-ONLY provisional ballot envelope that requires no follow-up action by the registrar or electoral board<\/span> other than matching submitted identification documents from the voter for the electoral board<\/span> to make a determination on whether to count the ballot.\n\t\t\tIf the voter presents one of the forms of identification listed above, if his name is found on the pollbook in a form identical to or substantially similar to the name on the presented form of identification and the name provided by the voter, if he is qualified to vote in the election, and if no objection is made, an officer shall enter, opposite the voter’s name on the pollbook, the first or next consecutive number from the voter count form provided by the State Board<\/span>, or shall enter that the voter has voted if the pollbook is in electronic form; an officer shall provide the voter with the official ballot; and another officer shall admit him to the voting booth. Each voter whose name has been marked on the pollbooks as present to vote and entitled to a ballot shall remain in the presence of the officers of election in the polling place<\/span> until he has voted. If a line of voters who have been marked on the pollbooks as present to vote forms to await entry to the voting booths, the line shall not be permitted to extend outside of the room containing the voting booths and shall remain under observation by the officers of election.\n\t\t\tA voter may be accompanied into the voting booth by his child age 15 or younger. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the current residence<\/span> address provided by the voter is different from the address shown on the pollbook, the officer of election<\/span> shall furnish the voter with a change of address form prescribed by the State Board<\/span>. Upon its completion, the voter shall sign the prescribed form, subject to felony<\/span> penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>, which the officer of election<\/span> shall then place in an envelope provided for such forms for transmission to the general registrar<\/span> who shall then transfer or cancel the registration of such voter pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 24.2-400<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> At the time the voter is asked his full name and current residence<\/span> address, the officer of election<\/span> shall ask any voter for whom the pollbook indicates that an identification number other than a social security number is recorded on the Virginia voter registration system<\/span><\/span> if he presently has a social security number. If the voter is able to provide his social security number, he shall be furnished with a voter registration form prescribed by the State Board<\/span> to update his registration information. Upon its completion, the form shall be placed by the officer of election<\/span> in an envelope provided for such forms for transmission to the general registrar<\/span>. Any social security numbers so provided shall be entered by the general registrar<\/span> in the voter’s record on the voter registration system<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> This subsection shall apply in the case of any individual who is required by subparagraph (b) of 52 U.S.C. § 21083 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to show identification the first time he votes in a federal election in the state. At such election, such individual shall present (i) a current and valid photo identification or (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. Such individual who desires to vote in person but does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be offered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653<\/a>. The identification requirements of subsection B of this section and subsection A of § 24.2-653<\/a> shall not apply to such voter at such election. The Department of Elections<\/span> shall provide instructions to the electoral boards<\/span> for the handling and counting of such provisional ballots pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-653<\/a> and this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUALIFIED VOTER PERMITTED TO VOTE; PROCEDURES AT POLLING PLACE; VOTER\nIDENTIFICATION (\u00a7 24.2-643)\n\nA. After the polls are open, each qualified voter at a precinct shall be\npermitted to vote. The officers of election shall ascertain that a person\noffering to vote is a qualified voter before admitting him to the voting booth\nand furnishing an official ballot to him.\n\nB. An officer of election shall ask the voter for his full name and current\nresidence address and the voter may give such information orally or in writing.\nThe officer of election shall verify with the voter his full name and address\nand shall repeat, in a voice audible to party and candidate representatives\npresent, the full name provided by the voter. The officer shall ask the voter to\npresent any one of the following forms of identification: (i) his voter\nconfirmation documents; (ii) his valid Virginia driver’s license, his\nvalid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the\nCommonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States, other\nthan a driver privilege card issued under § 46.2-328.3 or an identification\nprivilege card issued under § 46.2-345.3; (iii) any valid student\nidentification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the\nCommonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; (iv) any valid\nstudent identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by\nany institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of\nthe United States; (v) any valid employee identification card containing a\nphotograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary\ncourse of the employer’s business; or (vi) a copy of a current utility\nbill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document\ncontaining the name and address of the voter. The expiration date on a Virginia\ndriver’s license shall not be considered when determining the validity of\nthe driver’s license offered for purposes of this section.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided in subsection E, any voter who does not show one of the\nforms of identification specified in this subsection shall be allowed to vote\nafter signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements\npursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter he claims to\nbe. A voter who requires assistance in voting by reason of a physical disability\nor an inability to read or write, and who requests assistance pursuant to §\n24.2-649, may be assisted in preparation of this statement in accordance with\nthat section. The provisions of § 24.2-649 regarding voters who are unable\nto sign shall be followed when assisting a voter in completing this statement. A\nvoter who does not show one of the forms of identification specified in this\nsubsection and does not sign this statement shall be offered a provisional\nballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653. The State Board of Elections\nshall provide an ID-ONLY provisional ballot envelope that requires no follow-up\naction by the registrar or electoral board other than matching submitted\nidentification documents from the voter for the electoral board to make a\ndetermination on whether to count the ballot.\n\t\t\tIf the voter presents one of the forms of identification listed above, if his\nname is found on the pollbook in a form identical to or substantially similar to\nthe name on the presented form of identification and the name provided by the\nvoter, if he is qualified to vote in the election, and if no objection is made,\nan officer shall enter, opposite the voter’s name on the pollbook, the\nfirst or next consecutive number from the voter count form provided by the State\nBoard, or shall enter that the voter has voted if the pollbook is in electronic\nform; an officer shall provide the voter with the official ballot; and another\nofficer shall admit him to the voting booth. Each voter whose name has been\nmarked on the pollbooks as present to vote and entitled to a ballot shall remain\nin the presence of the officers of election in the polling place until he has\nvoted. If a line of voters who have been marked on the pollbooks as present to\nvote forms to await entry to the voting booths, the line shall not be permitted\nto extend outside of the room containing the voting booths and shall remain\nunder observation by the officers of election.\n\t\t\tA voter may be accompanied into the voting booth by his child age 15 or\nyounger.\n\nC. If the current residence address provided by the voter is different from the\naddress shown on the pollbook, the officer of election shall furnish the voter\nwith a change of address form prescribed by the State Board. Upon its\ncompletion, the voter shall sign the prescribed form, subject to felony\npenalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, which the\nofficer of election shall then place in an envelope provided for such forms for\ntransmission to the general registrar who shall then transfer or cancel the\nregistration of such voter pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 24.2-400 et seq.).\n\nD. At the time the voter is asked his full name and current residence address,\nthe officer of election shall ask any voter for whom the pollbook indicates that\nan identification number other than a social security number is recorded on the\nVirginia voter registration system if he presently has a social security number.\nIf the voter is able to provide his social security number, he shall be\nfurnished with a voter registration form prescribed by the State Board to update\nhis registration information. Upon its completion, the form shall be placed by\nthe officer of election in an envelope provided for such forms for transmission\nto the general registrar. Any social security numbers so provided shall be\nentered by the general registrar in the voter’s record on the voter\nregistration system.\n\nE. This subsection shall apply in the case of any individual who is required by\nsubparagraph (b) of 52 U.S.C. § 21083 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002\nto show identification the first time he votes in a federal election in the\nstate. At such election, such individual shall present (i) a current and valid\nphoto identification or (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement,\ngovernment check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and\naddress of the voter. Such individual who desires to vote in person but does not\nshow one of the forms of identification specified in this subsection shall be\noffered a provisional ballot under the provisions of § 24.2-653. The\nidentification requirements of subsection B of this section and subsection A of\n§ 24.2-653 shall not apply to such voter at such election. The Department\nof Elections shall provide instructions to the electoral boards for the handling\nand counting of such provisional ballots pursuant to subsection B of §\n24.2-653 and this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-244, 24-245, 24-248, 24-252, 24-308; 1952, c. 581;\n1962, c. 536; 1964, c. 593; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-125, 24.1-126, 24.1-129,\n24.1-218; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 247; 1973, c. 30; 1975, c. 515; 1978, c. 778;\n1981, c. 425; 1982, c. 650, \u00a7 24.1-126.1; 1984, c. 234; 1985, cc. 197, 458;\n1987, c. 349; 1993, c. 641; 1995, c. 716; 1996, cc. 72, 73; 1999, c. 725; 2000,\ncc. 366, 451; 2003, c. 1015; 2004, c. 410; 2005, cc. 496, 539; 2011, cc. 427,\n458; 2012, cc. 723, 838, 839; 2013, cc. 725, 746; 2015, cc. 134, 571; 2016, c.\n399; 2020, cc. 296, 1064, 1065, 1154, 1227, 1246; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 544.","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}}