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Sess., cc. 119, 247, 265; 1972, cc. 620, 621; 1974, c. 428, \u00a7 24.1-233.1; 1975, c. 515; 1977, c. 490; 1978, c. 778; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1983, c. 461; 1988, cc. 624, 691; 1991, c. 3; 1993, c. 641; 1997, c. 464; 2001, cc. 622, 799; 2006, c. 297; 2010, cc. 601, 812; 2017, c. 275; 2020, cc. 735, 1157; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 471, 522.","full_text":"A\n\nThe provisions of this subsection shall apply only to those localities not using an electronic pollbook. On the day before the election, the general registrar shall (i) make out in triplicate on a form prescribed by the State Board the absentee voter applicant list containing the names of all persons who applied for an absentee ballot through the third day before the election and (ii) by noon on the day before the election, deliver two copies of the list to the electoral board. The general registrar shall make out a supplementary list containing the names of all persons voting absentee in person or applying to vote absentee pursuant to § 24.2-705 for delivery by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. The supplementary list shall be deemed part of the absentee voter applicant list and shall be prepared and delivered in accordance with the instructions of the State Board. The general registrar shall maintain one copy of the list in his office for two years as a public record open for inspection upon request during regular office hours.B\n\nOn the day before the election, the electoral board shall deliver one copy of the list provided to it by the general registrar to the chief officer of election for each precinct. The list shall be attested by the secretary of the electoral board who shall be responsible for the delivery of the attested lists to the chief officer of election for each precinct.\n\t\t\tAbsentee ballots shall be accepted only from voters whose names appear on the attested list.C\n\nUpon request, the State Board shall provide an electronic copy of the absentee voter applicant list to any political party or candidate. Such lists shall be used only for campaign and political purposes. In no event shall any list furnished under this section contain (a) any voter’s social security number or any part thereof, (b) any voter’s day and month of birth, or (c) the residence address of any voter who has provided a post office box address to be used on public lists pursuant to § 24.2-418.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232820,"text":"The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to those localities not using an electronic pollbook. On the day before the election, the general registrar shall (i) make out in triplicate on a form prescribed by the State Board the absentee voter applicant list containing the names of all persons who applied for an absentee ballot through the third day before the election and (ii) by noon on the day before the election, deliver two copies of the list to the electoral board. The general registrar shall make out a supplementary list containing the names of all persons voting absentee in person or applying to vote absentee pursuant to § 24.2-705 for delivery by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. The supplementary list shall be deemed part of the absentee voter applicant list and shall be prepared and delivered in accordance with the instructions of the State Board. The general registrar shall maintain one copy of the list in his office for two years as a public record open for inspection upon request during regular office hours.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":232821,"text":"On the day before the election, the electoral board shall deliver one copy of the list provided to it by the general registrar to the chief officer of election for each precinct. The list shall be attested by the secretary of the electoral board who shall be responsible for the delivery of the attested lists to the chief officer of election for each precinct.\n\t\t\tAbsentee ballots shall be accepted only from voters whose names appear on the attested list.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":232822,"text":"Upon request, the State Board shall provide an electronic copy of the absentee voter applicant list to any political party or candidate. Such lists shall be used only for campaign and political purposes. In no event shall any list furnished under this section contain (a) any voter’s social security number or any part thereof, (b) any voter’s day and month of birth, or (c) the residence address of any voter who has provided a post office box address to be used on public lists pursuant to § 24.2-418.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13627,"edition_id":1,"name":"Absentee Voting","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:25","permalink":{"id":188855,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13627,"identifier":"7","token":"24.2\/7","url":"\/24.2\/7\/","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":69610,"structure_id":13627,"section_number":"24.2-700","catch_line":"Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot","url":"\/24.2-700\/","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-700","metadata":false},{"id":84793,"structure_id":13627,"section_number":"24.2-700.1","catch_line":"Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 24 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 509; in 1954, chapters 511, 523, and 539; in 1956, chapter 525; in 1958, chapter 351; in 1962, chapter 536; in 1964, chapter 557; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1972, chapters 620 and 621; in 1974, chapter 428; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1977, chapter 490; in 1978, chapter 778; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1981, chapter 425; in 1983, chapter 461; in 1988, chapters 624 and 691; in 1991, chapter 3; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1997, chapter 464<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 622<\/a> and 799<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 297<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 601<\/a> and 812<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 275<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 735<\/a> and 1157<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84970,"section_number":"24.2-407","catch_line":"Statement for persons receiving lists of persons registered or voting; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-407\/"},{"id":56385,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-418\/"},{"id":60441,"section_number":"24.2-709.1","catch_line":"Processing returned absentee ballots before election day; cure process","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-709.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56385,"section_number":"24.2-418","catch_line":"Application for registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-418\/"},{"id":61415,"section_number":"24.2-705","catch_line":"Emergency applications and absentee ballots for individual emergencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-705\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63927,"identifier":"24.2-710","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-710","url":"\/24.2-710\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-710\/","token":"24.2\/7\/24.2-710","dublin_core":{"Title":"Absentee voter applicant lists","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-710","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to those localities not using an electronic pollbook. On the day before the election<\/span>, the general registrar<\/span> shall (i) make out in triplicate on a form prescribed by the State Board<\/span> the absentee voter applicant list containing the names of all persons who applied for an absentee ballot through the third day before the election<\/span> and (ii) by noon on the day before the election<\/span>, deliver two copies of the list to the electoral board<\/span>. The general registrar<\/span> shall make out a supplementary list containing the names of all persons voting absentee in person or applying to vote absentee pursuant to § 24.2-705<\/a> for delivery by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election<\/span>. The supplementary list shall be deemed part of the absentee voter applicant list and shall be prepared and delivered in accordance with the instructions of the State Board<\/span>. The general registrar<\/span> shall maintain one copy of the list in his office for two years as a public record open for inspection upon request during regular office hours. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> On the day before the election, the electoral board<\/span> shall deliver one copy of the list provided to it by the general registrar<\/span> to the chief officer of election<\/span> for each precinct<\/span>. The list shall be attested by the secretary of the electoral board<\/span> who shall be responsible for the delivery of the attested lists to the chief officer of election<\/span> for each precinct<\/span>.\n\t\t\tAbsentee ballots shall be accepted only from voters whose names appear on the attested list. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon request, the State Board<\/span> shall provide an electronic copy of the absentee voter applicant list to any political party<\/span> or candidate<\/span>. Such lists shall be used only for campaign and political purposes. In no event shall any list furnished under this section contain (a) any voter’s social security number or any part thereof, (b) any voter’s day and month of birth, or (c) the residence<\/span> address of any voter who has provided a post office box address to be used on public lists pursuant to § 24.2-418<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nABSENTEE VOTER APPLICANT LISTS (\u00a7 24.2-710)\n\nA. The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to those localities not\nusing an electronic pollbook. On the day before the election, the general\nregistrar shall (i) make out in triplicate on a form prescribed by the State\nBoard the absentee voter applicant list containing the names of all persons who\napplied for an absentee ballot through the third day before the election and\n(ii) by noon on the day before the election, deliver two copies of the list to\nthe electoral board. The general registrar shall make out a supplementary list\ncontaining the names of all persons voting absentee in person or applying to\nvote absentee pursuant to § 24.2-705 for delivery by 5:00 p.m. on the day\nbefore the election. The supplementary list shall be deemed part of the absentee\nvoter applicant list and shall be prepared and delivered in accordance with the\ninstructions of the State Board. The general registrar shall maintain one copy\nof the list in his office for two years as a public record open for inspection\nupon request during regular office hours.\n\nB. On the day before the election, the electoral board shall deliver one copy of\nthe list provided to it by the general registrar to the chief officer of\nelection for each precinct. The list shall be attested by the secretary of the\nelectoral board who shall be responsible for the delivery of the attested lists\nto the chief officer of election for each precinct.\n\t\t\tAbsentee ballots shall be accepted only from voters whose names appear on the\nattested list.\n\nC. Upon request, the State Board shall provide an electronic copy of the\nabsentee voter applicant list to any political party or candidate. Such lists\nshall be used only for campaign and political purposes. In no event shall any\nlist furnished under this section contain (a) any voter’s social security\nnumber or any part thereof, (b) any voter’s day and month of birth, or (c)\nthe residence address of any voter who has provided a post office box address to\nbe used on public lists pursuant to § 24.2-418.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-327, 24-330, 24-332, 24-333, 24-338, 24-338.1,\n24-339, 24-340, 24-341, 24-342, 24-345.6, 24-345.7, 24-345.8; 1952, c. 509;\n1954, cc. 511, 523, 539; 1956, c. 525; 1958, c. 351; 1962, c. 536; 1964, c. 557;\n1970, c. 462, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-229, 24.1-231, 24.1-234; 1971, Ex. Sess., cc. 119, 247,\n265; 1972, cc. 620, 621; 1974, c. 428, \u00a7 24.1-233.1; 1975, c. 515; 1977, c.\n490; 1978, c. 778; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1983, c. 461; 1988, cc. 624, 691;\n1991, c. 3; 1993, c. 641; 1997, c. 464; 2001, cc. 622, 799; 2006, c. 297; 2010,\ncc. 601, 812; 2017, c. 275; 2020, cc. 735, 1157; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 471,\n522.","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}}