                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELECTION AND VOTER PARTICIPATION INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET (§ 24.2-105.1)

The Department shall provide information for voters on its website, including
(i) the role of and contact information for the State Board, the Department of
Elections, local electoral boards, and general registrars; (ii) how and where to
register to vote; (iii) how and where to vote, including information about
absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia&#8217;s voter identification
requirements and acceptable forms of identification, the casting of ballots, and
a means for voters to find their polling place; and (iv) any laws, regulations,
policies, or forms pertaining to any of the information in clauses (i), (ii),
and (iii). The website shall also allow a voter to review his current voter
registration information and voting history that is kept in the statewide voter
registration database.
		The Department shall furnish lists of candidates for all elections in the
Commonwealth, and information on proposed constitutional amendments and
statewide referenda prepared pursuant to §§ 30-19.9 and 30-19.10,
electronically through the Internet. The Department may list other referenda
issues on the Internet. The lists and information shall be made available on the
Internet as far in advance of the election as practicable and remain available
on the Internet at least until the day after the election.
		The Department shall provide election results and statistical information on
its website. The information shall include voter turnout information which shall
be calculated as the percentage of active voters who voted excluding voters
assigned to inactive status pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 24.2-400 et seq.). The
information shall also include the total number of registered voters and the
number assigned to inactive status.
		At a minimum, the Department shall provide a version of its website in which
all parts required by this section are translated into any language that is
spoken by a language minority group covered under subsection A of § 24.2-128.
Any page on the Department&#8217;s website that is linked to a translated page
shall also be translated. The Department shall review all translated portions of
its website for accuracy and make appropriate updates prior to the start of
early voting for every primary and general election held in Virginia.

HISTORY: 1998, c. 478; 2006, c. 474; 2007, c. 340; 2024, c. 406.