                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL REGISTRAR (§ 24.2-411)

A. Each local governing body shall furnish the general registrar with a clearly
marked and suitable office which shall be the principal office for voter
registration. The office shall be owned or leased by the city or county, or by
the state for the location of Department of Motor Vehicles facilities,
adequately furnished, and located within the city or within the county or a city
in which the county courthouse is located. The governing body shall provide
property damage liability and bodily injury liability coverage for the office
and shall furnish the general registrar with necessary postage, stationery,
equipment, and office supplies. The telephone number shall be listed in the
local telephone directory separately or under the local governmental listing
under the designation &#8220;Voter Registration.&#8221;
			No private business enterprise shall be conducted in the general
registrar&#8217;s office.

B. The general registrar&#8217;s office in all counties and cities shall be open
a minimum of five days each week, except as provided in subsection C.
			Additional hours, if any, that the general registrar&#8217;s office is open
for voter registration may be determined and set by the general registrar or the
electoral board.

C. The general registrar may close the office of the general registrar (i) for
off-site training purposes for no more than four consecutive or cumulative days
each year, provided that notice of the closure is posted on the official website
of the county or city and in no fewer than two public places at least 72 hours
before such closure, and (ii) quarterly to provide training in the office for a
period not to exceed four hours without providing notice. However, no closure
permitted by clause (i) or clause (ii) shall occur (a) within the seven days
immediately preceding and immediately following an election, (b) during the
period for absentee voting required by subsection A of &#xA7; 24.2-701, (c) on
the final registration day pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-414, or (d) on a deadline
specified in the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 (&#xA7; 24.2-945 et
seq.).

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 24-52, 24-52.1, 24-55, 24-59 through 24-61, 24-65,
24-66, 24-71 through 24-76, 24-90, 24-93, 24-94, 24-101, 24-111, 24-118.1; 1954,
c. 691; 1958, c. 576; 1962, cc. 422, 475, 536; 1963, Ex. Sess., c. 2; 1964, c.
608; 1968, cc. 97, 141; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-43, 24.1-46, 24.1-49; 1972, c.
620; 1973, c. 30; 1974, c. 428; 1975, c. 515; 1976, cc. 12, 616; 1978, c. 778;
1979, c. 329; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1982, cc. 290, 650; 1983, cc. 398,
511; 1984, c. 480; 1985, cc. 197, 530; 1986, c. 558; 1988, cc. 305, 528; 1989,
c. 743; 1991, cc. 42, 136; 1993, c. 641; 1997, cc. 650, 666; 2000, cc. 512, 556;
2015, c. 740; 2016, c. 13; 2018, c. 539.