                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION (§ 24.2-418)

A. Each applicant to register shall provide, subject to felony penalties for
making false statements pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-1016, the information necessary
to complete the application to register. Unless physically disabled, he shall
sign the application. The application to register shall be only on a form or
forms prescribed by the State Board.
			The form of the application to register shall require the applicant to
provide the following information: full name; gender; date of birth; social
security number, if any; whether the applicant is presently a United States
citizen; address of residence in the precinct; place of last previous
registration to vote; and whether the applicant has ever been adjudicated
incapacitated and disqualified to vote or convicted of a felony, and if so,
whether the applicant&#8217;s right to vote has been restored. The form shall
contain a statement that whoever votes more than once in any election in the
same or different jurisdictions is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Unless directed
by the applicant or as permitted in &#xA7; 24.2-411.2 or 24.2-411.3, the
registration application shall not be pre-populated with information the
applicant is required to provide.
			The form of the application to register shall request that the applicant
provide his telephone number and email address, but no application shall be
denied for failure to provide such information.

B. The form shall permit any individual, as follows, or member of his household,
to furnish, in addition to his residence street address, a post office box
address located within the Commonwealth to be included in lieu of his street
address on the lists of registered voters and persons who voted, which are
furnished pursuant to §§ 24.2-405 and 24.2-406, on voter registration records
made available for public inspection pursuant to § 24.2-444, or on lists of
absentee voter applicants furnished pursuant to § 24.2-706 or 24.2-710. The
voter shall comply with the provisions of § 24.2-424 for any change in the post
office box address provided under this subsection.

   1. Any active or retired law-enforcement officer, as defined in &#xA7; 9.1-101
   and in 5 U.S.C. &#xA7; 8331(20), but excluding officers whose duties relate to
   detention as defined in 5 U.S.C. &#xA7; 8331(20);

   2. Any party granted a protective order issued by or under the authority of
   any court of competent jurisdiction, including but not limited to courts of
   the Commonwealth of Virginia;

   3. Any party who has furnished a signed written statement by the party that he
   is in fear for his personal safety from another person who has threatened or
   stalked him;

   4. Any party participating in the address confidentiality program pursuant to
   &#xA7; 2.2-515.2;

   5. Any active or retired federal or Virginia justice, judge, or magistrate and
   any active or retired attorney employed by the United States Attorney General
   or Virginia Attorney General;

   6. Any person who has been approved to be a foster parent pursuant to Chapter
   9 (&#xA7; 63.2-900 et seq.) of Title 63.2;

   7. Any person who is or has been one of the Commonwealth&#8217;s electors for
   President and Vice President of the United States; and

   8. Any person who is or has been a member of the State Board of Elections, the
   Commissioner of Elections, an employee of the Department of Elections, a
   member of a local electoral board pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-106, a general
   registrar pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-110, a deputy registrar or employee in the
   office of the general registrar pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-112, or an officer of
   election pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-115.

C. If the applicant formerly resided in another state, the general registrar
shall send the information contained in the applicant&#8217;s registration
application to the appropriate voter registration official or other authority of
another state where the applicant formerly resided, as prescribed in subdivision
15 of &#xA7; 24.2-114.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 24-28, 24-68; 1952, c. 341; 1958, c. 576; 1960, c. 288;
1962, c. 536; 1968, c. 97; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-22, 24.1-48; 1971, Ex. Sess.,
cc. 205, 247; 1972, c. 620; 1974, c. 428; 1975, c. 515; 1977, c. 490; 1980, c.
639; 1989, c. 138; 1992, c. 433; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c. 250; 1995, c. 314; 1996,
c. 251; 1997, cc. 346, 801; 2001, cc. 612, 626; 2004, c. 184; 2009, cc. 318,
865, 870, 874; 2010, cc. 795, 812; 2012, c. 491; 2013, c. 465; 2015, c. 740;
2016, cc. 630, 633; 2019, c. 342; 2020, cc. 710, 857, 908, 909; 2023, cc. 801,
802; 2024, cc. 309, 787.