Virginia § 24.2-457 - Methods of registering to vote
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 24.2-457 — Methods of registering to vote, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24.2-457. Methods of registering to vote
A. To apply to register to vote, in addition to any other approved method, a covered voter may use a federal postcard application.
B. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot to apply to register to vote simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the applicable deadline for registration. If the declaration is received after that date, it must be treated as an application to register to vote for subsequent elections.
C. The electoral board shall ensure that the system described in subsection C of § 24.2-455 is capable of accepting both a federal postcard application and any other approved registration application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the system or any other approved method to register to vote.
2012, c. 353.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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