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2003 SESSION


CHAPTER 969
An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-415 of the Code of Virginia, relating to notice of times and places for voter registration.
[H 1590]
Approved April 2, 2003

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 24.2-415 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 24.2-415. Notice of times and locations for registration.

In January each year, each A. The general registrar shall give notice for that year of all scheduled dates, hours, and localities for voter registration. In addition, he shall give a separate notice of the date, hours, and locations for registration on the final day of registration at least ten 10 days before each final day. The annual notice and the notice for the final day shall each be posted at the courthouse and published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city.

Three At least three days' advance notice shall be given for additional other times and locations not listed in the annual schedule for voter registration. This notice shall be either published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city, published on an official website for the county or city, or announced at least twice on a television station serving the county or city.

B. Notice shall not be required for (i) the regular office hours for the general registrar's office or any other office normally staffed by one or more registrars, (ii) any office or location offering voter registration services or forms in the normal course of its daily business, or (iii) any other location at which mail applications are offered under Article 3.1 (§ 24.2-416.1 et seq.) of this chapter but no registrar, nor any person authorized to receive voter registration applications pursuant to § 24.2-415.1, is present.