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HOUSE BILL NO. 1340
Offered January 21, 2004
A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-403 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voting by persons under age 18.
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Patron-- Alexander
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 24.2-403 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 24.2-403. Persons under 18 years of age.

Any person who is otherwise qualified and will be eighteen 18 years of age at the next general election shall be permitted to register in advance and also vote in any intervening primary or special election. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age at the next November general presidential election shall be permitted to register in advance of and also vote in any intervening presidential primary and any other primary held on the same day as the presidential primary.