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2012 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 24.2-406 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-406. Persons who may obtain lists of persons voting at primaries and elections.
A. The State Board shall furnish to candidates, elected
officials, or political party chairmen and
to no one else, on request and,
at a reasonable price, lists for their districts of
persons who voted at any primary, special, or general election held in the four
preceding years to (i) candidates for election
or political party nomination to further
their candidacy, (ii) political party committees
or officials thereof for political purposes
only, (iii) political action committees that
have filed a current statement of organization
with the State Board pursuant to §
24.2-949.2 or with the Federal Elections
Commission pursuant to federal law, for
political purposes only, (iv) incumbent officeholders
to report to their constituents, and (v)
members of the public or a nonprofit
organization seeking to promote voter participation
and registration by means of a communication
or mailing without intimidation or pressure
exerted on the recipient, for that purpose
only. Such lists shall be furnished to
no one else and shall be used only for campaign and
political purposes and for reporting to constituents.
B. The State Board shall furnish to the Chief Election Officer of another state, on request and at a reasonable price, lists of persons who voted at any primary, special, or general election held for the four preceding years. Such lists shall be used only for the purpose of maintenance of voter registration systems and shall be transmitted in accordance with security policies approved by the State Board of Elections.
C. In no event shall any list furnished under this section contain the social security number, or any part thereof, of any registered voter, except for a list furnished to the Chief Election Officer of another state permitted to use social security numbers, or any parts thereof, that provides for the use of such numbers on applications for voter registration in accordance with federal law, for maintenance of voter registration systems.
D. Any list furnished under this section shall contain the post office box address in lieu of the residence street address for any individual who has furnished at the time of registration or subsequently, in addition to his street address, a post office box address pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-418.