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1997 SESSION

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CHAPTER 805 An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-427 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 24.2-426 of the Code of Virginia, relating to cancellations of voter registrations. [S 1055] Approved April 2, 1997

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 24.2-427 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 24.2-427. Voluntary cancellation of voter registration; cancellation of registration for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote.

Any registered voter may cancel his registration and have his name removed from the central registration records by signing an authorization for cancellation in person at the office of the general registrar or by otherwise submitting an authorization for cancellation, signed by him and notarized, to the general registrar.

The general registrar shall cancel the registration of (i) all persons known by him to be deceased or disqualified to vote by reason of a felony conviction or adjudication of mental incompetency and (ii) all persons for whom a notice has been received, signed by the voter or the registration official of another jurisdiction, that the voter has moved from the county or city. The notice received in clause (ii) shall be considered as a written request from the voter to have his registration cancelled. A voter's registration may be cancelled at any time during the year in which the general registrar discovers that the person is no longer entitled to be registered.

2. That § 24.2-426 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.