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2023 SESSION
23103097DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 24.2-105.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-105.1. Election and voter participation information on the Internet.
Beginning with the
general election in November 1998, theThe
State Board shall provide information for voters on its website, including (i)
the role of and contact information for the State Board and local electoral
boards; (ii) how and where to register to vote; (iii) how and where to vote,
including information about absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia's voter
identification requirements and acceptable forms of identification, the casting
of ballots, and a means for voters to find their polling place; and (iv) any
laws, regulations, policies, or forms pertaining to any of the information in
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii). The website shall also allow a voter to review
any information about himself that is kept in the statewide voter registration
database.
The State
Board shall implement a system by
which it shall furnish lists of candidates for all
elections in the Commonwealth, and information on proposed constitutional
amendments and statewide referenda prepared pursuant to §§ 30-19.9 and
30-19.10, electronically through the Internet. The Board may list other
referenda issues on the Internet. The lists and information shall be made
available on the Internet as far in advance of the election as practicable and
remain available on the Internet at least until the day after the election.
The State Board shall provide election results and statistical information on its website. The information shall include voter turnout information which shall be calculated as the percentage of active voters who voted excluding voters assigned to inactive status pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 24.2-400 et seq.). The information shall also include the total number of registered voters and the number assigned to inactive status.
At a minimum, the State Board shall provide a version of its website in which all parts required by this section are translated into any language that is spoken by a language minority group covered under subsection A of § 24.2-128. Any page on the State Board's website that is linked to a translated page shall also be translated. The State Board shall review all translated portions of its website for accuracy and make appropriate updates prior to the start of early voting for every primary and general election held in Virginia.