CODE OF VIRGINIA

OTHER LOCATIONS AND TIMES FOR VOTER REGISTRATION (§ 24.2-412)

A. In addition to voter registration locations provided for in §§ 24.2-411,
24.2-411.1, and 24.2-411.2, opportunities for voter registration may be provided
at other agency offices, business offices, establishments and occasional sites
open to the general public, and shall be provided as required by this section.
Voter registration shall be conducted only in public places open to the general
public and at preannounced hours. Assistant registrars should serve during such
hours and at such places. The conduct of voter registration by the general
registrar or an assistant registrar in public places at preannounced hours shall
not be deemed solicitation of registration.

B. The general registrar is authorized to set within his jurisdiction ongoing
locations and times for registration in local or state government agency offices
or in businesses or other establishments open to the general public, subject to
the approval of, and pursuant to an agreement with, the head of the government
agency, the owner or manager of the business or establishment, or the designee
of either. The agreement shall provide for the appointment of employees of the
agency, business, or establishment to serve as assistant registrars and shall be
in writing and approved by the local electoral board prior to
implementation.Employees of the agency, business, or establishment who are
appointed to serve as assistant registrars may be nonresidents of the
jurisdiction they are appointed to serve, provided that (i) they are qualified
voters of the Commonwealth and (ii) they serve only at their place of employment
within the jurisdiction they are appointed to serve.

C. The general registrar or electoral board may set additional occasional sites
and times for registration within the jurisdiction. A multi-family residential
building not usually open to the public may be used as an occasional
registration site so long as the public has free access to the site during the
time for registering voters.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 24-74 through 24-76, 24-78; 1963, Ex. Sess., c. 2;
1970, c. 462, § 24.1-49; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1984, c. 480; 1985, c.
530; 1986, c. 248, § 24.1-45.2; 1987, c. 478; 1988, c. 305; 1989, c. 743; 1991,
cc. 42, 136; 1993, c. 641; 1996, cc. 72, 73; 1997, cc. 523, 539.