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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>355814</law_id><section_number>24.2-417.1</section_number><catch_line>Registration residence requirements; presumptions in certain cases</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="64" identifier="24.2">Elections</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="4">Voter Registration</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="4">Registration of Voters</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In determining the <span class="dictionary">residence</span> as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/24.2-101/">24.2-101</a> and the domicile and place of abode of a participant in the American Conservation and Youth Service Corps provided for by federal <span class="dictionary">law</span> (42 U.S.C. &#xA7;&#xA0;12655 et seq.), there shall be a <span class="dictionary">presumption</span> that a participant in the Corps who was domiciled and had a place of abode in Virginia at the time of entering the Corps continues to be domiciled and retains the same place of abode unless the participant expressly states otherwise.</p><p>In determining the <span class="dictionary">residence</span> as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/24.2-101/">24.2-101</a> and domicile and place of abode of a military or merchant marine spouse or dependent, there shall be a <span class="dictionary">presumption</span> that a military or merchant marine spouse or dependent who has established physical presence and a place of abode in the Commonwealth shall also have established domicile in the Commonwealth unless the spouse or dependent expressly states otherwise. Once <span class="dictionary">residence</span> is changed, the military or merchant marine spouse or dependent may not revert to any previous <span class="dictionary">residence</span> without re-establishing new physical presence and <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to remain or return.</p></section></text><history>1995, c. 231; 2006, c. 391.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
