A. The State Board shall promulgate regulations and standards necessary to ensure the security and integrity of the Virginia voter registration system and the supporting technologies utilized by the counties and cities to maintain and record registrant information. The State Board shall, in consultation with representatives of local government information technology professionals and general registrars, update the security standards at least annually. Such review shall be completed by November 30 each year.
B. The electoral board of each county and city that utilizes supporting technologies to maintain and record registrant information shall develop and annually update written plans and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of those supporting technologies. All plans and procedures shall be in compliance with the security standards established by the State Board pursuant to subsection A. Each electoral board shall report annually by March 1 to the Department of Elections on its security plans and procedures. The general registrar and the Department of Elections shall provide assistance to the electoral board, upon request by the electoral board.
C. In accordance with the process prescribed by the State Board, the Department of Elections may limit access to the Virginia voter registration system by any county or city that has failed to comply with the provisions of subsection B or the security standards established by the State Board pursuant to subsection A. Such access shall be limited as necessary in order to address and resolve any security risks or to enforce compliance with the provisions of subsection B or the security standards established by the State Board. Prior to restricting access to Virginia voter registration system by any county or city, the Department of Elections shall provide notice to the county or city of the failure to comply with the provisions of subsection A or B and the county or city shall have seven days to correct any deficiencies. The Department of Elections may provide technical assistance to any county or city upon request by the county or city.
D. Records of the State Board or of a local electoral board, to the extent such records describe protocols for maintaining the security of the Virginia voter registration system and the supporting technologies utilized to maintain and record registrant information, the release of which would compromise the security of the Virginia voter registration system, shall be confidential and excluded from inspection and copying under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).
E. The State Board or a local electoral board may hold a closed meeting pursuant to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) for the purpose of discussing protocols for maintaining the security of the Virginia voter registration system and the supporting technologies utilized to maintain and record registrant information, where discussion of such matters in open meeting would compromise the security of the Virginia voter registration system. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize a closed meeting to discuss any breach of security of the Virginia voter registration system.
F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the release of information concerning any breach of security of the Virginia voter registration system.
2019, c. 426.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 4 - Voter Registration
§ 24.2-400. Persons entitled to register and vote
§ 24.2-401. Persons moving from precinct
§ 24.2-402. Persons moving from Commonwealth fewer than thirty days before presidential election
§ 24.2-403. Persons under 18 years of age
§ 24.2-403.1. (Effective October 1, 2022) Preregistration of persons 16 years of age or older
§ 24.2-404. (Effective until October 1, 2022) Duties of Department of Elections
§ 24.2-404. (Effective October 1, 2022) Duties of Department of Elections
§ 24.2-404.3. Duty of Department of Elections; verification of registered voter lists
§ 24.2-404.4. Exchange of registered voter lists with other states
§ 24.2-405. Lists of registered voters
§ 24.2-406. Lists of persons voting at elections
§ 24.2-407. Statement for persons receiving lists of persons registered or voting; penalties
§ 24.2-407.1. Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof
§ 24.2-410. Clerks of circuit courts to furnish lists of certain adjudications
§ 24.2-410.1. Citizenship status; Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish lists of noncitizens
§ 24.2-410.2. Security of the Virginia voter registration system
§ 24.2-411. Office of the general registrar
§ 24.2-411.2. State-designated voter registration agencies
§ 24.2-411.3. Registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers
§ 24.2-412. Other locations and times for voter registration
§ 24.2-413. Accessible registration locations
§ 24.2-414. Final registration day
§ 24.2-414.1. Closing time of registration sites on final day
§ 24.2-415. Notice of times and locations for registration
§ 24.2-415.1. Persons authorized to receive voter registration applications
§ 24.2-416. Closing registration records before elections
§ 24.2-416.1. Voter registration by mail
§ 24.2-416.2. Mail voter registration application forms
§ 24.2-416.3. Distribution of mail voter registration application forms
§ 24.2-416.4. Return of mail voter registration applications
§ 24.2-416.5. Social security number or parts thereof not to be disclosed
§ 24.2-416.7. Application for voter registration by electronic means
§ 24.2-417. Persons to be registered
§ 24.2-417.1. Registration residence requirements; presumptions in certain cases
§ 24.2-418. Application for registration
§ 24.2-418.1. Receipt for voter registration applicants
§ 24.2-419. Extended time for certain persons to register by mail
§ 24.2-420.1. (Effective October 1, 2022) Extended time for persons to register in person
§ 24.2-422. Appeal of person denied registration
§ 24.2-423. Notice of change of name of registered voter
§ 24.2-424. Change of registered voter's address within the Commonwealth; pilot project
§ 24.2-428.1. Other procedures for assigning registered voters to inactive status
§ 24.2-428.2. Return of registered voter to active status
§ 24.2-430. Appeal from decision of registrar
§ 24.2-431. Petition to court objecting to registration
§ 24.2-432. Notice to person objected to and decision of court
§ 24.2-433. Appeal from decision of court
§ 24.2-434. Presumption if petition not brought within six months of registration
§ 24.2-435. Cancellation records to be retained for specified periods
§ 24.2-445. Registration records controlling in event of conflict
§ 24.2-446. Reconstruction of destroyed registration records