Constitution of Virginia
Article II - Franchise and Officers
Section 4. Powers and duties of General Assembly.
The General Assembly shall establish a uniform system for permanent
registration of voters pursuant to this Constitution, including
provisions for appeal by any person denied registration, correction
of illegal or fraudulent registrations, penalties for illegal,
fraudulent, or false registrations, proper transfer of all registered
voters, and cancellation of registrations in other jurisdictions
of persons who apply to register to vote in the Commonwealth.
The General Assembly shall provide for maintenance of accurate
and current registration records and may provide for the cancellation
of registrations for such purpose.
The General Assembly shall provide for the nomination of candidates,
shall regulate the time, place, manner, conduct, and administration
of primary, general, and special elections, and shall have power
to make any other law regulating elections not inconsistent with
this Constitution.
The amendment ratified November 8, 1994 and effective January
1, 1995—In paragraph one, after "fraudulent registrations,",
added "penalties for illegal, fraudulent, or false registrations,"
and replaced "shall provide for cancellation" with "may
provide for the cancellation". Deleted provision for canceling
a voter’s registration for not having voted for four years,
allowing the General Assembly to revise laws for canceling a person’s
registration for not voting. Deleted a paragraph relating to registration
and voting by absentee application and ballot for those in the
armed forces or temporarily employed out of the country, and for
other qualified voters. [The amendment to this section ratified
November 2, 1976 and effective January 1, 1977 and the amendment
to this section ratified November 4, 1986 and effective July 1,
1987 were superseded by the 1994 amendment.]