Title of Regulation: 1VAC20-40. Voter Registration (adding 1VAC20-40-80).

Statutory Authority: § 24.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: September 30, 2011.

On July 6, 2011, the State Board of Elections adopted this regulation relating to requirements for registering to vote using the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). The final regulation was published in Volume 27, Issue 24 of the August 1, 2011, edition of the Virginia Register of Regulations (27:24 VA.R. 2581 August 1, 2011) with an effective date upon filing a notice of the United States Attorney General's preclearance with the Registrar of Regulations or September 1, 2011, whichever is later. The State Board of Elections hereby notices the United States Attorney General's approval of this regulation via a letter dated September 23, 2011, from T. Christian Herren, Jr., Chief, Voting Section, to Joshua N. Lief, Esq., Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of Virginia. The effective date of this regulation is September 30, 2011. Copies are available online at http://townhall.virginia.gov/L/ViewStage.cfm?stageid=5940; by telephone toll-free 1-800-552-9745 or local (804) 864-8910; by written request to FOIA Coordinator, 1100 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219; or by email request to foia@sbe.virginia.gov.

Agency Contact: Martha Brissette, Policy Analyst, State Board of Elections, 1100 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-8925, FAX (804) 786-0760, or email martha.brissette@sbe.virginia.gov.