Title of Regulation: 1VAC20-40. Voter Registration (adding 1VAC20-40-70).

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

Effective Date: November 1, 2011.

On January 31, 2011, the State Board of Elections adopted this regulation relating to voter registration. The final regulation was published in Volume 27, Issue 13 of the February 28, 2011, edition of the Virginia Register of Regulations (27:13 VA.R. 1484-1485 February 28, 2011) with an effective date upon filing a notice of the United States Attorney General's preclearance with the Registrar of Regulations. The State Board of Elections hereby notices the United States Attorney General's approval of this regulation via a letter dated October 24, 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 November 1, 2011. Copies are available online at http://townhall.virginia.gov/L/ViewXML.cfm?textid=5303; 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.