Agency
Department of Elections
Board
State Board of Elections
 Electronic Access 
Meeting:
Automatic Voter Registration Work Group Meeting

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 6/24/2026  12:00 pm
Type Both Physical and Electronic 
Location Patrick Henry Building
1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 
Electronic Access https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/243297738478992?p=0EGXITXLScTjUsbg9U
Board Website http://elections.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting
This work group is convened by the Secretary of Administration in compliance with HB 319 and SB 658 which were enacted during the 2026 Session of the General Assembly. This work group will not be led by the State Board of Elections, but members from the Department of Elections will participate. The purpose of the work group is to study the potential move from the Commonwealth's current front-end, opt-out automatic voter registration (AVR) system to a back end, opt-out AVR system. The Work Group will consider the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of back end, opt-out AVR as compared to front-end, opt-out AVR and identify the costs and benefits of implementing back-end, opt-out AVR in the Commonwealth. The Work Group will identify current obstacles to implementation, including the capacity of current technology infrastructure, and estimate potential upfront and ongoing costs of back-end, opt-out AVR.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Ashley Coles  / Deputy Commissioner
Address: Washington Building
1100 Bank Street, First Floor
Richmond, 23219
Email Address: ashley.coles@elections.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)864-8933    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-   
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.