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CHAPTER 909 An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-1007 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; offenses; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration; penalty. [H 113] Approved April 13, 2026 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 24.2-1007 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 24.2-1007. Soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure vote or registration. A. No person shall solicit or accept directly or indirectly any money or any thing of value (i) to influence his or another's vote in any election or (ii) in exchange for his or another's decision to register or not register to vote. Any person violating the provisions of this section [shall] [be] is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. B. This section shall not be construed to apply to any of the following: 1. Transportation to or from a voting or voter registration location; 2. Items of de minimis value that are not cash or cash equivalents; 3. Granting time off to an employee to vote or register to vote; or 4. Paying a person a wage to conduct a voter registration drive. C. This section applies to any election and to any method used by a political party for selection of its nominees and for selection of delegates to its conventions and meetings.
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