Voter registration; preregistration for persons age 16 or older, effective clause.

Voter registration; preregistration for personsage 16 or older. Permits a person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote and is 16 years of age or older, but who will notbe 18 years of age on or before the day of the next general election,to preregister to vote. The preregistration does not entitle sucha person to vote in any election except as already permitted by law.The bill requires the Department of Elections to maintain a recordof all preregistered voters in the Virginia voter registration system,which shall automatically register a person who is preregisteredupon that person reaching 18 years or age or becoming eligible foradvance registration as already permitted by law, whichever comesfirst. The bill requires the Department to provide to the generalregistrars voter confirmation documents for such voters.