Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-1016 (2026)

False statements; penalties

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Any willfully false material statement or entry made by any person in any statement, form, or report required by this title shall constitute the crime of election fraud and be punishable as a Class 5 felony. Any preprinted statement, form, or report shall include a statement of such unlawful conduct and the penalty provided in this section.

Code 1950, § 24-68; 1952, c. 341; 1958, c. 576; 1960, c. 288; 1962, c. 536; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-48, 24.1-279; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 205; 1972, c. 620; 1974, c. 428; 1975, c. 515; 1977, c. 490; 1978, c. 778; 1980, c. 639; 1989, c. 138; 1992, c. 433; 1993, c. 641.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Williams v. Commonwealth, 595 S.E.2d 497 (Va. Ct. App. 2004).

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Williams v. Commonwealth, 595 S.E.2d 497 (Va. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 36× “Alvin Kurt Williams (appellant) appeals from his conviction for election fraud in violation of Code § 24.2-1016. On appeal, he contends the Commonwealth was required to prove as an element of the offense that the voter registration form he signed included a warning that a…”

Waldrop v. Commonwealth, 495 S.E.2d 822 (Va. 1998). · cites it 2× “1-279 (now Code § 24.2-1016) provided, in pertinent part, that “[a]ny wilfully false, fraudulent, or misleading statement or entry made by any person in any statement or account under oath required by [Title 24.”

Waldrop v. Commonwealth, 478 S.E.2d 723 (Va. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “(1985) (amended and recodified at Code § 24.2-1016 (1993)). 5 . Code § 24.1-251-263.”

Lux v. Judd, 842 F. Supp. 2d 895 (E.D. Va. 2012). · cites it 4× “An additional statutory safeguard available to police petition circulators is Virginia Code Section 24.2-1016. This statute provides that Any willfully false material statement or entry made by any person in any statement, form, or report required by [the election laws of…”

Parson v. Alcorn, 157 F. Supp. 3d 479 (E.D. Va. 2016). “§ 24.2-1016). On January 4, 2016, counsel for Plaintiffs filed a demand letter with the SBE, arguing that the Statement violated the Voting Rights Act, the Equal Protection Clause, the First Amendment, and Virginia Code § 24.”

Debra Ann Wilson v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 11× “Debra Ann Wilson appeals her conviction for election fraud in violation of Code § 24.2-1016. On appeal, she argues that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction because it failed to prove that she made a willfully false statement on her voter registration form…”

Bernard Lester Waller a/k/a Bernard Rease v. CW (Va. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 7× “Bernard Lester Waller appeals from a conviction of using a false name and social security number on a voter registration application in violation of Code § 24.2-1016. Appellant contends the trial judge erred by (i) adversely considering his failure to testify, (ii) improperly…”

White v. Miyares (E.D. Va. 2025). · cites it 2× “) Plaintiff was indicted for two felonies and one misdemeanor: “False material statement or entry required by law ( Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-1016 ),” “Corrupt conduct as an elected official ( Va.”

White v. Miyares (E.D. Va. 2025). · cites it 2× “2 title of the Virginia Code, in violation of Section 24.2-1016 of the Code of Virginia.”

League of Women Voters of Virginia v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections (W.D. Va. 2020). “2-705 (“The designated representative shall complete a statement, subject to felony penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that (i) he is the designated representative of the requesting voter; (ii) he personally delivered the ballot to the voter who…”

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