Mahan v. National Conservative Political Action Committee

The members of the State Board of Elections1 appeal a declaratory judgment which held unconstitutional a statute defining and restricting the entities entitled to obtain copies of the Board’s computerized statewide list of registered voters.

FACTS

Since 1973,2 the Board has been required by Code § 24.1-23(1) to maintain a statewide central roster of registered voters, which lists all qualified voters in the Commonwealth by city or county and by precinct. Code § 24.1-23(4) requires the Board, prior to any election, to furnish the general registrar of each city and *333county with the list of…