Voting Equipment and Systems

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Voting Equipment and Systems.” It is part of Chapter 6 “The Election”, which is part of Title 24.2 “Elections”. It contains 21 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 21 sections.

§ 24.2-625	Application of Title 24.2 and general law
§ 24.2-625.1	Voting equipment security
§ 24.2-625.2	Wireless communications at polling places
§ 24.2-626	Governing bodies shall acquire electronic voting systems
§ 24.2-626.1	Acquisition and use of accessible voting devices
§ 24.2-627	Electronic voting systems; number required
§ 24.2-628	Repealed
§ 24.2-629	State Board approval process of electronic voting systems
§ 24.2-630	Experimental use of approved systems
§ 24.2-631	Experimental use of voting systems and ballots prior to approval of the system
§ 24.2-632	Voting equipment custodians
§ 24.2-633	Notice of final testing of voting system; sealing equipment
§ 24.2-634	Locking and securing after preparation
§ 24.2-635	Demonstration of equipment
§ 24.2-636	Instruction as to use of equipment
§ 24.2-637	Furniture and equipment to be at polling places
§ 24.2-638	Voting equipment to be in plain view; officers and others not permitted to see actual voting; unlocking counter compartment of equipment, etc
§ 24.2-639	Duties of officers of election
§ 24.2-640	Repealed
§ 24.2-641	Sample ballot
§ 24.2-642	Inoperative equipment