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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>355945</law_id><section_number>24.2-623</section_number><catch_line>Ballot containers to be supplied by governing bodies; construction and custody</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="64" identifier="24.2">Elections</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="7" identifier="6">The Election</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Ballots</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The governing body of each county and city shall provide a ballot container for each <span class="dictionary">precinct</span>. The container shall have a lock and key and an opening of sufficient size to admit a single folded or unfolded ballot and no more. The containers shall be kept by the <span class="dictionary">electoral boards</span> for use in the <span class="dictionary">precincts</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 24-241; 1970, c. 462, &#xA7; 24.1-123; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2014, cc. 540, 576.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
