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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>355948</law_id><section_number>24.2-625.2</section_number><catch_line>Wireless communications at polling places</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="3" identifier="3">Voting Equipment and Systems</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There shall be no wireless communications on <span class="dictionary">election</span> day, while the polls are open, between or among voting machines within the <span class="dictionary">polling place</span> or between any voting machine within the <span class="dictionary">polling place</span> and any equipment outside the <span class="dictionary">polling place</span>. For purposes of this section, the term wireless communication shall mean the ability to transfer information via electromagnetic waves without the use of electrical conductors.</p><p>The provisions of this section shall not apply to voting machines purchased by any locality before July 1, 2007.</p><p>The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the operation of electronic pollbook devices at <span class="dictionary">polling places</span> on <span class="dictionary">election</span> day.</p></section></text><history>2007, cc. 939, 943; 2008, cc. 87, 393.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
