                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VOTER WHO IS CHALLENGED; HOW CHALLENGE TRIED (§ 24.2-651)

Any qualified voter may, and the officers of election shall, challenge the vote
of any person who is listed on the pollbook but is known or suspected not to be
a qualified voter.		The individual making the challenge shall complete and sign
the following statement on a form provided by the State Board:		&#8220;I do
hereby state, subject to penalties for hindering, intimidating, or interfering
with a qualified voter pursuant to § 24.2-607, that I am a qualified voter of
this Commonwealth or an officer of election and that, to the best of my
knowledge, information, and belief, _______________ is not a qualified voter of
this precinct by reason of (please check each of the following reasons that is
applicable):

1. The named person is not a citizen of the United States;

2. The named person is not now 18 years of age or, in the case of a primary
election or a special election held on a date other that a general election
date, will not reach the age of 18 before the next general election;

3. The named person is not a resident of the Commonwealth (or, if he has not
been a resident of the Commonwealth within the preceding 30 days, he is
attempting to vote for an office or issue other than electors of President and
Vice President of the United States);

4. The named person is not a resident of this precinct (or he has not been a
resident of this precinct since the second preceding general federal election
and has not continued to be a resident of this county or city and this
congressional district);

5. The named person is not a resident of the town in the case of a town
election;

6. The named person has been disqualified from voting by the Constitution and
laws of the Commonwealth and this disqualification has not been removed by
proper authority;

7. The named person is not the identical person he represents himself to be; or

8. The named person has voted in this election at this or another voting place
(state when and where the named person previously voted in this election:
_______________).&#8221;
			Upon receipt of a signed challenge from a qualified voter or officer of
election, an officer of election shall explain to the challenged voter the
qualifications of a voter and may examine him concerning his
qualifications.			The officers of election are hereby authorized to administer
the necessary oath or affirmation to any witness brought before them to testify
as to the qualifications of any person offering to vote.			If the person being
challenged insists that he is qualified and the challenge is not withdrawn, one
of the officers shall give him a form containing the following
statement:			&#8220;I do hereby state, subject to felony penalties for making
false statements pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-1016, that I am a citizen of the United
States, that I am at least 18 years of age (or will be on the __________ day of
__________, _____) that I am a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia (or that
I have been a resident of this Commonwealth within the preceding 30 days and am
voting only for electors of President and Vice President of the United States),
and that, according to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, I am
not disqualified from voting by the Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth;
that my full name is _______________; that in such name I was duly registered as
a voter of this precinct; that I am now or at some time since the last November
general election have been an actual resident of this precinct or that I have
been an actual resident of this precinct at some time since the second preceding
general federal election and have been and continue to be a resident of this
county or city and this congressional district; if I am voting in a town
election today, that I am currently a resident of that town; that I am the
identical person I represent myself to be; and that I have not voted in this
election at this or any voting place and will not vote in this election at any
other voting place.&#8221;			If the person challenged refuses to sign the
statement, he shall not be permitted to vote. If, however, he signs the
statement, he shall be permitted to vote on the voting system in use at the
precinct, unless he is required to cast a provisional ballot pursuant to &#xA7;
24.2-651.1.			When the voter has signed the statement and is permitted to vote,
the officers of election shall mark his name on the pollbook with the first or
next consecutive number from the voter count form, or shall enter that the voter
has voted if the pollbook is in electronic form, and shall indicate on the
pollbook that he has signed the required statement in accordance with the
instructions of the State Board.			If the envelope containing a voted absentee
ballot has been properly signed by the voter, such ballot shall not be subject
to challenge pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 24-253, 24-254, 24-325; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-133;
1971, Ex. Sess., c. 265; 1972, c. 620; 1977, c. 490; 1978, c. 778; 1980, c. 639;
1981, c. 425; 1983, c. 461; 1993, c. 641; 1997, c. 346; 2003, c. 1015; 2007, c.
375; 2012, cc. 838, 839.