Virginia Statutes § 24.2-622 Unofficial sample ballots
Statute Text
Sample ballots not authorized by electoral boards and provided by electoral boards or general registrars to precincts pursuant to §
24.2-641
are permitted to be printed and circulated, which includes publication in newspapers or on the Internet.
Such sample ballots shall not be printed on white paper and shall include on their face the words "sample ballot" in a font size no smaller than 24 point.
All sample ballots, excepting those official sample ballots authorized by electoral boards and provided by electoral boards or general registrars to precincts pursuant to §
24.2-641
, are advertisements for purposes of Chapter 9.5 (§
24.2-955
et seq.). Voters may take sample ballots into the voting booth or enclosure, but shall not give, tender, or exhibit such sample ballot to any person, other than an assistant designated under §
24.2-649
, while inside the polling place or within the prohibited area designated by §
24.2-604
.
Source
Code 1950, § 24-240 ; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-122 ; 1974, c. 428; 1979, c. 265; 1993, c. 641; 2002, c. 487; 2003, c. 1015; 2005, c. 370; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2020 , c. 283 .
History
Amended by Acts 2020 c. 283 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2020 .
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