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Virginia Statutes § 24.2-711 Duties of electoral board, general registrar, and officers of election

⤴ Up to Chapter 7: Absentee Voting

Statute Text

A. Before the polls open, the officers of election at each precinct shall mark, for each person on the absentee voter applicant list, the letters "AB" (meaning absentee ballot) in the voting record column on the pollbook. The pollbook may be so marked prior to election day by the general registrar, the secretary of the electoral board, or staff under the direction of the general registrar or the secretary, or when the pollbook is produced by the State Board pursuant to § 24.2-404 . If the pollbook has been marked prior to election day, before the polls open the officers of election at each precinct shall check the marks for accuracy and make any additions or corrections required.
The chief officer of election shall keep the copy of the absentee voter applicant list in the polling place as a public record open for inspection upon request at all times while the polls are open.
B. Before noon on the day following the election, the general registrar shall deliver all applications for absentee ballots for the election, under seal, to the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city, except that the general registrar may retain all applications for absentee ballots until the electoral board has ascertained the results of the election pursuant to § 24.2-671 , and has determined the validity of and counted all provisional ballots pursuant to § 24.2-653.01 , at which point all applications shall then be delivered, under seal, to the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city. The clerk shall retain the sealed applications with the counted ballots.
C. The secretary of the electoral board shall deliver all absentee ballots received after the election to the clerk of the circuit court.

Source

Code 1950, §§ 24-330 , 24-338 , 24-338.1 , 24-339 , 24-340 , 24-341 , 24-342 , 24-345.8 ; 1952, c. 509; 1954, cc. 511, 523, 539; 1956, c. 525; 1962, c. 536; 1964, c. 557; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-231 , 24.1-234 ; 1972, c. 621; 1974, c. 428, § 24.1-233.1 ; 1978, c. 778; 1981, c. 425; 1988, cc. 624, 691; 1991, c. 3; 1993, c. 641; 2001, c. 799; 2002, cc. 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015; 2006, c. 283; 2013 , c. 501 ; 2014 , cc. 453 , 574 , 575 ; 2017 , c. 276 ; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 471, 522.

History

Amended by Acts 2021SP1 c. 522 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2021 .

Amended by Acts 2021SP1 c. 471 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2021 .

Amended by Acts 2017 c. 276 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2017 .

Amended by Acts 2014 c. 575 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2014 .

Amended by Acts 2014 c. 574 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2014 .

Amended by Acts 2014 c. 453 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2014 .

Amended by Acts 2013 c. 501 , § 1 , eff. 7/1/2013 .

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