§ 24.2-656. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 1015.
§ 24.2-657. Determination of vote on voting systems
In the presence of all persons who may be present lawfully at the time, giving full view of the voting systems or printed return sheets, the officers of election shall determine and announce the results as shown by the counters or printed return sheets, including the votes recorded for each office on the write-in ballots, […]
§ 24.2-658. Machines with printed return sheets; disposition of sheets
If machines that print returns are used, the printed inspection sheet and two copies of the printed return sheet containing the results of the election for each machine shall be inserted in the envelope containing the statement of results by the officers of election and sealed and returned as required by § 24.2-668. The printed […]
§ 24.2-659. Locking voting systems after election and delivering keys to clerk; printed returns as evidence
A. If the voting system is secured by the use of equipment keys, after the officers of election lock and seal each machine, the equipment keys shall be enclosed in an envelope that shall be sealed and have endorsed thereon a certificate of an officer of election stating the election precinct, the number of each […]
§ 24.2-660. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2004, cc. 993 and 1010.
§ 24.2-661. Detection and setting aside of double ballots
After the votes on all voting and counting equipment have been determined and recorded, the officers of election shall proceed to examine and count the paper ballots to ascertain if any double ballots have been cast, and whether the number of ballots corresponds with the number of names on the pollbooks of persons who voted […]
§ 24.2-662. Procedure when paper ballots exceed names on pollbooks
If the ballots in the container exceed the number of names on the pollbooks of persons who voted on paper ballots, all ballots shall be replaced in the ballot container. Then, after the container is well shaken, an officer of election, being blindfolded, shall withdraw a sufficient number of ballots to reduce the number of […]
§ 24.2-663. When ballot void
If a printed ballot is found to have been voted for a greater number of names for any one office than the number of persons required to fill the office, or if the title of the office is erased, the ballot shall be considered void as to all the names designated to fill such office, […]
§ 24.2-664. Reduction in number of ballots
Whenever the number of ballots is reduced by fraudulent or void ballots below the number of names of qualified voters on the pollbooks who voted on paper ballots, the cause of such reduction shall be stated in the space provided on the statement of results. Code 1950, § 24-624; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-141; 1981, […]
§ 24.2-665. How paper ballots counted
A. When the number of paper ballots to be counted has been verified, the officers shall proceed to ascertain the number of votes cast by paper ballots for each person and for and against each question. The votes on all ballots for all offices and questions shall be counted. As soon as all ballots are […]
§ 24.2-666. Procedures to account for paper ballots
The State Board shall prescribe appropriate forms and procedures for use by the local electoral boards, general registrars, and officers of election to account for all paper ballots, used and unused. 1988, cc. 291, 318, § 24.1-143.1; 1993, c. 641.
§ 24.2-667. Completion of statement of results
At the conclusion of determining the votes cast on voting devices and paper ballots, the officers of election shall verify that all required data has been accurately entered, sign both copies of the statement of results, and affirm that the statement is complete and the information thereon is true and correct. Code 1950, §§ 24-246, […]
§ 24.2-667.1. Reporting of results; absentee votes
The general registrar shall report to the Department for each precinct in his locality the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to such precinct. Results from absentee voting and voting at the precinct on election day shall be reported separately. The general registrar shall also report to the Department of Elections […]
§ 24.2-668. Pollbooks, statements of results, and ballots to be sealed and delivered to clerk or general registrar
A. After ascertaining the results and before adjourning, the officers shall put the pollbooks, the duplicate statements of results, and any printed inspection and return sheets in the envelopes provided by the State Board. The officers shall seal the envelopes and direct them to the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city. […]
§ 24.2-669. Clerk to keep ballots; inspection; destruction
The clerk to whom the counted and uncounted ballots are delivered shall, without breaking the seal, deposit them in a secure place in his office, where they shall be kept for the time required by this section. He shall not allow the ballots to be inspected except (i) by an authorized representative of the State […]
§ 24.2-670. Clerk to send for books and ballots if not delivered by officers
If the officers of election fail to deliver the materials to the clerk of the circuit court, or to the principal office of the general registrar, as required by § 24.2-668 before the time for the electoral board to meet and open the returns, the clerk of the circuit court shall dispatch, to obtain such […]
§ 24.2-671. Electoral board to meet and ascertain results; conclusiveness of results
Each electoral board shall meet at the clerk’s or general registrar’s office of the county or city for which they are appointed at or before 5:00 p.m. on the day after any election. The board may adjourn to another room of sufficient size in a public building to ascertain the results, and may adjourn as […]
§ 24.2-671.1. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2022, cc. 443 and 444, cl. 6.
§ 24.2-671.2. Risk-limiting audits
A. For the purposes of this section: “Contested race” means an election for an office where more names appear on the ballot then there are vacancies to be filled or a statewide referendum or proposed constitutional amendment. “Risk limit” means the largest probability that the risk-limiting audit will fail to correct an election outcome that […]
§ 24.2-672. Electoral board to correct irregularities in returns of officers of election
While ascertaining the results of an election, the electoral board may find that there are irregularities or informalities in the returns of the officers of election which can be cured by amending or correcting the returns. Then the board immediately shall summon, to appear before the board on the date of the summons or the […]