Virginia § 24.2-662 - Procedure when paper ballots exceed names on pollbooks
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 24.2-662 — Procedure when paper ballots exceed names on pollbooks, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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 ballots left in the container to the number of such names on the pollbooks. The drawn ballots shall be set aside and not counted.
Code 1950, § 24-263; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-139; 1983, c. 461; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24.2-662 ("Procedure when paper ballots exceed names on pollbooks") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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