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Any officer of election assisting with the closing of the precinct and reporting the results of the votes at the precinct shall be required to report to the precinct at least one hour prior to the closing of the precinct. However, the chief officer and the assistant chief officer, appointed pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-115 to represent the two political parties, shall be on duty at all times. The electoral board or general registrar may provide for the administration of the oath of office provided for in \u00a7 24.2-120 and the oath required in \u00a7 24.2-611 to be kept with the pollbook at times convenient for officers of election assigned to work only a portion of the time that the precinct is open on election day.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304236,"text":"The electoral board or general registrar may provide that the officers of election for one or more precincts may be assigned to work all or a portion of the time that the precinct is open on election day or reassigned to another precinct for the remaining portion of election day, as needed. Any officer of election assisting with the closing of the precinct and reporting the results of the votes at the precinct shall be required to report to the precinct at least one hour prior to the closing of the precinct. However, the chief officer and the assistant chief officer, appointed pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-115 to represent the two political parties, shall be on duty at all times. The electoral board or general registrar may provide for the administration of the oath of office provided for in \u00a7 24.2-120 and the oath required in \u00a7 24.2-611 to be kept with the pollbook at times convenient for officers of election assigned to work only a portion of the time that the precinct is open on election day.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13930,"edition_id":1,"name":"Officers of Election","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13929,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","permalink":{"id":187261,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13930,"identifier":"5","token":"24.2\/1\/5","url":"\/24.2\/1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13929,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions and Administration","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","permalink":{"id":187151,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13929,"identifier":"1","token":"24.2\/1","url":"\/24.2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":57939,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-115","catch_line":"Appointment, qualifications, and terms of officers of election","url":"\/24.2-115\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115","metadata":false},{"id":84913,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-115.1","catch_line":"Officers of election; hours of service","url":"\/24.2-115.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115.1","metadata":false},{"id":72523,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-115.2","catch_line":"Officers of election; required training","url":"\/24.2-115.2\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115.2","metadata":false},{"id":54984,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-116","catch_line":"Compensation of officers; volunteer officers","url":"\/24.2-116\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-116","metadata":false},{"id":86341,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-117","catch_line":"Request for removal of officer of election","url":"\/24.2-117\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-117","metadata":false},{"id":81190,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-118","catch_line":"Appointments when officers fail to serve","url":"\/24.2-118\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-118","metadata":false},{"id":76038,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-118.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/24.2-118.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-118.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":57939,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-115","catch_line":"Appointment, qualifications, and terms of officers of election","url":"\/24.2-115\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":72523,"structure_id":13930,"section_number":"24.2-115.2","catch_line":"Officers of election; required training","url":"\/24.2-115.2\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115.2","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-115.1\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 549<\/a> and 572<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 623<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 396<\/a>, 865<\/a>, 870<\/a>, and 874<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 444<\/a> and 462<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 18<\/a> and 492<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57939,"section_number":"24.2-115","catch_line":"Appointment, qualifications, and terms of officers of election","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-115\/"},{"id":63360,"section_number":"24.2-120","catch_line":"Oath of office","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-120\/"},{"id":74260,"section_number":"24.2-611","catch_line":"Form and signing of pollbooks; records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-611\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187267,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84913,"identifier":"24.2-115.1","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115.1","url":"\/24.2-115.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-115.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Officers of election; hours of service","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-115.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The electoral board<\/span> or general registrar<\/span> may provide that the officers of election for one or more precincts<\/span> may be assigned to work all or a portion of the time that the precinct<\/span> is open on election day or reassigned to another precinct<\/span> for the remaining portion of election day, as needed. Any officer of election<\/span> assisting with the closing of the precinct<\/span> and reporting the results of the votes at the precinct<\/span> shall be required to report to the precinct<\/span> at least one hour prior to the closing of the precinct<\/span>. However, the chief officer and the assistant chief officer, appointed pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-115<\/a> to represent the two political parties, shall be on duty at all times. The electoral board<\/span> or general registrar<\/span> may provide for the administration of the oath<\/span> of office provided for in \u00a7 24.2-120<\/a> and the oath<\/span> required in \u00a7 24.2-611<\/a> to be kept with the pollbook at times convenient for officers of election assigned to work only a portion of the time that the precinct<\/span> is open on election day.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFICERS OF ELECTION; HOURS OF SERVICE (\u00a7 24.2-115.1)\n\nThe electoral board or general registrar may provide that the officers of\nelection for one or more precincts may be assigned to work all or a portion of\nthe time that the precinct is open on election day or reassigned to another\nprecinct for the remaining portion of election day, as needed. Any officer of\nelection assisting with the closing of the precinct and reporting the results of\nthe votes at the precinct shall be required to report to the precinct at least\none hour prior to the closing of the precinct. However, the chief officer and\nthe assistant chief officer, appointed pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-115 to represent the\ntwo political parties, shall be on duty at all times. The electoral board or\ngeneral registrar may provide for the administration of the oath of office\nprovided for in \u00a7 24.2-120 and the oath required in \u00a7 24.2-611 to be kept with\nthe pollbook at times convenient for officers of election assigned to work only\na portion of the time that the precinct is open on election day.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, cc. 549, 572; 2001, c. 623; 2009, cc. 396, 865, 870, 874; 2013,\ncc. 444, 462; 2016, cc. 18, 492.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}