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However, any electoral board and general registrar may instead require that the officers of election complete the online training course provided by the State Board pursuant to subsection D of § 24.2-103. Each officer of election shall receive such training, or complete the online training course, before the first election in which he will be serving as an officer of election. Such requirement shall apply to each term for which the officer of election is appointed.B\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, each officer of election shall receive additional training or instruction whenever a change to election procedures is made to this title or to regulations that alters the duties or conduct of the officers of election. Such changes shall include changes to voting systems, electronic pollbook equipment or programming, voter identification requirements, and provisional ballot requirements. Such additional training shall be conducted or instruction given to all relevant individuals promptly after the law or regulation has taken effect, but not less than three days prior to the first election occurring in the locality after the law or regulation has taken effect.C\n\nFollowing any training conducted pursuant to this section, the electoral boards shall certify to the State Board that the officers of election in its jurisdiction have received the required training. Such certification shall include the dates of each completed training.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261149,"text":"Each officer of election shall receive training consistent with the standards set by the State Board pursuant to § 24.2-103. This training shall be conducted by the electoral boards and general registrars, using the standardized training programs and materials developed by the State Board for this purpose. 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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 752<\/a> and 766<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapters 286<\/a> and 1148<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79439,"section_number":"24.2-103","catch_line":"Powers and duties in general; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-103\/"},{"id":54944,"section_number":"24.2-649.1","catch_line":"Assistance for certain voters outside of the polling place","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-649.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79439,"section_number":"24.2-103","catch_line":"Powers and duties in general; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-103\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187271,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72523,"identifier":"24.2-115.2","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115.2","url":"\/24.2-115.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-115.2\/","token":"24.2\/1\/5\/24.2-115.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Officers of election; required training","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-115.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each officer of election<\/span> shall receive training consistent with the standards set by the State Board<\/span> pursuant to § 24.2-103<\/a>. This training shall be conducted by the electoral boards<\/span> and general registrars<\/span>, using the standardized training programs and materials<\/span> developed by the State Board<\/span> for this purpose. However, any electoral board<\/span> and general registrar<\/span> may instead require that the officers of election complete the online training course provided by the State Board<\/span> pursuant to subsection D of § 24.2-103<\/a>. Each officer of election<\/span> shall receive such training, or complete the online training course, before the first election in which he will be serving as an officer of election<\/span>. Such requirement shall apply to each term for which the officer of election<\/span> is appointed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, each officer of election<\/span> shall receive additional training or instruction whenever a change to election procedures is made to this title or to regulations that alters the duties or conduct of the officers of election. Such changes shall include changes to voting systems<\/span>, electronic pollbook equipment or programming, voter identification requirements, and provisional ballot requirements. Such additional training shall be conducted or instruction given to all relevant individuals promptly after the law<\/span> or regulation has taken effect, but not less than three days prior to the first election occurring in the locality after the law<\/span> or regulation has taken effect. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Following any training conducted pursuant to this section, the electoral boards<\/span> shall certify to the State Board<\/span> that the officers of election in its jurisdiction<\/span> have received the required training. Such certification shall include the dates of each completed training. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFICERS OF ELECTION; REQUIRED TRAINING (\u00a7 24.2-115.2)\n\nA. Each officer of election shall receive training consistent with the standards\nset by the State Board pursuant to § 24.2-103. This training shall be\nconducted by the electoral boards and general registrars, using the standardized\ntraining programs and materials developed by the State Board for this purpose.\nHowever, any electoral board and general registrar may instead require that the\nofficers of election complete the online training course provided by the State\nBoard pursuant to subsection D of § 24.2-103. Each officer of election\nshall receive such training, or complete the online training course, before the\nfirst election in which he will be serving as an officer of election. Such\nrequirement shall apply to each term for which the officer of election is\nappointed.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, each officer of election\nshall receive additional training or instruction whenever a change to election\nprocedures is made to this title or to regulations that alters the duties or\nconduct of the officers of election. Such changes shall include changes to\nvoting systems, electronic pollbook equipment or programming, voter\nidentification requirements, and provisional ballot requirements. Such\nadditional training shall be conducted or instruction given to all relevant\nindividuals promptly after the law or regulation has taken effect, but not less\nthan three days prior to the first election occurring in the locality after the\nlaw or regulation has taken effect.\n\nC. Following any training conducted pursuant to this section, the electoral\nboards shall certify to the State Board that the officers of election in its\njurisdiction have received the required training. Such certification shall\ninclude the dates of each completed training.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 752, 766; 2020, cc. 286, 1148.","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}}