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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 697<\/a> and 698<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66699,"section_number":"24.2-310","catch_line":"Requirements for polling places","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-310\/"},{"id":76944,"section_number":"24.2-310.1","catch_line":"Polling places; additional requirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-310.1\/"},{"id":84700,"section_number":"24.2-701.2","catch_line":"Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-701.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71441,"identifier":"24.2-124.1","token":"24.2\/1\/6\/24.2-124.1","url":"\/24.2-124.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-124.1\/","token":"24.2\/1\/6\/24.2-124.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acceptance of certain gifts and funding prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-124.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The State Board<\/span>, the Department<\/span>, each local electoral board<\/span>, and all offices of the general registrar<\/span> shall not solicit, accept, use, or dispose of any money, grants, property, or services given by a private individual or nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding voter education and outreach programs, voter registration programs, or any other expense incurred in the conduct of elections<\/span>.\n\t\tThis section shall not be construed to prohibit (i) the operation of a polling place<\/span> or voter satellite office in a facility furnished by a private individual or nongovernmental entity that otherwise meets the requirements for polling places<\/span> provided in \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-310<\/a> and 24.2-310.1<\/a> or voter satellite offices provided in \u00a7 24.2-701.2<\/a> or (ii) acceptance of a federal government grant funded in whole or part by donations from private individuals or nongovernmental entities.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN GIFTS AND FUNDING PROHIBITED (\u00a7 24.2-124.1)\n\nThe State Board, the Department, each local electoral board, and all offices of\nthe general registrar shall not solicit, accept, use, or dispose of any money,\ngrants, property, or services given by a private individual or nongovernmental\nentity for the purpose of funding voter education and outreach programs, voter\nregistration programs, or any other expense incurred in the conduct of\nelections.\n\t\tThis section shall not be construed to prohibit (i) the operation of a polling\nplace or voter satellite office in a facility furnished by a private individual\nor nongovernmental entity that otherwise meets the requirements for polling\nplaces provided in \u00a7\u00a7 24.2-310 and 24.2-310.1 or voter satellite offices\nprovided in \u00a7 24.2-701.2 or (ii) acceptance of a federal government grant\nfunded in whole or part by donations from private individuals or nongovernmental\nentities.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, cc. 697, 698.","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}}