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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 241<\/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":83808,"section_number":"44-146.13","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.13\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188427,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59264,"identifier":"24.2-604.2","token":"24.2\/6\/1\/24.2-604.2","url":"\/24.2-604.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-604.2\/","token":"24.2\/6\/1\/24.2-604.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Polling places; prohibited area; emergency situations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-604.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If an emergency causes the dimensions of the prohibited area for a polling place<\/span> to be perceived as increasing the risk of danger for persons outside the polling place<\/span>, the electoral board<\/span> may modify the distance requirements for the prohibited area, subject to the prior approval of the State Board<\/span>. For purposes of this section, an “emergency” includes a state of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to Chapter 3.2 (\u00a7 44-146.13<\/a> et seq.) of Title 44 or declared by the President of the United States.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLLING PLACES; PROHIBITED AREA; EMERGENCY SITUATIONS (\u00a7 24.2-604.2)\n\nIf an emergency causes the dimensions of the prohibited area for a polling place\nto be perceived as increasing the risk of danger for persons outside the polling\nplace, the electoral board may modify the distance requirements for the\nprohibited area, subject to the prior approval of the State Board. For purposes\nof this section, an “emergency” includes a state of emergency\ndeclared by the Governor pursuant to Chapter 3.2 (\u00a7 44-146.13 et seq.) of Title\n44 or declared by the President of the United States.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 241.","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}}