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Students shall be selected for the election day page program by the electoral board or the general registrar in cooperation with high school authorities. The program shall be designed to stimulate the pages’ interest in elections and registering to vote, provide assistance to the officers of election, and ensure the safe entry and exit of elderly and disabled voters from the polling place.B\n\nEach page shall receive, from a person designated by the electoral board, training on the duties, responsibilities, and prohibited conduct of election pages. Each page shall take and sign an oath as an election page, serve under the direct supervision of the chief officer of election of his assigned polling place, and observe strict impartiality at all times.C\n\nElection pages may observe the electoral process and seek information from the chief officer of election and may assist in the arrangement of the voting equipment, furniture, and other materials for the conduct of the election but shall not enter any voting booth. 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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 700<\/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, chapter 285<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188431,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76766,"identifier":"24.2-604.3","token":"24.2\/6\/1\/24.2-604.3","url":"\/24.2-604.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-604.3\/","token":"24.2\/6\/1\/24.2-604.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Election day page program; high school students","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-604.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The local electoral board<\/span>, or its general registrar<\/span>, may conduct a special election<\/span> day page program for high school students in one or more polling places<\/span> designated by the electoral board or the general registrar<\/span>, which may include a central absentee voter precinct<\/span>. Students shall be selected for the election day page program by the electoral board or the general registrar<\/span> in cooperation with high school authorities. The program shall be designed to stimulate the pages’ interest in elections<\/span> and registering to vote, provide assistance to the officers of election, and ensure the safe entry and exit of elderly and disabled voters from the polling place<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each page shall receive, from a person designated by the electoral board, training on the duties, responsibilities, and prohibited conduct of election pages. Each page shall take and sign an oath<\/span> as an election page, serve under the direct supervision of the chief officer of election<\/span> of his assigned polling place<\/span>, and observe strict impartiality at all times. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Election pages may observe the electoral process and seek information from the chief officer of election<\/span> and may assist in the arrangement of the voting equipment, furniture, and other materials<\/span> for the conduct of the election but shall not enter any voting booth. Election pages may, at the direction and under the direct supervision of the chief officer of election<\/span>, assist in the counting of unmarked ballots but shall not handle or touch ballots in any other circumstance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTION DAY PAGE PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (\u00a7 24.2-604.3)\n\nA. The local electoral board, or its general registrar, may conduct a special\nelection day page program for high school students in one or more polling places\ndesignated by the electoral board or the general registrar, which may include a\ncentral absentee voter precinct. Students shall be selected for the election day\npage program by the electoral board or the general registrar in cooperation with\nhigh school authorities. The program shall be designed to stimulate the\npages’ interest in elections and registering to vote, provide assistance\nto the officers of election, and ensure the safe entry and exit of elderly and\ndisabled voters from the polling place.\n\nB. Each page shall receive, from a person designated by the electoral board,\ntraining on the duties, responsibilities, and prohibited conduct of election\npages. Each page shall take and sign an oath as an election page, serve under\nthe direct supervision of the chief officer of election of his assigned polling\nplace, and observe strict impartiality at all times.\n\nC. Election pages may observe the electoral process and seek information from\nthe chief officer of election and may assist in the arrangement of the voting\nequipment, furniture, and other materials for the conduct of the election but\nshall not enter any voting booth. Election pages may, at the direction and under\nthe direct supervision of the chief officer of election, assist in the counting\nof unmarked ballots but shall not handle or touch ballots in any other\ncircumstance.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 700; 2020, c. 285.","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}}