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If such person does not promptly desist, the officers of election, or a majority of them, may order the arrest of such person by any person authorized by law to make arrests, and, by their warrant, may commit him to the county or city jail, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.B\n\nNo person shall conduct himself in a noisy or riotous manner at or about the polls so as to disturb the election or insult or abuse an officer of election. Any person authorized to make arrests may forthwith arrest a person engaging in such conduct and bring him before the officers of the election, and they, by their warrant, may commit him to the county or city jail, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours; but they shall permit him to vote if he is so entitled.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226641,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder, intimidate, or interfere with any qualified voter so as to prevent the voter from casting a secret ballot. The officers of election may order a person violating this subsection to cease such action. If such person does not promptly desist, the officers of election, or a majority of them, may order the arrest of such person by any person authorized by law to make arrests, and, by their warrant, may commit him to the county or city jail, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1970, chapter 462; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85350,"section_number":"24.2-651","catch_line":"Voter who is challenged; how challenge tried","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-651\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188455,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62119,"identifier":"24.2-607","token":"24.2\/6\/1\/24.2-607","url":"\/24.2-607\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-607\/","token":"24.2\/6\/1\/24.2-607","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited conduct; intimidation of voters; disturbance of election; how prevented; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-607","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder, intimidate, or interfere with any qualified voter<\/span> so as to prevent the voter from casting a secret ballot. The officers of election<\/span> may order<\/span> a person violating this subsection to cease such action. If such person does not promptly desist, the officers of election<\/span>, or a majority of them, may order<\/span> the arrest<\/span> of such person by any person authorized by law<\/span> to make arrests<\/span>, and, by their warrant, may commit him to the county or city jail, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No person shall conduct himself in a noisy or riotous manner at or about the polls so as to disturb the election or insult or abuse an officer of election<\/span>. Any person authorized to make arrests<\/span> may forthwith arrest<\/span> a person engaging in such conduct and bring him before the officers of the election, and they, by their warrant, may commit him to the county or city jail, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours; but they shall permit him to vote if he is so entitled. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED CONDUCT; INTIMIDATION OF VOTERS; DISTURBANCE OF ELECTION; HOW\nPREVENTED; PENALTIES (\u00a7 24.2-607)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder, intimidate, or interfere with\nany qualified voter so as to prevent the voter from casting a secret ballot. The\nofficers of election may order a person violating this subsection to cease such\naction. If such person does not promptly desist, the officers of election, or a\nmajority of them, may order the arrest of such person by any person authorized\nby law to make arrests, and, by their warrant, may commit him to the county or\ncity jail, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours. Any\nperson violating this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nB. No person shall conduct himself in a noisy or riotous manner at or about the\npolls so as to disturb the election or insult or abuse an officer of election.\nAny person authorized to make arrests may forthwith arrest a person engaging in\nsuch conduct and bring him before the officers of the election, and they, by\ntheir warrant, may commit him to the county or city jail, as the case may be,\nfor a period not exceeding twenty-four hours; but they shall permit him to vote\nif he is so entitled.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-190, 24-192; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-104; 1993, c.\n641.","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}}