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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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; in 1997, chapter 460<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 18<\/a> and 492<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188509,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68202,"identifier":"24.2-618","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-618","url":"\/24.2-618\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-618\/","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-618","dublin_core":{"Title":"Delivery of ballots to electoral board or general registrar; checking and recording number","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-618","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A member of the electoral board<\/span> or the general registrar<\/span>, or an employee of the board or general registrar<\/span> designated by the electoral board<\/span> or the general registrar<\/span>, shall receive the ballots after they are printed and shall certify the number of ballots received. This certificate shall be filed with other materials<\/span> for the election<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDELIVERY OF BALLOTS TO ELECTORAL BOARD OR GENERAL REGISTRAR; CHECKING AND\nRECORDING NUMBER (\u00a7 24.2-618)\n\nA member of the electoral board or the general registrar, or an employee of the\nboard or general registrar designated by the electoral board or the general\nregistrar, shall receive the ballots after they are printed and shall certify\nthe number of ballots received. This certificate shall be filed with other\nmaterials for the election.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-223, 24-224; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-116; 1993, c.\n641; 1997, c. 460; 2016, cc. 18, 492.","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}}