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Each package shall contain a number of ballots determined by the board or general registrar. Each of these packages shall be securely sealed in the presence of a member of the board or such designated person so that the ballots shall be invisible, and so that the packages cannot be readily opened without detection. On each of the packages shall be endorsed the name of the precinct for which it is intended and the number of ballots therein contained. Thereafter the packages designated for each precinct shall be delivered to the general registrar and remain in his exclusive possession until delivered by him, or by a board member, a designee of the board, or a deputy registrar, to the officers of election of each precinct as provided in \u00a7 24.2-621.\n\t\tThere shall be sufficient ballots for those offering to vote absentee delivered to the general registrar by the deadline stated in \u00a7 24.2-612. Any such ballots remaining unused at the close of the polls on election day shall be sent by the general registrar to the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":284680,"text":"The electoral board or general registrar shall cause to be made, in the presence of at least one member of the board or a designee of the board, one or more packages of ballots for each precinct in the election district. Each package shall contain a number of ballots determined by the board or general registrar. Each of these packages shall be securely sealed in the presence of a member of the board or such designated person so that the ballots shall be invisible, and so that the packages cannot be readily opened without detection. On each of the packages shall be endorsed the name of the precinct for which it is intended and the number of ballots therein contained. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1972, chapter 620; in 1982, chapter 650; in 1984, chapter 480; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1997, chapter 460<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 18<\/a> and 492<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 140<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57868,"section_number":"24.2-612","catch_line":"List of offices and candidates filed with Department of Elections and checked for accuracy; when ballots printed; number required","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-612\/"},{"id":70445,"section_number":"24.2-621","catch_line":"Delivery of packages to officers; opening packages","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-621\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188517,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79466,"identifier":"24.2-620","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-620","url":"\/24.2-620\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-620\/","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-620","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dividing ballots into packages for each precinct; delivery of absentee ballots","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-620","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The electoral board<\/span> or general registrar<\/span> shall cause to be made, in the presence of at least one member of the board or a designee of the board, one or more packages of ballots for each precinct<\/span> in the election district<\/span>. Each package shall contain a number of ballots determined by the board or general registrar<\/span>. Each of these packages shall be securely sealed<\/span> in the presence of a member of the board or such designated person so that the ballots shall be invisible, and so that the packages cannot be readily opened without detection. On each of the packages shall be endorsed the name of the precinct<\/span> for which it is intended and the number of ballots therein contained. Thereafter the packages designated for each precinct<\/span> shall be delivered to the general registrar<\/span> and remain in his exclusive possession<\/span> until delivered by him, or by a board member, a designee of the board, or a deputy registrar, to the officers of election of each precinct<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 24.2-621<\/a>.\n\t\tThere shall be sufficient ballots for those offering to vote absentee delivered to the general registrar<\/span> by the deadline stated in \u00a7 24.2-612<\/a>. Any such ballots remaining unused at the close of the polls on election day shall be sent by the general registrar<\/span> to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIVIDING BALLOTS INTO PACKAGES FOR EACH PRECINCT; DELIVERY OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS\n(\u00a7 24.2-620)\n\nThe electoral board or general registrar shall cause to be made, in the presence\nof at least one member of the board or a designee of the board, one or more\npackages of ballots for each precinct in the election district. Each package\nshall contain a number of ballots determined by the board or general registrar.\nEach of these packages shall be securely sealed in the presence of a member of\nthe board or such designated person so that the ballots shall be invisible, and\nso that the packages cannot be readily opened without detection. On each of the\npackages shall be endorsed the name of the precinct for which it is intended and\nthe number of ballots therein contained. Thereafter the packages designated for\neach precinct shall be delivered to the general registrar and remain in his\nexclusive possession until delivered by him, or by a board member, a designee of\nthe board, or a deputy registrar, to the officers of election of each precinct\nas provided in \u00a7 24.2-621.\n\t\tThere shall be sufficient ballots for those offering to vote absentee\ndelivered to the general registrar by the deadline stated in \u00a7 24.2-612. Any\nsuch ballots remaining unused at the close of the polls on election day shall be\nsent by the general registrar to the clerk of the circuit court of the county or\ncity.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-226, 24-227; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-119; 1971, Ex.\nSess., c. 119; 1972, c. 620; 1982, c. 650; 1984, c. 480; 1993, c. 641; 1997, c.\n460; 2016, cc. 18, 492; 2022, c. 140.","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}}