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Voters may take sample ballots into the voting booth or enclosure, but shall not give, tender, or exhibit such sample ballot to any person, other than an assistant designated under \u00a7 24.2-649, while inside the polling place or within the prohibited area designated by \u00a7 24.2-604.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266853,"text":"Sample ballots not authorized by electoral boards and provided by electoral boards or general registrars to precincts pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-641 are permitted to be printed and circulated, which includes publication in newspapers or on the Internet.\n\t\tSuch sample ballots shall not be printed on white paper and shall include on their face the words “sample ballot” in a font size no smaller than 24 point.\n\t\tAll sample ballots, excepting those official sample ballots authorized by electoral boards and provided by electoral boards or general registrars to precincts pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-641, are advertisements for purposes of Chapter 9.5 (\u00a7 24.2-955 et seq.). 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1974, chapter 428; in 1979, chapter 265; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2002, chapter 487<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 370<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 283<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56096,"section_number":"24.2-604","catch_line":"Polling places; prohibited activities; prohibited area; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-604\/"},{"id":82022,"section_number":"24.2-641","catch_line":"Sample ballot","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-641\/"},{"id":77348,"section_number":"24.2-649","catch_line":"Assistance for certain voters inside the polling place; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-649\/"},{"id":65584,"section_number":"24.2-955","catch_line":"Scope of disclosure requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-955\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188525,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74211,"identifier":"24.2-622","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-622","url":"\/24.2-622\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-622\/","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-622","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unofficial sample ballots","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-622","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Sample ballots<\/span> not authorized by electoral boards<\/span> and provided by electoral boards<\/span> or general registrars<\/span> to precincts<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-641<\/a> are permitted to be printed and circulated, which includes publication in newspapers or on the Internet.\n\t\tSuch sample ballots<\/span> shall not be printed on white paper and shall include on their face the words “sample ballot<\/span>” in a font size no smaller than 24 point.\n\t\tAll sample ballots<\/span>, excepting those official sample ballots<\/span> authorized by electoral boards<\/span> and provided by electoral boards<\/span> or general registrars<\/span> to precincts<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-641<\/a>, are advertisements for purposes of Chapter 9.5 (\u00a7 24.2-955<\/a> et seq.). Voters may take sample ballots<\/span> into the voting booth or enclosure, but shall not give, tender, or exhibit such sample ballot<\/span> to any person, other than an assistant designated under \u00a7 24.2-649<\/a>, while inside the polling place<\/span> or within the prohibited area designated by \u00a7 24.2-604<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNOFFICIAL SAMPLE BALLOTS (\u00a7 24.2-622)\n\nSample ballots not authorized by electoral boards and provided by electoral\nboards or general registrars to precincts pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-641 are permitted\nto be printed and circulated, which includes publication in newspapers or on the\nInternet.\n\t\tSuch sample ballots shall not be printed on white paper and shall include on\ntheir face the words “sample ballot” in a font size no smaller than\n24 point.\n\t\tAll sample ballots, excepting those official sample ballots authorized by\nelectoral boards and provided by electoral boards or general registrars to\nprecincts pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-641, are advertisements for purposes of Chapter\n9.5 (\u00a7 24.2-955 et seq.). Voters may take sample ballots into the voting booth\nor enclosure, but shall not give, tender, or exhibit such sample ballot to any\nperson, other than an assistant designated under \u00a7 24.2-649, while inside the\npolling place or within the prohibited area designated by \u00a7 24.2-604.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-240; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-122; 1974, c. 428; 1979, c.\n265; 1993, c. 641; 2002, c. 487; 2003, c. 1015; 2005, c. 370; 2006, cc. 787,\n892; 2020, c. 283.","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}}