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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 1985, chapter 458; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2014, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0540\">540<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0576\">576<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61543,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188539,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81594,"identifier":"24.2-625","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-625","url":"\/24.2-625\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-625\/","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-625","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application of Title 24.2 and general law","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-625","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All of the provisions of this title and general <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> not inconsistent with the provisions of this article shall apply to <span class=\"dictionary\">elections<\/span> in counties, cities, and towns adopting and using electronic voting or counting machines.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION OF TITLE 24.2 AND GENERAL LAW (\u00a7 24.2-625)\n\nAll of the provisions of this title and general law not inconsistent with the\nprovisions of this article shall apply to elections in counties, cities, and\ntowns adopting and using electronic voting or counting machines.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-315; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-225; 1985, c. 458; 1993, c.\n641; 2014, cc. 540, 576.","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}}