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However, each precinct having more than 4,000 registered voters shall be provided with not less than two scanners at a presidential election, unless the governing body, in consultation with the general registrar and the electoral board, determines that a second scanner is not necessary at any such precinct on the basis of voter turnout and the average wait time for voters in previous presidential elections.B\n\nThe local electoral board of any county or city shall be authorized to conduct any May general election, primary election, or special election held on a date other than a November general election with the number of voting systems determined by the board and the general registrar to be appropriate for each precinct, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A.C\n\nFor purposes of applying this section, a general registrar may exclude persons voting absentee in his calculations, and if he does so shall send to the Department a statement of the number of voting systems to be used in each precinct. 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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 458 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1993, chapter 641; in 1996, chapter 271<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 304<\/a> and 336<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 214<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 540<\/a> and 576<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 667<\/a> and 740<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 18<\/a>, 464<\/a>, and 492<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188559,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71016,"identifier":"24.2-627","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-627","url":"\/24.2-627\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-627\/","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-627","dublin_core":{"Title":"Electronic voting systems; number required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-627","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing body of any county or city that adopts for use at elections<\/span> ballot scanner machines<\/span> shall provide for each precinct<\/span> at least one voting booth with a marking device for each 425 registered voters<\/span> or portion thereof and shall provide for each precinct<\/span> at least one scanner. However, each precinct<\/span> having more than 4,000 registered voters<\/span> shall be provided with not less than two scanners at a presidential election<\/span>, unless the governing body, in consultation with the general registrar<\/span> and the electoral board<\/span>, determines that a second scanner is not necessary at any such precinct<\/span> on the basis of voter turnout and the average wait time for voters in previous presidential elections<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The local electoral board<\/span> of any county or city shall be authorized to conduct any May general election<\/span>, primary election<\/span>, or special election<\/span> held on a date other than a November general election<\/span> with the number of voting systems<\/span> determined by the board and the general registrar<\/span> to be appropriate for each precinct<\/span>, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For purposes of applying this section, a general registrar<\/span> may exclude persons voting absentee in his calculations, and if he does so shall send to the Department<\/span> a statement of the number of voting systems<\/span> to be used in each precinct<\/span>. If the State Board<\/span> finds that the number of voting systems<\/span> is not sufficient, it may direct the general registrar<\/span> to use more voting systems<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS; NUMBER REQUIRED (\u00a7 24.2-627)\n\nA. The governing body of any county or city that adopts for use at elections\nballot scanner machines shall provide for each precinct at least one voting\nbooth with a marking device for each 425 registered voters or portion thereof\nand shall provide for each precinct at least one scanner. However, each precinct\nhaving more than 4,000 registered voters shall be provided with not less than\ntwo scanners at a presidential election, unless the governing body, in\nconsultation with the general registrar and the electoral board, determines that\na second scanner is not necessary at any such precinct on the basis of voter\nturnout and the average wait time for voters in previous presidential elections.\n\nB. The local electoral board of any county or city shall be authorized to\nconduct any May general election, primary election, or special election held on\na date other than a November general election with the number of voting systems\ndetermined by the board and the general registrar to be appropriate for each\nprecinct, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A.\n\nC. For purposes of applying this section, a general registrar may exclude\npersons voting absentee in his calculations, and if he does so shall send to the\nDepartment a statement of the number of voting systems to be used in each\nprecinct. If the State Board finds that the number of voting systems is not\nsufficient, it may direct the general registrar to use more voting systems.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 458, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-203.1, 24.1-203.2; 1993, c. 641; 1996, c. 271;\n1997, cc. 304, 336; 2010, c. 214; 2014, cc. 540, 576; 2015, cc. 667, 740; 2016,\ncc. 18, 464, 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}}