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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 1970, chapter 462; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1974, chapter 428; in 1981, chapter 570; in 1985, chapter 458; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2016, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0018\">18<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0492\">492<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59705,"identifier":"24.2-637","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-637","url":"\/24.2-637\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-637\/","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-637","dublin_core":{"Title":"Furniture and equipment to be at polling places","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-637","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Before the time to open the polls, each <span class=\"dictionary\">electoral board<\/span> shall ensure that the <span class=\"dictionary\">general registrar<\/span> has the voting and counting equipment and all necessary furniture and <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> at the <span class=\"dictionary\">polling places<\/span>, with counters on the voting or counting devices set at zero (000), and otherwise in good and proper <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> for use at the <span class=\"dictionary\">election<\/span>.\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">general registrar<\/span> shall have the <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> of such equipment, furniture, and <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span> when not in use at an <span class=\"dictionary\">election<\/span> and shall maintain the equipment in accurate working <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> and in proper repair.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT TO BE AT POLLING PLACES (\u00a7 24.2-637)\n\nBefore the time to open the polls, each electoral board shall ensure that the\ngeneral registrar has the voting and counting equipment and all necessary\nfurniture and materials at the polling places, with counters on the voting or\ncounting devices set at zero (000), and otherwise in good and proper order for\nuse at the election.\n\t\tThe general registrar shall have the custody of such equipment, furniture, and\nmaterials when not in use at an election and shall maintain the equipment in\naccurate working order and in proper repair.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-296, 24-299; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-209; 1973, c. 30;\n1974, c. 428; 1981, c. 570; 1985, c. 458; 1993, c. 641; 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}}