{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/24.2-653.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/24.2-653.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/24.2-653.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/24.2-653.html"}],"law_id":78491,"edition_id":1,"section_id":78491,"structure_id":13023,"section_number":"24.2-653","catch_line":"Provisional voting; procedures in polling place","history":"1975, c. 515, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-55.1, 24.1-55.2; 1982, c. 650; 1993, c. 641; 1996, c. 8; 1997, cc. 438, 456; 2002, c. 24; 2003, cc. 984, 1015; 2004, c. 410; 2005, c. 824; 2007, c. 692; 2008, cc. 110, 559; 2010, c. 448; 2012, cc. 592, 838, 839; 2013, c. 503; 2014, cc. 486, 540, 576; 2015, cc. 133, 712; 2020, cc. 735, 1064, 1065.","full_text":"A\n\nAny person voting provisionally pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-643, § 24.2-651.1, subsection B of § 24.2-652, or § 24.2-653.1 or 24.2-653.2 shall be given a printed ballot and provide, subject to the penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, on a green envelope supplied by the Department of Elections, the identifying information required on the envelope, including the last four digits of his social security number, if any, full name including the maiden or any other prior legal name, date of birth, complete address, and signature. Such person shall be asked to present one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of § 24.2-643. If he is unable to present one of these forms of identification, he shall sign a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. The officers of election shall note on the green envelope whether or not the voter has presented one of the specified forms of identification or signed the required statement in lieu of presenting one of the specified forms of identification. The officers of election shall enter the appropriate information for the person in the precinct provisional ballots log in accordance with the instructions of the State Board but shall not enter a consecutive number for the voter on the pollbook nor otherwise mark his name as having voted.\n\t\t\tThe voter shall then, in the presence of an officer of election, but in a secret manner, mark the printed ballot as provided in § 24.2-644 and seal it in the green envelope. The envelope containing the ballot shall then promptly be placed in the ballot container by an officer of election.B\n\nAn officer of election, by a written notice given to the voter, shall inform him that a determination of his right to vote shall be made by the electoral board and advise the voter of the beginning time and place for the board’s meeting and of the voter’s right to be present at that meeting. If the voter is voting provisionally as required by § 24.2-643, an officer of election, by written notice given to the voter, shall also inform him that he may submit a copy of one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of § 24.2-643 or a statement, signed by him subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be to the electoral board by facsimile, electronic mail, in-person submission, or timely United States Postal Service or commercial mail delivery, to be received by the electoral board no later than noon on the third day after the election.C\n\nThe provisional votes submitted pursuant to subsection A, in their unopened envelopes, shall be sealed in a special envelope marked “Provisional Votes,” inscribed with the number of envelopes contained therein, and signed by the officers of election who counted them. All provisional votes envelopes shall be delivered either (i) to the clerk of the circuit court who shall deliver all such envelopes to the secretary of the electoral board or (ii) to the general registrar in localities in which the electoral board has directed delivery of election materials to the general registrar pursuant to § 24.2-668.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281326,"text":"Any person voting provisionally pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-643, § 24.2-651.1, subsection B of § 24.2-652, or § 24.2-653.1 or 24.2-653.2 shall be given a printed ballot and provide, subject to the penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, on a green envelope supplied by the Department of Elections, the identifying information required on the envelope, including the last four digits of his social security number, if any, full name including the maiden or any other prior legal name, date of birth, complete address, and signature. Such person shall be asked to present one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of § 24.2-643. If he is unable to present one of these forms of identification, he shall sign a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. The officers of election shall note on the green envelope whether or not the voter has presented one of the specified forms of identification or signed the required statement in lieu of presenting one of the specified forms of identification. The officers of election shall enter the appropriate information for the person in the precinct provisional ballots log in accordance with the instructions of the State Board but shall not enter a consecutive number for the voter on the pollbook nor otherwise mark his name as having voted.\n\t\t\tThe voter shall then, in the presence of an officer of election, but in a secret manner, mark the printed ballot as provided in § 24.2-644 and seal it in the green envelope. The envelope containing the ballot shall then promptly be placed in the ballot container by an officer of election.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":281327,"text":"An officer of election, by a written notice given to the voter, shall inform him that a determination of his right to vote shall be made by the electoral board and advise the voter of the beginning time and place for the board’s meeting and of the voter’s right to be present at that meeting. If the voter is voting provisionally as required by § 24.2-643, an officer of election, by written notice given to the voter, shall also inform him that he may submit a copy of one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of § 24.2-643 or a statement, signed by him subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be to the electoral board by facsimile, electronic mail, in-person submission, or timely United States Postal Service or commercial mail delivery, to be received by the electoral board no later than noon on the third day after the election.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":281328,"text":"The provisional votes submitted pursuant to subsection A, in their unopened envelopes, shall be sealed in a special envelope marked “Provisional Votes,” inscribed with the number of envelopes contained therein, and signed by the officers of election who counted them. All provisional votes envelopes shall be delivered either (i) to the clerk of the circuit court who shall deliver all such envelopes to the secretary of the electoral board or (ii) to the general registrar in localities in which the electoral board has directed delivery of election materials to the general registrar pursuant to § 24.2-668.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13023,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conduct of Election; Election Results","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13022,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":188623,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13023,"identifier":"4","token":"24.2\/6\/4","url":"\/24.2\/6\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13022,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Election","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":188395,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13022,"identifier":"6","token":"24.2\/6","url":"\/24.2\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":59861,"structure_id":13023,"section_number":"24.2-643","catch_line":"Qualified voter permitted to vote; 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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 515 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 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1982, chapter 650; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1996, chapter 8<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 438<\/a> and 456<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 24<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 984<\/a> and 1015<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 410<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 824<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 692<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 110<\/a> and 559<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 448<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 592<\/a>, 838<\/a>, and 839<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 503<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 486<\/a>, 540<\/a>, and 576<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 133<\/a> and 712<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 735<\/a>, 1064<\/a>, and 1065<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74260,"section_number":"24.2-611","catch_line":"Form and signing of pollbooks; records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-611\/"},{"id":59861,"section_number":"24.2-643","catch_line":"Qualified voter permitted to vote; procedures at polling place; voter identification","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-643\/"},{"id":77395,"section_number":"24.2-651.1","catch_line":"Voter who is shown as having already voted; provisional ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-651.1\/"},{"id":71158,"section_number":"24.2-652","catch_line":"Voter whose name erroneously omitted from pollbook; provisional ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-652\/"},{"id":56440,"section_number":"24.2-653.01","catch_line":"Provisional ballots; electoral boards to make determination as to validity","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653.01\/"},{"id":86411,"section_number":"24.2-653.3","catch_line":"Voters assigned to split precinct; provisional ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653.3\/"},{"id":60154,"section_number":"24.2-701","catch_line":"Application for absentee ballot","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-701\/"},{"id":85860,"section_number":"24.2-701.1","catch_line":"Absentee voting in person","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-701.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86258,"section_number":"24.2-1016","catch_line":"False statements; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-1016\/"},{"id":59861,"section_number":"24.2-643","catch_line":"Qualified voter permitted to vote; procedures at polling place; voter identification","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-643\/"},{"id":56984,"section_number":"24.2-644","catch_line":"Voting by paper ballot; voting for presidential electors; write-in votes","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-644\/"},{"id":77395,"section_number":"24.2-651.1","catch_line":"Voter who is shown as having already voted; provisional ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-651.1\/"},{"id":71158,"section_number":"24.2-652","catch_line":"Voter whose name erroneously omitted from pollbook; provisional ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-652\/"},{"id":67417,"section_number":"24.2-653.1","catch_line":"Voters who did not receive absentee ballots; provisional ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653.1\/"},{"id":82099,"section_number":"24.2-653.2","catch_line":"Ballots cast after normal close of polling hours due to court-ordered extension; provisional ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-653.2\/"},{"id":64679,"section_number":"24.2-668","catch_line":"Pollbooks, statements of results, and ballots to be sealed and delivered to clerk or general registrar","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-668\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188677,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78491,"identifier":"24.2-653","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-653","url":"\/24.2-653\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-653\/","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-653","dublin_core":{"Title":"Provisional voting; procedures in polling place","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-653","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person voting provisionally pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-643<\/a>, § 24.2-651.1<\/a>, subsection B of § 24.2-652<\/a>, or § 24.2-653.1<\/a> or 24.2-653.2<\/a> shall be given a printed ballot<\/span> and provide, subject to the penalties for making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>, on a green envelope supplied by the Department of Elections<\/span>, the identifying information required on the envelope, including the last four digits of his social security number, if any, full name including the maiden or any other prior legal name, date of birth, complete address, and signature. Such person shall be asked to present one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of § 24.2-643<\/a>. If he is unable to present one of these forms of identification, he shall sign a statement, subject to felony<\/span> penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>, that he is the named registered voter<\/span> he claims to be. The officers of election shall note on the green envelope whether or not the voter has presented one of the specified forms of identification or signed the required statement in lieu of presenting one of the specified forms of identification. The officers of election shall enter the appropriate information for the person in the precinct<\/span> provisional ballots log in accordance with the instructions of the State Board<\/span> but shall not enter a consecutive number for the voter on the pollbook nor otherwise mark his name as having voted.\n\t\t\tThe voter shall then, in the presence of an officer of election<\/span>, but in a secret manner, mark the printed ballot<\/span> as provided in § 24.2-644<\/a> and seal it in the green envelope. The envelope containing the ballot shall then promptly be placed in the ballot container by an officer of election<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An officer of election<\/span>, by a written notice given to the voter, shall inform him that a determination of his right to vote shall be made by the electoral board<\/span> and advise the voter of the beginning time and place for the board’s meeting and of the voter’s right to be present at that meeting. If the voter is voting provisionally as required by § 24.2-643<\/a>, an officer of election<\/span>, by written notice given to the voter, shall also inform him that he may submit a copy of one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of § 24.2-643<\/a> or a statement, signed by him subject to felony<\/span> penalties for false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016<\/a>, that he is the named registered voter<\/span> he claims to be to the electoral board<\/span> by facsimile, electronic mail, in-person submission, or timely United States Postal Service or commercial mail delivery, to be received by the electoral board<\/span> no later than noon on the third day after the election. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisional votes submitted pursuant to subsection A, in their unopened envelopes, shall be sealed<\/span> in a special envelope marked “Provisional Votes,” inscribed with the number of envelopes contained therein, and signed by the officers of election who counted them. All provisional votes envelopes shall be delivered either (i) to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> who shall deliver all such envelopes to the secretary of the electoral board<\/span> or (ii) to the general registrar<\/span> in localities in which the electoral board<\/span> has directed delivery of election materials<\/span> to the general registrar<\/span> pursuant to § 24.2-668<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVISIONAL VOTING; PROCEDURES IN POLLING PLACE (\u00a7 24.2-653)\n\nA. Any person voting provisionally pursuant to subsection B of § 24.2-643,\n§ 24.2-651.1, subsection B of § 24.2-652, or § 24.2-653.1 or\n24.2-653.2 shall be given a printed ballot and provide, subject to the penalties\nfor making false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, on a green envelope\nsupplied by the Department of Elections, the identifying information required on\nthe envelope, including the last four digits of his social security number, if\nany, full name including the maiden or any other prior legal name, date of\nbirth, complete address, and signature. Such person shall be asked to present\none of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of § 24.2-643.\nIf he is unable to present one of these forms of identification, he shall sign a\nstatement, subject to felony penalties for false statements pursuant to §\n24.2-1016, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. The officers\nof election shall note on the green envelope whether or not the voter has\npresented one of the specified forms of identification or signed the required\nstatement in lieu of presenting one of the specified forms of identification.\nThe officers of election shall enter the appropriate information for the person\nin the precinct provisional ballots log in accordance with the instructions of\nthe State Board but shall not enter a consecutive number for the voter on the\npollbook nor otherwise mark his name as having voted.\n\t\t\tThe voter shall then, in the presence of an officer of election, but in a\nsecret manner, mark the printed ballot as provided in § 24.2-644 and seal\nit in the green envelope. The envelope containing the ballot shall then promptly\nbe placed in the ballot container by an officer of election.\n\nB. An officer of election, by a written notice given to the voter, shall inform\nhim that a determination of his right to vote shall be made by the electoral\nboard and advise the voter of the beginning time and place for the board’s\nmeeting and of the voter’s right to be present at that meeting. If the\nvoter is voting provisionally as required by § 24.2-643, an officer of\nelection, by written notice given to the voter, shall also inform him that he\nmay submit a copy of one of the forms of identification specified in subsection\nB of § 24.2-643 or a statement, signed by him subject to felony penalties\nfor false statements pursuant to § 24.2-1016, that he is the named\nregistered voter he claims to be to the electoral board by facsimile, electronic\nmail, in-person submission, or timely United States Postal Service or commercial\nmail delivery, to be received by the electoral board no later than noon on the\nthird day after the election.\n\nC. The provisional votes submitted pursuant to subsection A, in their unopened\nenvelopes, shall be sealed in a special envelope marked “Provisional\nVotes,” inscribed with the number of envelopes contained therein, and\nsigned by the officers of election who counted them. All provisional votes\nenvelopes shall be delivered either (i) to the clerk of the circuit court who\nshall deliver all such envelopes to the secretary of the electoral board or (ii)\nto the general registrar in localities in which the electoral board has directed\ndelivery of election materials to the general registrar pursuant to §\n24.2-668.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 515, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-55.1, 24.1-55.2; 1982, c. 650; 1993, c. 641;\n1996, c. 8; 1997, cc. 438, 456; 2002, c. 24; 2003, cc. 984, 1015; 2004, c. 410;\n2005, c. 824; 2007, c. 692; 2008, cc. 110, 559; 2010, c. 448; 2012, cc. 592,\n838, 839; 2013, c. 503; 2014, cc. 486, 540, 576; 2015, cc. 133, 712; 2020, cc.\n735, 1064, 1065.","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}}