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The general registrar shall also report to the Department the number and results of absentee ballots cast early in person pursuant to § 24.2-701.1 separately from the number and results of all other absentee ballots. The Department shall establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. Such standards shall direct that all results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after the election day.B\n\nThe general registrar shall report to the Department for each precinct in his locality the total number of provisional ballots cast, the number of those provisional ballots determined to be valid by the electoral board, and the results of such valid provisional ballots by voters assigned to such precinct. Results from provisional voting and voting at the precinct on election day shall be reported separately. The Department shall establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2022, chapters 125<\/a> and 126<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 577<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85860,"section_number":"24.2-701.1","catch_line":"Absentee voting in person","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-701.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188753,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73171,"identifier":"24.2-667.1","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-667.1","url":"\/24.2-667.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-667.1\/","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-667.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reporting of results; absentee and provisional votes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-667.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The general registrar<\/span> shall report to the Department<\/span> for each precinct<\/span> in his locality the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to such precinct<\/span>. Results from absentee voting and voting at the precinct<\/span> on election<\/span> day shall be reported separately. The general registrar<\/span> shall also report to the Department<\/span> the number and results of absentee ballots cast early in person pursuant to § 24.2-701.1<\/a> separately from the number and results of all other absentee ballots. The Department<\/span> shall establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. Such standards shall direct that all results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after the election<\/span> day. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The general registrar<\/span> shall report to the Department<\/span> for each precinct<\/span> in his locality the total number of provisional ballots cast, the number of those provisional ballots determined to be valid by the electoral board<\/span>, and the results of such valid provisional ballots by voters assigned to such precinct<\/span>. Results from provisional voting and voting at the precinct<\/span> on election<\/span> day shall be reported separately. The Department<\/span> shall establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. Such standards shall direct that all results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after the election<\/span> day. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTING OF RESULTS; ABSENTEE AND PROVISIONAL VOTES (\u00a7 24.2-667.1)\n\nA. The general registrar shall report to the Department for each precinct in his\nlocality the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to\nsuch precinct. Results from absentee voting and voting at the precinct on\nelection day shall be reported separately. The general registrar shall also\nreport to the Department the number and results of absentee ballots cast early\nin person pursuant to § 24.2-701.1 separately from the number and results\nof all other absentee ballots. The Department shall establish standards for\nascertaining and reporting such information. Such standards shall direct that\nall results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day\nafter the election day.\n\nB. The general registrar shall report to the Department for each precinct in his\nlocality the total number of provisional ballots cast, the number of those\nprovisional ballots determined to be valid by the electoral board, and the\nresults of such valid provisional ballots by voters assigned to such precinct.\nResults from provisional voting and voting at the precinct on election day shall\nbe reported separately. The Department shall establish standards for\nascertaining and reporting such information. Such standards shall direct that\nall results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day\nafter the election day.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 471; 2022, cc. 125, 126; 2025, c. 577.","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}}