Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7655924.2-606Preservation of order at elections2025ElectionsThe ElectionGeneral Provisions; Polling Places
The officers of election, with the consent of the chief law-enforcement officer for the county or city, may designate a law-enforcement officer who shall attend at the polling place and preserve order inside and outside the polling place.
Code 1950, § 24-189; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-103; 1993, c. 641; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 6.