                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FORM AND SIGNING OF POLLBOOKS; RECORDS OF PERSONS VOTING; ELECTRONIC POLLBOOKS
(§ 24.2-611)

A. The following oath shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board,
administered to all officers of election, and kept by the officers of election
with the pollbook:
			&#8220;I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties for
this election according to law and the best of my ability, and that I will
studiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting this
election.&#8221;
			The oath shall be administered to each officer of election by the general
registrar, a member of the electoral board, or an officer of election designated
by the general registrar and secretary of the electoral board, who shall be so
identified on the form. The oath shall be signed by each officer of election and
the person administering the oath. The pollbook shall be marked to identify the
election for which it is used.

B. The Department shall provide the pollbook pursuant to subdivision A 7 of
&#xA7; 24.2-404. The pollbook shall (i) provide a space for the officer of
election to record the name and consecutive number of the voter at the time he
offers to vote and (ii) be retained in accordance with the provisions governing
pollbooks in this title. The Department shall make available a numerical check
sheet required to be used with pollbooks in printed form to determine the
consecutive number to be recorded with the name of the voter by the officer of
election. In electronic pollbooks, the consecutive number shall be entered
automatically when the officer of election records that the voter has voted.
When the name and number of the last qualified voter have been entered on the
pollbook, the officer of election responsible for that pollbook shall sign a
statement on the check sheet, or on a separate form if an electronic pollbook is
used, certifying the number of qualified registrants who have voted. The
Department shall provide instructions to the local electoral boards, general
registrars, and officers of election for the conduct of the election and for
procedures for entering a voting record for each voter and recording each
voter&#8217;s name, including voters unable to enter the polling place, and for
verifying the accurate entry of the voting record for each registrant on the
Virginia Voter Registration System. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, for any election held on or after November 1, 2020, all pollbooks
provided by the Department shall be in electronic form only.

C. The Department shall incorporate safeguards to assure that the records of the
election, including the pollbook, voter count sheets, or other alternative
records, will provide promptly an accurate and secure record of those who have
voted.

D. Any locality may expend its own funds to purchase electronic pollbooks that
have been approved for use in elections by the State Board.

E. The general registrar shall produce a paper copy of the pollbook specified in
subsection B for each precinct in any primary or general election.

F. In the event that the electronic pollbooks for a precinct fail to operate
properly and no alternative voter list or pollbook is available, the officers of
election, in accordance with the instructions and materials approved by the
State Board, shall (i) maintain a written list of the persons voting and (ii)
provide to each person voting a provisional ballot to be cast as provided in
&#xA7; 24.2-653.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 24-257; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-135; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.
119; 1976, c. 616; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c. 321; 1999,
c. 810; 2000, c. 2; 2001, c. 839; 2002, cc. 66, 216, 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015;
2008, cc. 88, 424; 2010, c. 812; 2011, c. 810; 2020, c. 297.