                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES OF ELECTORAL BOARD, GENERAL REGISTRAR, AND OFFICERS OF ELECTION (§
24.2-711)

A. Before the polls open, the officers of election at each precinct shall mark,
for each person on the absentee voter applicant list, the letters
&#8220;AB&#8221; (meaning absentee ballot) in the voting record column on the
pollbook. The pollbook may be so marked prior to election day by the general
registrar, the secretary of the electoral board, or staff under the direction of
the general registrar or the secretary, or when the pollbook is produced by the
State Board pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-404. If the pollbook has been marked prior
to election day, before the polls open the officers of election at each precinct
shall check the marks for accuracy and make any additions or corrections
required.
			The chief officer of election shall keep the copy of the absentee voter
applicant list in the polling place as a public record open for inspection upon
request at all times while the polls are open.

B. Before noon on the day following the election, the general registrar shall
deliver all applications for absentee ballots for the election, under seal, to
the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city, except that the general
registrar may retain all applications for absentee ballots until the electoral
board has ascertained the results of the election pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-671,
and has determined the validity of and counted all provisional ballots pursuant
to &#xA7; 24.2-653.01, at which point all applications shall then be delivered,
under seal, to the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city. The clerk
shall retain the sealed applications with the counted ballots.

C. The secretary of the electoral board shall deliver all absentee ballots
received after the election to the clerk of the circuit court.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 24-330, 24-338, 24-338.1, 24-339, 24-340, 24-341,
24-342, 24-345.8; 1952, c. 509; 1954, cc. 511, 523, 539; 1956, c. 525; 1962, c.
536; 1964, c. 557; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-231, 24.1-234; 1972, c. 621; 1974, c.
428, § 24.1-233.1; 1978, c. 778; 1981, c. 425; 1988, cc. 624, 691; 1991, c. 3;
1993, c. 641; 2001, c. 799; 2002, cc. 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015; 2006, c. 283;
2013, c. 501; 2014, cc. 453, 574, 575; 2017, c. 276; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 471,
522.