24.2-1011 - Ballot not to be carried away. - Virginia Statutes

§ 24.2-1011. Ballot not to be carried away.

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry the official ballot furnishedhim by the officers of the election further than the voting booth, and shouldhe, after receiving the ballot, conclude not to vote, he shall immediatelyreturn the ballot to the officers. Any person who (i) carries an officialballot or copy thereof beyond or away from the voting booth, except to theofficers of election, or (ii) votes any ballot except the ballot receivedfrom the officers of election, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 24-236; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-269; 1993, c. 641.)