24.2-627 - Mechanical and electronic voting or counting devices; number required. - Virginia Statutes

§ 24.2-627. Mechanical and electronic voting or counting devices; numberrequired.

A. The governing body of any county or city which adopts for use at electionsmechanical or direct electronic voting systems shall provide for eachprecinct at least the following number of voting devices:

In each precinct having not more than 750 registered voters, 1;

In each precinct having more than 750 but not more than 1,500 registeredvoters, 2;

In each precinct having more than 1,500 but not more than 2,250 registeredvoters, 3;

In each precinct having more than 2,250 but not more than 3,000 registeredvoters, 4;

In each precinct having more than 3,000 but not more than 3,750 registeredvoters, 5;

In each precinct having more than 3,750 but not more than 4,500 registeredvoters, 6;

In each precinct having more than 4,500 but not more than 5,000 registeredvoters, 7.

B. The governing body of any county or city, which adopts for use atelections any electronic system which requires the voter to vote a ballotwhich is inserted in an electronic counter, shall provide for each precinctat least one voting booth with a marking device for each 425 registeredvoters or portion thereof and shall provide for each precinct at least onecounting device.

C. The local electoral board of any county or city shall be authorized toconduct any May general election, primary election, or special election heldon a date other than a November general election with the number of voting ormarking devices it determines is appropriate for each precinct,notwithstanding the provisions of subsections A and B of this section.

D. For purposes of applying this section, an electoral board may excludepersons voting absentee in its calculations, and if it does so, the electoralboard shall send to the State Board a statement of the number of votingsystems to be used in each precinct. If the State Board finds that the numberof voting systems is not sufficient, it may direct the local board to usemore voting systems.

(1985, c. 458, §§ 24.1-203.1, 24.1-203.2; 1993, c. 641; 1996, c. 271; 1997,cc. 304, 336; 2010, c. 214.)