24.2-634 - Locking and securing after preparation. - Virginia Statutes

§ 24.2-634. Locking and securing after preparation.

When voting or counting equipment has been properly prepared for an election,it shall be locked against voting and sealed, or, if the device cannot besealed with a numbered seal, it shall be locked with a key. The equipmentkeys and any electronic activation devices shall be retained in the custodyof the electoral board and delivered to the officers of election as providedin § 24.2-639. After the voting equipment has been delivered to the pollingplaces, the electoral board shall provide ample protection against tamperingwith or damage to the equipment.

(Code 1950, § 24-301; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-211; 1985, c. 458; 1993, c. 641;1998, c. 264; 2004, cc. 993, 1010.)