General Provisions; Polling Places

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions; Polling Places.” It is part of Chapter 6 “The Election”, which is part of Title 24.2 “Elections”.

It’s comprised of the following 19 sections.

§ 24.2-600	Cost of elections
§ 24.2-601	Town election process
§ 24.2-602	Exemption for ballots and election materials from certain purchasing and procurement requirements
§ 24.2-603	Hours polls to be open; closing the polls
§ 24.2-603.1	Postponement of certain elections; state of emergency
§ 24.2-604	Polling places; prohibited activities; prohibited area; penalties
§ 24.2-604.1	Signs for special entrances to polling places
§ 24.2-604.2	Polling places; prohibited area; emergency situations
§ 24.2-604.3	Election day page program; high school students
§ 24.2-604.4	Polling places; authorized representatives of party or candidate; prohibited activities
§ 24.2-604.5	Polling places; presence of additional persons authorized
§ 24.2-604.6	Polling places; simulated election activities
§ 24.2-605	Loudspeakers prohibited at polls; penalty
§ 24.2-606	Preservation of order at elections
§ 24.2-607	Prohibited conduct; intimidation of voters; disturbance of election; how prevented; penalties
§ 24.2-608	Officers to decide order of voting
§ 24.2-609	Voting booths
§ 24.2-610	Materials at polling places
§ 24.2-611	Form and signing of pollbooks; records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks