CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2020) GOVERNING BODIES SHALL ACQUIRE ELECTRONIC VOTING
SYSTEMS (§ 24.2-626)

A. The governing body of each county and city shall provide for the use of
electronic voting systems, of a kind approved by the State Board, at every
precinct and for all elections held in the county, the city, or any part of the
county or city.Each county and city governing body shall purchase, lease, lease
purchase, or otherwise acquire such systems and may provide for the payment
therefor in the manner it deems proper. Systems of different kinds may be
adopted for use and be used in different precincts of the same county or city,
or within a precinct or precincts in a county or city, subject to the approval
of the State Board.

B. On and after July 1, 2020, no county or city shall use any direct recording
electronic machine (DRE) in elections in the county or city.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 242-291; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-203; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.
119; 1972, c. 620; 1974, c. 428; 1976, c. 616; 1982, c. 650; 1985, c. 458; 1987,
c. 129; 1993, c. 641; 1996, c. 258; 2000, c. 280; 2007, cc. 939, 943; 2009, cc.
751, 759; 2010, cc. 356, 533; 2011, cc. 153, 447, 481; 2014, cc. 540, 576; 2016,
c. 464.