CODE OF VIRGINIA SAMPLE BALLOT (§ 24.2-641) The electoral board or general registrar shall provide for each precinct in which any voting or counting machines are used two sample ballots, which shall be arranged as a diagram of the front of the voting or counting machine as it will appear with the official ballot for voting on election day. Such sample ballots shall be posted for public inspection at each polling place during the day of election. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 24-298; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-208; 1985, c. 458; 1993, c. 641; 2014, cc. 540, 576; 2016, cc. 18, 492.