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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 939<\/a> and 943<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":355991,"section_number":"24.2-659","catch_line":"Locking voting systems after election and delivering keys to clerk; printed returns as evidence","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-659\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1415557,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355950,"identifier":"24.2-626.1","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-626.1","url":"\/24.2-626.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-626.1\/","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-626.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition and use of accessible voting devices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-626.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body of any county or city shall provide for the use of a voting or counting system in all elections<\/span> that shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Provide for at least one voting system<\/span> equipped for individuals with disabilities at each polling place<\/span>, including nonvisual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation (including privacy and independence) as for other voters; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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