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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 462; in 1985, chapter 458; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1998, chapter 264<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 993<\/a> and 1010<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 540<\/a> and 576<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 18<\/a> and 492<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":355964,"section_number":"24.2-639","catch_line":"Duties of officers of election","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-639\/"},{"id":355967,"section_number":"24.2-642","catch_line":"Inoperative equipment","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-642\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":355964,"section_number":"24.2-639","catch_line":"Duties of officers of election","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-639\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1415589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":355959,"identifier":"24.2-634","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-634","url":"\/24.2-634\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-634\/","token":"24.2\/6\/3\/24.2-634","dublin_core":{"Title":"Locking and securing after preparation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-634","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When voting equipment has been properly prepared for an election<\/span>, it shall be locked against voting and sealed<\/span>, or if a voting or counting machine cannot be sealed<\/span> with a numbered seal, it shall be locked with a key. The equipment keys and any electronic activation devices shall be retained in the custody<\/span> of the general registrar<\/span> and delivered to the officers of election<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 24.2-639<\/a>. After the voting equipment has been delivered to the polling places<\/span>, the general registrar<\/span> shall provide ample protection against tampering with or damage to the equipment.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCKING AND SECURING AFTER PREPARATION (\u00a7 24.2-634)\n\nWhen voting equipment has been properly prepared for an election, it shall be\nlocked against voting and sealed, or if a voting or counting machine cannot be\nsealed with a numbered seal, it shall be locked with a key. The equipment keys\nand any electronic activation devices shall be retained in the custody of the\ngeneral registrar and delivered to the officers of election as provided in \u00a7\n24.2-639. After the voting equipment has been delivered to the polling places,\nthe general registrar shall provide ample protection against tampering with or\ndamage to the equipment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-301; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-211; 1985, c. 458; 1993, c.\n641; 1998, c. 264; 2004, cc. 993, 1010; 2014, cc. 540, 576; 2016, cc. 18, 492.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}