§ 24.2-611. (Effective until November 1, 2010) Form and signing of pollbooks;records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks.
A. The following oath shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board,administered to all officers of election, and kept by the officers ofelection with the pollbook:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties for thiselection according to law and the best of my ability, and that I willstudiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting thiselection."
The oath shall be administered to each officer of election by the generalregistrar, a member of the electoral board, or an officer of electiondesignated by the general registrar and secretary of the electoral board, whoshall be so identified on the form. The oath shall be signed by each officerof election and the person administering the oath. The pollbook shall bemarked to identify the election for which it is used.
B. The State Board shall provide the pollbook pursuant to subdivision A 7 of§ 24.2-404. The pollbook shall (i) provide a space for the officer ofelection to record the name and consecutive number of the voter at the timehe offers to vote and (ii) be retained in accordance with the provisionsgoverning pollbooks in this title. If the pollbook is provided in printedform, the State Board shall provide a numerical check sheet to be used todetermine the consecutive number to be recorded with the name of the voter bythe officer of election. If the pollbook is provided in electronic form, theconsecutive number shall be entered automatically when the officer ofelection records that the voter has voted. When the name and number of thelast qualified voter have been entered on the pollbook, the officer ofelection responsible for that pollbook shall sign a statement on the checksheet, or on a separate form if an electronic pollbook is used, certifyingthe number of qualified registrants who have voted. The State Board shallprovide instructions to the local electoral boards, general registrars, andofficers of election for the conduct of the election and for procedures forentering a voting record for each voter and recording each voter's name,including voters unable to enter the polling place, and for verifying theaccurate entry of the voting record for each registrant on the Virginia VoterRegistration System.
C. The State Board shall incorporate safeguards to assure that the records ofthe election, including the pollbook, voter count sheets, or otheralternative records, will provide promptly an accurate and secure record ofthose who have voted. The State Board may provide for the pollbook to be in apaper format or in an electronic format if funds are appropriated to coverthe costs associated with the provision of a pollbook in an electronicformat. The State Board shall be authorized to conduct pilot programs in oneor more localities, with the consent of the electoral board of the locality,to test the use of an electronic pollbook in one or more precincts,notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.
D. Any locality may expend its own funds to purchase electronic pollbooksthat have been approved for use in elections by the State Board.
(Code 1950, § 24-257; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-135; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119;1976, c. 616; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c. 321; 1999,c. 810; 2000, c. 2; 2001, c. 839; 2002, cc. 66, 216, 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015;2008, cc. 88, 424.)
§ 24.2-611. (Effective November 1, 2010) Form and signing of pollbooks;records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks.
A. The following oath shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board,administered to all officers of election, and kept by the officers ofelection with the pollbook:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties for thiselection according to law and the best of my ability, and that I willstudiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting thiselection."
The oath shall be administered to each officer of election by the generalregistrar, a member of the electoral board, or an officer of electiondesignated by the general registrar and secretary of the electoral board, whoshall be so identified on the form. The oath shall be signed by each officerof election and the person administering the oath. The pollbook shall bemarked to identify the election for which it is used.
B. The State Board shall provide the pollbook pursuant to subdivision A 7 of§ 24.2-404. The pollbook shall (i) provide a space for the officer ofelection to record the name and consecutive number of the voter at the timehe offers to vote and (ii) be retained in accordance with the provisionsgoverning pollbooks in this title. The State Board shall make available anumerical check sheet required to be used with pollbooks in printed form todetermine the consecutive number to be recorded with the name of the voter bythe officer of election. In electronic pollbooks, the consecutive numbershall be entered automatically when the officer of election records that thevoter has voted. When the name and number of the last qualified voter havebeen entered on the pollbook, the officer of election responsible for thatpollbook shall sign a statement on the check sheet, or on a separate form ifan electronic pollbook is used, certifying the number of qualifiedregistrants who have voted. The State Board shall provide instructions to thelocal electoral boards, general registrars, and officers of election for theconduct of the election and for procedures for entering a voting record foreach voter and recording each voter's name, including voters unable to enterthe polling place, and for verifying the accurate entry of the voting recordfor each registrant on the Virginia Voter Registration System.Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, for any election held onor after November 1, 2010, all pollbooks provided by the State Board shall bein electronic form only.
C. The State Board shall incorporate safeguards to assure that the records ofthe election, including the pollbook, voter count sheets, or otheralternative records, will provide promptly an accurate and secure record ofthose who have voted.
D. Any locality may expend its own funds to purchase electronic pollbooksthat have been approved for use in elections by the State Board.
(Code 1950, § 24-257; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-135; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119;1976, c. 616; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c. 321; 1999,c. 810; 2000, c. 2; 2001, c. 839; 2002, cc. 66, 216, 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015;2008, cc. 88, 424; 2010, c. 812.)
§ 24.2-611. (Effective until November 1, 2010) Form and signing of pollbooks;records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks.
A. The following oath shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board,administered to all officers of election, and kept by the officers ofelection with the pollbook:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties for thiselection according to law and the best of my ability, and that I willstudiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting thiselection."
The oath shall be administered to each officer of election by the generalregistrar, a member of the electoral board, or an officer of electiondesignated by the general registrar and secretary of the electoral board, whoshall be so identified on the form. The oath shall be signed by each officerof election and the person administering the oath. The pollbook shall bemarked to identify the election for which it is used.
B. The State Board shall provide the pollbook pursuant to subdivision A 7 of§ 24.2-404. The pollbook shall (i) provide a space for the officer ofelection to record the name and consecutive number of the voter at the timehe offers to vote and (ii) be retained in accordance with the provisionsgoverning pollbooks in this title. If the pollbook is provided in printedform, the State Board shall provide a numerical check sheet to be used todetermine the consecutive number to be recorded with the name of the voter bythe officer of election. If the pollbook is provided in electronic form, theconsecutive number shall be entered automatically when the officer ofelection records that the voter has voted. When the name and number of thelast qualified voter have been entered on the pollbook, the officer ofelection responsible for that pollbook shall sign a statement on the checksheet, or on a separate form if an electronic pollbook is used, certifyingthe number of qualified registrants who have voted. The State Board shallprovide instructions to the local electoral boards, general registrars, andofficers of election for the conduct of the election and for procedures forentering a voting record for each voter and recording each voter's name,including voters unable to enter the polling place, and for verifying theaccurate entry of the voting record for each registrant on the Virginia VoterRegistration System.
C. The State Board shall incorporate safeguards to assure that the records ofthe election, including the pollbook, voter count sheets, or otheralternative records, will provide promptly an accurate and secure record ofthose who have voted. The State Board may provide for the pollbook to be in apaper format or in an electronic format if funds are appropriated to coverthe costs associated with the provision of a pollbook in an electronicformat. The State Board shall be authorized to conduct pilot programs in oneor more localities, with the consent of the electoral board of the locality,to test the use of an electronic pollbook in one or more precincts,notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.
D. Any locality may expend its own funds to purchase electronic pollbooksthat have been approved for use in elections by the State Board.
(Code 1950, § 24-257; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-135; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119;1976, c. 616; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c. 321; 1999,c. 810; 2000, c. 2; 2001, c. 839; 2002, cc. 66, 216, 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015;2008, cc. 88, 424.)
§ 24.2-611. (Effective November 1, 2010) Form and signing of pollbooks;records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks.
A. The following oath shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board,administered to all officers of election, and kept by the officers ofelection with the pollbook:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties for thiselection according to law and the best of my ability, and that I willstudiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting thiselection."
The oath shall be administered to each officer of election by the generalregistrar, a member of the electoral board, or an officer of electiondesignated by the general registrar and secretary of the electoral board, whoshall be so identified on the form. The oath shall be signed by each officerof election and the person administering the oath. The pollbook shall bemarked to identify the election for which it is used.
B. The State Board shall provide the pollbook pursuant to subdivision A 7 of§ 24.2-404. The pollbook shall (i) provide a space for the officer ofelection to record the name and consecutive number of the voter at the timehe offers to vote and (ii) be retained in accordance with the provisionsgoverning pollbooks in this title. The State Board shall make available anumerical check sheet required to be used with pollbooks in printed form todetermine the consecutive number to be recorded with the name of the voter bythe officer of election. In electronic pollbooks, the consecutive numbershall be entered automatically when the officer of election records that thevoter has voted. When the name and number of the last qualified voter havebeen entered on the pollbook, the officer of election responsible for thatpollbook shall sign a statement on the check sheet, or on a separate form ifan electronic pollbook is used, certifying the number of qualifiedregistrants who have voted. The State Board shall provide instructions to thelocal electoral boards, general registrars, and officers of election for theconduct of the election and for procedures for entering a voting record foreach voter and recording each voter's name, including voters unable to enterthe polling place, and for verifying the accurate entry of the voting recordfor each registrant on the Virginia Voter Registration System.Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, for any election held onor after November 1, 2010, all pollbooks provided by the State Board shall bein electronic form only.
C. The State Board shall incorporate safeguards to assure that the records ofthe election, including the pollbook, voter count sheets, or otheralternative records, will provide promptly an accurate and secure record ofthose who have voted.
D. Any locality may expend its own funds to purchase electronic pollbooksthat have been approved for use in elections by the State Board.
(Code 1950, § 24-257; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-135; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119;1976, c. 616; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c. 321; 1999,c. 810; 2000, c. 2; 2001, c. 839; 2002, cc. 66, 216, 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015;2008, cc. 88, 424; 2010, c. 812.)
§ 24.2-611. (Effective until November 1, 2010) Form and signing of pollbooks;records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks.
A. The following oath shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board,administered to all officers of election, and kept by the officers ofelection with the pollbook:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties for thiselection according to law and the best of my ability, and that I willstudiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting thiselection."
The oath shall be administered to each officer of election by the generalregistrar, a member of the electoral board, or an officer of electiondesignated by the general registrar and secretary of the electoral board, whoshall be so identified on the form. The oath shall be signed by each officerof election and the person administering the oath. The pollbook shall bemarked to identify the election for which it is used.
B. The State Board shall provide the pollbook pursuant to subdivision A 7 of§ 24.2-404. The pollbook shall (i) provide a space for the officer ofelection to record the name and consecutive number of the voter at the timehe offers to vote and (ii) be retained in accordance with the provisionsgoverning pollbooks in this title. If the pollbook is provided in printedform, the State Board shall provide a numerical check sheet to be used todetermine the consecutive number to be recorded with the name of the voter bythe officer of election. If the pollbook is provided in electronic form, theconsecutive number shall be entered automatically when the officer ofelection records that the voter has voted. When the name and number of thelast qualified voter have been entered on the pollbook, the officer ofelection responsible for that pollbook shall sign a statement on the checksheet, or on a separate form if an electronic pollbook is used, certifyingthe number of qualified registrants who have voted. The State Board shallprovide instructions to the local electoral boards, general registrars, andofficers of election for the conduct of the election and for procedures forentering a voting record for each voter and recording each voter's name,including voters unable to enter the polling place, and for verifying theaccurate entry of the voting record for each registrant on the Virginia VoterRegistration System.
C. The State Board shall incorporate safeguards to assure that the records ofthe election, including the pollbook, voter count sheets, or otheralternative records, will provide promptly an accurate and secure record ofthose who have voted. The State Board may provide for the pollbook to be in apaper format or in an electronic format if funds are appropriated to coverthe costs associated with the provision of a pollbook in an electronicformat. The State Board shall be authorized to conduct pilot programs in oneor more localities, with the consent of the electoral board of the locality,to test the use of an electronic pollbook in one or more precincts,notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.
D. Any locality may expend its own funds to purchase electronic pollbooksthat have been approved for use in elections by the State Board.
(Code 1950, § 24-257; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-135; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119;1976, c. 616; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c. 321; 1999,c. 810; 2000, c. 2; 2001, c. 839; 2002, cc. 66, 216, 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015;2008, cc. 88, 424.)
§ 24.2-611. (Effective November 1, 2010) Form and signing of pollbooks;records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks.
A. The following oath shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board,administered to all officers of election, and kept by the officers ofelection with the pollbook:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will perform the duties for thiselection according to law and the best of my ability, and that I willstudiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting thiselection."
The oath shall be administered to each officer of election by the generalregistrar, a member of the electoral board, or an officer of electiondesignated by the general registrar and secretary of the electoral board, whoshall be so identified on the form. The oath shall be signed by each officerof election and the person administering the oath. The pollbook shall bemarked to identify the election for which it is used.
B. The State Board shall provide the pollbook pursuant to subdivision A 7 of§ 24.2-404. The pollbook shall (i) provide a space for the officer ofelection to record the name and consecutive number of the voter at the timehe offers to vote and (ii) be retained in accordance with the provisionsgoverning pollbooks in this title. The State Board shall make available anumerical check sheet required to be used with pollbooks in printed form todetermine the consecutive number to be recorded with the name of the voter bythe officer of election. In electronic pollbooks, the consecutive numbershall be entered automatically when the officer of election records that thevoter has voted. When the name and number of the last qualified voter havebeen entered on the pollbook, the officer of election responsible for thatpollbook shall sign a statement on the check sheet, or on a separate form ifan electronic pollbook is used, certifying the number of qualifiedregistrants who have voted. The State Board shall provide instructions to thelocal electoral boards, general registrars, and officers of election for theconduct of the election and for procedures for entering a voting record foreach voter and recording each voter's name, including voters unable to enterthe polling place, and for verifying the accurate entry of the voting recordfor each registrant on the Virginia Voter Registration System.Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, for any election held onor after November 1, 2010, all pollbooks provided by the State Board shall bein electronic form only.
C. The State Board shall incorporate safeguards to assure that the records ofthe election, including the pollbook, voter count sheets, or otheralternative records, will provide promptly an accurate and secure record ofthose who have voted.
D. Any locality may expend its own funds to purchase electronic pollbooksthat have been approved for use in elections by the State Board.
(Code 1950, § 24-257; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-135; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119;1976, c. 616; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 1994, c. 321; 1999,c. 810; 2000, c. 2; 2001, c. 839; 2002, cc. 66, 216, 785, 819; 2003, c. 1015;2008, cc. 88, 424; 2010, c. 812.)
