Code of Virginia - Title 24.2 Elections - Section 24.2-654 Officers to lock and seal voting equipment and ascertain vote after polls closed; statement of resu...

§ 24.2-654. Officers to lock and seal voting equipment and ascertain vote after polls closed; statement of resu...

As soon as the polls are closed, the officers of election shall lock each voting and counting device against further voting. They shall then proceed to ascertain the vote given at the election and continue without adjournment until they declare the results of the election. They shall seal the devices.

In ascertaining the vote, the officers of election shall complete a statement of results in duplicate on the form and in the manner prescribed by the State Board.

(Code 1950, § 24-258, 24-259, 24-312; 1966, c. 453; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-136, 24.1-222; 1974, c. 428; 1979, c. 329; 1981, c. 425; 1983, c. 461; 1985, c. 458; 1993, c. 641.)

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