§ 24.2-645 Defaced printed ballots
Statute
If any printed ballot is unintentionally or accidentally defaced and rendered unfit for voting, the voter may deliver the defaced ballot to the officer of election and receive another. The returned ballot shall be marked spoiled by the officer of election and placed in the spoiled ballot envelope.
Code 1950, § 24-238; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-130; 1987, c. 349; 1993, c. 641; 2014, cc. 540, 576.
- Cross-References:
- Ballot Form & Content Requirements
- Duties of officers of election
- Election Day
- Paper ballots
- Regulation of Polling Places
- Unused/Lost/Defaced Ballots
- When ballot shall be declared void
1. Definition for Printed ballot
A tangible ballot that is printed on paper and includes both machine-readable ballots and paper ballots.
See § 24.2-101.
2. Definition for Officer of election
A person appointed by an electoral board pursuant to § 24.2-115 to serve at a polling place for any election.
See § 24.2-101.
3. Definition for Election
A general, primary, or special election.
See § 24.2-101.