24.2-621 - Delivery of packages to officers; opening packages.
§ 24.2-621. Delivery of packages to officers; opening packages.
Before every election the secretary of the electoral board, or another boardmember, board employee, or the general or an assistant registrar designatedby the board, shall deliver to an officer of election of each precinct theofficial ballots for that precinct and obtain a receipt for the package orpackages and a certificate that the seals are unbroken. If the secretary orother such designated person is unable to deliver the official ballots,another member of the board shall deliver the ballots.
Before opening the polls, the officers of election shall open the sealedpackage and carefully count the ballots. If there is more than one package,additional packages shall be opened as needed and the ballots counted asprovided in this section.
(Code 1950, §§ 24-230, 24-231; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-120, 24.1-121; 1993, c.641; 1997, c. 460.)