24.2-654 - Officers to lock and seal voting equipment and ascertain vote after polls closed; statement of results.
§ 24.2-654. Officers to lock and seal voting equipment and ascertain voteafter polls closed; statement of results.
As soon as the polls are closed, the officers of election shall lock eachvoting and counting device against further voting. They shall then proceedto ascertain the vote given at the election and continue without adjournmentuntil they declare the results of the election. They shall seal the devices.
In ascertaining the vote, the officers of election shall complete a statementof results in duplicate on the form and in the manner prescribed by the StateBoard.
(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.)