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.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 24.2-645

  • Election: means a general, primary, or special election. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
  • Officer of election: means a person appointed by an electoral board pursuant to § Virginia Code 24.2-101
  • Printed ballot: means a tangible ballot that is printed on paper and includes both machine-readable ballots and paper ballots. See Virginia Code 24.2-101

Code 1950, § 24-238; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-130; 1987, c. 349; 1993, c. 641; 2014, cc. 540, 576.