HB1231: Elections; voting machines.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1231
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 24.2-625.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-625.2. Wireless communications at polling places.
There shall be no wireless communications on election day,
while the polls are open, between or among voting machines within the polling
place or between any voting machine within the polling place and any equipment
outside the polling place. Voting machines
purchased by any locality on and after
July 1, 2014, shall not allow
wireless communications at any time. For purposes of this
section, the term "wireless
communication shall mean" means the ability to
transfer information via electromagnetic waves without the use of electrical
conductors.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to voting machines purchased by any locality before July 1, 2007.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the operation of electronic pollbook devices at polling places on election day.