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HOUSE BILL NO. 2207 Offered January 10, 2001 Prefiled January 10, 2001 A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-657 of the Code of Virginia, relating to determination of vote on voting equipment. ---------- Patrons-- Van Landingham, Grayson, Hull, Tate and Watts ---------- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 24.2-657 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 24.2-657. Determination of vote on voting equipment.

In the presence of all persons who may be present lawfully at the time, giving full view of the voting equipment and counters or printed return sheets, the officers of election shall determine and announce the results as shown by the counters or printed return sheets, including the votes recorded for each office on the write-in ballots, and shall also announce the vote on every question. Before making any further announcement of the results to any other person, the officers shall report the results to the electoral board or general registrar. The vote as registered shall be entered on the statement of results. When completed, the statement shall be compared with the number on the counters on the equipment or on the printed return sheets. If, on all mechanical or direct electronic voting devices, the number of persons voting in the election, or the number of votes cast for any office or on any question, totals more than the number of names on the pollbooks of persons voting on the devices, then the figures recorded by the devices shall be accepted as correct. A statement to that effect shall be entered by the officers of election in the space provided on the statement of results.