{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-648","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 24.2-648","heading":"Write-in votes on voting equipment","body":"Write-in votes may be cast on voting equipment for any person whose name does not appear on the ballot as a candidate for the office being voted, subject to this section and the provisions of § 24.2-644 not in conflict with this section.Each write-in vote shall be entered in the receptacle or area designated on the machine for the office being elected. A write-in vote shall be cast in its appropriate place, in accordance with the instructions for that equipment, or it shall be void and not counted.Except on machines that provide a means to enter a name electronically, each write-in vote shall be entered by the voter in his own handwriting or hand printing.Code 1950, § 24-307; 1962, c. 260; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-217; 1975, c. 515; 1985, c. 458; 1990, c. 214; 1993, c. 641; 1996, c. 5; 2014, cc. 540, 576.","path":["Title 24.2. ELECTIONS","Chapter 6. THE ELECTION","Article 4. CONDUCT OF ELECTION; ELECTION RESULTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/24.2-648/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:04Z","sha256":"56c0468bd5874097173e0c145b70eb4bf458d5b62ca04d6eae486c3237d14a31","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-647","next":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-649"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}