Elections; conduct of election, ranked choice voting, report.

Removed the 'Enrolled' header and replaced it with 'Substitute' header indicating this is a revised version offered for consideration by the House Committee on Privileges and Elections.

Reorganized and renumbered subsections of the ranked choice voting section, removing subsections C, D, E, F, G, H, and J from the original enrolled version and replacing them with a different numbering scheme.

Changed 'determination of feasibility' to 'determination of technical feasibility' in the section about local election boards deciding to use ranked choice voting.

Removed subsections related to public reporting of vote totals and ballot-level ranking data (original subsection F) and risk-limiting audit procedures (original subsection J) from the substitute version.

Added page numbers and formatting consistent with standard legislative substitute document formatting.

Added requirement that election results be reported on election night as preliminary based on first rankings only

Added requirement that final tabulation occur at the electoral board meeting held pursuant to § 24.2-671

Added provisions for creating duplicate ballots when machine-readable ballots are damaged or defective

Added requirement for the Department to publish total vote counts and percentages for each candidate in each round of tabulation

Added requirement to provide ballot-level ranking data to the public to the extent feasible while maintaining ballot secrecy

Modified State Board authority to change 'technical feasibility' determination to 'feasibility' determination

Modified eligibility criteria to clarify that town councils may require reimbursement for ranked choice voting costs from the county

Added new subsections J and K to clarify risk-limiting audit limitations and recount procedures for ranked choice voting elections