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Title 24.2 - Elections
Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATIONArticle 1. APPLICABILITY; DEFINITIONS
- § 24.2-100. Applicability of title
- § 24.2-101. Definitions
- § 24.2-101.01. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
- § 24.2-101.1. Implementation of certain laws; special elections
Article 2. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
- § 24.2-102. Appointment; terms; Commissioner of Elections; prohibited activities
- § 24.2-103. Powers and duties in general
- § 24.2-104. Requesting assistance for attorney for the Commonwealth; investigative committees
- § 24.2-105. Prescribing various forms
- § 24.2-105.1. Election and voter participation information on the Internet
- § 24.2-105.2. Acceptance of payments
Article 3. LOCAL ELECTORAL BOARDS
- § 24.2-106. Appointment and terms; vacancies; chairman and secretary; certain prohibitions; training
- § 24.2-106.1. Prohibiting the solicitation in public buildings of signatures for nominating petitions by electoral board members and employees
- § 24.2-107. Meetings; quorum; notice; account of proceedings; seal; records open to inspection
- § 24.2-108. Compensation and expenses of members
- § 24.2-109. Appointment and removal of general registrar and officers of election; powers and duties in general
- § 24.2-109.1. Performance review of general registrars
Article 4. REGISTRARS
- § 24.2-110. Appointment, qualifications, and term of general registrar; vacancies; certain prohibitions
- § 24.2-111. Compensation and expenses of general registrars
- § 24.2-112. Assistants to general registrars; employees
- § 24.2-113. Special assistant registrars
- § 24.2-114. Duties and powers of general registrar
Article 5. OFFICERS OF ELECTION
- § 24.2-115. Appointment, qualifications, and terms of officers of election
- § 24.2-115.1. Officers of election; hours of service
- § 24.2-116. Compensation of officers; volunteer officers
- § 24.2-117. Request for removal of officer of election
- § 24.2-118. Appointments when officers fail to serve
- § 24.2-118.1. Prohibition on discrimination in employment; penalty
Article 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- § 24.2-119. Restrictions on persons holding other offices serving as member of electoral board, registrar, or officer of election
- § 24.2-120. Oath of office
- § 24.2-121. Defense of the electoral board, its members, and the general registrar staff; appointment of counsel
- § 24.2-122. Status of members of electoral boards, registrars, and officers of election
- § 24.2-123. Requirements for registration and voting; prohibition on use of power of attorney
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 24.2-200. When terms to begin
- § 24.2-201. When term of officer elected to fill vacancy commences and expires
Article 2. FEDERAL OFFICES
- § 24.2-202. Electors for President and Vice President
- § 24.2-203. Convening of electors; filling vacancies; how electors required to vote
- § 24.2-204. Election of electors and meeting when Congress prescribes a different day
- § 24.2-205. Pay of electors
- § 24.2-206. Election and term of United States Senators
- § 24.2-207. Filling vacancies in Senate
- § 24.2-208. Election and term of members of House of Representatives
- § 24.2-209. Filling vacancies in House of Representatives
Article 3. STATEWIDE OFFICES: GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL
- § 24.2-210. Election and term of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General
- § 24.2-211. Discharge of duties when office of Governor is vacant or Governor is disabled
- § 24.2-212. Discharge of duties when office of Lieutenant Governor vacant
- § 24.2-213. Filling vacancy in office of Attorney General
Article 4. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- § 24.2-214. Election and term of Senators
- § 24.2-215. Election and term of members of the House of Delegates
- § 24.2-216. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly
Article 5. CONSTITUTIONAL AND LOCAL OFFICERS
- § 24.2-217. Election and terms of constitutional officers
- § 24.2-218. Election and term of county supervisors
- § 24.2-219. Alternative for biennial county supervisor elections and staggered terms
- § 24.2-220. Reversion to quadrennial elections
- § 24.2-221. Time and frequency of referenda on election and term of supervisors
- § 24.2-222. Election and terms of mayor and council for cities and towns
- § 24.2-222.1. Alternative election of mayor and council at November general election in cities and towns
- § 24.2-223. Election and term of school board members
- § 24.2-224. Local elections not otherwise provided for
Article 6. VACANCIES IN ELECTED CONSTITUTIONAL AND LOCAL OFFICES
- § 24.2-225. Applicability
- § 24.2-226. Election to fill vacancy
- § 24.2-227. Interim appointment by court until vacancy filled by election for certain offices
- § 24.2-228. Interim appointment to local governing body or elected school board; elected mayor
- § 24.2-228.1. Election to fill vacancy in constitutional office
- § 24.2-229. Appointees to qualify and give bond in thirty days
- § 24.2-229.1. Legitimacy of votes by appointees
Article 7. REMOVAL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS FROM OFFICE
- § 24.2-230. Applicability of article; certain exceptions
- § 24.2-231. Forfeiture of office by person sentenced for commission of certain crimes
- § 24.2-232. Vacancy occurring when officer determined "mentally incompetent" (incapacitated)
- § 24.2-233. Removal of elected and certain appointed officers by courts
- § 24.2-234. Removal of officer appointed for a term certain
- § 24.2-235. Procedure
- § 24.2-236. Suspension from office pending hearing and appeal
- § 24.2-237. Who to represent Commonwealth; trial by jury; appeal
- § 24.2-238. Costs
Article 1. JOINT REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE
Article 2. CONGRESSIONAL, SENATORIAL, AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICTS
- § 24.2-302. Repealed
- § 24.2-302.1. Repealed
- § 24.2-302.2. Congressional districts
- § 24.2-303. Repealed
- § 24.2-303.1. Repealed
- § 24.2-303.3. Senate districts
- § 24.2-304. Repealed
- § 24.2-304.01. Repealed
- § 24.2-304.03. House of Delegates districts
Article 2.1. REAPPORTIONMENT OF LOCAL ELECTION DISTRICTS.
- § 24.2-304.1. At-large and district elections; reapportionment and redistricting of districts or wards; limits
- § 24.2-304.2. Governing body authorized to expend funds for reapportionment
- § 24.2-304.3. Recording reapportionment ordinance; notice requirements
- § 24.2-304.4. Mandamus action for failure to reapportion districts or wards
- § 24.2-304.5. Notification of certain civil actions
- § 24.2-304.6. Effect of reapportionment on appointments and terms of local officers, school board and planning commission members
Article 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTION DISTRICTS, PRECINCTS, AND POLLING PLACES
- § 24.2-305. Composition of election districts and precincts
- § 24.2-306. Changes not to be enacted within 60 days of general election; notice requirements
- § 24.2-307. Requirements for county and city precincts
- § 24.2-308. Requirements for town precincts
- § 24.2-309. Establishment of precinct with less than minimum number of voters; conduct of elections where all voters do not have same choice of candidates
- § 24.2-309.1. Repealed
- § 24.2-309.2. Election precincts; prohibiting precinct changes for specified period of time
- § 24.2-310. Requirements for polling places
- § 24.2-310.1. Polling places; additional requirement
Article 4. EFFECTIVE DATES OF REDISTRICTING MEASURES
- § 24.2-311. Effective date of decennial redistricting measures; elections following decennial redistricting
- § 24.2-312. Effective date of other redistricting measures; elections following annexation
- § 24.2-313. Rescheduling of certain local elections following the decennial redistricting of districts for the governing body
Article 1. QUALIFICATIONS
- § 24.2-400. Persons entitled to register and vote
- § 24.2-401. Persons moving from precinct
- § 24.2-402. Persons moving from Commonwealth fewer than thirty days before presidential election
- § 24.2-403. Persons under 18 years of age
Article 2. VIRGINIA VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM
- § 24.2-404. Duties of State Board
- § 24.2-404.1. Commissioner of Elections to serve as state coordinator for the administration of the National Voter Registration Act
- § 24.2-404.2. Repealed
- § 24.2-404.3. Duty of State Board; verification of registered voter lists
- § 24.2-404.4. Exchange of registered voter lists with other states
- § 24.2-405. Persons who may obtain lists of registered voters
- § 24.2-406. Persons who may obtain lists of persons voting at primaries and elections
- § 24.2-407. Statement for persons receiving lists of persons registered or voting; penalties
- § 24.2-407.1. Prohibition on disclosure of social security numbers or parts thereof
- § 24.2-408. State Registrar of Vital Records to transmit monthly lists of decedents to State Board
- § 24.2-409. Central Criminal Records Exchange to transmit lists of felony convictions to State Board
- § 24.2-409.1. State Board to transmit information pertaining to persons convicted of a felony in federal court
- § 24.2-410. Clerks of circuit courts to furnish lists of incompetents
- § 24.2-410.1. Citizenship status; Department of Motor Vehicles to furnish lists of noncitizens
Article 3. LOCATIONS AND TIMES FOR REGISTRATION
- § 24.2-411. Office of the general registrar
- § 24.2-411.1. Offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles
- § 24.2-411.2. State-designated voter registration agencies
- § 24.2-412. Other locations and times for voter registration
- § 24.2-413. Accessible registration locations
- § 24.2-414. Final registration day
- § 24.2-414.1. Closing time of registration sites on final day
- § 24.2-415. Notice of times and locations for registration
- § 24.2-415.1. Persons authorized to receive voter registration applications
- § 24.2-416. Closing registration records before elections
Article 3.1. MAIL REGISTRATION
- § 24.2-416.1. Voter registration by mail
- § 24.2-416.2. Mail voter registration application forms
- § 24.2-416.3. Distribution of mail voter registration application forms
- § 24.2-416.4. Return of mail voter registration applications
- § 24.2-416.5. Social security number or parts thereof not to be disclosed
- § 24.2-416.6. Registration by and instructions for voter registration drives
Article 3.2. ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
Article 4. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
- § 24.2-417. Persons to be registered
- § 24.2-417.1. Registration residence requirements; presumptions in certain cases
- § 24.2-418. Application for registration
- § 24.2-418.1. Receipt for voter registration applicants
- § 24.2-419. Extended time for certain persons to register by mail
- § 24.2-420. Repealed
- § 24.2-420.1. Extended time for certain persons to register in person
- § 24.2-421. Repealed
- § 24.2-422. Appeal of person denied registration
- § 24.2-423. Notice of change of name of registered voter
- § 24.2-424. Change of registered voter's address within the Commonwealth; pilot project
- § 24.2-425. Repealed by Acts 2000, c 857, cl 2
Article 5. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
- § 24.2-426. Repealed
- § 24.2-427. Cancellation of registration by voter or for persons known to be deceased or disqualified to vote
- § 24.2-428. Regular periodic review of registration records; notice to voters identified as having moved; placement on inactive status for failure to respond to notice
- § 24.2-428.1. Other procedures for assigning registered voters to inactive status
- § 24.2-428.2. Return of registered voter to active status
- § 24.2-429. Maintenance of accurate registration records by general registrar; notice and hearing before cancellation
- § 24.2-430. Appeal from decision of registrar
- § 24.2-431. Petition to court objecting to registration
- § 24.2-432. Notice to person objected to and decision of court
- § 24.2-433. Appeal from decision of court
- § 24.2-434. Presumption if petition not brought within six months of registration
- § 24.2-435. Cancellation records to be retained for specified periods
Article 6. TEMPORARY REGISTRATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Article 7. TEMPORARY ABSENTEE REGISTRATION FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS
Article 7.1. TEMPORARY REGISTRATION FOR CERTAIN OVERSEAS VOTERS
Article 8. REGISTRATION RECORDS GENERALLY
- § 24.2-444. Duties of general registrars and State Board of Elections as to voter registration records; public inspection; exceptions
- § 24.2-445. Registration records controlling in event of conflict
- § 24.2-446. Reconstruction of destroyed registration records
- § 24.2-447. Persons registered prior to this title
- § 24.2-451. Short title
- § 24.2-452. Definitions
- § 24.2-453. Restriction of ballot eligibility
- § 24.2-454. Elections covered
- § 24.2-455. Role of Commissioner of Elections
- § 24.2-456. Overseas voter's registration address
- § 24.2-457. Methods of registering to vote
- § 24.2-458. Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot
- § 24.2-459. Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot
- § 24.2-460. Transmission of unvoted ballots
- § 24.2-461. Federal write-in absentee ballot
- § 24.2-462. Receipt of voted ballot
- § 24.2-463. Declaration
- § 24.2-464. Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot
- § 24.2-465. Publication of election notice
- § 24.2-466. Sending and updating notices
- § 24.2-467. Prohibition of nonsubstantive requirements
- § 24.2-468. Equitable relief
- § 24.2-469. Uniformity of application and constructions
- § 24.2-470. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Article 1. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF ALL CANDIDATES
- § 24.2-500. Qualification of candidates
- § 24.2-501. Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy
- § 24.2-502. Statement of economic interests as requirement of candidacy
- § 24.2-503. Deadlines for filing required statements; extensions
- § 24.2-503.1. Repealed
- § 24.2-504. Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot
Article 2. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES
- § 24.2-505. Declaration of candidacy required of independent candidates
- § 24.2-506. Petition of qualified voters required; number of signatures required; certain towns excepted
- § 24.2-507. Deadlines for filing declarations and petitions of candidacy
Article 3. NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES BY POLITICAL PARTIES
- § 24.2-508. Powers of political parties in general
- § 24.2-509. Party to determine method of nominating its candidates for office; exceptions
- § 24.2-510. Deadlines for parties to nominate by methods other than primary
- § 24.2-511. Party chairman or official to certify candidates to State Board and secretary of electoral board; failure to certify
Article 4. CONDUCT OF PRIMARIES
- § 24.2-512. Primaries to be conducted in accordance with article
- § 24.2-513. Provisions as to general elections applicable
- § 24.2-514. To what nominations this article applies
- § 24.2-515. Presidential election year primaries
- § 24.2-515.1. Schedule for primaries in the year 2001 and each tenth year thereafter
- § 24.2-516. Party to furnish names of chairmen and notify State Board of adoption of direct primary
- § 24.2-517. State Board to order election
- § 24.2-518. County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; certain uses of machinery by party
- § 24.2-519. Qualification of primary candidates
- § 24.2-520. Declaration of candidacy required
- § 24.2-521. Petition required to accompany declaration; number of signatures required
- § 24.2-522. When and to whom filings to be made
- § 24.2-523. Candidates to pay fee before filing
- § 24.2-524. To whom fees paid; refund of fees
- § 24.2-525. Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot
- § 24.2-526. Primary not to be held when less than two candidates declare
- § 24.2-527. Chairman or official to furnish State Board and local electoral boards with names of candidates and certify petition signature requirements met
- § 24.2-528. No primary candidate to be nominated by convention
- § 24.2-529. Primary ballots
- § 24.2-530. Who may vote in primary
- § 24.2-531. Pollbooks used during primaries
- § 24.2-532. Abstracts of votes; law-enforcement officer to obtain returns not forwarded
- § 24.2-533. Repealed
- § 24.2-534. Returns tabulated by State Board; when nominee declared
- § 24.2-535. Vote required to nominate
- § 24.2-536. Procedure when a vacancy in office occurs less than 75 days before primary date
- § 24.2-537. Procedure when nominee by default dies or withdraws or nomination is set aside prior to primary
- § 24.2-538. Procedure when opposed candidate for nomination dies prior to primary
Article 5. DEATH, WITHDRAWAL, OR DISQUALIFICATION OF PARTY NOMINEE
- § 24.2-539. Party may nominate when nominee dies, withdraws, or nomination is set aside; duty of party chairman
- § 24.2-540. Other parties may also nominate; independent candidates
- § 24.2-541. Printing of names on ballot
Article 6. NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
- § 24.2-542. State Board to be furnished names of electors selected by political parties; oaths of electors
- § 24.2-542.1. State Board to be furnished names of electors selected by political parties; certain national conventions
- § 24.2-543. How other groups may submit names of electors; oaths of electors
Article 7. PRESIDENTIAL YEAR PRIMARIES
- § 24.2-544. Time presidential primaries to be held and completion of duties by officers of election; age qualifications for participation
- § 24.2-545. Presidential primary
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; POLLING PLACES
- § 24.2-600. Cost of elections
- § 24.2-601. Town election process
- § 24.2-602. Exemption for ballots and election materials from certain purchasing and procurement requirements
- § 24.2-603. Hours polls to be open; closing the polls
- § 24.2-603.1. Postponement of certain elections; state of emergency
- § 24.2-604. Prohibited activities at polls; notice of prohibited area; electioneering; presence of representatives of parties or candidates; simulated elections; observers; news media; penalties
- § 24.2-604.1. Signs for special entrances to polling places
- § 24.2-604.2. Polling places; prohibited area; emergency situations
- § 24.2-605. Loudspeakers prohibited at polls; penalty
- § 24.2-606. Preservation of order at elections
- § 24.2-607. Prohibited conduct; intimidation of voters; disturbance of election; how prevented; penalties
- § 24.2-608. Officers to decide order of voting
- § 24.2-609. Voting booths
- § 24.2-610. Materials at polling places
- § 24.2-611. Form and signing of pollbooks; records of persons voting; electronic pollbooks
Article 2. BALLOTS
- § 24.2-612. List of offices and candidates filed with State Board and checked for accuracy; when ballots printed; number required
- § 24.2-612.1. Ballots; death, withdrawal, or disqualification of candidates
- § 24.2-613. Form of ballot
- § 24.2-614. Preparation and form of presidential election ballots
- § 24.2-615. Separate ballots for proposed constitutional amendments, etc.; uniform ballots
- § 24.2-616. Duties of printer; statement; penalty
- § 24.2-617. Representative of electoral board to be present at printing; custody of ballots; electoral board may disclose contents, style, and size
- § 24.2-618. Delivery of ballots to electoral board; checking and recording number
- § 24.2-619. Sealing ballots
- § 24.2-620. Dividing ballots into packages for each precinct; delivery of absentee ballots
- § 24.2-621. Delivery of packages to officers; opening packages
- § 24.2-622. Sample ballots
- § 24.2-623. Ballot containers to be supplied by governing bodies; construction and custody
- § 24.2-624. Opening and closing ballot containers; opening polls
Article 3. VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS
- § 24.2-625. Application of Title 24.2 and general law
- § 24.2-625.1. Voting equipment security
- § 24.2-625.2. Wireless communications at polling places
- § 24.2-626. Governing bodies shall acquire electronic voting and counting machines
- § 24.2-626.1. Acquisition and use of accessible voting devices
- § 24.2-627. Electronic voting or counting machines; number required
- § 24.2-628. Repealed
- § 24.2-629. State Board approval process of electronic voting systems
- § 24.2-630. Experimental use of approved systems
- § 24.2-631. Experimental use of voting systems and ballots prior to approval of the system
- § 24.2-632. Voting equipment custodians
- § 24.2-633. Notice of final testing of voting system; sealing equipment
- § 24.2-634. Locking and securing after preparation
- § 24.2-635. Demonstration of equipment
- § 24.2-636. Instruction as to use of equipment
- § 24.2-637. Furniture and equipment to be at polling places
- § 24.2-638. Voting equipment to be in plain view; officers and others not permitted to see actual voting; unlocking counter compartment of equipment, etc
- § 24.2-639. Duties of officers of election
- § 24.2-640. Repealed
- § 24.2-641. Sample ballot
- § 24.2-642. Inoperative equipment
Article 4. CONDUCT OF ELECTION; ELECTION RESULTS
- § 24.2-643. Qualified voter permitted to vote; procedures at polling place; voter identification
- § 24.2-644. Voting by paper ballot; voting for presidential electors; write-in votes
- § 24.2-645. Defaced printed ballots
- § 24.2-646. Voter folds paper ballot and hands same to officer who deposits it unopened in ballot container
- § 24.2-646.1. Permitted use of paper ballots
- § 24.2-647. Voting systems; demonstration on election day
- § 24.2-648. Write-in votes on voting equipment
- § 24.2-649. Assistance for certain voters; penalties
- § 24.2-650. Officers to sign only official papers, etc
- § 24.2-651. Voter who is challenged; how challenge tried
- § 24.2-651.1. Voter who is shown as having already voted; provisional voting
- § 24.2-652. Voter whose name erroneously omitted from pollbook
- § 24.2-653. Voter whose name does not appear on pollbook or who is marked as having voted; handling of provisional ballots; ballots cast after normal close of polls due to court order extending polling hours
- § 24.2-653.1. Voters who did not receive absentee ballots; provisional ballots
- § 24.2-654. Officers to lock and seal voting equipment and ascertain vote after polls closed; statement of results
- § 24.2-655. Representatives of political parties and candidates to be present on request
- § 24.2-656. Repealed
- § 24.2-657. Determination of vote on voting systems
- § 24.2-658. Machines with printed return sheets; disposition of sheets
- § 24.2-659. Locking voting and counting machines after election and delivering keys to clerk; printed returns as evidence
- § 24.2-660. Repealed
- § 24.2-661. Detection and setting aside of double ballots
- § 24.2-662. Procedure when paper ballots exceed names on pollbooks
- § 24.2-663. When ballot void
- § 24.2-664. Reduction in number of ballots
- § 24.2-665. How paper ballots counted
- § 24.2-666. Procedures to account for paper ballots
- § 24.2-667. Completion of statement of results
- § 24.2-668. Pollbooks, statements of results, and ballots to be sealed and delivered to clerk or general registrar
- § 24.2-669. Clerk to keep ballots; inspection; destruction
- § 24.2-670. Clerk to send for books and ballots if not delivered by officers
- § 24.2-671. Electoral board to meet and ascertain results; conclusiveness of results
- § 24.2-671.1. Audits of ballot scanner machines
- § 24.2-672. Electoral board to correct irregularities in returns of officers of election
- § 24.2-673. Candidates having highest number of votes to receive certificate of election
- § 24.2-674. Determination by lot in case of tie
- § 24.2-675. Abstracts of votes to be made by secretary and forwarded to State Board and to clerks
- § 24.2-676. Secretary to make out and deliver certificate of election
- § 24.2-677. State Board to open and record returns; application of Freedom of Information Act
- § 24.2-678. Law-enforcement officer to be sent for abstracts not forwarded
- § 24.2-679. State Board to meet and make statement as to number of votes
- § 24.2-680. Certificates of election
Article 5. SPECIAL ELECTIONS
- § 24.2-681. How special elections superintended and determined
- § 24.2-682. Times for special elections
- § 24.2-683. Writ for special election to fill a vacancy
- § 24.2-684. How referendum elections called and held, and the results ascertained and certified
- § 24.2-684.1. Requirements for voter petitions to call for referendum elections
- § 24.2-685. Special elections; request for abolition of constitutional offices
- § 24.2-686. Special elections; petition and referendum requirements; abolition of constitutional office by change in form of government
- § 24.2-687. Authorization for distribution of information on referendum elections
- § 24.2-700. Persons entitled to vote by absentee ballot
- § 24.2-701. Application for absentee ballot
- § 24.2-702. Application for early absentee ballot; procedures
- § 24.2-702.1. Federal write-in absentee ballots
- § 24.2-703. Application for absentee ballots for multiple elections for uniformed and overseas voters
- § 24.2-703.1. Special annual applications for absentee ballots for certain ill or disabled voters
- § 24.2-703.2. Replacement absentee ballots for certain disabled or ill voters; penalty
- § 24.2-704. Applications and ballots for persons requiring assistance in voting; penalty
- § 24.2-705. Emergency applications and absentee ballots for persons incapacitated or hospitalized
- § 24.2-705.1. Late applications and in-person absentee voting for business and medical emergencies
- § 24.2-705.2. Late applications and in-person absentee voting for certain officers of election
- § 24.2-706. Duty of general registrar and electoral board on receipt of application; statement of voter
- § 24.2-707. How ballots marked and returned by mail; cast in person; cast on voting equipment
- § 24.2-708. Return of unused ballots; voting by applicant who did not receive or lost ballot; defaced ballots
- § 24.2-709. Ballot to be returned in manner prescribed by law
- § 24.2-709.1. Alternative procedures for counting absentee ballots
- § 24.2-710. Further duties of electoral board and general registrar; absentee voter applicant lists
- § 24.2-711. Duties of officers of election
- § 24.2-711.1. Absentee ballots; confirmation of receipt; notice of reason for rejection
- § 24.2-712. Central absentee voter precincts; counting ballots
- § 24.2-713. Emergency authority of the Commissioner of Elections
Article 1. RECOUNTS
- § 24.2-800. Recounts in all elections
- § 24.2-801. Petition for recount; recount court
- § 24.2-801.1. Petition for recount of election for presidential electors; recount court
- § 24.2-802. Procedure for recount
Article 2. CONTESTED ELECTIONS
- § 24.2-803. Contest of election to General Assembly
- § 24.2-804. Contest of elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General
- § 24.2-805. Contest of elections of electors for President and Vice President or primaries for United States Senate or statewide office
- § 24.2-806. Contest of other primaries and elections
- § 24.2-807. Contest only on complaint of unsuccessful party; contents of complaint
- § 24.2-808. Time of filing and service of complaint; enlargement or amendment of complaint
- § 24.2-809. Filing answer; contents; enlargement or amendment of answer
- § 24.2-810. Taking depositions and deciding contests
- § 24.2-811. Costs and issuance of certificate of election
- § 24.2-812. Proceedings when court decides no valid election has been held
- § 24.2-813. Proceedings in contest for nominee
- § 24.2-814. Contest following recount
Chapter 9.1. CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING; LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS [Repealed]
Chapter 9.2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENTS [Repealed]
Chapter 9.3. CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE ACT OF 2006
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 24.2-945. Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive
- § 24.2-945.1. Definitions
- § 24.2-945.2. Persons required to file independent expenditure disclosure reports; filing deadline
Article 2. STATE BOARD AND LOCAL ELECTORAL BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES.
- § 24.2-946. Summary of election laws; forms; instructions
- § 24.2-946.1. Standards and requirements for electronic preparation and transmittal of campaign finance disclosure reports; database
- § 24.2-946.2. Custody of reports; inspection and copying; exception for certain information
- § 24.2-946.3. Reporting of certain violations; penalties
- § 24.2-946.4. Right to grant extensions in special circumstances
- § 24.2-946.5. Dormant committees
Article 3. CANDIDATES AND THEIR CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.
- § 24.2-947. Candidate election cycle
- § 24.2-947.1. Statement of organization
- § 24.2-947.2. Campaign depositories; reimbursements of expenses; petty cash fund
- § 24.2-947.3. Campaign committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- § 24.2-947.3:1. Certain contributions received from federal political action and out-of-state political committees; campaign committee responsibilities
- § 24.2-947.4. Information to be included on campaign finance reports for campaign committees
- § 24.2-947.4:1. Loans to candidate campaign committees; prohibited interest payments; civil penalty
- § 24.2-947.5. With whom candidates file reports
- § 24.2-947.6. Filing schedule for candidates for office; November elections
- § 24.2-947.7. Filing schedule for candidates for office; May elections
- § 24.2-947.8. Filing requirements for special elections
- § 24.2-947.9. Special report required of certain large pre-election contributions
- § 24.2-948. Repealed
- § 24.2-948.1. Exemption from reporting requirements for certain candidates for local office
- § 24.2-948.2. Reports as condition to qualification for office
- § 24.2-948.3. Compliance with reporting requirements of campaign finance disclosure act as requirement of candidacy for certain offices
- § 24.2-948.4. Final report requirement; disbursement of surplus funds
Article 4. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
- § 24.2-949. Political action committee election cycle
- § 24.2-949.1. Establishment of political action committees by certain entities
- § 24.2-949.2. Statement of organization for a political action committee
- § 24.2-949.3. Use of candidate's name in name of political committee
- § 24.2-949.4. Political action committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- § 24.2-949.5. Information to be included on campaign finance reports for political action committees
- § 24.2-949.6. Filing schedule for political action committees
- § 24.2-949.7. Large dollar contribution reporting requirement for political action committees
- § 24.2-949.8. With whom political action committees file reports; electronic filing requirement
- § 24.2-949.9. Final report requirement; disbursement of surplus funds
Article 4.1. OUT-OF-STATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- § 24.2-949.9:1. Out-of-state political committees; statements of organization
- § 24.2-949.9:2. Out-of-state political committees; reporting requirements
- § 24.2-949.9:3. Out-of-state political committees; additional requirements
- § 24.2-949.9:4. Certain contributions received from federal political action and out-of-state political committees; political committee responsibilities
Article 5. POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES
- § 24.2-950. Political party committee election cycle
- § 24.2-950.1. Certain political party committees exempt
- § 24.2-950.2. Statement of organization for a political party committee
- § 24.2-950.3. Political party committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- § 24.2-950.4. Information to be included on campaign finance reports for political party committees
- § 24.2-950.5. Repealed
- § 24.2-950.6. Filing schedule for political party committees
- § 24.2-950.7. Large dollar reporting requirement for political party committees
- § 24.2-950.8. With whom political party committees file reports
- § 24.2-950.9. Final report requirement; transfer of surplus funds
Article 6. REFERENDUM COMMITTEES
- § 24.2-951. Referendum committee election cycle; political advertisement requirements
- § 24.2-951.1. Statement of organization for a referendum committee
- § 24.2-951.2. Referendum committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- § 24.2-951.3. Information to be included on campaign finance reports for referendum committees
- § 24.2-951.4. Filing schedule for referendum committees for referendums to be decided at November elections
- § 24.2-951.5. Filing schedule for referendum committees for referendums to be decided at May general elections
- § 24.2-951.6. Filing schedule for referendum committees for referendums to be decided at special elections
- § 24.2-951.7. Large dollar contribution reporting requirement for referendum committees
- § 24.2-951.8. With whom referendum committees file reports; electronic filing requirement
- § 24.2-951.9. Final report requirement; disbursement of surplus funds
Article 7. INAUGURAL COMMITTEES
- § 24.2-952. General provisions
- § 24.2-952.1. Statement of organization for an inaugural committee
- § 24.2-952.2. Inaugural committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
- § 24.2-952.3. Information to be included on campaign finance reports for inaugural committees
- § 24.2-952.4. Filing schedule for inaugural committees
- § 24.2-952.5. Large dollar contribution reporting requirement for inaugural committees
- § 24.2-952.6. With whom inaugural committees file reports; electronic filing requirement
- § 24.2-952.7. Final report requirement; disbursement of surplus funds
Article 8. PENALTIES
- § 24.2-953. General provisions
- § 24.2-953.1. Failure to file the required reports
- § 24.2-953.2. Late filing of required reports
- § 24.2-953.3. Incomplete reports
- § 24.2-953.4. Additional civil penalties for late and incomplete filings for statewide campaigns
- § 24.2-953.5. Additional penalties related to federal political action or out-of-state political committees
Chapter 9.5. POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENTS
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 24.2-955. Scope of disclosure requirements
- § 24.2-955.1. Definitions
- § 24.2-955.2. Publications not to receive compensation for advocating candidacy; penalties
- § 24.2-955.3. Penalties for violations of this chapter
Article 2. PRINT MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
- § 24.2-956. Requirements for print media advertisements sponsored by a candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-956.1. Requirements for print media advertisements sponsored by a person or political committee, other than a candidate campaign committee
Article 3. TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
- § 24.2-957. General provisions
- § 24.2-957.1. Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-957.2. Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a political committee
- § 24.2-957.3. Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a person that is not a candidate campaign committee or political committee
Article 4. RADIO ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
- § 24.2-958. General provisions
- § 24.2-958.1. Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-958.2. Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a political committee
- § 24.2-958.3. Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a person that is not a candidate or political committee
Article 5. CAMPAIGN TELEPHONE CALL REQUIREMENTS.
- § 24.2-959. Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-959.1. Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a political committee or person other than a candidate or candidate campaign committee
- § 24.2-1000. Bribery, intimidation, etc., of officers of election
- § 24.2-1001. Willful neglect or corrupt conduct
- § 24.2-1002. Interference with registration
- § 24.2-1002.01. Destruction of, or failure to mail or deliver, voter registration application; penalty
- § 24.2-1002.1. Unlawful disclosure or use of social security number or part thereof
- § 24.2-1003. Campaigning at registration locations
- § 24.2-1004. Illegal voting and registrations
- § 24.2-1005. Bribery, intimidation, etc., of person receiving ballot
- § 24.2-1005.1. Communication of false information to registered voter
- § 24.2-1006. Advice or assistance in casting ballot
- § 24.2-1007. Soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure vote
- § 24.2-1008. Selling, giving away, or counterfeiting ballots
- § 24.2-1009. Stealing or tampering with ballot containers, voting or registration equipment, software, records or documents
- § 24.2-1010. Unauthorized possession or duplication of voting equipment key or electronic activation device
- § 24.2-1011. Ballot not to be carried away
- § 24.2-1012. Offenses as to absent voters
- § 24.2-1013. Repealed
- § 24.2-1014. Repealed
- § 24.2-1014.1. Repealed
- § 24.2-1015. Conspiracy against rights of citizens under this title
- § 24.2-1016. False statements; penalties
- § 24.2-1017. Penalties when not specifically provided elsewhere
- § 24.2-1018. Immunity of witnesses
- § 24.2-1019. Complaints and allegations concerning election law offenses
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