Code of Virginia
Title 24.2 - Elections
Chapter 8 - Recounts and Contested Elections

§ 24.2-800. Recounts in all elections - A. The provisions of this article apply to all elections...

§ 24.2-801. Petition for recount; recount court - A. The petition for a recount of an election, other...

§ 24.2-801.1. Petition for recount of election for presidential electors; recount court - A. The petition for a recount of an election for...

§ 24.2-802. Recount standards - A. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate standards for...

§ 24.2-802.1. Preliminary hearing; court to fix procedure for recount, appoint officers, and supervise the recount - A. Within seven calendar days of the filing of the...

§ 24.2-802.2. General recount procedures - A. For the purposes of this section: "Overvote" means a...

§ 24.2-802.3. Costs of the recount - A. Costs of the recount shall be assessed against the...

§ 24.2-803. Contest of election to General Assembly - A. This section applies to any general or special election...

§ 24.2-804. Contest of elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General - In any election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General,...

§ 24.2-805. Contest of elections of electors for President and Vice President or primaries for United States Senate or statewide office - In an election of electors for the President and Vice...

§ 24.2-806. Contest of other primaries and elections - In a primary for the United States House of Representatives,...

§ 24.2-807. Contest only on complaint of unsuccessful party; contents of complaint - The provisions of this section and §§ 24.2-808 through 24.2-813...

§ 24.2-808. Time of filing and service of complaint; enlargement or amendment of complaint - The contestant shall file his complaint in the clerk's office...

§ 24.2-809. Filing answer; contents; enlargement or amendment of answer - The contestee shall, within ten days after the complaint is...

§ 24.2-810. Taking depositions and deciding contests - After service of a copy of the complaint and after...

§ 24.2-811. Costs and issuance of certificate of election - When the contest is decided, costs shall be taxed against...

§ 24.2-812. Proceedings when court decides no valid election has been held - If the court decides that there has been no valid...

§ 24.2-813. Proceedings in contest for nominee - In deciding any contest of a primary election, if the...

§ 24.2-814. Contest following recount - A candidate in a primary or an election to office,...