Virginia § 24.2-465 - Publication of election notice
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 24.2-465 — Publication of election notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24.2-465. Publication of election notice
At least 100 days before a regularly scheduled election and as soon as practicable before an election not regularly scheduled, the Department of Elections shall make election information available for each jurisdiction, to be used in conjunction with a federal write-in absentee ballot. The election notice must contain a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, state, and local offices that as of that date are expected to be on the ballot on the date of the election. The notice also must contain, or enable access to, specific instructions for how a voter is to indicate on the federal write-in absentee ballot the voter's choice for each office to be filled and for each ballot measure to be contested. Specific instructions may include a website address or a telephone number.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24.2-465 ("Publication of election notice") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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