Virginia Statutes
§ 24.2-517 — State Board to order election
Virginia § 24.2-517
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-517 (2026).
Text
The State Board shall order the holding of a primary election in any county, city, or other district of the Commonwealth in which it is notified pursuant to § 24.2-516 that a primary is intended to be held. The notice ordering the primary shall be sent to the secretary of the electoral board. Within five days of the issuance of the order by the State Board, each secretary shall post a copy of the notice on the official website of the county or city, post copies of the notice at not less than 10 public places in the county or city, or have notice of the election published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 24-352; 1952, c. 212; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-177; 1972, c. 620; 1993, c. 641; 2012, cc. 328, 486.
Nearby Sections
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§ 24.2-100
Applicability of title§ 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§ 24.2-1003
Campaigning at registration locations§ 24.2-1004
Illegal voting and registrations§ 24.2-1005.2
Interference with voting§ 24.2-1006
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Virginia § 24.2-517, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/24.2/24.2-517.