Virginia § 24.2-670 Clerk to send for books and ballots if not delivered by officers

Virginia Statutes

§ 24.2-670 — Clerk to send for books and ballots if not delivered by officers

Virginia § 24.2-670

Title 24.2ELECTIONS

Ch. 6THE ELECTION

Art. 4CONDUCT OF ELECTION; ELECTION RESULTS

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Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-670 (2026).

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If the officers of election fail to deliver the materials to the clerk of the circuit court, or to the principal office of the general registrar, as required by § 24.2-668 before the time for the electoral board to meet and open the returns, the clerk of the circuit court shall dispatch, to obtain such returns, a law-enforcement officer, who shall be subject to the same penalties and entitled to the same compensation as an officer of election for such service.

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If the officers of election fail to deliver the materials to the clerk of the circuit court, or to the principal office of the general registrar, as required by § 24.2-668 before the time for the electoral board to meet and open the returns, the clerk of the circuit court shall dispatch, to obtain such returns, a law-enforcement officer, who shall be subject to the same penalties and entitled to the same compensation as an officer of election for such service.