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(ii) the State Board shall certify candidates to the local electoral boards, and ballot preparation shall proceed on the basis of the state party chairman’s certifications; and (iii) the candidates for President and Vice President nominated by the party at its national convention shall be certified to the State Board no later than 5:00 p.m. on the sixtieth day before the presidential election.C\n\nIn the event of the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a candidate of a political party for President or Vice President, or of a nominated elector of a political party, that party may substitute the name of a different candidate or nominated elector, as applicable, before the State Board certifies to the county and city electoral boards the form of the official ballots.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250033,"text":"In elections for President and Vice President of the United States, the appropriate chairman or secretary of each political party as defined in § 24.2-101 shall furnish to the State Board by noon on the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election (i) the names of the individuals nominated to be electors by the party at its convention held for that purpose, with the total number of its nominated electors equaling the whole number of senators and representatives to which the Commonwealth at that time is entitled in the Congress of the United States, together with the names of the political party and of the candidates for President and Vice President for whom the nominated electors are required to vote in the Electoral College, and (ii) a copy of the subscribed and notarized oath required by § 24.2-240.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":250034,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, (i) the state political party chairman of a political party whose national convention has been scheduled to be held after the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election shall file by noon on the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election, with the certification of its nominated electors, a certification of the individuals expected to be nominated for President and Vice President at its national convention; (ii) the State Board shall certify candidates to the local electoral boards, and ballot preparation shall proceed on the basis of the state party chairman’s certifications; and (iii) the candidates for President and Vice President nominated by the party at its national convention shall be certified to the State Board no later than 5:00 p.m. on the sixtieth day before the presidential election.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":250035,"text":"In the event of the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a candidate of a political party for President or Vice President, or of a nominated elector of a political party, that party may substitute the name of a different candidate or nominated elector, as applicable, before the State Board certifies to the county and city electoral boards the form of the official ballots.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14371,"edition_id":1,"name":"Nomination of Electors","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14370,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:54","permalink":{"id":187635,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14371,"identifier":"1","token":"24.2\/2.1\/1","url":"\/24.2\/2.1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14370,"edition_id":1,"name":"Presidential Electors","identifier":"2.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:54","permalink":{"id":187633,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14370,"identifier":"2.1","token":"24.2\/2.1","url":"\/24.2\/2.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63639,"structure_id":14371,"section_number":"24.2-240","catch_line":"Qualifications of electors; 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 801<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63639,"section_number":"24.2-240","catch_line":"Qualifications of electors; oath","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-240\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61543,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187641,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69078,"identifier":"24.2-241","token":"24.2\/2.1\/1\/24.2-241","url":"\/24.2-241\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-241\/","token":"24.2\/2.1\/1\/24.2-241","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Board to be furnished names of nominated electors selected by political parties; certain national conventions; vacancies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-241","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In elections<\/span> for President and Vice President of the United States, the appropriate chairman or secretary of each political party<\/span> as defined in § 24.2-101<\/a> shall furnish to the State Board<\/span> by noon on the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election<\/span> (i) the names of the individuals nominated to be electors by the party at its convention held for that purpose, with the total number of its nominated electors equaling the whole number of senators and representatives to which the Commonwealth at that time is entitled in the Congress of the United States, together with the names of the political party<\/span> and of the candidates<\/span> for President and Vice President for whom the nominated electors are required to vote in the Electoral College, and (ii) a copy of the subscribed and notarized oath<\/span> required by § 24.2-240<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, (i) the state political party<\/span> chairman of a political party<\/span> whose national convention has been scheduled to be held after the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election<\/span> shall file by noon on the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election<\/span>, with the certification of its nominated electors, a certification of the individuals expected to be nominated for President and Vice President at its national convention; (ii) the State Board<\/span> shall certify candidates<\/span> to the local electoral boards<\/span>, and ballot preparation shall proceed on the basis of the state party chairman’s certifications; and (iii) the candidates<\/span> for President and Vice President nominated by the party at its national convention shall be certified to the State Board<\/span> no later than 5:00 p.m. on the sixtieth day before the presidential election<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In the event of the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a candidate<\/span> of a political party<\/span> for President or Vice President, or of a nominated elector of a political party<\/span>, that party may substitute the name of a different candidate<\/span> or nominated elector, as applicable, before the State Board<\/span> certifies to the county and city electoral boards the form of the official ballots. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE BOARD TO BE FURNISHED NAMES OF NOMINATED ELECTORS SELECTED BY POLITICAL\nPARTIES; CERTAIN NATIONAL CONVENTIONS; VACANCIES (\u00a7 24.2-241)\n\nA. In elections for President and Vice President of the United States, the\nappropriate chairman or secretary of each political party as defined in §\n24.2-101 shall furnish to the State Board by noon on the seventy-fourth day\nbefore the presidential election (i) the names of the individuals nominated to\nbe electors by the party at its convention held for that purpose, with the total\nnumber of its nominated electors equaling the whole number of senators and\nrepresentatives to which the Commonwealth at that time is entitled in the\nCongress of the United States, together with the names of the political party\nand of the candidates for President and Vice President for whom the nominated\nelectors are required to vote in the Electoral College, and (ii) a copy of the\nsubscribed and notarized oath required by § 24.2-240.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, (i) the state political party\nchairman of a political party whose national convention has been scheduled to be\nheld after the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election shall file by\nnoon on the seventy-fourth day before the presidential election, with the\ncertification of its nominated electors, a certification of the individuals\nexpected to be nominated for President and Vice President at its national\nconvention; (ii) the State Board shall certify candidates to the local electoral\nboards, and ballot preparation shall proceed on the basis of the state party\nchairman’s certifications; and (iii) the candidates for President and Vice\nPresident nominated by the party at its national convention shall be certified\nto the State Board no later than 5:00 p.m. on the sixtieth day before the\npresidential election.\n\nC. In the event of the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a candidate of\na political party for President or Vice President, or of a nominated elector of\na political party, that party may substitute the name of a different candidate\nor nominated elector, as applicable, before the State Board certifies to the\ncounty and city electoral boards the form of the official ballots.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 801.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}