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When all electors are present and any vacancies have been filled, they shall proceed to perform the duties required of such electors by the Constitution and laws of the United States.C\n\nElectors selected by the state convention of any political party as defined in § 24.2-101 shall be required to vote for the nominees of the national convention to which the state convention elects delegates. Electors named in any petition of qualified voters as provided in § 24.2-242 shall be required to vote for the individuals named for President and for Vice President in the petition. Any elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector’s oath signed and notarized pursuant to § 24.2-240 shall be deemed to vacate the office of elector. 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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61543,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"},{"id":63639,"section_number":"24.2-240","catch_line":"Qualifications of electors; oath","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-240\/"},{"id":55695,"section_number":"24.2-242","catch_line":"How other groups may submit names of electors; oaths of electors","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-242\/"}],"permalink":{"id":187655,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76076,"identifier":"24.2-244","token":"24.2\/2.1\/2\/24.2-244","url":"\/24.2-244\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-244\/","token":"24.2\/2.1\/2\/24.2-244","dublin_core":{"Title":"Convening of electors; filling vacancies; how electors required to vote","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-244","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The electors shall convene at the Capitol building in the capital city of the Commonwealth at noon on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December following their election<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Those electors present shall immediately fill, by ballot and by a plurality of votes, any vacancy due to death, withdrawal, disqualification, failure or inability to attend, or other cause. When all electors are present and any vacancies have been filled, they shall proceed to perform the duties required of such electors by the Constitution and laws<\/span> of the United States. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Electors selected by the state convention of any political party<\/span> as defined in § 24.2-101<\/a> shall be required to vote for the nominees of the national convention to which the state convention elects delegates. Electors named in any petition<\/span> of qualified voters<\/span> as provided in § 24.2-242<\/a> shall be required to vote for the individuals named for President and for Vice President in the petition<\/span>. Any elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector’s oath<\/span> signed and notarized pursuant to § 24.2-240<\/a> shall be deemed to vacate the office of elector. Such vacancy shall be filled immediately by those electors present pursuant to subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONVENING OF ELECTORS; FILLING VACANCIES; HOW ELECTORS REQUIRED TO VOTE (\u00a7\n24.2-244)\n\nA. The electors shall convene at the Capitol building in the capital city of the\nCommonwealth at noon on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December\nfollowing their election.\n\nB. Those electors present shall immediately fill, by ballot and by a plurality\nof votes, any vacancy due to death, withdrawal, disqualification, failure or\ninability to attend, or other cause. When all electors are present and any\nvacancies have been filled, they shall proceed to perform the duties required of\nsuch electors by the Constitution and laws of the United States.\n\nC. Electors selected by the state convention of any political party as defined\nin § 24.2-101 shall be required to vote for the nominees of the national\nconvention to which the state convention elects delegates. Electors named in any\npetition of qualified voters as provided in § 24.2-242 shall be required to\nvote for the individuals named for President and for Vice President in the\npetition. Any elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked\nballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector’s oath\nsigned and notarized pursuant to § 24.2-240 shall be deemed to vacate the\noffice of elector. Such vacancy shall be filled immediately by those electors\npresent pursuant to subsection B.\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}}