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The secretary in addition shall place certified copies thereof in an envelope and forward them in person or by certified mail (i) for members of the House of Representatives of the United States, to the chairman of the congressional district committee, (ii) for members of the General Assembly, to the chairman of the Senate or House of Delegates district committee, and (iii) for county and city and district officers, to the chairman of the county or city. &#8220;Chairman&#8221; means the chairman of the political party under whose auspices the primary is held.\n\t\tIf the abstract of votes shall not have been received by the State Board from any county or city within six days after any state primary election, the Board shall dispatch a law-enforcement officer to obtain them as provided in \u00a7 24.2-678.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":199734,"text":"As soon as the electoral board shall determine the persons who have received the highest number of votes for nomination to any such office, the secretary of the board shall immediately make out abstracts and certificates of the votes cast as provided in \u00a7 24.2-675 and forward certified copies thereof to the State Board. The secretary in addition shall place certified copies thereof in an envelope and forward them in person or by certified mail (i) for members of the House of Representatives of the United States, to the chairman of the congressional district committee, (ii) for members of the General Assembly, to the chairman of the Senate or House of Delegates district committee, and (iii) for county and city and district officers, to the chairman of the county or city. &#8220;Chairman&#8221; means the chairman of the political party under whose auspices the primary is held.\n\t\tIf the abstract of votes shall not have been received by the State Board from any county or city within six days after any state primary election, the Board shall dispatch a law-enforcement officer to obtain them as provided in \u00a7 24.2-678.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13314,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conduct of Primaries","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13313,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","permalink":{"id":188247,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13314,"identifier":"4","token":"24.2\/5\/4","url":"\/24.2\/5\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13313,"edition_id":1,"name":"Candidates for Office","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","permalink":{"id":188187,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13313,"identifier":"5","token":"24.2\/5","url":"\/24.2\/5\/","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":85642,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-512","catch_line":"Primaries to be conducted in accordance with article","url":"\/24.2-512\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-512","metadata":false},{"id":82869,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-513","catch_line":"Provisions as to general elections applicable","url":"\/24.2-513\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-513","metadata":false},{"id":61692,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-514","catch_line":"To what nominations this article applies","url":"\/24.2-514\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-514","metadata":false},{"id":83414,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-515","catch_line":"Presidential election year primaries","url":"\/24.2-515\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-515","metadata":false},{"id":57046,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-515.1","catch_line":"Schedule for primaries in the year 2001 and each tenth year thereafter","url":"\/24.2-515.1\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-515.1","metadata":false},{"id":55096,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-516","catch_line":"Party to furnish names of chairmen and notify State Board of adoption of direct primary","url":"\/24.2-516\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-516","metadata":false},{"id":60738,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-517","catch_line":"State Board to order election","url":"\/24.2-517\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-517","metadata":false},{"id":54301,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-518","catch_line":"County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; 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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 4; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54091,"section_number":"24.2-675","catch_line":"Abstracts of votes to be made by secretary and forwarded to State Board and to clerks","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-675\/"},{"id":56927,"section_number":"24.2-678","catch_line":"Law-enforcement officer to be sent for abstracts not forwarded","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-678\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188333,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54412,"identifier":"24.2-532","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-532","url":"\/24.2-532\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-532\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-532","dublin_core":{"Title":"Abstracts of votes; law-enforcement officer to obtain returns not forwarded","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-532","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>As soon as the <span class=\"dictionary\">electoral board<\/span> shall determine the persons who have received the highest number of votes for nomination to any such office, the secretary of the board shall immediately make out abstracts and certificates of the votes cast as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Abstracts of votes to be made by secretary and forwarded to State Board and to clerks\" href=\"\/24.2-675\/\">24.2-675<\/a> and forward certified copies thereof to the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Board<\/span>. The secretary in addition shall place certified copies thereof in an envelope and forward them in person or by certified mail (i) for members of the House of Representatives of the United States, to the chairman of the congressional district committee, (ii) for members of the General Assembly, to the chairman of the Senate or House of Delegates district committee, and (iii) for county and city and district officers, to the chairman of the county or city. &#8220;Chairman&#8221; means the chairman of the <span class=\"dictionary\">political party<\/span> under whose auspices the primary is held.\n\t\tIf the abstract of votes shall not have been received by the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Board<\/span> from any county or city within six days after any state <span class=\"dictionary\">primary election<\/span>, the Board shall dispatch a <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer to obtain them as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Law-enforcement officer to be sent for abstracts not forwarded\" href=\"\/24.2-678\/\">24.2-678<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nABSTRACTS OF VOTES; LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO OBTAIN RETURNS NOT FORWARDED (\u00a7\n24.2-532)\n\nAs soon as the electoral board shall determine the persons who have received the\nhighest number of votes for nomination to any such office, the secretary of the\nboard shall immediately make out abstracts and certificates of the votes cast as\nprovided in \u00a7 24.2-675 and forward certified copies thereof to the State Board.\nThe secretary in addition shall place certified copies thereof in an envelope\nand forward them in person or by certified mail (i) for members of the House of\nRepresentatives of the United States, to the chairman of the congressional\ndistrict committee, (ii) for members of the General Assembly, to the chairman of\nthe Senate or House of Delegates district committee, and (iii) for county and\ncity and district officers, to the chairman of the county or city.\n&#8220;Chairman&#8221; means the chairman of the political party under whose\nauspices the primary is held.\n\t\tIf the abstract of votes shall not have been received by the State Board from\nany county or city within six days after any state primary election, the Board\nshall dispatch a law-enforcement officer to obtain them as provided in \u00a7\n24.2-678.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-388, 24-390; 1952, c. 4; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7\u00a7\n24.1-191, 24.1-193; 1976, c. 616; 1993, c. 641.","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}}