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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1970, chapter 462; in 1991, chapter 137; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2008, chapters 113<\/a> and 394<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59146,"section_number":"15.2-2610","catch_line":"Request for referendum filed with court; order for election; notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2610\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63223,"section_number":"24.2-671","catch_line":"Electoral board to meet and ascertain results; conclusiveness of results","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-671\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188403,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87129,"identifier":"24.2-601","token":"24.2\/6\/1\/24.2-601","url":"\/24.2-601\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-601\/","token":"24.2\/6\/1\/24.2-601","dublin_core":{"Title":"Town election process","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The electoral board<\/span> and general registrar<\/span> of the county within which a town, or the greater part thereof, is situated shall control the election<\/span> process and carry out the applicable provisions of this title concerning towns. For November elections<\/span> for town offices in any town split between two or more counties, the electoral board<\/span> of the county in which the lesser part of the town is located shall (i) include town offices on the ballot for the county, and (ii) report the results ascertained for those town offices to the electoral board<\/span> of the county in which the greatest part of the town is located for inclusion in the results of that county pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-671<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTOWN ELECTION PROCESS (\u00a7 24.2-601)\n\nThe electoral board and general registrar of the county within which a town, or\nthe greater part thereof, is situated shall control the election process and\ncarry out the applicable provisions of this title concerning towns. For November\nelections for town offices in any town split between two or more counties, the\nelectoral board of the county in which the lesser part of the town is located\nshall (i) include town offices on the ballot for the county, and (ii) report the\nresults ascertained for those town offices to the electoral board of the county\nin which the greatest part of the town is located for inclusion in the results\nof that county pursuant to \u00a7 24.2-671.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-170, 24-172, 24-175; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-91,\n24.1-93; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119; 1991, c. 137; 1993, c. 641; 2008, cc. 113,\n394.","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}}