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In the case of an election held in more than one county or city, the recipient general registrar shall notify the appropriate general registrars of the candidate’s withdrawal.\n\t\tThe Department shall include in its candidate guidance documents the requirements and process for candidate withdrawal.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232249,"text":"A candidate who has qualified to have his name printed on the ballot for an election shall not be deemed to have withdrawn from such election until he has submitted a signed and notarized notice declaring his intent to withdraw from such election and that notice has been received by the general registrar. Such notice shall be provided to the general registrar of the county or city in which the candidate resides. 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 346<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapters 166<\/a> and 230<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65224,"section_number":"24.2-538.1","catch_line":"Procedure when pre-election withdrawal of candidacy results in unopposed primary","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-538.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188485,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63746,"identifier":"24.2-612.2","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-612.2","url":"\/24.2-612.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-612.2\/","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-612.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of withdrawal of candidates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-612.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A candidate<\/span> who has qualified to have his name printed on the ballot for an election<\/span> shall not be deemed to have withdrawn from such election<\/span> until he has submitted a signed and notarized notice declaring his intent<\/span> to withdraw from such election<\/span> and that notice has been received by the general registrar<\/span>. Such notice shall be provided to the general registrar<\/span> of the county or city in which the candidate<\/span> resides. In the case of an election<\/span> held in more than one county or city, the recipient general registrar<\/span> shall notify the appropriate general registrars<\/span> of the candidate<\/span>’s withdrawal.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> shall include in its candidate<\/span> guidance documents the requirements and process for candidate<\/span> withdrawal.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES (\u00a7 24.2-612.2)\n\nA candidate who has qualified to have his name printed on the ballot for an\nelection shall not be deemed to have withdrawn from such election until he has\nsubmitted a signed and notarized notice declaring his intent to withdraw from\nsuch election and that notice has been received by the general registrar. Such\nnotice shall be provided to the general registrar of the county or city in which\nthe candidate resides. In the case of an election held in more than one county\nor city, the recipient general registrar shall notify the appropriate general\nregistrars of the candidate’s withdrawal.\n\t\tThe Department shall include in its candidate guidance documents the\nrequirements and process for candidate withdrawal.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 346; 2024, cc. 166, 230.","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}}