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The abstracts shall contain the names of all persons receiving any vote for each office and the total number of votes received by each person or for or against each question. However, if no person was elected by write-in votes and the total number of write-in votes for any office is less than (i) 10 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office and (ii) the total number of votes cast for the candidate receiving the most votes, the abstract shall contain only the total number of write-in votes and not the number of write-in votes for each person receiving write-in votes.\n\t\tThe abstracts shall be certified and signed by the electoral board, attested by the secretary, and retained by the electoral board as part of its records. A copy of each, certified under the official seal of the electoral board, shall immediately be mailed or delivered by hand to the State Board. The State Board shall require the electoral board of any county or city to correct any errors found on such abstracts prior to completing the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-679.\n\t\tOne certified copy of each abstract of votes shall be forwarded (i) to the clerk of the city council or board of supervisors and recorded in its record book, (ii) for town elections, to the clerk of the town council and recorded in its minute book, and (iii) for each local referendum, to the circuit court for the locality.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198552,"text":"As soon as the electoral board determines the persons who have received the highest number of votes for any office, the secretary shall make out an abstract of the votes for each of the following: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; members of the Senate of Virginia; members of the House of Delegates; members of the United States Senate; members of the United States House of Representatives; electors of the President and Vice President of the United States; each county office; each city office; each district office; each town office; and such others as may be required for statewide referenda. The abstracts shall contain the names of all persons receiving any vote for each office and the total number of votes received by each person or for or against each question. However, if no person was elected by write-in votes and the total number of write-in votes for any office is less than (i) 10 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office and (ii) the total number of votes cast for the candidate receiving the most votes, the abstract shall contain only the total number of write-in votes and not the number of write-in votes for each person receiving write-in votes.\n\t\tThe abstracts shall be certified and signed by the electoral board, attested by the secretary, and retained by the electoral board as part of its records. A copy of each, certified under the official seal of the electoral board, shall immediately be mailed or delivered by hand to the State Board. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1972, chapter 620; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1981, chapter 425; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1996, chapter 223<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 536<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77290,"section_number":"10.1-525","catch_line":"Canvassing returns","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-525\/"},{"id":54412,"section_number":"24.2-532","catch_line":"Abstracts of votes; law-enforcement officer to obtain returns not forwarded","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-532\/"},{"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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81617,"section_number":"24.2-679","catch_line":"State Board to meet and make statement as to number of votes","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-679\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54091,"identifier":"24.2-675","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-675","url":"\/24.2-675\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-675\/","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-675","dublin_core":{"Title":"Abstracts of votes to be made by secretary and forwarded to State Board and to clerks","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-675","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As soon as the electoral board<\/span> determines the persons who have received the highest number of votes for any office, the secretary shall make out an abstract of the votes for each of the following: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General<\/span>; members of the Senate of Virginia; members of the House of Delegates; members of the United States Senate; members of the United States House of Representatives; electors of the President and Vice President of the United States; each county office; each city office; each district office; each town office; and such others as may be required for statewide referenda. The abstracts shall contain the names of all persons receiving any vote for each office and the total number of votes received by each person or for or against each question. However, if no person was elected by write-in votes and the total number of write-in votes for any office is less than (i) 10 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office and (ii) the total number of votes cast for the candidate<\/span> receiving the most votes, the abstract shall contain only the total number of write-in votes and not the number of write-in votes for each person receiving write-in votes.\n\t\tThe abstracts shall be certified and signed by the electoral board<\/span>, attested by the secretary, and retained by the electoral board<\/span> as part of its records. A copy of each, certified under the official seal of the electoral board<\/span>, shall immediately be mailed or delivered by hand to the State Board<\/span>. The State Board<\/span> shall require the electoral board<\/span> of any county or city to correct any errors found on such abstracts prior to completing the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-679<\/a>.\n\t\tOne certified copy of each abstract of votes shall be forwarded (i) to the clerk of the city council or board of supervisors and recorded in its record book, (ii) for town elections<\/span>, to the clerk of the town council and recorded in its minute book, and (iii) for each local referendum<\/span>, to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the locality.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nABSTRACTS OF VOTES TO BE MADE BY SECRETARY AND FORWARDED TO STATE BOARD AND TO\nCLERKS (\u00a7 24.2-675)\n\nAs soon as the electoral board determines the persons who have received the\nhighest number of votes for any office, the secretary shall make out an abstract\nof the votes for each of the following: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney\nGeneral; members of the Senate of Virginia; members of the House of Delegates;\nmembers of the United States Senate; members of the United States House of\nRepresentatives; electors of the President and Vice President of the United\nStates; each county office; each city office; each district office; each town\noffice; and such others as may be required for statewide referenda. The\nabstracts shall contain the names of all persons receiving any vote for each\noffice and the total number of votes received by each person or for or against\neach question. However, if no person was elected by write-in votes and the total\nnumber of write-in votes for any office is less than (i) 10 percent of the total\nnumber of votes cast for that office and (ii) the total number of votes cast for\nthe candidate receiving the most votes, the abstract shall contain only the\ntotal number of write-in votes and not the number of write-in votes for each\nperson receiving write-in votes.\n\t\tThe abstracts shall be certified and signed by the electoral board, attested\nby the secretary, and retained by the electoral board as part of its records. A\ncopy of each, certified under the official seal of the electoral board, shall\nimmediately be mailed or delivered by hand to the State Board. The State Board\nshall require the electoral board of any county or city to correct any errors\nfound on such abstracts prior to completing the requirements of \u00a7 24.2-679.\n\t\tOne certified copy of each abstract of votes shall be forwarded (i) to the\nclerk of the city council or board of supervisors and recorded in its record\nbook, (ii) for town elections, to the clerk of the town council and recorded in\nits minute book, and (iii) for each local referendum, to the circuit court for\nthe locality.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-278 through 24-280; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-150; 1972,\nc. 620; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 1996, c. 223;\n2003, c. 1015; 2018, c. 536.","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}}