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He shall transmit the writ to the secretary of the electoral board and the general registrar of each county or city in which the election is to be held. Each general registrar shall post a copy of the writ on the official website for the county or city or at not less than 10 public places or have notice of the election published once in a newspaper of general circulation in his jurisdiction at least 10 days before the election. If the special election is held in more than one county or city, the general registrars may act jointly to have the notice published once before the election in the affected jurisdictions.\n\t\tWhenever a special election is ordered to fill a vacancy otherwise than under the preceding paragraph, the officer ordering the election shall issue his writ of election at the time the vacancy occurs, designating the office to be filled at the election and the time and place to hold the election. He shall direct and transmit the writ to the secretary of the electoral board and the general registrar of each county or city in which the election is to be held. The general registrar, or general registrars if the election will be held in more than one county or city, shall proceed to cause public notice to be given of the election in the same manner as is required in the preceding paragraph.\n\t\tA copy of any order calling a special election to fill a vacancy shall be sent immediately to the State Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226796,"text":"Whenever the Governor, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, or either house of the General Assembly orders a special election, he, or the person designated to act for the house, shall issue a writ of election designating the office to be filled at the election and the time to hold the election. He shall transmit the writ to the secretary of the electoral board and the general registrar of each county or city in which the election is to be held. Each general registrar shall post a copy of the writ on the official website for the county or city or at not less than 10 public places or have notice of the election published once in a newspaper of general circulation in his jurisdiction at least 10 days before the election. If the special election is held in more than one county or city, the general registrars may act jointly to have the notice published once before the election in the affected jurisdictions.\n\t\tWhenever a special election is ordered to fill a vacancy otherwise than under the preceding paragraph, the officer ordering the election shall issue his writ of election at the time the vacancy occurs, designating the office to be filled at the election and the time and place to hold the election. He shall direct and transmit the writ to the secretary of the electoral board and the general registrar of each county or city in which the election is to be held. The general registrar, or general registrars if the election will be held in more than one county or city, shall proceed to cause public notice to be given of the election in the same manner as is required in the preceding paragraph.\n\t\tA copy of any order calling a special election to fill a vacancy shall be sent immediately to the State Board.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15255,"edition_id":1,"name":"Special Elections","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13022,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:23","permalink":{"id":188821,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15255,"identifier":"5","token":"24.2\/6\/5","url":"\/24.2\/6\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13022,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Election","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":188395,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13022,"identifier":"6","token":"24.2\/6","url":"\/24.2\/6\/","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":58078,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-681","catch_line":"How special elections superintended and determined","url":"\/24.2-681\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-681","metadata":false},{"id":77612,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-682","catch_line":"Times for special elections","url":"\/24.2-682\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-682","metadata":false},{"id":62176,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-683","catch_line":"Writ for special election to fill a vacancy","url":"\/24.2-683\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-683","metadata":false},{"id":82479,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-684","catch_line":"How referendum elections called and held, and the results ascertained and certified","url":"\/24.2-684\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-684","metadata":false},{"id":61714,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-684.1","catch_line":"Requirements for voter petitions to call for referendum elections","url":"\/24.2-684.1\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-684.1","metadata":false},{"id":86439,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-685","catch_line":"Special elections; request for abolition of constitutional offices","url":"\/24.2-685\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-685","metadata":false},{"id":67928,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-686","catch_line":"Special elections; petition and referendum requirements; abolition of constitutional office by change in form of government","url":"\/24.2-686\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-686","metadata":false},{"id":73402,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-687","catch_line":"Authorization for distribution of information on referendum elections","url":"\/24.2-687\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-687","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":77612,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-682","catch_line":"Times for special elections","url":"\/24.2-682\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-682","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":82479,"structure_id":15255,"section_number":"24.2-684","catch_line":"How referendum elections called and held, and the results ascertained and certified","url":"\/24.2-684\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-684","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/24.2-683\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1974, chapter 428; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2003, chapter 155<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 18<\/a> and 492<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188831,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62176,"identifier":"24.2-683","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-683","url":"\/24.2-683\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-683\/","token":"24.2\/6\/5\/24.2-683","dublin_core":{"Title":"Writ for special election to fill a vacancy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-683","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever the Governor, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, or either house of the General Assembly orders<\/span> a special election<\/span>, he, or the person designated to act for the house, shall issue<\/span> a writ<\/span> of election designating the office to be filled at the election and the time to hold the election. He shall transmit the writ<\/span> to the secretary of the electoral board<\/span> and the general registrar<\/span> of each county or city in which the election is to be held. Each general registrar<\/span> shall post a copy of the writ<\/span> on the official website for the county or city or at not less than 10 public places or have notice of the election published once in a newspaper of general circulation in his jurisdiction<\/span> at least 10 days before the election. If the special election<\/span> is held in more than one county or city, the general registrars<\/span> may act jointly to have the notice published once before the election in the affected jurisdictions<\/span>.\n\t\tWhenever a special election<\/span> is ordered to fill a vacancy otherwise than under the preceding paragraph, the officer ordering the election shall issue<\/span> his writ<\/span> of election at the time the vacancy occurs, designating the office to be filled at the election and the time and place to hold the election. He shall direct and transmit the writ<\/span> to the secretary of the electoral board<\/span> and the general registrar<\/span> of each county or city in which the election is to be held. The general registrar<\/span>, or general registrars<\/span> if the election will be held in more than one county or city, shall proceed to cause public notice to be given of the election in the same manner as is required in the preceding paragraph.\n\t\tA copy of any order<\/span> calling a special election<\/span> to fill a vacancy shall be sent immediately to the State Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWRIT FOR SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY (\u00a7 24.2-683)\n\nWhenever the Governor, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the\nSenate, or either house of the General Assembly orders a special election, he,\nor the person designated to act for the house, shall issue a writ of election\ndesignating the office to be filled at the election and the time to hold the\nelection. He shall transmit the writ to the secretary of the electoral board and\nthe general registrar of each county or city in which the election is to be\nheld. Each general registrar shall post a copy of the writ on the official\nwebsite for the county or city or at not less than 10 public places or have\nnotice of the election published once in a newspaper of general circulation in\nhis jurisdiction at least 10 days before the election. If the special election\nis held in more than one county or city, the general registrars may act jointly\nto have the notice published once before the election in the affected\njurisdictions.\n\t\tWhenever a special election is ordered to fill a vacancy otherwise than under\nthe preceding paragraph, the officer ordering the election shall issue his writ\nof election at the time the vacancy occurs, designating the office to be filled\nat the election and the time and place to hold the election. He shall direct and\ntransmit the writ to the secretary of the electoral board and the general\nregistrar of each county or city in which the election is to be held. The\ngeneral registrar, or general registrars if the election will be held in more\nthan one county or city, shall proceed to cause public notice to be given of the\nelection in the same manner as is required in the preceding paragraph.\n\t\tA copy of any order calling a special election to fill a vacancy shall be sent\nimmediately to the State Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-138, 24-139; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-163; 1974, c.\n428; 1975, c. 515; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 155; 2016, cc. 18, 492.","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}}