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The candidate so certified shall be the party nominee and his name shall be printed on the official ballot for the election for which the primary was held. The name of no other person who was a candidate for the contested office in the primary shall be printed on the official ballots as a candidate for that office.\n\t\tIf the court is unable to determine which primary candidate received a plurality of valid votes or if the court decides that there has been no valid election, the party nominee shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 24.2-539.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":289760,"text":"In deciding any contest of a primary election, if the court can determine the candidate who has received a plurality of valid votes in the primary, it shall certify the name of that candidate to the State Board and the proper electoral board or boards. The candidate so certified shall be the party nominee and his name shall be printed on the official ballot for the election for which the primary was held. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 489; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72272,"section_number":"24.2-807","catch_line":"Contest only on complaint of unsuccessful party; contents of complaint","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-807\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67056,"section_number":"24.2-539","catch_line":"Party may nominate when nominee dies, withdraws, or nomination is set aside; duty of party chairman","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-539\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80837,"identifier":"24.2-813","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-813","url":"\/24.2-813\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-813\/","token":"24.2\/8\/2\/24.2-813","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings in contest for nominee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-813","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In deciding any contest of a primary election<\/span>, if the court<\/span> can determine the candidate<\/span> who has received a plurality of valid votes in the primary, it shall certify the name of that candidate<\/span> to the State Board<\/span> and the proper electoral board<\/span> or boards<\/span>. The candidate<\/span> so certified shall be the party<\/span> nominee and his name shall be printed on the official ballot for the election for which the primary was held. The name of no other person who was a candidate<\/span> for the contested office in the primary shall be printed on the official ballots as a candidate<\/span> for that office.\n\t\tIf the court<\/span> is unable to determine which primary candidate<\/span> received a plurality of valid votes or if the court<\/span> decides that there has been no valid election, the party<\/span> nominee shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 24.2-539<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS IN CONTEST FOR NOMINEE (\u00a7 24.2-813)\n\nIn deciding any contest of a primary election, if the court can determine the\ncandidate who has received a plurality of valid votes in the primary, it shall\ncertify the name of that candidate to the State Board and the proper electoral\nboard or boards. The candidate so certified shall be the party nominee and his\nname shall be printed on the official ballot for the election for which the\nprimary was held. The name of no other person who was a candidate for the\ncontested office in the primary shall be printed on the official ballots as a\ncandidate for that office.\n\t\tIf the court is unable to determine which primary candidate received a\nplurality of valid votes or if the court decides that there has been no valid\nelection, the party nominee shall be determined in accordance with the\nprovisions of \u00a7 24.2-539.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-395.1; 1952, c. 489; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-246; 1993,\nc. 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}}