                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONTEST OF ELECTIONS OF GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL (§
24.2-804)

In any election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General, notice
of the intent to contest the election shall be filed with the Clerk of the House
of Delegates as prescribed in § 24.2-803. The provisions of § 24.2-803 shall
govern standing, notice of intent to contest, answers, service of process,
evidence, the petition, procedures, relief, and assessed costs except (i) that
in a contest of an election held at the November general election the petition
shall be filed within two days following the commencement of a special session
of the General Assembly called for the purpose of hearing the contest or of the
next regular session of the General Assembly, whichever first occurs, and (ii)
that the final determination shall be made by the General Assembly, both houses
sitting in joint session in the hall of the House of Delegates, with the Speaker
of the House of Delegates presiding.
		At the time of filing the notice, the contestant shall post a bond with surety
with the Clerk of the House of Delegates in the amount of $10 per precinct in
the Commonwealth. If the contestant wins the contest, the bond shall not be
forfeited. If the contestant loses the contest, the bond shall be forfeited and
costs assessed as provided in subsections B and H of § 24.2-803.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 24-427 through 24-429; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-237; 1981,
c. 570; 1993, c. 641; 2006, c. 292.