                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TIME OF FILING AND SERVICE OF COMPLAINT; ENLARGEMENT OR AMENDMENT OF COMPLAINT
(§ 24.2-808)

The contestant shall file his complaint in the clerk&#8217;s office of the
circuit court within 30 days following the date of the election in the case of a
general election, and within 10 days following the date of the election in case
of a primary election or special election held on a date other than that of a
general election. A copy of the complaint shall be served by the contestant as
provided under § 8.01-296 on each contestee; otherwise the complaint shall not
be valid. For a contest conducted pursuant to § 24.2-806, the copy of the
complaint shall be served by the contestant on each contestee within 30 days
following the date of the election in the case of a general election and within
10 days following the date of the election in the case of a primary or special
election held on a date other than that of a general election.
		No enlargement or amendment of the complaint, except as to form, shall be
permitted save by leave of court as provided in Rule 1:8 of the Rules of Supreme
Court of Virginia.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 24-434; 1952, c. 489; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-241; 1981, c.
570; 1993, c. 641; 2016, cc. 14, 490.