24.2-541 - Printing of names on ballot.
§ 24.2-541. Printing of names on ballot.
In the case (i) of a candidate who has died if the notice is filed with theproper official at least 25 days before the day on which the election is tobe held or (ii) of a candidate who has withdrawn or had his nomination setaside if the notice is filed with the proper official at least 60 days beforethe day on which the election is to be held, the electoral board or boardshaving charge of the printing of the ballots for such election shall either:
1. Cause to be printed thereon the name of every person qualifying asprovided in this article; or
2. If ballots for the election have already been printed, cause separateballots to be printed for the office on which shall be printed the name ofevery person qualifying as provided in this article and of any other party ornonparty candidate for the same office who had already qualified to have hisname printed on the ballot. In addition, the electoral board may cause to bestricken from the earlier printed ballots the title of the office involvedand the names of all candidates for that office appearing thereon.
If the candidate so dying, withdrawing or having his nomination set aside isa candidate for an office to which more than one person is to be elected andnone of the candidates was opposed prior to such death, withdrawal, orsetting aside, then the ballots shall be so printed as to permit the electorsto vote separately for the remaining unopposed candidate or candidates, andfor such persons who filed notice of candidacy as provided in this article.
Whenever any additional candidate qualifies as provided in this article, novotes previously cast by absentee ballot for a candidate for such officeshall be counted, but any person who has so voted shall be entitled toreceive a new ballot and to vote for his choice among all the candidates forsuch office.
(Code 1950, §§ 24-234, 24-235; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-110; 1976, c. 616; 1980,c. 639; 1984, c. 480; 1990, c. 476; 1992, c. 828; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 476.)