§ 24.2-612. List of offices and candidates filed with State Board and checkedfor accuracy; when ballots printed; number required.
Immediately after the expiration of the time provided by law for a candidatefor any office to qualify to have his name printed on the official ballot andprior to printing the ballots for an election, each electoral board shallforward to the State Board a list of the county, city, or town offices to befilled at the election and the names of all candidates who have filed foreach office. In addition, each electoral board shall forward the name of anycandidate who failed to qualify with the reason for his disqualification. TheState Board shall promptly advise the electoral board of the accuracy of thelist. The failure of any electoral board to send the list to the State Boardfor verification shall not invalidate any election.
Each electoral board shall have printed the number of ballots it determineswill be sufficient to conduct the election.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the State Board may printor otherwise provide (i) one statewide paper ballot style for each paperballot style in use for presidential and vice-presidential electors for useonly by persons eligible to vote for those offices only under § 24.2-402 orclause (iii) or (v) of subsection B of § 24.2-416.1, (ii) one statewide paperballot style for each paper ballot style in use for Governor, LieutenantGovernor or Attorney General only for use as the early absentee ballotspecified in § 24.2-702, and (iii) single paper ballot styles for each ballotstyle in use for each congressional district for federal offices for use onlyby overseas voters eligible to vote in federal elections only pursuant toArticle 7 (§ 24.2-440 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of this title. The State Boardmay apportion or authorize the printer or vendor to apportion the costs forthese ballots among the localities based on the number of ballots ordered.Any printer employed by the State Board shall execute the statement requiredby § 24.2-616. The State Board shall designate a representative to be presentat the printing of such ballots and deliver them to the appropriate electoralboards pursuant to § 24.2-617. Upon receipt of such paper ballots, theelectoral board shall affix its seal. Thereafter, such ballots shall behandled and accounted for, and the votes counted as the State Board shallspecifically direct.
The electoral board shall make printed ballots available for absentee votingnot later than 45 days prior to any election. In the case of a specialelection, excluding for federal offices, if time is insufficient to meet theapplicable deadline established herein, then the electoral board shall makeprinted ballots available as soon after the deadline as possible. For thepurposes of this chapter, making printed ballots available includes mailingof such ballots or electronic transmission of such ballots pursuant to §24.2-706 to a qualified absentee voter who is eligible for an absentee ballotunder subdivision 2 of § 24.2-700. Not later than five days after absenteeballots are made available, each electoral board shall report to the StateBoard, in writing on a form approved by the State Board, whether it hascomplied with the applicable deadline.
Only the names of candidates for offices to be voted on in a particularelection district shall be printed on the ballots for that election district.
The electoral boards shall send to the State Board a statement of the numberof paper ballots ordered to be printed, proofs of each paper and votingequipment ballot for verification, and copies of each final ballot. If theState Board finds that, in its opinion, the number of ballots ordered to beprinted by any local electoral board is not sufficient, it may direct thelocal board to order the printing of a reasonable number of additionalballots.
(Code 1950, §§ 24-213, 24-214; 1952, c. 4; 1954, c. 513; 1956, c. 395; 1970,c. 462, § 24.1-109; 1972, c. 620; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1984, c. 480;1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2009, c. 522; 2010, cc. 449, 645.)
§ 24.2-612. List of offices and candidates filed with State Board and checkedfor accuracy; when ballots printed; number required.
Immediately after the expiration of the time provided by law for a candidatefor any office to qualify to have his name printed on the official ballot andprior to printing the ballots for an election, each electoral board shallforward to the State Board a list of the county, city, or town offices to befilled at the election and the names of all candidates who have filed foreach office. In addition, each electoral board shall forward the name of anycandidate who failed to qualify with the reason for his disqualification. TheState Board shall promptly advise the electoral board of the accuracy of thelist. The failure of any electoral board to send the list to the State Boardfor verification shall not invalidate any election.
Each electoral board shall have printed the number of ballots it determineswill be sufficient to conduct the election.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the State Board may printor otherwise provide (i) one statewide paper ballot style for each paperballot style in use for presidential and vice-presidential electors for useonly by persons eligible to vote for those offices only under § 24.2-402 orclause (iii) or (v) of subsection B of § 24.2-416.1, (ii) one statewide paperballot style for each paper ballot style in use for Governor, LieutenantGovernor or Attorney General only for use as the early absentee ballotspecified in § 24.2-702, and (iii) single paper ballot styles for each ballotstyle in use for each congressional district for federal offices for use onlyby overseas voters eligible to vote in federal elections only pursuant toArticle 7 (§ 24.2-440 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of this title. The State Boardmay apportion or authorize the printer or vendor to apportion the costs forthese ballots among the localities based on the number of ballots ordered.Any printer employed by the State Board shall execute the statement requiredby § 24.2-616. The State Board shall designate a representative to be presentat the printing of such ballots and deliver them to the appropriate electoralboards pursuant to § 24.2-617. Upon receipt of such paper ballots, theelectoral board shall affix its seal. Thereafter, such ballots shall behandled and accounted for, and the votes counted as the State Board shallspecifically direct.
The electoral board shall make printed ballots available for absentee votingnot later than 45 days prior to any election. In the case of a specialelection, excluding for federal offices, if time is insufficient to meet theapplicable deadline established herein, then the electoral board shall makeprinted ballots available as soon after the deadline as possible. For thepurposes of this chapter, making printed ballots available includes mailingof such ballots or electronic transmission of such ballots pursuant to §24.2-706 to a qualified absentee voter who is eligible for an absentee ballotunder subdivision 2 of § 24.2-700. Not later than five days after absenteeballots are made available, each electoral board shall report to the StateBoard, in writing on a form approved by the State Board, whether it hascomplied with the applicable deadline.
Only the names of candidates for offices to be voted on in a particularelection district shall be printed on the ballots for that election district.
The electoral boards shall send to the State Board a statement of the numberof paper ballots ordered to be printed, proofs of each paper and votingequipment ballot for verification, and copies of each final ballot. If theState Board finds that, in its opinion, the number of ballots ordered to beprinted by any local electoral board is not sufficient, it may direct thelocal board to order the printing of a reasonable number of additionalballots.
(Code 1950, §§ 24-213, 24-214; 1952, c. 4; 1954, c. 513; 1956, c. 395; 1970,c. 462, § 24.1-109; 1972, c. 620; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1984, c. 480;1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2009, c. 522; 2010, cc. 449, 645.)
§ 24.2-612. List of offices and candidates filed with State Board and checkedfor accuracy; when ballots printed; number required.
Immediately after the expiration of the time provided by law for a candidatefor any office to qualify to have his name printed on the official ballot andprior to printing the ballots for an election, each electoral board shallforward to the State Board a list of the county, city, or town offices to befilled at the election and the names of all candidates who have filed foreach office. In addition, each electoral board shall forward the name of anycandidate who failed to qualify with the reason for his disqualification. TheState Board shall promptly advise the electoral board of the accuracy of thelist. The failure of any electoral board to send the list to the State Boardfor verification shall not invalidate any election.
Each electoral board shall have printed the number of ballots it determineswill be sufficient to conduct the election.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the State Board may printor otherwise provide (i) one statewide paper ballot style for each paperballot style in use for presidential and vice-presidential electors for useonly by persons eligible to vote for those offices only under § 24.2-402 orclause (iii) or (v) of subsection B of § 24.2-416.1, (ii) one statewide paperballot style for each paper ballot style in use for Governor, LieutenantGovernor or Attorney General only for use as the early absentee ballotspecified in § 24.2-702, and (iii) single paper ballot styles for each ballotstyle in use for each congressional district for federal offices for use onlyby overseas voters eligible to vote in federal elections only pursuant toArticle 7 (§ 24.2-440 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of this title. The State Boardmay apportion or authorize the printer or vendor to apportion the costs forthese ballots among the localities based on the number of ballots ordered.Any printer employed by the State Board shall execute the statement requiredby § 24.2-616. The State Board shall designate a representative to be presentat the printing of such ballots and deliver them to the appropriate electoralboards pursuant to § 24.2-617. Upon receipt of such paper ballots, theelectoral board shall affix its seal. Thereafter, such ballots shall behandled and accounted for, and the votes counted as the State Board shallspecifically direct.
The electoral board shall make printed ballots available for absentee votingnot later than 45 days prior to any election. In the case of a specialelection, excluding for federal offices, if time is insufficient to meet theapplicable deadline established herein, then the electoral board shall makeprinted ballots available as soon after the deadline as possible. For thepurposes of this chapter, making printed ballots available includes mailingof such ballots or electronic transmission of such ballots pursuant to §24.2-706 to a qualified absentee voter who is eligible for an absentee ballotunder subdivision 2 of § 24.2-700. Not later than five days after absenteeballots are made available, each electoral board shall report to the StateBoard, in writing on a form approved by the State Board, whether it hascomplied with the applicable deadline.
Only the names of candidates for offices to be voted on in a particularelection district shall be printed on the ballots for that election district.
The electoral boards shall send to the State Board a statement of the numberof paper ballots ordered to be printed, proofs of each paper and votingequipment ballot for verification, and copies of each final ballot. If theState Board finds that, in its opinion, the number of ballots ordered to beprinted by any local electoral board is not sufficient, it may direct thelocal board to order the printing of a reasonable number of additionalballots.
(Code 1950, §§ 24-213, 24-214; 1952, c. 4; 1954, c. 513; 1956, c. 395; 1970,c. 462, § 24.1-109; 1972, c. 620; 1980, c. 639; 1981, c. 425; 1984, c. 480;1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2009, c. 522; 2010, cc. 449, 645.)
