A. The provisions of this article apply to all elections held in theCommonwealth.
B. When there is between any candidate apparently nominated or elected andany candidate apparently defeated a difference of not more than one percentof the total vote cast for the two such candidates as determined by the StateBoard or the electoral board, the defeated candidate may appeal from thedetermination of the State Board or the electoral board for a recount of thevote as set forth in this article. When there is between any write-incandidate apparently nominated or elected and any candidate apparentlydefeated, or between any candidate apparently nominated or elected and anywrite-in candidate apparently defeated, a difference of not more than fivepercent of the total vote cast for the two such candidates as determined bythe State Board or the electoral board, the defeated candidate may appealfrom the determination of the State Board or the electoral board for arecount of the vote as set forth in this article. In an election of electorsfor the President and Vice President of the United States, the presidentialcandidate shall represent the vice presidential candidate and slate ofelectors and be the party to the recount for purposes of this article.
C. When there is between the vote for a question and the vote against aquestion a difference of not more than fifty votes or one percent of thetotal vote cast for and against the question as determined by the State Boardor the electoral board, whichever is greater, fifty or more voters qualifiedto vote on the question, by signing and filing their petition, may appealfrom the determination of the State Board or the electoral board for arecount of the vote as set forth in this article.
(1979, c. 293, § 24.1-249; 1981, c. 570; 1993, c. 641; 2009, c. 386.)
A. The provisions of this article apply to all elections held in theCommonwealth.
B. When there is between any candidate apparently nominated or elected andany candidate apparently defeated a difference of not more than one percentof the total vote cast for the two such candidates as determined by the StateBoard or the electoral board, the defeated candidate may appeal from thedetermination of the State Board or the electoral board for a recount of thevote as set forth in this article. When there is between any write-incandidate apparently nominated or elected and any candidate apparentlydefeated, or between any candidate apparently nominated or elected and anywrite-in candidate apparently defeated, a difference of not more than fivepercent of the total vote cast for the two such candidates as determined bythe State Board or the electoral board, the defeated candidate may appealfrom the determination of the State Board or the electoral board for arecount of the vote as set forth in this article. In an election of electorsfor the President and Vice President of the United States, the presidentialcandidate shall represent the vice presidential candidate and slate ofelectors and be the party to the recount for purposes of this article.
C. When there is between the vote for a question and the vote against aquestion a difference of not more than fifty votes or one percent of thetotal vote cast for and against the question as determined by the State Boardor the electoral board, whichever is greater, fifty or more voters qualifiedto vote on the question, by signing and filing their petition, may appealfrom the determination of the State Board or the electoral board for arecount of the vote as set forth in this article.
(1979, c. 293, § 24.1-249; 1981, c. 570; 1993, c. 641; 2009, c. 386.)
A. The provisions of this article apply to all elections held in theCommonwealth.
B. When there is between any candidate apparently nominated or elected andany candidate apparently defeated a difference of not more than one percentof the total vote cast for the two such candidates as determined by the StateBoard or the electoral board, the defeated candidate may appeal from thedetermination of the State Board or the electoral board for a recount of thevote as set forth in this article. When there is between any write-incandidate apparently nominated or elected and any candidate apparentlydefeated, or between any candidate apparently nominated or elected and anywrite-in candidate apparently defeated, a difference of not more than fivepercent of the total vote cast for the two such candidates as determined bythe State Board or the electoral board, the defeated candidate may appealfrom the determination of the State Board or the electoral board for arecount of the vote as set forth in this article. In an election of electorsfor the President and Vice President of the United States, the presidentialcandidate shall represent the vice presidential candidate and slate ofelectors and be the party to the recount for purposes of this article.
C. When there is between the vote for a question and the vote against aquestion a difference of not more than fifty votes or one percent of thetotal vote cast for and against the question as determined by the State Boardor the electoral board, whichever is greater, fifty or more voters qualifiedto vote on the question, by signing and filing their petition, may appealfrom the determination of the State Board or the electoral board for arecount of the vote as set forth in this article.
(1979, c. 293, § 24.1-249; 1981, c. 570; 1993, c. 641; 2009, c. 386.)
