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2017 SESSION
17104433DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 24.2-612.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 24.2-612.2 as follows:
§ 24.2-612.1. Ballots; death, withdrawal, or disqualification of candidates.
In the case of the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of
any candidate, other than a party nominee, who has qualified to have his name
printed on the ballot for any election other than a presidential or primary
election, the State Board Department of Elections shall take into
account the time available before the election and the status of the ballots
for the election and shall have authority to direct the electoral boards on how
to proceed to print the ballot without the candidate's name, correct the ballot
to delete the candidate's name, or provide notice to voters of the death,
withdrawal, or disqualification of the candidate. If ballots are not
corrected to delete the candidate's name, the general registrar shall provide a
list of candidates who have withdrawn to be posted in each polling place and to
be available to the public. If election information is posted on the official
website for the county or city, notice of the candidate's withdrawal shall also
be posted on that website.
The State Board Department shall have like
authority in the case of the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of a party
nominee subject to the provisions of Article 5 (§ 24.2-539 et seq.) of Chapter
5 of this title.
§ 24.2-612.2. Notice of withdrawal of candidates.
A candidate who has qualified to have his name printed on the ballot for an election shall not be deemed to have withdrawn from such election until he has submitted a signed written notice declaring his intent to withdraw from such election and that notice has been received by the general registrar. Such notice shall be provided to the general registrar of the county or city in which he resides. In the case of an election held in more than one county or city, the recipient general registrar shall notify the appropriate general registrars of the candidate's withdrawal.
The Department shall include in its candidate guidance documents the requirements and process for candidate withdrawal.