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Conduct of elections; electoral board to meet and ascertain results.

It became law on Apr 8, 2024.

VA HB 998 · House Bill · 2024

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What it does

Conduct of elections; electoral board to meetto ascertain results; permitted period of adjournment. Permitslocal electoral boards, when meeting after an election to ascertainthe results of such election, to adjourn as needed for a period notto exceed seven calendar days from the deadline for timely postmarkedabsentee ballots to be returned in order to be counted. Under currentlaw, the local electoral boards are permitted to adjourn for a periodnot to exceed seven calendar days from the date of the election.The bill contains technical amendments for organizational purposes.

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This bill passed and is now law.

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    Apr 8, 2024

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Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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