Title 24.2. Elections
Chapter 2. Federal, Commonwealth, and Local Officers
Article 2. Federal Offices.
§ 24.2-202. Repealed.Repealed by Acts 2024, c. 801, cl. 2, effective July 1, 2024.
§ 24.2-206. Election and term of United States Senators.The qualified voters of the Commonwealth shall elect its members of the United States Senate at the general election held in November next preceding the expiration of each member's respective term of office, for terms of six years to begin on the January 3 following their election.
Code 1950, § 24-1; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-2; 1993, c. 641.
§ 24.2-207. Filling vacancies in Senate.When any vacancy occurs in the representation of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Senate, the Governor shall issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. The election shall be held on the next succeeding November general election date or, if the vacancy occurs within 120 days prior to that date, on the second succeeding November general election date. The Governor may make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy until the qualified voters fill the same by election.
Code 1950, § 24-2; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-3; 1993, c. 641.
§ 24.2-208. Election and term of members of House of Representatives.The qualified voters of each congressional district shall elect one member of the United States House of Representatives at the general election in November 1994, and every second year thereafter, for the term of two years to begin on the January 3 following his election.
Code 1950, § 24-5; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-6; 1993, c. 641.
§ 24.2-209. Filling vacancies in House of Representatives.When any vacancy occurs in the representation of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the House of Representatives, or when a representative-elect dies or resigns, the Governor shall issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy. Upon receipt of written notification by a representative or representative-elect of his resignation as of a stated date, the Governor may immediately issue a writ to call the election. The representative's or representative-elect's resignation shall not be revocable after the date stated by him for his resignation or after the forty-fifth day before the date set for the special election.
Code 1950, § 24-6; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-7; 1983, c. 461; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2010, cc. 449, 645.