CHAPTER 395

An Act to amend and reenact § 24-218 as amended, of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to printing of ballots. S 464
[S 162]

Approved March 15, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 24-213 as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§24-213. Immediately after the expiration of the time within which
the names of candidates may be filed as provided by law and prior to
printing the ballots for an election the several electoral boards shall send
the State Board of Elections a list of the names of the candidates and of
the offices to be filled and the State Board of Elections shall advise the re-
spective electoral boards of the accuracy of such list immediately; pro-
vided this requirement shall not apply to ballots printed under Chapter
11.1 of this title. However, the failure of any electoral board to send said
lists for verification to the State Board of Elections shall not invalidate
any election. Except as provided in § 24-290.4, it shall be the duty of the
electoral boards of the several counties and cities of this State, as soon
as practicable after the secretary is officially notified of the names of
the candidates in any election, and at least thirty days prior to any
primary or general election, or in the case of a special election, or second
primary election, at least thirty days prior to the election or as soon there-
after as possible, to cause the ballots to be printed, the number to be de-
termined by the respective electoral boards, but shall not be less than
twenty-five per centum more than the number of ballots cast in the last
preceding election for President nor more than twice the number of ballots
cast in such election.