{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-670","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 24.2-670","heading":"Clerk to send for books and ballots if not delivered by officers","body":"If the officers of election fail to deliver the materials to the clerk of the circuit court, or to the principal office of the general registrar, as required by § 24.2-668 before the time for the electoral board to meet and open the returns, the clerk of the circuit court shall dispatch, to obtain such returns, a law-enforcement officer, who shall be subject to the same penalties and entitled to the same compensation as an officer of election for such service.Code 1950, § 24-269; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-145; 1993, c. 641; 1995, c. 197.","path":["Title 24.2. ELECTIONS","Chapter 6. THE ELECTION","Article 4. CONDUCT OF ELECTION; ELECTION RESULTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/24.2-670/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:04Z","sha256":"adcc4281f4193086bdb163d7c2eac174066b13fd738733d81d1e61cf6257cce0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-669","next":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-671"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}