{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-808","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 24.2-808","heading":"Time of filing and service of complaint; enlargement or amendment of complaint","body":"The contestant shall file his complaint in the clerk's office of the circuit court within 30 days following the date of the election in the case of a general election, and within 10 days following the date of the election in case of a primary election or special election held on a date other than that of a general election. A copy of the complaint shall be served by the contestant as provided under § 8.01-296 on each contestee; otherwise the complaint shall not be valid. For a contest conducted pursuant to § 24.2-806, the copy of the complaint shall be served by the contestant on each contestee within 30 days following the date of the election in the case of a general election and within 10 days following the date of the election in the case of a primary or special election held on a date other than that of a general election.No enlargement or amendment of the complaint, except as to form, shall be permitted save by leave of court as provided in Rule 1:8 of the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia.Code 1950, § 24-434; 1952, c. 489; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-241; 1981, c. 570; 1993, c. 641; 2016, cc. 14, 490.","path":["Title 24.2. ELECTIONS","Chapter 8. RECOUNTS AND CONTESTED ELECTIONS","Article 2. CONTESTED ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/24.2-808/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:04Z","sha256":"14e2a3a6afb31c906c762a6769ab281910ff83f8acae6cafc907b4e8ff457912","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-807","next":"us-va/va.-code-24.2-809"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}