CODE OF VIRGINIA

COSTS AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION (§ 24.2-811)

When the contest is decided, costs shall be taxed against the candidate filing
the complaint if he is unsuccessful, or, if he is successful, against the
counties and cities included in the area in which the election was held. A
certificate of election shall be granted to the successful party, unless he has
already received one.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 24-395.3, 24-437; 1952, c. 489; 1970, c. 462, §
24.1-244; 1993, c. 641.