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Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-1001 (2026)

Willful neglect or corrupt conduct

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A. If any officer of election, member of an electoral board, or other person on whom any duty is enjoined by law relative to any election, is guilty of willful neglect of his duty, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. If any person listed in subsection A is guilty of any corrupt conduct in the execution of his duty, he shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.

Code 1950, § 24-212; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-266; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: Fitzgerald v. Alcorn, 285 F. Supp. 3d 922 (W.D. Va. 2018).
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Fitzgerald v. Alcorn, 285 F. Supp. 3d 922 (W.D. Va. 2018). · cites it 8× “" Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-1001 . The chairman-plaintiffs contend that refusal to notify the Board of the method their committee adopted for nomination, Va.”
White-Battle v. Democratic Party of Virginia, 323 F. Supp. 2d 696 (E.D. Va. 2004). · cites it 2× “2-1015, pursuant to Va.Code Ann. § 24.2-1001, and that she accused Schaefer and committee members of conspiring "to steal the Democratic nomination.”
White v. Miyares (E.D. Va. 2025). · cites it 4× “) It charged that White “did willfully neglect their duty as an officer of an election, member of an electoral board, or other person enjoined by law relative to any election, in violation of Section 24.2-1001 of the Code of Virginia.”
White v. Miyares (E.D. Va. 2025). · cites it 3× “2-1016 ),” “Corrupt conduct as an elected official ( Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-1001 .B),” and “Willful neglect of duties ( Va.”
O'Bannon (W.D. Va. 2025). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs cite no authority or enforcement history to suggest that a failure to choose a primary as the nomination method or to certify candidate names constitutes a “willful neglect of [] duty” under Section 24.2-1001 in the first place. But even assuming that it would, Adams…”
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