Willful neglect or corrupt conduct
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 323 F. Supp. 2d 696 - White-Battle v. Democratic Party of Virginia (2004)
Most recently applied in Fitzgerald v. Alcorn (January 2018)
Code 1950, § 24-212; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-266; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641.
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.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.