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Section
24.2-500

Qualification of candidates

Section
24.2-501

Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy

Section
24.2-502

Statement of economic interests as requirement of candidacy

Section
24.2-503

Deadlines for filing required statements; extensions

Section
24.2-503.1

Repealed

Section
24.2-504

Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot

Section
24.2-505

Declaration of candidacy required of independent candidates

Section
24.2-506

Petition of qualified voters required; number of signatures required; certain towns excepted

Section
24.2-507

Deadlines for filing declarations and petitions of candidacy

Section
24.2-508

Powers of political parties in general

Section
24.2-509

(Effective until January 1, 2024) Party to determine method of nominating its candidates for office; exceptions

Section
24.2-509

(Effective January 1, 2024) Party to determine method of nominating its candidates for office; exceptions

Section
24.2-510

Deadlines for parties to nominate by methods other than primary

Section
24.2-511

Party chairman or official to certify candidates to State Board and general registrars; failure to certify

Section
24.2-512

Primaries to be conducted in accordance with article

Section
24.2-513

Provisions as to general elections applicable

Section
24.2-514

To what nominations this article applies

Section
24.2-515

Presidential election year primaries

Section
24.2-515.1

Schedule for primaries in the year 2001 and each tenth year thereafter

Section
24.2-516

Party to furnish names of chairmen and notify State Board of adoption of direct primary

Section
24.2-517

State Board to order election

Section
24.2-518

County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; certain uses of machinery by party

Section
24.2-519

Qualification of primary candidates

Section
24.2-520

Declaration of candidacy required

Section
24.2-521

Petition required to accompany declaration; number of signatures required

Section
24.2-522

When and to whom filings to be made

Section
24.2-523

Candidates to pay fee before filing

Section
24.2-524

To whom fees paid; refund of fees

Section
24.2-525

Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot

Section
24.2-526

Primary not to be held when less than two candidates declare

Section
24.2-527

Chairman or official to furnish State Board and general registrars with names of candidates and certify petition signature requirements met

Section
24.2-528

No primary candidate to be nominated by convention

Section
24.2-529

Primary ballots

Section
24.2-530

Who may vote in primary

Section
24.2-531

Pollbooks used during primaries

Section
24.2-532

Abstracts of votes; law-enforcement officer to obtain returns not forwarded

Section
24.2-533

Repealed

Section
24.2-534

Returns tabulated by State Board; when nominee declared

Section
24.2-535

Vote required to nominate

Section
24.2-536

Procedure when a vacancy in office occurs less than 75 days before primary date

Section
24.2-537

Procedure when nominee by default dies or withdraws or nomination is set aside prior to primary

Section
24.2-538

Procedure when opposed candidate for nomination dies prior to primary

Section
24.2-539

Party may nominate when nominee dies, withdraws, or nomination is set aside; duty of party chairman

Section
24.2-540

Other parties may also nominate; independent candidates

Section
24.2-541

Printing of names on ballot

Section
24.2-542

State Board to be furnished names of electors selected by political parties; oaths of electors

Section
24.2-542.1

State Board to be furnished names of electors selected by political parties; certain national conventions

Section
24.2-543

How other groups may submit names of electors; oaths of electors

Section
24.2-544

Time presidential primaries to be held and completion of duties by officers of election; age qualifications for participation

Section
24.2-545

Presidential primary