Conduct of Primaries

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Conduct of Primaries.” It is part of Chapter 5 “Candidates for Office”, which is part of Title 24.2 “Elections”.

It’s comprised of the following 29 sections.

§ 24.2-512	Primaries to be conducted in accordance with article
§ 24.2-513	Provisions as to general elections applicable
§ 24.2-514	To what nominations this article applies
§ 24.2-515	Presidential election year primaries
§ 24.2-515.1	Schedule for primaries in the year 2001 and each tenth year thereafter
§ 24.2-516	Party to furnish names of chairmen and notify State Board of adoption of direct primary
§ 24.2-517	State Board to order election
§ 24.2-518	County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; certain uses of machinery by party
§ 24.2-519	Qualification of primary candidates
§ 24.2-520	Declaration of candidacy required
§ 24.2-521	Petition required to accompany declaration; number of signatures required
§ 24.2-522	When and to whom filings to be made
§ 24.2-523	Candidates to pay fee before filing
§ 24.2-524	To whom fees paid; refund of fees
§ 24.2-525	Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot
§ 24.2-526	Primary not to be held when less than two candidates declare
§ 24.2-527	Chairman or official to furnish State Board and general registrars with names of candidates and certify petition signature requirements met
§ 24.2-528	No primary candidate to be nominated by convention
§ 24.2-529	Primary ballots
§ 24.2-530	Who may vote in primary
§ 24.2-531	Pollbooks used during primaries
§ 24.2-532	Abstracts of votes; law-enforcement officer to obtain returns not forwarded
§ 24.2-533	Repealed
§ 24.2-534	Returns tabulated by State Board; when nominee declared
§ 24.2-535	Vote required to nominate
§ 24.2-536	Procedure when a vacancy in office occurs less than 75 days before primary date
§ 24.2-537	Procedure when nominee by default dies or withdraws or nomination is set aside prior to primary
§ 24.2-538	Procedure when opposed candidate for nomination dies prior to primary
§ 24.2-538.1	Procedure when pre-election withdrawal of candidacy results in unopposed primary