CODE OF VIRGINIA

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR PRIMARIES (§ 24.2-515)

Primaries for the nomination of candidates for offices to be voted on at the
general election date in November shall be held on the second Tuesday in June
next preceding such election, except that beginning with the year 2012 and in
presidential election years thereafter, primaries to choose among presidential
candidates may be held as provided in Article 7 (§ 24.2-544 et seq.). Primaries
for the nomination of candidates for offices to be voted on at the general
election date in May shall be held on the first Tuesday in March next preceding
such election.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 24-349; 1952, c. 4; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-174; 1971, Ex.
Sess., c. 119; 1975, c. 515; 1993, c. 641; 1999, c. 972; 2003, cc. 815, 823;
2011, cc. 570, 584.