Presidential election year primaries (§ 24.2-515)—Virginia Decoded

Presidential election year primaries

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.

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Court Decisions

Marshall v. Meadows (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 04/17/96)
. . . to this one. They failed. . . .

. . . George R. Wood, A/K/A George R. "Tex" Wood v. M. Bruce . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 07/01/97)
. . . their party primaries, see Va.Code Ann. § 24.2-515. This 150 day filing deadline applies to . . .

. . . George R. ("Tex") Wood v. Bruce Meadows, Secretary of the . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/29/00)
. . . candidates to file their petitions. See id.§ 24.2-515. Furthermore, persons wishing to be . . .

Wood v. Meadows (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 07/28/97)
. . . hold their party primaries, see Va. Code . . .

Wood v. Meadows (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 05/15/00)
. . . can- . . .

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Amendment Attempts

SB728: Primary elections; dates and procedures, date of September primary. (failed)

HB1667: Presidential primary; moves date to first Tuesday in March.

HB1843: Presidential primary; moves date to first Tuesday in March. (passed)

SB1246: Presidential primary; moves date to first Tuesday in March. (passed)

HB55: Primary dates; presidential primary. (failed)

HB55: Primary dates; presidential primary.

SB319: Elections; primary elections, date of June primary elections. (failed)

HB1280: Elections; date of June primary elections. (failed)

HB2270: Elections; date of June primary elections.

SB1076: Elections; date of June primary elections. (failed)

HB1040: Voter-nominated primary elections; established for offices of Governor, etc. (failed)

HB1129: Elections; establishes voter-nominated open primary elections. (failed)

HB1615: Elections; date of June primary election. (failed)

HB2048: Elections; changes date of June primary election and May general election. (failed)

SB1243: Elections; date of June primary election. (failed)

SB1453: Elections; date of June primary election.

HB360: Elections; voter-nominated open primary elections, ranked choice voting for certain elections. (failed)

HB57: Elections; date of June primary election. (failed)

SB316: Elections; date of June primary election. (passed)

HB360: Elections; voter-nominated open primary elections, ranked choice voting for certain elections.

SB1148: Elections; date of June primary election.