A. Primaries for the nomination of candidates for the office of President of the United States to be voted on at the November 2012 general election and the November general election in each presidential election year thereafter shall be held on the first Tuesday in March preceding the November general election.
B. The provisions of this title shall apply to the conduct of presidential election year primaries including the time limits applicable to notices and candidate filing deadlines and the closing of registration records before the primary. The State Board shall provide a schedule for the notices and filing deadlines by the August 1 prior to the March primary including a campaign finance disclosure report filing schedule adjusted to reflect the differences between the June date for other primaries and the March date for the presidential primary and primaries for the nomination of candidates for offices to be voted on at the general election date in May.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any officer of election who serves at any election held on the first Tuesday in March shall be required to complete his official duties relating to that election whether or not he has been reappointed to serve for the ensuing year.
D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next November general election shall be permitted to register in advance of and also vote in any presidential primary and any other primary held on the same day.
1999, c. 972; 2000, cc. 1, 856; 2003, cc. 815, 823; 2006, c. 205; 2011, cc. 570, 584.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 5 - Candidates for Office
§ 24.2-500. Qualification of candidates
§ 24.2-501. Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy
§ 24.2-502. Statement of economic interests as requirement of candidacy
§ 24.2-503. Deadlines for filing required statements; extensions
§ 24.2-504. Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot
§ 24.2-505. Declaration of candidacy required of independent candidates
§ 24.2-507. Deadlines for filing declarations and petitions of candidacy
§ 24.2-508. Powers of political parties in general
§ 24.2-510. Deadlines for parties to nominate by methods other than primary
§ 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
§ 24.2-528. No primary candidate to be nominated by convention
§ 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
§ 24.2-534. 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
§ 24.2-538. Procedure when opposed candidate for nomination dies prior to primary
§ 24.2-540. Other parties may also nominate; independent candidates
§ 24.2-541. Printing of names on ballot
§ 24.2-543. How other groups may submit names of electors; oaths of electors