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§ 24.2-535 Vote required to nominate

Any candidate for party nomination to any office who receives a plurality of the votes cast by his party shall be the nominee of his party for that office and his name shall be printed on the official ballots used in the election for which the primary was held.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 4; in 1964, chapter 616; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1993, chapter 641.

Code 1950, § 24-359; 1952, c. 4; 1964, c. 616; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-179; 1993, c. 641.

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Amendment Attempts

HB1253: Voter registration; adds party affiliation to information that applicant is asked to provide. (failed)

HB20: Primary elections; voter registration by political party. (failed)

HB88: Voter registration; adds party affiliation to information applicant to provide. (failed)

HB20: Primary elections; voter registration by political party. (failed)

HB88: Voter registration; adds party affiliation to information applicant to provide. (failed)

HB1051: Primary elections; adds party affiliation to application when registering to vote. (failed)

HB1069: Primary elections; adds party affiliation to application when registering to vote. (failed)

SB62: Primary elections; adds party affiliation to application when registering to vote. (failed)

SB244: Primary elections; adds party affiliation to information an applicant to provide when registering.

HB31: Primary elections; voter registration by political party, additional information. (failed)

HB1518: Primary elections; voter registration by political party. (failed)

SB1060: Primary elections; voter registration by political party. (failed)

HB806: Primary elections; voter registration by political party. (failed)

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

SB650: Primary elections; voter registration by political party affiliation.

SB650: Primary elections; voter registration by political party affiliation. (failed)

SB821: Primary elections; adds political party affiliation to information for voter registration. (failed)

SB902: Primary elections; voter registration by political party. (failed)

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

SB820: Primary elections; voter registration by political party affiliation. (failed)

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

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

HB2278: Voter registration; political party affiliation, closed primary elections. (failed)

HB1439: Voter registration by political party affiliation; partially closed primary elections. (failed)

HB1056: Voter registration by political party affiliation; partially closed primary elections.

Virginia

Decoded

§ 24.2-535 Vote required to nominate

History

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