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In order to hold any office of the Commonwealth or its governmental units, elective by the people, the candidate must have been a resident of the Commonwealth for one year next preceding his election and be qualified to vote for that office.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303136,"text":"In order to qualify as a candidate for any office of the Commonwealth, or of its governmental units, a person must be qualified to vote for and hold that office. 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It has been modified 13 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 462; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1976, chapter 616; in 1977, chapter 490; in 1978, chapter 778; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1982, chapter 650; in 1984, chapter 480; in 1988, chapter 469; in 1990, chapters 476 and 865; in 1991, chapter 137; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67056,"section_number":"24.2-539","catch_line":"Party may nominate when nominee dies, withdraws, or nomination is set aside; duty of party chairman","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-539\/"},{"id":74008,"section_number":"24.2-540","catch_line":"Other parties may also nominate; independent candidates","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-540\/"},{"id":87033,"section_number":"30-110","catch_line":"Disclosure","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-110\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188191,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84588,"identifier":"24.2-500","token":"24.2\/5\/1\/24.2-500","url":"\/24.2-500\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-500\/","token":"24.2\/5\/1\/24.2-500","dublin_core":{"Title":"Qualification of candidates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-500","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to qualify as a <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span> for any office of the Commonwealth, or of its governmental units, a person must be qualified to vote for and hold that office. In <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to hold any office of the Commonwealth or its governmental units, elective by the people, the <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span> must have been a resident of the Commonwealth for one year next preceding his <span class=\"dictionary\">election<\/span> and be qualified to vote for that office.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES (\u00a7 24.2-500)\n\nIn order to qualify as a candidate for any office of the Commonwealth, or of its\ngovernmental units, a person must be qualified to vote for and hold that office.\nIn order to hold any office of the Commonwealth or its governmental units,\nelective by the people, the candidate must have been a resident of the\nCommonwealth for one year next preceding his election and be qualified to vote\nfor that office.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-132; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-167; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.\n226; 1973, c. 30; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1977, c. 490; 1978, c. 778; 1980,\nc. 639; 1982, c. 650; 1984, c. 480; 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1; 1988, c. 469; 1990,\ncc. 476, 865; 1991, c. 137; 1993, c. 641.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}