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Each general registrar shall transmit to the State Board, immediately after the filing deadline, a list of the candidates who have filed statements of qualification.\n\t\tThe candidate may state, as part of his statement of qualification, how he would like his name to appear on the ballot; however, all names printed on the ballot shall meet the criteria established by the State Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":239817,"text":"It shall be a requirement of candidacy for any office of the Commonwealth, or of its governmental units, that a person must file a written statement under oath, on a form prescribed by the State Board, that he is qualified to vote for and hold the office for which he is a candidate. Every candidate for election to statewide office, the United States House of Representatives, or the General Assembly shall file the statement with the State Board. Every candidate for any other office shall file the statement with the general registrar of the county or city where he resides. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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; in 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58935,"section_number":"10.1-523","catch_line":"Nominating petitions; posting of notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-523\/"},{"id":86360,"section_number":"2.2-3101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3101\/"},{"id":54362,"section_number":"24.2-313","catch_line":"Rescheduling of certain local elections following the decennial redistricting of districts for the governing body","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-313\/"},{"id":74566,"section_number":"24.2-613","catch_line":"Form of ballot","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-613\/"},{"id":69486,"section_number":"24.2-947.1","catch_line":"Statement of organization","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-947.1\/"},{"id":79350,"section_number":"24.2-955.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-955.1\/"},{"id":75007,"section_number":"30-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-101\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188195,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65999,"identifier":"24.2-501","token":"24.2\/5\/1\/24.2-501","url":"\/24.2-501\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-501\/","token":"24.2\/5\/1\/24.2-501","dublin_core":{"Title":"Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-501","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be a requirement of candidacy for any office of the Commonwealth, or of its governmental units, that a person must file a written statement under oath<\/span>, on a form prescribed by the State Board<\/span>, that he is qualified to vote for and hold the office for which he is a candidate<\/span>. Every candidate<\/span> for election<\/span> to statewide office, the United States House of Representatives, or the General Assembly shall file the statement with the State Board<\/span>. Every candidate<\/span> for any other office shall file the statement with the general registrar<\/span> of the county or city where he resides. Each general registrar<\/span> shall transmit to the State Board<\/span>, immediately after the filing deadline, a list of the candidates<\/span> who have filed statements of qualification.\n\t\tThe candidate<\/span> may state, as part of his statement of qualification, how he would like his name to appear on the ballot; however, all names printed on the ballot shall meet the criteria established by the State Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION AS REQUIREMENT OF CANDIDACY (\u00a7 24.2-501)\n\nIt shall be a requirement of candidacy for any office of the Commonwealth, or of\nits governmental units, that a person must file a written statement under oath,\non a form prescribed by the State Board, that he is qualified to vote for and\nhold the office for which he is a candidate. Every candidate for election to\nstatewide office, the United States House of Representatives, or the General\nAssembly shall file the statement with the State Board. Every candidate for any\nother office shall file the statement with the general registrar of the county\nor city where he resides. Each general registrar shall transmit to the State\nBoard, immediately after the filing deadline, a list of the candidates who have\nfiled statements of qualification.\n\t\tThe candidate may state, as part of his statement of qualification, how he\nwould like his name to appear on the ballot; however, all names printed on the\nballot shall meet the criteria established by the State Board.\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; 2003, c. 1015.","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}}