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I, c. 239.","full_text":"The written statements of qualification and economic interests shall be filed by (i) primary candidates not later than the filing deadline for the primary, (ii) all other candidates for city and town offices to be filled at a May general election by 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March, (iii) candidates in special elections by the time of qualifying as a candidate, and (iv) all other candidates by 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday in June.\n\t\tA statement shall be deemed to be timely filed if it is mailed postage prepaid to the appropriate office by registered or certified mail and if the official receipt therefor, which shall be exhibited on demand, shows mailing within the prescribed time limits.\n\t\tThe State Board may grant an extension of any deadline for filing either or both written statements and shall notify all candidates who have not filed their statements of the extension. 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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 2000, chapter 1045<\/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":62992,"section_number":"24.2-525","catch_line":"Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-525\/"},{"id":69018,"section_number":"24.2-946.4","catch_line":"Right to grant extensions in special circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-946.4\/"},{"id":85156,"section_number":"24.2-948.3","catch_line":"Compliance with reporting requirements of campaign finance disclosure act as requirement of candidacy for certain offices","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-948.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63841,"identifier":"24.2-503","token":"24.2\/5\/1\/24.2-503","url":"\/24.2-503\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-503\/","token":"24.2\/5\/1\/24.2-503","dublin_core":{"Title":"Deadlines for filing required statements; extensions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-503","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The written statements of qualification and economic interests shall be filed by (i) primary<\/span> candidates<\/span> not later than the filing deadline for the primary<\/span>, (ii) all other candidates<\/span> for city and town offices to be filled at a May general election<\/span> by 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March, (iii) candidates<\/span> in special elections<\/span> by the time of qualifying as a candidate<\/span>, and (iv) all other candidates<\/span> by 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday in June.\n\t\tA statement shall be deemed to be timely filed if it is mailed postage prepaid to the appropriate office by registered or certified mail and if the official receipt therefor, which shall be exhibited on demand, shows mailing within the prescribed time limits.\n\t\tThe State Board<\/span> may grant an extension of any deadline for filing either or both written statements and shall notify all candidates<\/span> who have not filed their statements of the extension. Any extension shall be granted for a fixed period of time of ten days from the date of the mailing of the notice of the extension.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEADLINES FOR FILING REQUIRED STATEMENTS; EXTENSIONS (\u00a7 24.2-503)\n\nThe written statements of qualification and economic interests shall be filed by\n(i) primary candidates not later than the filing deadline for the primary, (ii)\nall other candidates for city and town offices to be filled at a May general\nelection by 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March, (iii) candidates in special\nelections by the time of qualifying as a candidate, and (iv) all other\ncandidates by 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday in June.\n\t\tA statement shall be deemed to be timely filed if it is mailed postage prepaid\nto the appropriate office by registered or certified mail and if the official\nreceipt therefor, which shall be exhibited on demand, shows mailing within the\nprescribed time limits.\n\t\tThe State Board may grant an extension of any deadline for filing either or\nboth written statements and shall notify all candidates who have not filed their\nstatements of the extension. Any extension shall be granted for a fixed period\nof time of ten days from the date of the mailing of the notice of the extension.\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; 2000, c. 1045; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n239.","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}}