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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1952, chapter 4; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1975, chapter 515; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1999, chapter 972<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 815<\/a> and 823<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 570<\/a> and 584<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61692,"section_number":"24.2-514","catch_line":"To what nominations this article applies","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-514\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56932,"section_number":"24.2-544","catch_line":"Time presidential primaries to be held and completion of duties by officers of election; age qualifications for participation","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-544\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188261,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83414,"identifier":"24.2-515","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-515","url":"\/24.2-515\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-515\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-515","dublin_core":{"Title":"Presidential election year primaries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-515","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Primaries for the nomination of candidates<\/span> for offices to be voted on at the general election<\/span> date in November shall be held on the third Tuesday in June next preceding such election, except that beginning with the year 2012 and in presidential election years thereafter, primaries to choose among presidential candidates<\/span> may be held as provided in Article 7 (\u00a7 24.2-544<\/a> et seq.). Primaries for the nomination of candidates<\/span> for offices to be voted on at the general election<\/span> date in May shall be held on the first Tuesday in March next preceding such election.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR PRIMARIES (\u00a7 24.2-515)\n\nPrimaries for the nomination of candidates for offices to be voted on at the\ngeneral election date in November shall be held on the third Tuesday in June\nnext preceding such election, except that beginning with the year 2012 and in\npresidential election years thereafter, primaries to choose among presidential\ncandidates may be held as provided in Article 7 (\u00a7 24.2-544 et seq.). Primaries\nfor the nomination of candidates for offices to be voted on at the general\nelection date in May shall be held on the first Tuesday in March next preceding\nsuch election.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-349; 1952, c. 4; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-174; 1971, Ex.\nSess., c. 119; 1975, c. 515; 1993, c. 641; 1999, c. 972; 2003, cc. 815, 823;\n2011, cc. 570, 584; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 239.","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}}