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The declaration shall include the name of the political party of which the candidate is a member, a designation of the office for which he is a candidate, and a statement that, if his name appears on the primary ballot and he is not nominated, his name is not to be printed on the ballots for that office in the succeeding general election. The declaration shall be acknowledged before some officer who has the authority to take acknowledgments to deeds, or attested by two witnesses who are qualified voters of the election district.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306345,"text":"A candidate for nomination by primary for any office shall be required to file a written declaration of candidacy on a form prescribed by the State Board. The declaration shall include the name of the political party of which the candidate is a member, a designation of the office for which he is a candidate, and a statement that, if his name appears on the primary ballot and he is not nominated, his name is not to be printed on the ballots for that office in the succeeding general election. 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It has been modified 6 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 1960, chapter 427; in 1970, chapter 462; in 1978, chapters 239 and 778; in 1983, chapter 461; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2024, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0169\">169<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0264\">264<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188285,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85518,"identifier":"24.2-520","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-520","url":"\/24.2-520\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-520\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-520","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaration of candidacy required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-520","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span> for nomination by <span class=\"dictionary\">primary<\/span> for any office shall be required to file a written declaration of candidacy on a form prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Board<\/span>. The declaration shall include the name of the <span class=\"dictionary\">political party<\/span> of which the <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span> is a member, a designation of the office for which he is a <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span>, and a statement that, if his name appears on the <span class=\"dictionary\">primary<\/span> ballot and he is not nominated, his name is not to be printed on the ballots for that office in the succeeding <span class=\"dictionary\">general election<\/span>. The declaration shall be acknowledged before some officer who has the authority to take acknowledgments to deeds, or attested by two witnesses who are <span class=\"dictionary\">qualified voters<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">election district<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARATION OF CANDIDACY REQUIRED (\u00a7 24.2-520)\n\nA candidate for nomination by primary for any office shall be required to file a\nwritten declaration of candidacy on a form prescribed by the State Board. The\ndeclaration shall include the name of the political party of which the candidate\nis a member, a designation of the office for which he is a candidate, and a\nstatement that, if his name appears on the primary ballot and he is not\nnominated, his name is not to be printed on the ballots for that office in the\nsucceeding general election. The declaration shall be acknowledged before some\nofficer who has the authority to take acknowledgments to deeds, or attested by\ntwo witnesses who are qualified voters of the election district.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-370 through 24-372; 1960, c. 427; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7\n24.1-184; 1978, cc. 239, 778; 1983, c. 461; 1993, c. 641; 2024, cc. 169, 264.","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}}