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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 2003, chapter 1015<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 449<\/a> and 645<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 443<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188293,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56260,"identifier":"24.2-522","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-522","url":"\/24.2-522\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-522\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-522","dublin_core":{"Title":"When and to whom filings to be made","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-522","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Declarations of candidacy, petitions<\/span>, and receipts indicating the payment of filing fees shall be filed not earlier than noon of the ninety-second day and not later than 5:00 p.m. of the seventy-fifth day before the primary<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection C, candidates<\/span> for nomination shall file their declarations, petitions<\/span>, and receipts with the chairman or chairmen of the several committees of the respective parties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any candidate<\/span> for nomination for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General<\/span> shall file with the State Board<\/span> (i) his declaration of candidacy, (ii) the petitions<\/span> for his candidacy, sealed<\/span> in one or more containers to which is attached a written statement under oath<\/span> by the candidate<\/span> giving his name and the number of signatures on the petitions<\/span> contained in the containers, and (iii) a receipt indicating the payment of his filing fee.\n\t\t\tThe State Board<\/span> shall transmit the material<\/span> so filed to the state chairman of the party<\/span> of the candidate<\/span> within 72 hours and not later than the seventy-fourth day before the primary<\/span>. The sealed<\/span> containers containing the petitions<\/span> for a candidate<\/span> may be opened only by the state chairman of the party<\/span> of the candidate<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN AND TO WHOM FILINGS TO BE MADE (\u00a7 24.2-522)\n\nA. Declarations of candidacy, petitions, and receipts indicating the payment of\nfiling fees shall be filed not earlier than noon of the ninety-second day and\nnot later than 5:00 p.m. of the seventy-fifth day before the primary.\n\nB. Except as provided in subsection C, candidates for nomination shall file\ntheir declarations, petitions, and receipts with the chairman or chairmen of the\nseveral committees of the respective parties.\n\nC. Any candidate for nomination for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant\nGovernor, or Attorney General shall file with the State Board (i) his\ndeclaration of candidacy, (ii) the petitions for his candidacy, sealed in one or\nmore containers to which is attached a written statement under oath by the\ncandidate giving his name and the number of signatures on the petitions\ncontained in the containers, and (iii) a receipt indicating the payment of his\nfiling fee.\n\t\t\tThe State Board shall transmit the material so filed to the state chairman of\nthe party of the candidate within 72 hours and not later than the seventy-fourth\nday before the primary. The sealed containers containing the petitions for a\ncandidate may be opened only by the state chairman of the party of the\ncandidate.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-370 through 24-372, 24-374; 1960, c. 427; 1970, c.\n462, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-184, 24.1-186; 1978, cc. 239, 778, \u00a7 24.1-186.1; 1983, c. 461;\n1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2010, cc. 449, 645; 2013, c. 443.","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}}