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It has been modified 3 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 1976, chapter 616; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54301,"section_number":"24.2-518","catch_line":"County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; certain uses of machinery by party","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-518\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188297,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63383,"identifier":"24.2-523","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-523","url":"\/24.2-523\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-523\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-523","dublin_core":{"Title":"Candidates to pay fee before filing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-523","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span> for nomination for any office at any <span class=\"dictionary\">primary<\/span> shall, before he files his declaration of candidacy, pay a fee equal to two percent of one year&#8217;s minimum salary attached to the office for which he is <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span> in effect in the year in which he files.\n\t\tIn case of an office for which compensation is paid in whole or in part by fees, the amount to be paid by a <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span> as his contribution for the payment of the expenses of the <span class=\"dictionary\">primary<\/span> shall be fixed by the proper committee of the respective parties.\n\t\tIf there is no salary or fee attached to the office, the fee for <span class=\"dictionary\">primary<\/span> expenses shall be five dollars. This provision includes <span class=\"dictionary\">candidates<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> committees in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; certain uses of machinery by party\" href=\"\/24.2-518\/\">24.2-518<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCANDIDATES TO PAY FEE BEFORE FILING (\u00a7 24.2-523)\n\nEvery candidate for nomination for any office at any primary shall, before he\nfiles his declaration of candidacy, pay a fee equal to two percent of one\nyear&#8217;s minimum salary attached to the office for which he is candidate in\neffect in the year in which he files.\n\t\tIn case of an office for which compensation is paid in whole or in part by\nfees, the amount to be paid by a candidate as his contribution for the payment\nof the expenses of the primary shall be fixed by the proper committee of the\nrespective parties.\n\t\tIf there is no salary or fee attached to the office, the fee for primary\nexpenses shall be five dollars. This provision includes candidates for party\ncommittees in \u00a7 24.2-518.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-398 through 24-400; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-198; 1976,\nc. 616; 1993, c. 641.","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}}