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The primary fees shall be credited by the Board to a fund to be known as the “state primary fee fund.”\n\t\t\tThe Board shall refund the fee by warrant upon the state primary fee fund in the event the prospective candidate does not become a candidate, becomes a candidate and is not opposed, or must refile for any reason. All other primary fees paid to the Board shall be paid or placed to the credit of the fund out of which the Board pays the Commonwealth’s expenses for the primary.B\n\nAll other candidates shall pay the fee to the treasurer, or director of finance if there is no treasurer, of the city or county in which they reside. The treasurer or director of finance shall pay back the fee in the event the prospective candidate does not become a candidate, or becomes a candidate and must refile for any reason. In the event the candidate is unopposed, the State Board or the local electoral board, as appropriate, shall notify, no less than 60 days before the primary, the treasurer or director of finance to whom the fee was paid that the candidate is unopposed and shall provide the name and mailing address for returning the fee to the candidate. The treasurer or director of finance promptly shall return the fee to the candidate. All other primary fees paid a county or city treasurer or director of finance shall be paid or placed to the credit of the fund of the county or city out of which the expenses of the primary were paid by the county or city.C\n\nA receipt for the payment of the fee must be attached to the declaration of candidacy; otherwise the declaration shall not be received or filed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":291823,"text":"Candidates for United States Senators, for representatives in Congress, and for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General shall pay the primary fee to the State Board of Elections. The primary fees shall be credited by the Board to a fund to be known as the “state primary fee fund.”\n\t\t\tThe Board shall refund the fee by warrant upon the state primary fee fund in the event the prospective candidate does not become a candidate, becomes a candidate and is not opposed, or must refile for any reason. All other primary fees paid to the Board shall be paid or placed to the credit of the fund out of which the Board pays the Commonwealth’s expenses for the primary.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":291824,"text":"All other candidates shall pay the fee to the treasurer, or director of finance if there is no treasurer, of the city or county in which they reside. The treasurer or director of finance shall pay back the fee in the event the prospective candidate does not become a candidate, or becomes a candidate and must refile for any reason. In the event the candidate is unopposed, the State Board or the local electoral board, as appropriate, shall notify, no less than 60 days before the primary, the treasurer or director of finance to whom the fee was paid that the candidate is unopposed and shall provide the name and mailing address for returning the fee to the candidate. The treasurer or director of finance promptly shall return the fee to the candidate. All other primary fees paid a county or city treasurer or director of finance shall be paid or placed to the credit of the fund of the county or city out of which the expenses of the primary were paid by the county or city.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":291825,"text":"A receipt for the payment of the fee must be attached to the declaration of candidacy; otherwise the declaration shall not be received or filed.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13314,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conduct of Primaries","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13313,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","permalink":{"id":188247,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13314,"identifier":"4","token":"24.2\/5\/4","url":"\/24.2\/5\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13313,"edition_id":1,"name":"Candidates for Office","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","permalink":{"id":188187,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13313,"identifier":"5","token":"24.2\/5","url":"\/24.2\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":85642,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-512","catch_line":"Primaries to be conducted in accordance with article","url":"\/24.2-512\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-512","metadata":false},{"id":82869,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-513","catch_line":"Provisions as to general elections applicable","url":"\/24.2-513\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-513","metadata":false},{"id":61692,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-514","catch_line":"To what nominations this article applies","url":"\/24.2-514\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-514","metadata":false},{"id":83414,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-515","catch_line":"Presidential election year primaries","url":"\/24.2-515\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-515","metadata":false},{"id":57046,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-515.1","catch_line":"Schedule for primaries in the year 2001 and each tenth year thereafter","url":"\/24.2-515.1\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-515.1","metadata":false},{"id":55096,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-516","catch_line":"Party to furnish names of chairmen and notify State Board of adoption of direct primary","url":"\/24.2-516\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-516","metadata":false},{"id":60738,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-517","catch_line":"State Board to order election","url":"\/24.2-517\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-517","metadata":false},{"id":54301,"structure_id":13314,"section_number":"24.2-518","catch_line":"County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1962, chapter 462; in 1982, chapter 650; in 1988, chapter 192; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2005, chapter 748<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 449<\/a> and 645<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188301,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81444,"identifier":"24.2-524","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-524","url":"\/24.2-524\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-524\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-524","dublin_core":{"Title":"To whom fees paid; refund of fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-524","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Candidates<\/span> for United States Senators, for representatives in Congress, and for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General<\/span> shall pay the primary<\/span> fee to the State Board<\/span> of Elections<\/span>. The primary<\/span> fees shall be credited by the Board to a fund to be known as the “state primary<\/span> fee fund.”\n\t\t\tThe Board shall refund the fee by warrant upon the state primary<\/span> fee fund in the event the prospective candidate<\/span> does not become a candidate<\/span>, becomes a candidate<\/span> and is not opposed, or must refile for any reason. All other primary<\/span> fees paid to the Board shall be paid or placed to the credit of the fund out of which the Board pays the Commonwealth’s expenses for the primary<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All other candidates<\/span> shall pay the fee to the treasurer, or director of finance if there is no treasurer, of the city or county in which they reside. The treasurer or director of finance shall pay back the fee in the event the prospective candidate<\/span> does not become a candidate<\/span>, or becomes a candidate<\/span> and must refile for any reason. In the event the candidate<\/span> is unopposed, the State Board<\/span> or the local electoral board<\/span>, as appropriate, shall notify, no less than 60 days before the primary<\/span>, the treasurer or director of finance to whom the fee was paid that the candidate<\/span> is unopposed and shall provide the name and mailing address for returning the fee to the candidate<\/span>. The treasurer or director of finance promptly shall return the fee to the candidate<\/span>. All other primary<\/span> fees paid a county or city treasurer or director of finance shall be paid or placed to the credit of the fund of the county or city out of which the expenses of the primary<\/span> were paid by the county or city. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A receipt for the payment of the fee must be attached to the declaration of candidacy; otherwise the declaration shall not be received or filed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTO WHOM FEES PAID; REFUND OF FEES (\u00a7 24.2-524)\n\nA. Candidates for United States Senators, for representatives in Congress, and\nfor the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General shall pay\nthe primary fee to the State Board of Elections. The primary fees shall be\ncredited by the Board to a fund to be known as the “state primary fee\nfund.”\n\t\t\tThe Board shall refund the fee by warrant upon the state primary fee fund in\nthe event the prospective candidate does not become a candidate, becomes a\ncandidate and is not opposed, or must refile for any reason. All other primary\nfees paid to the Board shall be paid or placed to the credit of the fund out of\nwhich the Board pays the Commonwealth’s expenses for the primary.\n\nB. All other candidates shall pay the fee to the treasurer, or director of\nfinance if there is no treasurer, of the city or county in which they reside.\nThe treasurer or director of finance shall pay back the fee in the event the\nprospective candidate does not become a candidate, or becomes a candidate and\nmust refile for any reason. In the event the candidate is unopposed, the State\nBoard or the local electoral board, as appropriate, shall notify, no less than\n60 days before the primary, the treasurer or director of finance to whom the fee\nwas paid that the candidate is unopposed and shall provide the name and mailing\naddress for returning the fee to the candidate. The treasurer or director of\nfinance promptly shall return the fee to the candidate. All other primary fees\npaid a county or city treasurer or director of finance shall be paid or placed\nto the credit of the fund of the county or city out of which the expenses of the\nprimary were paid by the county or city.\n\nC. A receipt for the payment of the fee must be attached to the declaration of\ncandidacy; otherwise the declaration shall not be received or filed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-401; 1962, c. 462; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 247, \u00a7\n24.1-199; 1982, c. 650; 1988, c. 192; 1993, c. 641; 2005, c. 748; 2010, cc. 449,\n645.","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}}