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It has been modified 2 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 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78477,"section_number":"24.2-527","catch_line":"Chairman or official to furnish State Board and general registrars with names of candidates and certify petition signature requirements met","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-527\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77138,"identifier":"24.2-529","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-529","url":"\/24.2-529\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-529\/","token":"24.2\/5\/4\/24.2-529","dublin_core":{"Title":"Primary ballots","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-529","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The primary ballots for the several parties taking part in a primary shall be composed, arranged, printed, delivered, and provided in the same manner as the <span class=\"dictionary\">general election<\/span> ballots except that at the top of each official primary ballot shall be printed in plain black type the name of the <span class=\"dictionary\">political party<\/span> and the words &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Primary Election<\/span>.&#8221; The names of the <span class=\"dictionary\">candidates<\/span> for various offices shall appear on the ballot in an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> determined by the priority of the time of filing for the office. 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In the event two or more candidates file\nsimultaneously, the order of filing shall then be determined by lot by the\nelectoral board or the State Board as in the case of a tie vote for the office.\nNo write-in shall be permitted on ballots in primary elections.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-376; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-188; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.\n119; 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}}