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The State Board shall provide a schedule for the notices and filing deadlines by the August 1 prior to the March primary including a campaign finance disclosure report filing schedule adjusted to reflect the differences between the June date for other primaries and the March date for the presidential primary and primaries for the nomination of candidates for offices to be voted on at the general election date in May.C\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any officer of election who serves at any election held on the first Tuesday in March shall be required to complete his official duties relating to that election whether or not he has been reappointed to serve for the ensuing year.D\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next November general election shall be permitted to register in advance of and also vote in any presidential primary and any other primary held on the same day.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208528,"text":"Primaries for the nomination of candidates for the office of President of the United States to be voted on at the November 2012 general election and the November general election in each presidential election year thereafter shall be held on the first Tuesday in March preceding the November general election.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":208529,"text":"The provisions of this title shall apply to the conduct of presidential election year primaries including the time limits applicable to notices and candidate filing deadlines and the closing of registration records before the primary. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 972<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 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 2000, chapters 1<\/a> and 856<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 815<\/a> and 823<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 205<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 570<\/a> and 584<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61543,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"},{"id":83414,"section_number":"24.2-515","catch_line":"Presidential election year primaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-515\/"},{"id":65224,"section_number":"24.2-538.1","catch_line":"Procedure when pre-election withdrawal of candidacy results in unopposed primary","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-538.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188387,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56932,"identifier":"24.2-544","token":"24.2\/5\/7\/24.2-544","url":"\/24.2-544\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-544\/","token":"24.2\/5\/7\/24.2-544","dublin_core":{"Title":"Time presidential primaries to be held and completion of duties by officers of election; age qualifications for participation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-544","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Primaries for the nomination of candidates<\/span> for the office of President of the United States to be voted on at the November 2012 general election<\/span> and the November general election<\/span> in each presidential election year thereafter shall be held on the first Tuesday in March preceding the November general election<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of this title shall apply to the conduct of presidential election year primaries including the time limits applicable to notices and candidate<\/span> filing deadlines and the closing of registration records<\/span> before the primary<\/span>. The State Board<\/span> shall provide a schedule for the notices and filing deadlines by the August 1 prior to the March primary<\/span> including a campaign finance disclosure report filing schedule adjusted to reflect the differences between the June date for other primaries and the March date for the presidential primary<\/span> and primaries for the nomination of candidates<\/span> for offices to be voted on at the general election<\/span> date in May. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, any officer of election<\/span> who serves at any election held on the first Tuesday in March shall be required to complete his official duties relating to that election whether or not he has been reappointed to serve for the ensuing year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, any person who is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next November general election<\/span> shall be permitted to register in advance of and also vote in any presidential primary<\/span> and any other primary<\/span> held on the same day. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIME PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES TO BE HELD AND COMPLETION OF DUTIES BY OFFICERS OF\nELECTION; AGE QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION (\u00a7 24.2-544)\n\nA. Primaries for the nomination of candidates for the office of President of the\nUnited States to be voted on at the November 2012 general election and the\nNovember general election in each presidential election year thereafter shall be\nheld on the first Tuesday in March preceding the November general election.\n\nB. The provisions of this title shall apply to the conduct of presidential\nelection year primaries including the time limits applicable to notices and\ncandidate filing deadlines and the closing of registration records before the\nprimary. The State Board shall provide a schedule for the notices and filing\ndeadlines by the August 1 prior to the March primary including a campaign\nfinance disclosure report filing schedule adjusted to reflect the differences\nbetween the June date for other primaries and the March date for the\npresidential primary and primaries for the nomination of candidates for offices\nto be voted on at the general election date in May.\n\nC. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any officer of\nelection who serves at any election held on the first Tuesday in March shall be\nrequired to complete his official duties relating to that election whether or\nnot he has been reappointed to serve for the ensuing year.\n\nD. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is\notherwise qualified and will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next\nNovember general election shall be permitted to register in advance of and also\nvote in any presidential primary and any other primary held on the same day.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 972; 2000, cc. 1, 856; 2003, cc. 815, 823; 2006, c. 205; 2011,\ncc. 570, 584.","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}}