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The names of all candidates to appear on the ballots shall be in the same font, size, and style.B\n\nFor elections for federal, statewide, and General Assembly offices only, each candidate who has been nominated by a political party or in a primary election shall be identified by the name of his political party. Independent candidates shall be identified by the term “Independent.” For the purpose of this section, any Independent candidate may, by producing sufficient and appropriate evidence of nomination by a “recognized political party” to the State Board, have the term “Independent” on the ballot converted to that of a “recognized political party” on the ballot and be treated on the ballot in a manner consistent with the candidates nominated by political parties. For the purpose of this section, a “recognized political party” is defined as an organization that, for at least six months preceding the filing of its nominee for the office, has had in continual existence a state central committee composed of registered voters residing in each congressional district of the Commonwealth, a party plan and bylaws, and a duly elected state chairman and secretary. A letter from the state chairman of a recognized political party certifying that a candidate is the nominee of that party and also signed by such candidate accepting that nomination shall constitute sufficient and appropriate evidence of nomination by a recognized political party. The name of the political party, the name of the “recognized political party,” or term “Independent” may be shown by an initial or abbreviation to meet ballot requirements.C\n\nExcept as provided for primary elections, the State Board shall determine by lot the order of the political parties, and the names of all candidates for a particular office shall appear together in the order determined for their parties. In an election district in which more than one person is nominated by one political party for the same office, the candidates’ names shall appear alphabetically in their party groups under the name of the office, with sufficient space between party groups to indicate them as such. For the purpose of this section, except as provided for presidential elections in § 24.2-614, “recognized political parties” shall be treated as a class; the order of the recognized political parties within the class shall be determined by lot by the State Board; and the class shall follow the political parties as defined by § 24.2-101 and precede the independent class. Independent candidates shall be treated as a class under “Independent”, and their names shall be placed on the ballot after the political parties and recognized political parties. Where there is more than one independent candidate for an office, their names shall appear on the ballot in an order determined by the priority of time of filing for the office. In the event two or more candidates file simultaneously, the order of filing shall then be determined by lot by the electoral board as in the case of a tie vote for the office.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this subsection, “time of filing for the office” means the time at which an independent candidate has filed his petition signature pages with a number of signatures at least equal to the number required for the office pursuant to § 24.2-506. In the case of an office for which no petition is required, “time of filing for the office” means the time at which the candidate has filed his completed statement of qualification pursuant to § 24.2-501.\n\t\t\tNo individual’s name shall appear on the ballot more than once for the same office.D\n\nOn any ballot, all offices to be elected shall appear before any questions presented to the voters.E\n\nIn preparing the printed ballots for general, special, and primary elections, the State Board and general registrars shall cause to be printed in not less than 10-point type, immediately below the title of any office, a statement of the number of candidates for whom votes may be cast for that office. For any office to which only one candidate can be elected, the following language shall be used: “Vote for only one.” For any office to which more than one candidate can be elected, the following language shall be used: “Vote for not more than ____.”F\n\nAny locality that uses machine-readable ballots at one or more precincts, including any central absentee precinct, may, with the approval of the State Board, use a printed reproduction of the machine-readable ballot in lieu of the official machine-readable ballot. Such reproductions shall be printed and otherwise handled in accordance with all laws and procedures that apply to official paper ballots.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267974,"text":"The ballots shall comply with the requirements of this title and the standards prescribed by the State Board. The names of all candidates to appear on the ballots shall be in the same font, size, and style.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":267975,"text":"For elections for federal, statewide, and General Assembly offices only, each candidate who has been nominated by a political party or in a primary election shall be identified by the name of his political party. Independent candidates shall be identified by the term “Independent.” For the purpose of this section, any Independent candidate may, by producing sufficient and appropriate evidence of nomination by a “recognized political party” to the State Board, have the term “Independent” on the ballot converted to that of a “recognized political party” on the ballot and be treated on the ballot in a manner consistent with the candidates nominated by political parties. For the purpose of this section, a “recognized political party” is defined as an organization that, for at least six months preceding the filing of its nominee for the office, has had in continual existence a state central committee composed of registered voters residing in each congressional district of the Commonwealth, a party plan and bylaws, and a duly elected state chairman and secretary. A letter from the state chairman of a recognized political party certifying that a candidate is the nominee of that party and also signed by such candidate accepting that nomination shall constitute sufficient and appropriate evidence of nomination by a recognized political party. The name of the political party, the name of the “recognized political party,” or term “Independent” may be shown by an initial or abbreviation to meet ballot requirements.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":267976,"text":"Except as provided for primary elections, the State Board shall determine by lot the order of the political parties, and the names of all candidates for a particular office shall appear together in the order determined for their parties. In an election district in which more than one person is nominated by one political party for the same office, the candidates’ names shall appear alphabetically in their party groups under the name of the office, with sufficient space between party groups to indicate them as such. For the purpose of this section, except as provided for presidential elections in § 24.2-614, “recognized political parties” shall be treated as a class; the order of the recognized political parties within the class shall be determined by lot by the State Board; and the class shall follow the political parties as defined by § 24.2-101 and precede the independent class. Independent candidates shall be treated as a class under “Independent”, and their names shall be placed on the ballot after the political parties and recognized political parties. Where there is more than one independent candidate for an office, their names shall appear on the ballot in an order determined by the priority of time of filing for the office. In the event two or more candidates file simultaneously, the order of filing shall then be determined by lot by the electoral board as in the case of a tie vote for the office.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this subsection, “time of filing for the office” means the time at which an independent candidate has filed his petition signature pages with a number of signatures at least equal to the number required for the office pursuant to § 24.2-506. In the case of an office for which no petition is required, “time of filing for the office” means the time at which the candidate has filed his completed statement of qualification pursuant to § 24.2-501.\n\t\t\tNo individual’s name shall appear on the ballot more than once for the same office.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":267977,"text":"On any ballot, all offices to be elected shall appear before any questions presented to the voters.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":267978,"text":"In preparing the printed ballots for general, special, and primary elections, the State Board and general registrars shall cause to be printed in not less than 10-point type, immediately below the title of any office, a statement of the number of candidates for whom votes may be cast for that office. For any office to which only one candidate can be elected, the following language shall be used: “Vote for only one.” For any office to which more than one candidate can be elected, the following language shall be used: “Vote for not more than ____.”","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":267979,"text":"Any locality that uses machine-readable ballots at one or more precincts, including any central absentee precinct, may, with the approval of the State Board, use a printed reproduction of the machine-readable ballot in lieu of the official machine-readable ballot. Such reproductions shall be printed and otherwise handled in accordance with all laws and procedures that apply to official paper ballots.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15200,"edition_id":1,"name":"Ballots","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13022,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:55","permalink":{"id":188475,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15200,"identifier":"2","token":"24.2\/6\/2","url":"\/24.2\/6\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13022,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Election","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":188395,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13022,"identifier":"6","token":"24.2\/6","url":"\/24.2\/6\/","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":57868,"structure_id":15200,"section_number":"24.2-612","catch_line":"List of offices and candidates filed with Department of Elections and checked for accuracy; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1972, chapter 620; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1974, chapter 428; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1981, chapter 425; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2000, chapters 282<\/a>, 514<\/a>, and 866<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 738<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 544<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 204<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 540<\/a>, 568<\/a>, and 576<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 493<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 352<\/a> and 364<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 464<\/a> and 537<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 99<\/a>, 283<\/a>, and 289<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85157,"section_number":"15.2-705.1","catch_line":"Instant runoff voting","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-705.1\/"},{"id":86287,"section_number":"24.2-673.1","catch_line":"(Expires July 1, 2031) Ranked choice voting","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-673.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61543,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"},{"id":65999,"section_number":"24.2-501","catch_line":"Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-501\/"},{"id":77384,"section_number":"24.2-506","catch_line":"Petition of qualified voters required; number of signatures required; certain towns excepted","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-506\/"},{"id":62602,"section_number":"24.2-614","catch_line":"Preparation and form of presidential election ballots","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-614\/"}],"permalink":{"id":188489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74566,"identifier":"24.2-613","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-613","url":"\/24.2-613\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-613\/","token":"24.2\/6\/2\/24.2-613","dublin_core":{"Title":"Form of ballot","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-613","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The ballots shall comply with the requirements of this title and the standards prescribed by the State Board<\/span>. The names of all candidates<\/span> to appear on the ballots shall be in the same font, size, and style. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For elections<\/span> for federal, statewide, and General Assembly offices only, each candidate<\/span> who has been nominated by a political party<\/span> or in a primary election<\/span> shall be identified by the name of his political party<\/span>. Independent candidates<\/span> shall be identified by the term “Independent.” For the purpose of this section, any Independent candidate<\/span> may, by producing sufficient and appropriate evidence<\/span> of nomination by a “recognized political party<\/span>” to the State Board<\/span>, have the term “Independent” on the ballot converted to that of a “recognized political party<\/span>” on the ballot and be treated on the ballot in a manner consistent with the candidates<\/span> nominated by political parties. For the purpose of this section, a “recognized political party<\/span>” is defined as an organization that, for at least six months preceding the filing of its nominee for the office, has had in continual existence a state central committee composed of registered voters<\/span> residing in each congressional district of the Commonwealth, a party plan and bylaws, and a duly elected state chairman and secretary. A letter from the state chairman of a recognized political party<\/span> certifying that a candidate<\/span> is the nominee of that party and also signed by such candidate<\/span> accepting that nomination shall constitute sufficient and appropriate evidence<\/span> of nomination by a recognized political party<\/span>. The name of the political party<\/span>, the name of the “recognized political party<\/span>,” or term “Independent” may be shown by an initial or abbreviation to meet ballot requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Except as provided for primary elections<\/span>, the State Board<\/span> shall determine by lot the order<\/span> of the political parties, and the names of all candidates<\/span> for a particular office shall appear together in the order<\/span> determined for their parties. In an election district<\/span> in which more than one person is nominated by one political party<\/span> for the same office, the candidates<\/span>’ names shall appear alphabetically in their party groups under the name of the office, with sufficient space between party groups to indicate them as such. For the purpose of this section, except as provided for presidential elections in § 24.2-614<\/a>, “recognized political parties” shall be treated as a class; the order<\/span> of the recognized political parties within the class shall be determined by lot by the State Board<\/span>; and the class shall follow the political parties as defined by § 24.2-101<\/a> and precede the independent class. Independent candidates<\/span> shall be treated as a class under “Independent”, and their names shall be placed on the ballot after the political parties and recognized political parties. Where there is more than one independent candidate<\/span> for an office, their names shall appear on the ballot in an order<\/span> determined by the priority of time of filing for the office<\/span>. In the event two or more candidates<\/span> file simultaneously, the order<\/span> of filing shall then be determined by lot by the electoral board<\/span> as in the case of a tie vote for the office.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this subsection, “time of filing for the office<\/span>” means the time at which an independent candidate<\/span> has filed his petition<\/span> signature pages with a number of signatures at least equal to the number required for the office pursuant to § 24.2-506<\/a>. In the case of an office for which no petition<\/span> is required, “time of filing for the office<\/span>” means the time at which the candidate<\/span> has filed his completed statement of qualification pursuant to § 24.2-501<\/a>.\n\t\t\tNo individual’s name shall appear on the ballot more than once for the same office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> On any ballot, all offices to be elected shall appear before any questions presented to the voters. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> In preparing the printed ballots<\/span> for general, special, and primary elections<\/span>, the State Board<\/span> and general registrars<\/span> shall cause to be printed in not less than 10-point type, immediately below the title of any office, a statement of the number of candidates<\/span> for whom votes may be cast for that office. For any office to which only one candidate<\/span> can be elected, the following language shall be used: “Vote for only one.” For any office to which more than one candidate<\/span> can be elected, the following language shall be used: “Vote for not more than ____.” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Any locality that uses machine-readable ballots<\/span> at one or more precincts<\/span>, including any central absentee precinct<\/span>, may, with the approval of the State Board<\/span>, use a printed reproduction of the machine-readable ballot<\/span> in lieu of the official machine-readable ballot<\/span>. Such reproductions shall be printed and otherwise handled in accordance with all laws<\/span> and procedures that apply to official paper ballots<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORM OF BALLOT (\u00a7 24.2-613)\n\nA. The ballots shall comply with the requirements of this title and the\nstandards prescribed by the State Board. The names of all candidates to appear\non the ballots shall be in the same font, size, and style.\n\nB. For elections for federal, statewide, and General Assembly offices only, each\ncandidate who has been nominated by a political party or in a primary election\nshall be identified by the name of his political party. Independent candidates\nshall be identified by the term “Independent.” For the purpose of\nthis section, any Independent candidate may, by producing sufficient and\nappropriate evidence of nomination by a “recognized political party”\nto the State Board, have the term “Independent” on the ballot\nconverted to that of a “recognized political party” on the ballot\nand be treated on the ballot in a manner consistent with the candidates\nnominated by political parties. For the purpose of this section, a\n“recognized political party” is defined as an organization that, for\nat least six months preceding the filing of its nominee for the office, has had\nin continual existence a state central committee composed of registered voters\nresiding in each congressional district of the Commonwealth, a party plan and\nbylaws, and a duly elected state chairman and secretary. A letter from the state\nchairman of a recognized political party certifying that a candidate is the\nnominee of that party and also signed by such candidate accepting that\nnomination shall constitute sufficient and appropriate evidence of nomination by\na recognized political party. The name of the political party, the name of the\n“recognized political party,” or term “Independent” may\nbe shown by an initial or abbreviation to meet ballot requirements.\n\nC. Except as provided for primary elections, the State Board shall determine by\nlot the order of the political parties, and the names of all candidates for a\nparticular office shall appear together in the order determined for their\nparties. In an election district in which more than one person is nominated by\none political party for the same office, the candidates’ names shall\nappear alphabetically in their party groups under the name of the office, with\nsufficient space between party groups to indicate them as such. For the purpose\nof this section, except as provided for presidential elections in §\n24.2-614, “recognized political parties” shall be treated as a\nclass; the order of the recognized political parties within the class shall be\ndetermined by lot by the State Board; and the class shall follow the political\nparties as defined by § 24.2-101 and precede the independent class.\nIndependent candidates shall be treated as a class under\n“Independent”, and their names shall be placed on the ballot after\nthe political parties and recognized political parties. Where there is more than\none independent candidate for an office, their names shall appear on the ballot\nin an order determined by the priority of time of filing for the office. In the\nevent two or more candidates file simultaneously, the order of filing shall then\nbe determined by lot by the electoral board as in the case of a tie vote for the\noffice.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this subsection, “time of filing for the\noffice” means the time at which an independent candidate has filed his\npetition signature pages with a number of signatures at least equal to the\nnumber required for the office pursuant to § 24.2-506. In the case of an\noffice for which no petition is required, “time of filing for the\noffice” means the time at which the candidate has filed his completed\nstatement of qualification pursuant to § 24.2-501.\n\t\t\tNo individual’s name shall appear on the ballot more than once for the\nsame office.\n\nD. On any ballot, all offices to be elected shall appear before any questions\npresented to the voters.\n\nE. In preparing the printed ballots for general, special, and primary elections,\nthe State Board and general registrars shall cause to be printed in not less\nthan 10-point type, immediately below the title of any office, a statement of\nthe number of candidates for whom votes may be cast for that office. For any\noffice to which only one candidate can be elected, the following language shall\nbe used: “Vote for only one.” For any office to which more than one\ncandidate can be elected, the following language shall be used: “Vote for\nnot more than ____.”\n\nF. Any locality that uses machine-readable ballots at one or more precincts,\nincluding any central absentee precinct, may, with the approval of the State\nBoard, use a printed reproduction of the machine-readable ballot in lieu of the\nofficial machine-readable ballot. Such reproductions shall be printed and\notherwise handled in accordance with all laws and procedures that apply to\nofficial paper ballots.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 24-215, 24-217; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7\u00a7 24.1-111, 24.1-113;\n1971, Ex. Sess., c. 119; 1972, c. 620; 1973, c. 30; 1974, c. 428; 1980, c. 639;\n1981, c. 425; 1993, c. 641; 2000, cc. 282, 514, 866; 2002, c. 738; 2008, c. 544;\n2010, c. 204; 2014, cc. 540, 568, 576; 2016, c. 493; 2017, cc. 352, 364; 2018,\ncc. 464, 537; 2019, cc. 99, 283, 289.","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}}