                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PARTY TO FURNISH NAMES OF CHAIRMEN AND NOTIFY STATE BOARD OF ADOPTION OF DIRECT
PRIMARY (§ 24.2-516)

Each political party within the Commonwealth shall furnish to the State Board
the names and addresses of its state, county, and city party chairmen in January
of each year, and during the remainder of the year it shall notify the Board of
any changes in such names and addresses.
		At least 135 days prior to the regular date for a primary, the Board shall
inquire of each state chairman and each county and city chairman whether a
direct primary has been adopted. The Board shall advise each chairman that
notification to the Board of the adoption of a direct primary is required and
must be filed with the Board not more than 125 days and not less than 105 days
before the date set for the primaries.
		Each chairman shall file timely written notice with the Board whether or not a
primary has been adopted and identify each office for which a primary has been
adopted. The requirement to notify the Board of the adoption of a direct primary
shall be satisfied when the Board receives by the deadline (i) written notice
from the appropriate party chairman or (ii) a copy of the written notice from an
incumbent officeholder to his party chairman of the incumbent&#8217;s selection,
pursuant to § 24.2-509, of the primary as the method of nomination.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 24-351; 1962, c. 536; 1964, c. 545; 1970, c. 462, §
24.1-176; 1972, c. 620; 1981, c. 425; 1990, c. 199; 1993, c. 641; 2010, cc. 449,
645.