Article 4: Conduct of Primaries

This article is comprised of the following sections:

§24.2-512 Primaries to be conducted in accordance with article
§24.2-513 Provisions as to general elections applicable
§24.2-514 To what nominations this article applies
§24.2-515 Presidential election year primaries
§24.2-515.1 Schedule for primaries in the year 2001 and each tenth year thereafter
§24.2-516 Party to furnish names of chairmen and notify State Board of adoption of direct primary
§24.2-517 State Board to order election
§24.2-518 County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; certain uses of machinery by party
§24.2-519 Qualification of primary candidates
§24.2-520 Declaration of candidacy required
§24.2-521 Petition required to accompany declaration; number of signatures required
§24.2-522 When and to whom filings to be made
§24.2-523 Candidates to pay fee before filing
§24.2-524 To whom fees paid; refund of fees
§24.2-525 Persons entitled to have name printed on ballot
§24.2-526 Primary not to be held when less than two candidates declare
§24.2-527 Chairman or official to furnish State Board and general registrars with names of candidates and certify petition signature requirements met
§24.2-528 No primary candidate to be nominated by convention
§24.2-529 Primary ballots
§24.2-530 Who may vote in primary
§24.2-531 Pollbooks used during primaries
§24.2-532 Abstracts of votes; law-enforcement officer to obtain returns not forwarded
§24.2-533 Repealed
§24.2-534 Returns tabulated by State Board; when nominee declared
§24.2-535 Vote required to nominate
§24.2-536 Procedure when a vacancy in office occurs less than 75 days before primary date
§24.2-537 Procedure when nominee by default dies or withdraws or nomination is set aside prior to primary
§24.2-538 Procedure when opposed candidate for nomination dies prior to primary
§24.2-538.1 Procedure when pre-election withdrawal of candidacy results in unopposed primary
