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Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-507 (2026)

Deadlines for filing declarations and petitions of candidacy

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For any office, declarations of candidacy and the petitions therefor shall be filed according to the following schedule:

1. For a general election in November, by 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday in June;

2. For a general election in May, by 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March;

3. For a special election held at the same time as a November general election, either (i) at least 81 days before the election or (ii) if the special election is being held at the second November election after the vacancy occurred, by 7:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday in June before that November election;

4. For a special election held at the same time as a May general election, by 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March; or

5. For a special election held at a time other than a general election, (i) at least 60 days before the election or (ii) within five days of any writ of election or order calling a special election to be held less than 60 days after the issuance of the writ or order.

Code 1950, §§ 24-130, 24-131, 24-134.1, 24-135; 1958, c. 605; 1960, c. 427; 1962, c. 536; 1964, cc. 540, 541; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-166; 1971, Ex. Sess., cc. 119, 247; 1972, c. 620; 1973, c. 30; 1974, c. 428; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1978, c. 778; 1981, c. 425; 1983, c. 461; 1984, c. 480; 1991, c. 137; 1993, c. 641; 2010, cc. 449, 542, 645; 2011, c. 599; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 239.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Simpson v. City of Hampton, Va., 919 F. Supp. 212 (E.D. Va. 1996).

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Simpson v. City of Hampton, Va., 919 F. Supp. 212 (E.D. Va. 1996). · cites it 2× “The deadline by which candidates must qualify for the 1996 city council elections is March 5, 1996 as set out in Virginia Code § 24.2-507(2). The city council elections are scheduled for May 7,1996.”

The Constitution Party of Virginia v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections (E.D. Va. 2020). · cites it 3× “§ 24.2-507 . 2. The Board of Elections must lower the signature requirements for the named plaintiffs running as candidates for the U.”

Lowe v. Brink (E.D. Va. 2022). · cites it 2× “See Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-507 . '8 As Lowe herself points out, “the choice of a party nominee is a key element of a party’s right to political association.”

George R. Wood, A/K/A George R. \Tex\" Wood v. M. Bruce Meadows, 117 F.3d 770 (1997). “Accordingly, the court ordered that [t]he Commonwealth of Virginia is hereby ENJOINED from enforcing the declaration of candidacy and petition filing deadline imposed on independent candidates for the office of United States Senator, as established by Va.Code Ann. § 24.2-507(1).…”

Wood v. Meadows (4th Cir. 2000). “Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-507 (Michie 1997). At all times relevant to this litigation, in order to obtain a place on the general election ballot independent can- didates for statewide office had to submit petitions signed by one-half of one percent of all registered Virginia voters,…”

— Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-507(1) — 1 case

— Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-507(2) — 1 case

Simpson v. City of Hampton, Va., 919 F. Supp. 212 (E.D. Va. 1996). “The deadline by which candidates must qualify for the 1996 city council elections is March 5, 1996 as set out in Virginia Code § 24.2-507(2). The city council elections are scheduled for May 7,1996.”

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