Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-520 (2026)

Declaration of candidacy required

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A candidate for nomination by primary for any office shall be required to file a written declaration of candidacy on a form prescribed by the State Board. The declaration shall include the name of the political party of which the candidate is a member, a designation of the office for which he is a candidate, and a statement that, if his name appears on the primary ballot and he is not nominated, his name is not to be printed on the ballots for that office in the succeeding general election. The declaration shall be acknowledged before some officer who has the authority to take acknowledgments to deeds, or attested by two witnesses who are qualified voters of the election district.

Code 1950, §§ 24-370 through 24-372; 1960, c. 427; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-184; 1978, cc. 239, 778; 1983, c. 461; 1993, c. 641; 2024, cc. 169, 264.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2006 · leading case: Miller v. Brown, 462 F.3d 312 (4th Cir. 2006).

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Miller v. Brown, 462 F.3d 312 (4th Cir. 2006). “See Va.Code Ann. § 24.2-520 (stating a candidate for a party’s nomination in a primary must file a written declaration of candidacy with the Board); id.”

Edmonds v. Gilmore, 988 F. Supp. 948 (E.D. Va. 1997). · cites it 2× “While Virginia law requires major party primary candidates to sign a "statement that, if defeated in the primary, his name is not to be printed on the ballots for that office for the succeeding, general election,” Va.Code Ann. § 24.2-520, the Court notes its reservations about…”

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