A. It shall be the duty of the chairman or chairmen of the several committees of the respective parties to furnish the name of any candidate for nomination for any office to be elected by the qualified voters of the Commonwealth at large or of a congressional district or of a General Assembly district to the State Board, and to furnish the name of any candidate for any other office to the State Board and to the general registrars charged with the duty of preparing and printing the primary ballots. In furnishing the name of any such candidate, the chairman shall certify that a review of the filed candidate petitions found the required minimum number of signatures of qualified voters for that office to have been met. The chairman shall also certify the order and date and time of filing for purposes of printing the ballots as prescribed in § 24.2-529, provided that the State Board shall determine the order and date and time of filing for candidates for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General for such purposes. Each chairman shall comply with the provisions of this section not less than 70 days before the primary.
B. In no case shall the individual who is a candidate for an office be the person who certifies the names of candidates for a primary for that same office. In such case the party shall designate an alternate official to certify the candidates.
Code 1950, § 24-375; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-187; 1976, c. 616; 1978, c. 239; 1979, c. 329; 1993, c. 641; 2006, c. 83; 2010, cc. 449, 645; 2013, c. 443; 2016, cc. 18, 492.
Notes of Decisions
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2 in the last 5 years), 2018–2025 · leading case:
Fitzgerald v. Alcorn, 285 F. Supp. 3d 922 (W.D. Va. 2018).
Fitzgerald v. Alcorn, 285 F. Supp. 3d 922 (W.D. Va. 2018).
· cites it 6× “" Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-527 (A). The chairman-plaintiffs argue that "not only does the Act empower incumbents to influence or dictate the method of nomination, it compels a party chairman to be active participants in a primary, if one is forced on the [sic] his or her committee.”
Lowe v. Brink (E.D. Va. 2022).
· cites it 5× “” Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-527 (A). The Board oversees the process by which independent candidates get on the general election ballot and '0 Brink included the requisite Roseboro Notice in the motion to dismiss informing Lowe that, as a pro se plaintiff, she was entitled to file a…”
O'Bannon (W.D. Va. 2025).
· cites it 5× “2-516) and to certify the candidates for said primary (Va. Code § 24.2-527), so if he does not make those certifications, he risks being charged with a misdemeanor (Va.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-527(A) — 2 cases
Fitzgerald v. Alcorn, 285 F. Supp. 3d 922 (W.D. Va. 2018).
“" Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-527 (A). The chairman-plaintiffs argue that "not only does the Act empower incumbents to influence or dictate the method of nomination, it compels a party chairman to be active participants in a primary, if one is forced on the [sic] his or her committee.”
Lowe v. Brink (E.D. Va. 2022).
“” Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-527 (A). The Board oversees the process by which independent candidates get on the general election ballot and '0 Brink included the requisite Roseboro Notice in the motion to dismiss informing Lowe that, as a pro se plaintiff, she was entitled to file a…”
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