24.2-501 - Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy. - Virginia Statutes

§ 24.2-501. Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy.

It shall be a requirement of candidacy for any office of the Commonwealth, orof its governmental units, that a person must file a written statement underoath, on a form prescribed by the State Board, that he is qualified to votefor and hold the office for which he is a candidate. Every candidate forelection to statewide office, the United States House of Representatives, orthe General Assembly shall file the statement with the State Board. Everycandidate for any other office shall file the statement with the generalregistrar of the county or city where he resides. Each general registrarshall transmit to the State Board, immediately after the filing deadline, alist of the candidates who have filed statements of qualification.

The candidate may state, as part of his statement of qualification, how hewould like his name to appear on the ballot; however, all names printed onthe ballot shall meet the criteria established by the State Board.

(Code 1950, § 24-132; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-167; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 226;1973, c. 30; 1975, c. 515; 1976, c. 616; 1977, c. 490; 1978, c. 778; 1980, c.639; 1982, c. 650; 1984, c. 480; 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1; 1988, c. 469; 1990,cc. 476, 865; 1991, c. 137; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015.)