elections.virginia.gov County Primary Election 9th June 2015 : Department of Elections

Organisation : Virginia Department of Elections
Facility : County Primary Election 9th June 2015
Country : Virginia

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COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA :
To the Secretary of the Electoral Board:
WHEREAS a notice in proper form has been received from the appropriate authority requesting the calling of a Primary Election for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Parties for the offices of Members of the Virginia State Senate, Members of the Virginia State House of Delegates and local contest this certificate serves to notify you of said primaries called which are attached for all localities. Should only one candidate qualify for the primary ballot in any office, then no primary for that office will be held.

Absent military and overseas citizens eligible to vote in Virginia may do so using the Federal Post Card Application to request ballots and the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot to vote in any election in which time may be insufficient to return a voted official ballot. The Virginia Department of Elections website, http://elections.virginia.gov/ provides detailed instructions and links to the Federal Voting Assistance Plan for federal forms. The federal forms can be completed using automated features online. The Federal Post Card Application can be faxed or emailed as a scanned attachment to request an official ballot. However, the voted Federal Write In Absentee ballot must be witnessed and mailed to the appropriate local election official to be counted.

THEREFORE, you are, in the name of the Commonwealth and pursuant to § 24.2-517 of the Code of Virginia, ordered to cause a Primary Election to be held in your county on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, for the purpose aforesaid. You are further ordered to post a copy of this order, not later than March 2rd, on the official website of the county or city, post copies of the notice at not less than 10 public places in the county or city, or have notice of the election published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city.

Certificate for Calling of a Primary :
The State Board shall order the holding of a primary election in any county, city, or other district of the Commonwealth in which it is notified pursuant to § 24.2-516 that a primary is intended to be held. The notice ordering the primary shall be sent to the secretary of the electoral board. Within five days of the issuance of the order by the State Board, each secretary shall post a copy of the notice on the official website of the county or city, post copies of the notice at not less than 10 public places in the county or city, or have notice of the election published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city.

Primary Deadlines for Candidates and Parties :
Date | Event | Virginia Code :
3/9/2015 12:00 p.m. Earliest local office June primary candidates may file declaration, petitions and primary filing fee receipt with his/her local political party chairman. § 24.2-522
3/9/2015 12:00 p.m. Earliest General Assembly June primary candidates may file declaration, petitions and receipt showing payment of primary filing fee with his/her legislative district chairman. § 24.2-522
3/26/2015 5:00 p.m. Deadline for General Assembly June primary candidates to file certificate of candidate qualification with ELECT and declaration, petitions and primary filing fee receipt with his/her legislative district chairman. § 24.2-522
3/26/2015 5:00 p.m. Deadline for local office June primary candidates to file certificate of candidate qualification and, if applicable, statements of economic interests with his/her local general registrar and declaration, petitions and primary filing fee receipt with his/her local political party chairman. § 24.2-522
3/31/2015 5:00 p.m. Deadline for political party chairs to certify June primary candidates to ELECT and, for local offices, to local electoral board. § 24.2-527
4/1/2015 ELECT to conduct drawing for simultaneous filings for US Senate, US House, statewide office or General Assembly candidates, as applicable. § 24.2-529
5/28/2015 Large Pre-Election Contribution reporting begins. § 24.2-947.9
6/9/2015 Primary Day for November Elections § 24.2-515