§ 24.2-539 Party may nominate when nominee dies, withdraws, or nomination is set aside; duty of party chairman.
§ 24.2-540 Other parties may also nominate; independent candidates.
§ 24.2-541 Printing of names on ballot.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 24.2 > Chapter 5 > Article 5 - Death, Withdrawal, or Disqualification of Party Nominee.

  • Board: means the State Board of Elections. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
  • Candidate: means a person who seeks or campaigns for an office of the Commonwealth or one of its governmental units in a general, primary, or special election and who is qualified to have his name placed on the ballot for the office. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
  • Election: means a general, primary, or special election. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • political party: means an organization of citizens of the Commonwealth which, at either of the two preceding statewide general elections, received at least 10 percent of the total vote cast for any statewide office filled in that election. See Virginia Code 24.2-101