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2010 SESSION
ENGROSSED
10103683D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1057
House Amendments in [ ] - February 15, 2010
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-500 and 24.2-501 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections;
qualifications of candidates.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment––Delegate Armstrong
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 24.2-500 and 24.2-501 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-500. Qualification of candidates.
A. In order to qualify as a candidate for any office of the Commonwealth, or of its governmental
units, a person must be qualified to vote for and hold that office. In order to hold any office of the
Commonwealth or its governmental units, elective by the people, the candidate must have been a
resident of the Commonwealth for one year next preceding his election and be qualified to vote for that
office.
B. With respect to the various offices elected by the voters of the Commonwealth, the State Board of
Elections [ , an electoral board, ] or a general registrar, as appropriate, shall evaluate whether a
person meets the residency requirements to qualify as a candidate and entitle him to have his name
 printed on the ballot in a general, primary, or special election. In determining residency, the Board [ ,
electoral board, ] or general registrar may consider as prima facie evidence of domicile, among other
factors, the applicant's driver's license, motor vehicle registration, and the state and locality to which
income and personal property taxes are filed.
§ 24.2-501. Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy.
It shall be a requirement of candidacy for any office of the Commonwealth, or of its governmental
 units, that a person must file a written statement under oath, on a form prescribed by the State Board,
that he is qualified to vote for and hold the office for which he is a candidate. Every candidate for
election to statewide office, the United States House of Representatives, or the General Assembly shall
 file the statement with the State Board. Every candidate for any other office shall file the statement with
 the general registrar of the county or city where he resides. Each general registrar shall transmit to the
State Board, immediately after the filing deadline, a list of the candidates who have filed statements of
qualification.
The determination of the State Board in accepting or failing to accept the statement of qualification
filed by any candidate for election to statewide office, the United States House of Representatives, or the
General Assembly shall be considered a case decision as defined in § 2.2-4001 and proceedings related
 thereto shall be conducted pursuant to Article 3 (§ 2.2-4018 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act.
Any proposed candidate whose statement of qualification was not accepted, or the opponent of a
candidate whose statement of qualification was accepted, shall have standing to challenge the action of
 the State Board in such instance.
 The candidate may state, as part of his statement of qualification, how he would like his name to
appear on the ballot; however, all names printed on the ballot shall meet the criteria established by the
State Board.
2. That the State Board of Elections, in consultation with general registrars, shall develop
guidelines for the implementation of this act.