Candidate Information
Candidate Qualifications and Requirements
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Download Candidate Informational Bulletins
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Download Candidate Forms
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Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements
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Candidates for office must meet certain qualifications and are required to file specific documents in order to qualify to appear on the ballot. These qualifications and requirements may vary slightly depending on whether the office sought is a local office, a general assembly seat, a statewide office, or a federal office. Generally, all candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications:
Be qualified to vote for and hold the office sought and Be a resident of the Commonwealth Of Virginia for one year immediately preceding the election.
The board has developed and published candidate informational bulletins specific to each office type. In addition to the qualifications, forms and filing requirements, candidate information bulletins provide candidates with information he/she will need to run for office.
You may download the information through the links above or contact us to request that a candidate informational bulletin and candidate forms be mailed to you for a $10.00 charge. Please send your check in the amount of $10.00 made payable to the State Board of Elections to:
State Board of Elections
ATTN: Election Services Division
1100 Bank Street, 1st Floor
Richmond, VA 23219-3642
Include with your payment the office and, if applicable, the district in which you are seeking election.
Once the check is received, the packet will be sent to you through first
class mail. Candidate packets for future elections can not be requested until
after January 1 of the year in which the election is held.