Chap. 392.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 229 of the Code of Virginia,
as heretofore amended, in relation to declarations of candidacy in primary
elections. fH B 405]

, Approved March 29, 1932 :

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
two hundred and twenty-nine of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore
amended, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 229. Declaration of candidacy.—The name of no candidate
shall be printed upon any official ballot used at any primary unless such
person is legally qualified to hold the office for which he is a candidate,
and unless he is eligible to vote in the primary in which he seeks to be
a candidate, and unless, in the case of a candidate for an office filled by
election by the qualified voters of the State at large, at least ninety
days, and in all other cases, at least sixty days before the primary, he
make and file a written declaration of candidacy, and has complied
with the rules and regulations of the proper committee of his party,
which declaration shall be in substantially the following form: “I,

ETT TTT Tere , of the county of (or town or city of) ............,
a member of the ............. party, declare myself to be a candidate
for nomination to the office of ............ to be made at the primary
to be held on the .... day of ............005. If I am defeated in

the primary I hereby direct and irrevocably authorize the election of-
ficials charged with the duty of preparing the ballots to be used in the
succeeding general election not to print my name on said ballots.”

This declaration shall be acknowledged before some officer who
has the authority to take the acknowledgments to deeds, or attested by
two persons who can write, signing as witnesses.

The name of no candidate for United States senate, for representa-
tives in congress, or for any State office shall be printed upon any
official ballot used at any primary, unless he file along with his declara-
tion of candidacy a petition therefor signed by two hundred and fifty
qualified voters of the congressional district of the candidate for house
of representatives and of the State at large with respect to a candidate
for United States senate or any State office, each signature to which
has been witnessed by a person whose affidavit to that effect is attached
to the petition. Nor shall the name of any candidate for the general
assembly, or for any city or county office be printed upon any official
ballot used at any primary unless he file along with his declaration of
candidacy a petition therefor signed by fifty qualified voters of his city
or county witnessed as aforesaid and with like affidavit attached thereto.

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