Chap. 65.—An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 229 of the Code of. Virginia, as
heretofore amended, relating to primary elections and declarations of candidacy.

[S B 37]
Approved February 25, 1942

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, or of a Congressional
district, at least ninety days, and in all other cases, at least sixty days be-
fore 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:
a , of the county of (or town or city of)
waeeeeccecececececeeeeececceseecceceeeeeeeeseceees , a member of the... ee cece eeeeeceeeeeeee
party, declare myself to be a candidate for nomination to the office of
Sse ee A ee! to be made at the primary to be held on the
a day Of... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees-» If I am defeated in the primary
I hereby direct and irrevocably authorize the election officials 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 acknowledgements to deeds, or attested by two
persons who can write, signing as witnesses. |
The name of no candidate for United States Senate, tor representa-
ives in Congress, or for any State office shall be printed upon any of-
‘cial ballot used at any primary, unless he file along with his declaration
f candidacy a petition therefor signed by two hundred and fifty qualified
oters of the congressional district of the candidate for House of Repre-
entatives and of the State at large with respect to a candidate tor United
States Senate or any State office, each signature to which has been wit-
1essed by a person whose affidavit to that effect is attached to the petition.
Nor shail the name of any candidate for the General Assembly, or for any
ity or county office be printed upon any official baliot used at any pri-
nary unless he file along with his declaration of candidacy a petition
herefor signed by fifty qualified voters of his city or county witnessed as
vforesaid and with like affidavit attached thereto.

2. Anemergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage.