                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CANDIDATES TO PAY FEE BEFORE FILING (§ 24.2-523)

Every candidate for nomination for any office at any primary shall, before he
files his declaration of candidacy, pay a fee equal to two percent of one
year&#8217;s minimum salary attached to the office for which he is candidate in
effect in the year in which he files.

In case of an office for which compensation is paid in whole or in part by fees,
the amount to be paid by a candidate as his contribution for the payment of the
expenses of the primary shall be fixed by the proper committee of the respective
parties.

If there is no salary or fee attached to the office, the fee for primary
expenses shall be five dollars. This provision includes candidates for party
committees in § 24.2-518.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 24-398 through 24-400; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-198; 1976,
c. 616; 1993, c. 641.