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* Virginia: A candidate for any statewide or local office must be qualified to vote for as well as hold the office they are running for, must have been " a resident of the county, city or town which he offers at the time of filing ", a resident of the district, if it is an election for a specific district, and a resident of Virginia for one year before the election.

For any office the candidate must obtain signatures of at least 125 registered voters for the area where they are running for office ( except in communities of fewer than 3, 500 people, where the number is lower ), and if they are running as a candidate from a political party where partisan elections are permitted, must pay a fee of 2 % of their yearly salary ( no fee is required for persons not running as a candidate for a primary of a political party ).

Petitions, along with additional paperwork, must be filed between about four and five months before the election, subject to additional requirements for candidates for a primary election.

1, 000 signatures are required for a U. S. House race and 10, 000 for a statewide race ( i. e. U. S. President, U. S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General ), including 400 from each Congressional district.

Nominees of a political party that " at either of the two preceding statewide general elections, received at least 10 percent of the total vote cast for any statewide office filled in that election " are exempt from needing to gather signatures.