General Assembly Sets Primary Schedule

Yes, Virginia, redistricting’s going to take a while. As such, the General Assembly has been working on legislation to push back the typical June primaries.

Yesterday the Senate passed HB1507, setting this year’s primary schedule for General Assembly elections, pending the Governor’s signature.

• Primaries will be held Tuesday, August 23, 2011
• Declaration of candidacy and petitions are to be turned in between Noon on July 5th and 5 p.m. July 15th, 2011
• Ballots for the August primary will be available by July 27th, 2011

For independent candidates or nominees selected by other means than a primary

• Method of selection must occur between July 22 and August 23, 2007
  
• Any notice of candidacy must be filed by 7:00 pm on Tuesday, August 23, 2011

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Jason Kenney

Jason Kenney has blogged at J’s Notes since 2001, is the director of RedStormPAC providing online fundraising for Republican candidates in Virginia, and co-founder of K6 Consulting. He is a graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University and resides in Richmond, Virginia.