Check out the definitions section, particularly “qualified voter,” “registered voter,” “registration records” and “residence.”
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?000+cod+24.2-101
and
§ 24.2-513. Provisions as to general elections applicable.
All the provisions and requirements of the laws of this Commonwealth in relation to the holding of elections shall apply to all primaries insofar as they are consistent with this article.
(Code 1950, § 24-356; 1952, c. 4; 1964, c. 545; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-178; 1993, c. 641.)
| I do not agree that 24.2-101 applies, because that already states elections for offices of the Commonwealth "in a general, or primary, or special election" I also do not agree that 24.2-513 applies, because that is in relation to the "holding of elections", not the gathering of signatures. However, if you want to stomp your feet, and insist it does apply! , then I'd say OK, let's apply it as follows... The procedure of collecting petitions for any STATE office or primary for State office... § 24.2-506 states how many signatures are needed to be collected "listing the residence address of each such voter", and collected by a person qualified to register for that election. And the office of President does not fall into any of the enumerated categories 1-8.Doesn't the interpretation of laws suck? And these are pretty clear ones compared to most. I think any judge would rule in favor of the most voter inclusion, instead of the most voter exclusion. |