Candidates for office; challenges to candidate qualifications.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 8, consisting of a section numbered 24.2-546, relating to elections; candidates for office; challenges to candidate qualifications.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Elections; candidates for office; challenges to candidate qualifications. Requires any legal action relating to a person's eligibility to appear on the ballot on the basis that such person did not meet all qualifications or fulfill all requirements for candidacy to be filed in a circuit court and served on all parties (i) at least 90 days before the date of a general election; (ii) at least 65 days before the date of a primary election; (iii) at least 70 days before the date of a special electio
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 882 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Stella G. Pekarsky
Recorded votes
Passed House (63-Y 36-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 63, N 36
Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 14, X 1, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 22, N 16, X 2
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-01-20 · P · Y 8, N 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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