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2012 SESSION
12103764DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 24.2-518 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-518. County and city treasurers to pay primary expenses; certain uses of machinery by party.
The treasurer of the county or city in which the elections are held shall pay the costs of primary elections.
A political party may hold an election to select the members
of its party committee at the same time and in the same places as a primary
election without fee or charge for making use of the electoral machinery,
provided that a primary to nominate the party's candidate for an office is in
fact conducted on that primary date. Such
elections for party committee members may be conducted by paper ballots or by
voting machines in the discretion of the local electoral board Local electoral boards
shall establish procedures for such party committee member elections.
The proper political party committee shall pay the costs of
using the election machinery at any other time for the purpose of conducting
other nominating procedures adopted pursuant to the rules of that party, if such use is authorized by the officials having
custody of the machinery. Local
electoral boards shall establish procedures and reasonable costs for the use
and security of the election machinery.