In order to qualify as a candidate at any primary, a person must be legally qualified to hold the office for which he is a candidate and be qualified to vote in the primary in which he seeks to be a candidate.
Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-519
Qualification of primary candidates
Code 1950, § 24-369; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-183; 1971, Ex
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