Republican Candidates to Appear First on Virginia Ballot
State Board of Elections drawing determines order of candidates on the ballot.
The State Board of Elections (SBE) conducted a drawing at their June 26 board meeting to determine the order in which Virginia’s two political parties will be listed on the ballot in the November General Election.
The Republican Party slip was drawn from a crystal bowl by SBE Board Vice-Chair Kimberly Bowers. Candidates nominated by the Republican Party will appear first throughout Virginia’s ballot. Candidates nominated by the Democratic Party will appear second.
The State Board of Elections anticipates conducting a second drawing later this year for ballot position for the other non-recognized political parties which are active in the Commonwealth (e.g. Constitution, Green, Independent Green and Libertarian). The order for these parties will follow the Democratic and Republican candidates. Independent candidates will follow all the political party candidates in alphabetical order by last name.
The second drawing for ballot order will be performed after the August 24, 2012 deadline for candidates of non-recognized political party groups and independents to file for President/Vice President pursuant to § 24.2-614 of the Code of Virginia.
See our Burke Election Guide for information about the November 6, 2012, general election.
Victoria E. Baldwin, Election Uniformity Analyst for the State Board of Elections, provided this information to Patch.
Beck Lomax
6:09 pm on Sunday, July 8, 2012
Once again parties bicker for scraps in their immature game of one upmanship. It is a sad truth that our state has to devise law to keep the parties from crying foul at every turn of the screw. The mere fact that this procedure exists illustrates that parties are hoping to exploit the existence of ignorant voters in numbers sufficient to make a difference.