ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Recognized party qualifications:

Received at least 10% of the total vote cast for any
statewide office filled in either of the two preceding
statewide general elections [24.2-101.] (Only
Democrats & Republicans qualify)

Primary ballot access:

File a list of names of persons who would be
elected delegates [24.2-543]
Petition: 10,000 signatures of qualified voters
who attest they intend to participate in the same
primary as the candidate, including 400 from each
of the 11 districts (note: 700 signatures from each
district is recommended) [24.2-545]
Deadline: set by the State Board, will be provided
in August 2003

General ballot access for non-recognized party and independent candidates:

Petition: 10,000 signatures of qualified voters,
with 400 from each district [24.2-543] (Though it
is recommended that 15,000—20,000 signatures
be obtained with at least 700 from each
congressional district)
Circulate after January 1, 2012?
Deadline: 74 days before the election [24.2-543]

Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 45 days before the election [24.2-541]
Presidential Primary date: if called by the
state party (at least 90 days before the
primary date), it will be held February 10,
2004. [24.2-545]
Voter registration: 29 days before the primary or general election

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

The presidential and vice-presidential candidates will need to fill out the “Joint Declaration of Intent”, which is due into the Virginia State Board of Elections no later than Saturday, October 25, 2008. The form requires the listing of the names of 13 Presidential Electors. 11 of the electors must be one from each of the 11 Congressional Districts in Virginia. The other two can be “at large”. The form must be notarized.

State Board of Elections
ATTN: Election Services Division
200 North Ninth Street, Suite 101
Richmond, VA 23219-3497
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/