Bill > SB54

This bill amends the Virginia Code to prohibit the State Board of Elections from requiring a candidate's residence address to be included on their election petition prior to filing. Specifically, the bill modifies Section 24.2-506, which outlines the requirements for candidate petitions, by adding language that explicitly prevents the State Board from creating standards that mandate candidates disclose their home address on petitions before submission. The bill maintains existing requirements for candidate petitions, such as the number of signatures needed for different types of offices (ranging from 25 signatures for soil and water conservation district directors to 10,000 signatures for U.S. Senate candidates), and continues to require that petition signers list their residence addresses. The modification appears designed to provide candidates with more privacy and potentially reduce barriers to running for office by removing a potentially sensitive personal information requirement from the initial petition filing process.