Become a Delegate in Virginia
For complete information and instructions: http://www.rpv.org/resources.html

Virginia Republican Party Contact Information:
The Richard D. Obenshain Center
State Party Headquarters, Richmond
115 East Grace Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.780.0111 | Phone
804.343.1060 | FAX
Website: rpv.org
Email: info@rpv.org

The requirements are that you meet the qualifications for participation (see below), and that you are nominated, seconded, and elected at either a congressional district convention, or the state convention. Individual filing requirements (filing fees, etc) vary from district to district and are listed in the Call for the convention.

1. All legal and qualified voters under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of race, religion, national origin or sex, who are in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, and who, if requested, express in open meeting either orally or in writing as may be required their intent to support all of its nominees for public office in the ensuing election may participate as members of the Republican Party of Virginia in its mass meetings, party canvasses, conventions, or primaries encompassing their respective election districts.

2. Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be effective commencing on June 15, 2006. Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall cease having any effect at such time as the Election Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia shall provide for party registration, at which time only those registered as Republicans may be deemed to be in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stipulated by the appropriate Official Committee.

3. In addition to the foregoing, to be in accord with the principles of the Republican Party, unless otherwise stipulated by the appropriate Official Committee, a person otherwise qualified hereunder shall not have participated in Virginia in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party after March 1, 2004, or in the last five years, whichever is more recent.

4. A single exception to Paragraph 3 shall be approved for a voter that renounces affiliation with any other party in writing, and who expresses in writing that he/she is in accord with the principles of the Republican Party and intends, at the time of the writing, to support the nominees of the Republican Party in the future. Any voter that utilizes the foregoing exception, and thereafter participates in the nomination process of a party other than the Republican Party, shall not have the benefit of the exception identified in Paragraph 3 thereafter.

5. A person who has made application for registration and meets all other requirements of Section A, but whose name does not appear on the local registration books solely because of the books having been closed in connection with a local election, will nevertheless be deemed a legal and qualified voter.

June 2004 Amendment: added the second, third and fourth paragraphs, and renumbered the last paragraph. The amendments have a delayed effective date as noted.

SECTION B. Participation

All Chairmen and members of Official Committees, delegates to Conventions, and voters in Mass Meetings or Party Canvasses provided for in the State Party Plan shall be members of the Republican Party of Virginia as stated in this Article and must be legally qualified voters of the respective Units or election Districts which they represent as Chairmen, members, delegates or voters.

Participation in the nomination of any candidate for public office may not be conditioned on the payment of a registration fee; however, the Official Committee may request voluntary payment of a registration fee.

1998 Amendment: added the second paragraph.