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The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election: *Three statewide offices – Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General – for four-year terms *Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly (100 seats), for two-year terms *Four local constitutional officers each in the larger independent cities – Sheriff, Commonwealth's Attorney, Treasurer, Commissioner of the Revenue – for four-year terms ==Schedule of election related events== The Virginia State Board of Elections set the following calendar of events for the November 2009 election:〔Virginia State Board of Elections; 2009 Election Calendar〕 *March 11 – Deadline for political party officials to request primary elections from the State Board of Elections *April 10 – Filing deadline for primary election candidates *May 11 – Voter registration deadline for primary election *June 2 – Application deadline for primary election mail-in absentee ballot *June 6 – Application deadline for primary election in-person absentee ballot *June 9 – Primary elections; deadline for parties to select candidates by non-primary methods; filing deadline for independent candidates *October 5 – Voter registration deadline for general election *October 27 – Application deadline for general election mail-in absentee ballot *October 31 – Application deadline for general election in-person absentee ballot *November 3 – General election In addition, candidates must file campaign finance reports with the state or local election boards at certain specified intervals during the campaign year. The three incumbent statewide officeholders and members of the General Assembly are barred by law from fundraising during the annual session of the General Assembly, from mid-January through roughly the end of February. Sufficiently large political parties (in practice, the Democratic and Republican parties) have the option of nominating candidates in primary elections. Nominees not chosen in primaries are selected in a caucus or convention process. Incumbent members of Congress and the General Assembly have the option of choosing their party's nominating method for their office; otherwise, the decision is made by a committee of party officials from the jurisdiction involved. Persons 18 years old or older on the general election date (born on or before November 3, 1991) may register and vote in both the primary and general elections. Voters in Virginia do not register by party; they have the option of voting in any one party's primary, and may switch at will from one election to the next. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginia elections, 2009」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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