2009 Virginia elections
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 These elections will determine how the General Assembly will redraw district boundaries for seats in the United States House of Representatives, the Senate of Virginia, and the House of Delegates, based on results of the 2010 United States Census in 2011. == Schedule of election-related events == The Virginia State Board of Elections set the following calendar of events for the November 2009 election: 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.