COVID-19, New Virginia Laws: A Guide to the Upcoming Convention and Primary A poll worker, donning personal protective equipment, gives instructions to a voter at an early voting location in Richmond in 2020. Similar COVID-19 precautions will be in place during early voting ahead of the June 8th Primary. (Crixell Matthews / VPM News) *VPM News Interns Connor Scribner and Lyndon German reported this story. In Virginia, Democrats will determine their party’s gubernatorial nominee via a primary, while state Republicans organized a convention. Republican Convention After months of back and forth, the Republican party’s top committee opted to host an unassembled convention at up to 37 satellite locations, according to the party’s spokesperson. Voters will determine their party's nominee for Virginia’s statewide offices via ranked-choice vote.