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The Code of Virginia states:

“Any candidate who submits at least 15,000 signatures of registered voters on valid petitions statewide and has at least 600 signatures of registered voters on valid petitions from each of the 11 Congressional Districts shall be deemed to have met the threshold for qualification and will be certified..."

Would you care to point me to exactly which paragraph number in "Virginia code" states that which you quoted above?

I will give you a hint and a help with links to the official TWO paragraphs in Virginia code that might apply...

First is the VA code for the procedure of collecting petitions for any STATE office... § 24.2-506

Next is the VA code for the procedure of collecting petitions for any Presidential Primary... § 24.2-545

Can you find "15,000" or "deemed" anywhere in those? Or anywhere else in Virginia code that has been passed by the legislature and signed into law by the Governor?

While you are at it, tell me which of the two "VA codes" I provided, requires a resident address? (State office? or Presidential Primary?)
... which one has no requirement what so ever for the voter's address?

... and which of those two "VA codes" requires a petition's witness to be "qualified to register to vote, for the office for which he is circulating the petition"? (State office? or Presidential Primary?)
... which one has no requirement what so ever for the petition's witness?

You COULD find that exact text you quoted however in this un-dated "safe harbor" prose, that we now know was invented by "Dave Rexrode" at 10am on December 21st --- one day after Bolling turned in 16,021 signatures for Romney.
http://www.rpv.org/sites/default/files/2012%20Petition%20Certification%20Process_1.pdf

The conspirators in the RPV office created that letter, because they were fearful that Romney might get booted by the same anal microscopic verification which they were planning in the next 36 hours for Gingrich & Perry petitions.

Some have suggested that David Rexrode, Pat Mullings, and Bill Bolling should go to prison for this. Or at very least banned from politics, tarred and feathered, and run out of Virginia on a rail.

They'd best flee now. Rexrode, Bolling and Mullins have no more place in Virginia politics.

Although we toss the term "crook" around a bit loosely, here we have some CROOKS, and the accusation is not made lightly.

They've all gotta' go now ~ just like that puke who advertised his body in Craig's List.

Check out the definitions section, particularly “qualified voter,” “registered voter,” “registration records” and “residence.”

http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?000+cod+24.2-101

and

§ 24.2-513. Provisions as to general elections applicable.

All the provisions and requirements of the laws of this Commonwealth in relation to the holding of elections shall apply to all primaries insofar as they are consistent with this article.

(Code 1950, § 24-356; 1952, c. 4; 1964, c. 545; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-178; 1993, c. 641.)

Yes, some have suggested that, because some are idiots.