Candidates and Their Campaign Committees

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Candidates and Their Campaign Committees.” It is part of Chapter 9.3 “Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006”, which is part of Title 24.2 “Elections”.

It’s comprised of the following 24 sections.

§ 24.2-947	Candidate election cycle
§ 24.2-947.1	Statement of organization
§ 24.2-947.10	Filing requirements for persons with multiple campaign committees
§ 24.2-947.11	Special report required of certain large pre-legislative session contributions
§ 24.2-947.2	Campaign depositories; reimbursements of expenses; petty cash fund
§ 24.2-947.3	Campaign committee treasurer requirements and responsibilities
§ 24.2-947.3:1	Certain contributions received from federal political action and out-of-state political committees; campaign committee responsibilities
§ 24.2-947.4	Information to be included on campaign finance reports for campaign committees
§ 24.2-947.4:1	Loans to candidate campaign committees; prohibited interest payments; civil penalty
§ 24.2-947.5	With whom candidates file reports; electronic filing requirement
§ 24.2-947.6	Filing schedule for candidates for office; November elections
§ 24.2-947.7	Filing schedule for candidates for office; May elections
§ 24.2-947.8	Filing requirements for special elections
§ 24.2-947.9	Special report required of certain large pre-election contributions
§ 24.2-948	Repealed
§ 24.2-948.1	Exemption from reporting requirements for certain candidates for local office and for directors of soil and water conservation districts
§ 24.2-948.2	Reports as condition to qualification for office
§ 24.2-948.3	Compliance with reporting requirements of campaign finance disclosure act as requirement of candidacy for certain offices
§ 24.2-948.4	(Effective July 1, 2026) Final report requirement; disbursement of surplus funds
§ 24.2-948.5	Reviews of campaign finance reports and records
§ 24.2-948.6	(Effective July 1, 2026) Use of campaign funds
§ 24.2-948.7	(Effective July 1, 2026) Violations of the ban on personal use of campaign funds; complaint; notice; hearing; civil penalties
§ 24.2-948.8	(Effective July 1, 2026) Advisory opinions
§ 24.2-948.9	(Effective July 1, 2026) Prohibited Personal Use Enforcement Fund