{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/24.2-945.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/24.2-945.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/24.2-945.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/24.2-945.html"}],"law_id":82970,"edition_id":1,"section_id":82970,"structure_id":16411,"section_number":"24.2-945","catch_line":"Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive","history":"1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-251; 1972, c. 620; 1973, c. 30; 1980, c. 639; 1982, c. 650; 1993, cc. 641, 715, \u00a7 24.2-900; 2004, c. 457; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2008, c. 359; 2019, c. 825; 2020, c. 772.","full_text":"A\n\nThe provisions of this chapter shall apply to all elections held in Virginia, including referenda, and to nominating conventions, mass meetings, and other methods to nominate a political party candidate for public office, except nominations and elections for (i) members of the United States Congress, (ii) President and Vice President of the United States, (iii) town office in a town with a population of less than 25,000, or (iv) political party committees.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to a candidate for a town office in a town with a population of less than 25,000 if (a) such candidate accepts contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $25,000 within the candidate’s election cycle, as set forth in § 24.2-947, or (b) the governing body of any such town provides, by ordinance, that such provisions so apply.B\n\nThis chapter shall constitute the exclusive and entire campaign finance disclosure law of the Commonwealth, and elections to which the chapter applies shall not be subject to further regulation by local law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297363,"text":"The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all elections held in Virginia, including referenda, and to nominating conventions, mass meetings, and other methods to nominate a political party candidate for public office, except nominations and elections for (i) members of the United States Congress, (ii) President and Vice President of the United States, (iii) town office in a town with a population of less than 25,000, or (iv) political party committees.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to a candidate for a town office in a town with a population of less than 25,000 if (a) such candidate accepts contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $25,000 within the candidate’s election cycle, as set forth in § 24.2-947, or (b) the governing body of any such town provides, by ordinance, that such provisions so apply.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":297364,"text":"This chapter shall constitute the exclusive and entire campaign finance disclosure law of the Commonwealth, and elections to which the chapter applies shall not be subject to further regulation by local law.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16411,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13071,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:17:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:17:07","permalink":{"id":189055,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16411,"identifier":"1","token":"24.2\/9.3\/1","url":"\/24.2\/9.3\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13071,"edition_id":1,"name":"Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006","identifier":"9.3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12937,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:14","permalink":{"id":189053,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13071,"identifier":"9.3","token":"24.2\/9.3","url":"\/24.2\/9.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12937,"edition_id":1,"name":"Elections","identifier":"24.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:03","permalink":{"id":187149,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12937,"identifier":"24.2","token":"24.2","url":"\/24.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":82970,"structure_id":16411,"section_number":"24.2-945","catch_line":"Elections to which chapter applicable; 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 462 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 620; in 1973, chapter 30; in 1980, chapter 639; in 1982, chapter 650; in 1993, chapters 641 and 715; in 2004, chapter 457<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 359<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 825<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 772<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71434,"section_number":"19.2-8","catch_line":"Limitation of prosecutions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-8\/"},{"id":86360,"section_number":"2.2-3101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3101\/"},{"id":55677,"section_number":"2.2-3103","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3103\/"},{"id":86548,"section_number":"2.2-3808","catch_line":"Collection, disclosure, or display of social security number; personal identifying information of donors; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3808\/"},{"id":73913,"section_number":"2.2-419","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-419\/"},{"id":61543,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"},{"id":63717,"section_number":"24.2-411","catch_line":"Office of the general registrar","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-411\/"},{"id":65584,"section_number":"24.2-955","catch_line":"Scope of disclosure requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-955\/"},{"id":79350,"section_number":"24.2-955.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-955.1\/"},{"id":84454,"section_number":"24.2-956","catch_line":"Requirements for print media advertisements sponsored by a candidate campaign committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-956\/"},{"id":55469,"section_number":"24.2-956.1","catch_line":"Requirements for print media advertisements sponsored by a person or political committee, other than a candidate campaign committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-956.1\/"},{"id":70291,"section_number":"24.2-957.1","catch_line":"Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-957.1\/"},{"id":82061,"section_number":"24.2-957.2","catch_line":"Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a political committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-957.2\/"},{"id":80793,"section_number":"24.2-957.3","catch_line":"Requirements for television advertisements sponsored by a person that is not a candidate campaign committee or political committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-957.3\/"},{"id":73413,"section_number":"24.2-958.1","catch_line":"Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-958.1\/"},{"id":63336,"section_number":"24.2-958.2","catch_line":"Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a political committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-958.2\/"},{"id":76265,"section_number":"24.2-958.3","catch_line":"Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a person that is not a candidate or political committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-958.3\/"},{"id":75550,"section_number":"24.2-959.1","catch_line":"Requirements for campaign telephone calls sponsored by a political committee or person other than a candidate or candidate campaign committee","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-959.1\/"},{"id":75007,"section_number":"30-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-101\/"},{"id":54910,"section_number":"30-103","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-103\/"},{"id":75742,"section_number":"30-127","catch_line":"Criminal prosecutions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-127\/"},{"id":86346,"section_number":"30-356.1","catch_line":"Request for approval for certain travel","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-356.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82184,"section_number":"24.2-947","catch_line":"Candidate election cycle","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-947\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82970,"identifier":"24.2-945","token":"24.2\/9.3\/1\/24.2-945","url":"\/24.2-945\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-945\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/1\/24.2-945","dublin_core":{"Title":"Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-945","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all elections<\/span> held in Virginia, including referenda, and to nominating conventions, mass meetings, and other methods to nominate a political party<\/span> candidate<\/span> for public office, except nominations and elections<\/span> for (i) members of the United States Congress, (ii) President and Vice President of the United States, (iii) town office in a town with a population of less than 25,000, or (iv) political party<\/span> committees.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to a candidate<\/span> for a town office in a town with a population of less than 25,000 if (a) such candidate<\/span> accepts contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $25,000 within the candidate<\/span>’s election<\/span> cycle, as set forth in § 24.2-947<\/a>, or (b) the governing body of any such town provides, by ordinance<\/span>, that such provisions so apply. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> This chapter shall constitute the exclusive and entire campaign finance disclosure law<\/span> of the Commonwealth, and elections<\/span> to which the chapter applies shall not be subject to further regulation by local law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTIONS TO WHICH CHAPTER APPLICABLE; CHAPTER EXCLUSIVE (\u00a7 24.2-945)\n\nA. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all elections held in Virginia,\nincluding referenda, and to nominating conventions, mass meetings, and other\nmethods to nominate a political party candidate for public office, except\nnominations and elections for (i) members of the United States Congress, (ii)\nPresident and Vice President of the United States, (iii) town office in a town\nwith a population of less than 25,000, or (iv) political party committees.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to a candidate for a town\noffice in a town with a population of less than 25,000 if (a) such candidate\naccepts contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $25,000 within the\ncandidate’s election cycle, as set forth in § 24.2-947, or (b) the\ngoverning body of any such town provides, by ordinance, that such provisions so\napply.\n\nB. This chapter shall constitute the exclusive and entire campaign finance\ndisclosure law of the Commonwealth, and elections to which the chapter applies\nshall not be subject to further regulation by local law.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-251; 1972, c. 620; 1973, c. 30; 1980, c. 639;\n1982, c. 650; 1993, cc. 641, 715, \u00a7 24.2-900; 2004, c. 457; 2006, cc. 787, 892;\n2008, c. 359; 2019, c. 825; 2020, c. 772.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}