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and3\n\nA postelection report not later than January 15 and July 15 each year until a final report is filed.C\n\nAny candidate, who has been subject to the election year filing schedule set out in subdivisions B 1 through B 3 and who has not filed a final report, shall file reports in any subsequent election year for the same office in accordance with the election year filing schedule set out in &#xA7; 24.2-947.6 or 24.2-947.7 as appropriate for that office.D\n\nAny candidate shall also file any report of certain large contributions required by &#xA7; 24.2-947.9, if applicable.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241790,"text":"Candidates for nomination or election to an office to be filled by a special election held on a regular election date shall file the prescribed reports of contributions and expenditures which apply to regularly scheduled elections for that office.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":241791,"text":"In the case of a special election held on a date other than a regularly scheduled general election, the candidate shall file as follows:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":241792,"text":"A report not later than the eighth day before the special election date complete through the twelfth day before that date;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":241793,"text":"A postelection report no later than the thirtieth day after the election and prior to taking office; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 558 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1988, chapter 734; in 1991, chapter 709; in 1993, chapters 639 and 641; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0831\">831<\/a>; in 2006, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0787\">787<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0892\">892<\/a>; in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0696\">696<\/a>; in 2015, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0646\">646<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78290,"section_number":"24.2-948.2","catch_line":"Reports as condition to qualification for office","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-948.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87229,"section_number":"24.2-947.6","catch_line":"Filing schedule for candidates for office; November elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-947.6\/"},{"id":54796,"section_number":"24.2-947.7","catch_line":"Filing schedule for candidates for office; 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<a id=\"paragraph-241792\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/24.2-947.8\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> A postelection report no later than the thirtieth day after the election and prior to taking office; and <a id=\"paragraph-241793\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/24.2-947.8\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> A postelection report not later than January 15 and July 15 each year until a final report is filed. <a id=\"paragraph-241794\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/24.2-947.8\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span>, who has been subject to the election year filing schedule set out in subdivisions B 1 through B 3 and who has not filed a final report, shall file reports in any subsequent election year for the same office in accordance with the election year filing schedule set out in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Filing schedule for candidates for office; November elections\" href=\"\/24.2-947.6\/\">24.2-947.6<\/a> or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Filing schedule for candidates for office; May elections\" href=\"\/24.2-947.7\/\">24.2-947.7<\/a> as appropriate for that office. <a id=\"paragraph-241795\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/24.2-947.8\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">candidate<\/span> shall also file any report of certain large contributions required by &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Special report required of certain large pre-election contributions\" href=\"\/24.2-947.9\/\">24.2-947.9<\/a>, if applicable. <a id=\"paragraph-241796\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/24.2-947.8\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS (\u00a7 24.2-947.8)\n\nA. Candidates for nomination or election to an office to be filled by a special\nelection held on a regular election date shall file the prescribed reports of\ncontributions and expenditures which apply to regularly scheduled elections for\nthat office.\n\nB. In the case of a special election held on a date other than a regularly\nscheduled general election, the candidate shall file as follows:\n\n   1. A report not later than the eighth day before the special election date\n   complete through the twelfth day before that date;\n\n   2. A postelection report no later than the thirtieth day after the election\n   and prior to taking office; and\n\n   3. A postelection report not later than January 15 and July 15 each year until\n   a final report is filed.\n\nC. Any candidate, who has been subject to the election year filing schedule set\nout in subdivisions B 1 through B 3 and who has not filed a final report, shall\nfile reports in any subsequent election year for the same office in accordance\nwith the election year filing schedule set out in &#xA7; 24.2-947.6 or\n24.2-947.7 as appropriate for that office.\n\nD. Any candidate shall also file any report of certain large contributions\nrequired by &#xA7; 24.2-947.9, if applicable.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 558, \u00a7 24.1-257.2; 1988, c. 734; 1991, c. 709; 1993, cc. 639,\n641, \u00a7 24.2-918; 2005, c. 831; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2010, c. 696; 2015, c. 646.","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}}