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However, any such contribution received within the 24 hours prior to the election day shall be reported and a report thereof received on the day prior to the election.C\n\nThe reports required by subsection B of this section shall also be required of any candidate for nomination by a political party to serve as the party’s nominee in a general or special election if (i) the party nominates by convention or any method other than a primary and (ii) there are at least two candidates for nomination pursuant to the rules and procedures of the party. In such case, candidates for nomination shall be required to file the reports required by subsection B for the 11-day period, as specified by subsection B, immediately preceding:1\n\nThe caucus, mass meeting, convention, or other nominating event at which the party’s nomination shall be finally determined pursuant to the rules and procedures of the party; and2\n\nAny caucus, mass meeting, convention, or other nominating event, other than that at which the party’s nomination shall be finally determined, at which delegates are chosen who are pledged to support a specified candidate on at least one ballot at a subsequent district or state convention required as part of the nominating process.D\n\nNo report shall be required pursuant to subsection C if the candidate is or has become, by virtue of the withdrawal of any opponent or the operation of the rules and procedures of the party, unopposed for nomination at the time such report otherwise would be required to be made.E\n\nAny person who is named as the candidate on the statement of organization for more than one campaign committee required to file campaign finance reports under this article shall be required to file special reports pursuant to this section for all such committees during the period applicable to any such campaign committee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309676,"text":"Any contribution reported pursuant to this section shall also be reported on the first report required by this article after any election.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":309677,"text":"Except as provided in subsection C, any single contribution of $5,000 or more for a statewide office, $1,000 or more for the General Assembly, or $500 or more for any other office, knowingly received or reported by the candidate or his treasurer on behalf of his candidacy on and after the eleventh day preceding (i) a primary and before the primary date, (ii) a general election and before the general election date, or (iii) any other election in which the individual is a candidate and before the election day, shall be reported in writing as provided in §§ 24.2-947.4 and 24.2-947.5 or electronically pursuant to § 24.2-946.1, and the report shall be received by the State Board or general registrar, as appropriate, by 11:59 p.m. on the following day or for a contribution received on a Saturday by 11:59 p.m. on the following Monday. However, any such contribution received within the 24 hours prior to the election day shall be reported and a report thereof received on the day prior to the election.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":309678,"text":"The reports required by subsection B of this section shall also be required of any candidate for nomination by a political party to serve as the party’s nominee in a general or special election if (i) the party nominates by convention or any method other than a primary and (ii) there are at least two candidates for nomination pursuant to the rules and procedures of the party. 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This law was first created in 1986. 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 12 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 1995, chapter 785<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 382<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 304<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 151<\/a> and 286<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 380<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 644<\/a>, 645<\/a>, and 646<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 401<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 347<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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; May elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-947.7\/"},{"id":66653,"section_number":"24.2-947.8","catch_line":"Filing requirements for special elections","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-947.8\/"},{"id":55744,"section_number":"24.2-953.1","catch_line":"Failure to file the required reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-953.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57106,"section_number":"24.2-946.1","catch_line":"Standards and requirements for electronic preparation and transmittal of campaign finance disclosure reports; database","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-946.1\/"},{"id":59018,"section_number":"24.2-947.4","catch_line":"Information to be included on campaign finance reports for campaign committees","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-947.4\/"},{"id":62414,"section_number":"24.2-947.5","catch_line":"With whom candidates file reports; electronic filing requirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-947.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189149,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86459,"identifier":"24.2-947.9","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-947.9","url":"\/24.2-947.9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-947.9\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-947.9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Special report required of certain large pre-election contributions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-947.9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any contribution reported pursuant to this section shall also be reported on the first report required by this article after any election<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection C, any single contribution of $5,000 or more for a statewide office, $1,000 or more for the General Assembly, or $500 or more for any other office, knowingly received or reported by the candidate<\/span> or his treasurer on behalf of his candidacy on and after the eleventh day preceding (i) a primary<\/span> and before the primary<\/span> date, (ii) a general election<\/span> and before the general election<\/span> date, or (iii) any other election in which the individual is a candidate<\/span> and before the election day, shall be reported in writing as provided in §§ 24.2-947.4<\/a> and 24.2-947.5<\/a> or electronically pursuant to § 24.2-946.1<\/a>, and the report shall be received by the State Board<\/span> or general registrar<\/span>, as appropriate, by 11:59 p.m. on the following day or for a contribution received on a Saturday by 11:59 p.m. on the following Monday. However, any such contribution received within the 24 hours prior to the election day shall be reported and a report thereof received on the day prior to the election. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The reports required by subsection B of this section shall also be required of any candidate<\/span> for nomination by a political party<\/span> to serve as the party’s nominee in a general or special election<\/span> if (i) the party nominates by convention or any method other than a primary<\/span> and (ii) there are at least two candidates<\/span> for nomination pursuant to the rules and procedures of the party. In such case, candidates<\/span> for nomination shall be required to file the reports required by subsection B for the 11-day period, as specified by subsection B, immediately preceding: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The caucus, mass meeting, convention, or other nominating event at which the party’s nomination shall be finally determined pursuant to the rules and procedures of the party; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any caucus, mass meeting, convention, or other nominating event, other than that at which the party’s nomination shall be finally determined, at which delegates are chosen who are pledged to support a specified candidate<\/span> on at least one ballot at a subsequent district or state convention required as part of the nominating process. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No report shall be required pursuant to subsection C if the candidate<\/span> is or has become, by virtue of the withdrawal of any opponent or the operation of the rules and procedures of the party, unopposed for nomination at the time such report otherwise would be required to be made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any person who is named as the candidate<\/span> on the statement of organization for more than one campaign committee required to file campaign finance reports under this article shall be required to file special reports pursuant to this section for all such committees during the period applicable to any such campaign committee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSPECIAL REPORT REQUIRED OF CERTAIN LARGE PRE-ELECTION CONTRIBUTIONS (\u00a7\n24.2-947.9)\n\nA. Any contribution reported pursuant to this section shall also be reported on\nthe first report required by this article after any election.\n\nB. Except as provided in subsection C, any single contribution of $5,000 or more\nfor a statewide office, $1,000 or more for the General Assembly, or $500 or more\nfor any other office, knowingly received or reported by the candidate or his\ntreasurer on behalf of his candidacy on and after the eleventh day preceding (i)\na primary and before the primary date, (ii) a general election and before the\ngeneral election date, or (iii) any other election in which the individual is a\ncandidate and before the election day, shall be reported in writing as provided\nin §§ 24.2-947.4 and 24.2-947.5 or electronically pursuant to §\n24.2-946.1, and the report shall be received by the State Board or general\nregistrar, as appropriate, by 11:59 p.m. on the following day or for a\ncontribution received on a Saturday by 11:59 p.m. on the following Monday.\nHowever, any such contribution received within the 24 hours prior to the\nelection day shall be reported and a report thereof received on the day prior to\nthe election.\n\nC. The reports required by subsection B of this section shall also be required\nof any candidate for nomination by a political party to serve as the\nparty’s nominee in a general or special election if (i) the party\nnominates by convention or any method other than a primary and (ii) there are at\nleast two candidates for nomination pursuant to the rules and procedures of the\nparty. In such case, candidates for nomination shall be required to file the\nreports required by subsection B for the 11-day period, as specified by\nsubsection B, immediately preceding:\n\n 1. The caucus, mass meeting, convention, or other nominating event at which\n the party’s nomination shall be finally determined pursuant to the rules\n and procedures of the party; and\n\n 2. Any caucus, mass meeting, convention, or other nominating event, other than\n that at which the party’s nomination shall be finally determined, at\n which delegates are chosen who are pledged to support a specified candidate on\n at least one ballot at a subsequent district or state convention required as\n part of the nominating process.\n\nD. No report shall be required pursuant to subsection C if the candidate is or\nhas become, by virtue of the withdrawal of any opponent or the operation of the\nrules and procedures of the party, unopposed for nomination at the time such\nreport otherwise would be required to be made.\n\nE. Any person who is named as the candidate on the statement of organization for\nmore than one campaign committee required to file campaign finance reports under\nthis article shall be required to file special reports pursuant to this section\nfor all such committees during the period applicable to any such campaign\ncommittee.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 558, \u00a7 24.1-257.2; 1988, c. 734; 1991, c. 709; 1993, cc. 639,\n641, \u00a7 24.2-919; 1995, c. 785; 1998, c. 382; 2000, c. 304; 2006, cc. 787, 892;\n2007, cc. 151, 286; 2008, c. 380; 2015, cc. 644, 645, 646; 2016, c. 401; 2020,\nc. 347.","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}}