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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 5 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 1975, chapter 515; in 1990, chapter 976; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2003, chapter 248<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61543,"section_number":"24.2-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-101\/"},{"id":82970,"section_number":"24.2-945","catch_line":"Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-945\/"},{"id":84067,"section_number":"24.2-953.4","catch_line":"Additional civil penalties for late and incomplete filings for statewide campaigns","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-953.4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":189097,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82184,"identifier":"24.2-947","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-947","url":"\/24.2-947\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-947\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-947","dublin_core":{"Title":"Candidate election cycle","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-947","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The candidate<\/span>’s election<\/span> cycle shall be deemed to begin on January 1 of the year that the candidate<\/span> first seeks election<\/span> for the office through December 31 immediately following the election<\/span> for such office. The next election<\/span> cycle, and any subsequent election<\/span> cycles, for the candidate<\/span> who seeks election<\/span> for successive terms in the same office shall begin on January 1 immediately following each election<\/span> for the same office and continue through December 31 immediately following the next successive election<\/span> for the same office. Solely for the purpose of filing reports pursuant to this article, a candidate<\/span> with any activity to report in a new election<\/span> cycle shall be presumed to be a candidate<\/span> for election<\/span> in the succeeding election<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCANDIDATE ELECTION CYCLE (\u00a7 24.2-947)\n\nThe candidate’s election cycle shall be deemed to begin on January 1 of\nthe year that the candidate first seeks election for the office through December\n31 immediately following the election for such office. The next election cycle,\nand any subsequent election cycles, for the candidate who seeks election for\nsuccessive terms in the same office shall begin on January 1 immediately\nfollowing each election for the same office and continue through December 31\nimmediately following the next successive election for the same office. Solely\nfor the purpose of filing reports pursuant to this article, a candidate with any\nactivity to report in a new election cycle shall be presumed to be a candidate\nfor election in the succeeding election.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-256; 1975, c. 515; 1990, c. 976; 1993, c. 641, \u00a7\n24.2-906; 2003, c. 248; 2006, cc. 787, 892.","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}}