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No person shall be permitted to qualify for any office, enter upon the duties thereof, or receive any salary or emoluments therefrom until he has paid any civil penalty and returned any contribution required to be returned pursuant to § 24.2-953.5. No officer authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth to issue certificates of election shall issue one to any person determined to be elected to any such office, until copies of the reports cited above have been filed as required in this article.B\n\nNotwithstanding the requirements of subsection A, a person who is elected to fill a vacancy at a special election held on a general election day may qualify for the office and be issued a certificate of election in advance of filing the postelection report required to be filed under subdivision A 9 of § 24.2-947.6 in the case of a November election, or under subdivision A 6 of § 24.2-947.7 in the case of a May election, upon the filing of a postelection report complete through the election day.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":280649,"text":"No person shall be permitted to qualify for any office, enter upon the duties thereof, or receive any salary or emoluments therefrom until he has filed the campaign finance reports required in subdivisions A 3 through A 9 of § 24.2-947.6; subdivisions A 3 through A 6 of § 24.2-947.7; and subdivisions B 1 and B 2 of § 24.2-947.8, as applicable; and a final report if required by subsection D of § 24.2-948.1; and has responded to and complied with any notice that additional information is required to complete a report in compliance with § 24.2-953.3. No person shall be permitted to qualify for any office, enter upon the duties thereof, or receive any salary or emoluments therefrom until he has paid any civil penalty and returned any contribution required to be returned pursuant to § 24.2-953.5. No officer authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth to issue certificates of election shall issue one to any person determined to be elected to any such office, until copies of the reports cited above have been filed as required in this article.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":280650,"text":"Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection A, a person who is elected to fill a vacancy at a special election held on a general election day may qualify for the office and be issued a certificate of election in advance of filing the postelection report required to be filed under subdivision A 9 of § 24.2-947.6 in the case of a November election, or under subdivision A 6 of § 24.2-947.7 in the case of a May election, upon the filing of a postelection report complete through the election day.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13787,"edition_id":1,"name":"Candidates and Their Campaign Committees","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13071,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:52","permalink":{"id":189095,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13787,"identifier":"3","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3","url":"\/24.2\/9.3\/3\/","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":82184,"structure_id":13787,"section_number":"24.2-947","catch_line":"Candidate election cycle","url":"\/24.2-947\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-947","metadata":false},{"id":69486,"structure_id":13787,"section_number":"24.2-947.1","catch_line":"Statement of organization","url":"\/24.2-947.1\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-947.1","metadata":false},{"id":75750,"structure_id":13787,"section_number":"24.2-947.10","catch_line":"Filing requirements for persons with multiple campaign committees","url":"\/24.2-947.10\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-947.10","metadata":false},{"id":72678,"structure_id":13787,"section_number":"24.2-947.11","catch_line":"Special report required of certain large pre-legislative session contributions","url":"\/24.2-947.11\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-947.11","metadata":false},{"id":66685,"structure_id":13787,"section_number":"24.2-947.2","catch_line":"Campaign depositories; 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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 11 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 1982, chapter 650; in 1986, chapter 558; in 1988, chapter 734; in 1993, chapter 641; in 1995, chapter 785<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 120<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 384<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 771<\/a>, 787<\/a>, 805<\/a>, and 892<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 650<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 110<\/a> and 124<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57620,"section_number":"24.2-676","catch_line":"Secretary to make out and deliver certificate of election","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-676\/"},{"id":71192,"section_number":"24.2-680","catch_line":"Certificates of election","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-680\/"}],"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; 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":68047,"section_number":"24.2-948.1","catch_line":"Exemption from reporting requirements for certain candidates for local office and for directors of soil and water conservation districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-948.1\/"},{"id":84309,"section_number":"24.2-953.3","catch_line":"Incomplete reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-953.3\/"},{"id":71586,"section_number":"24.2-953.5","catch_line":"Additional penalties related to federal political action or out-of-state political committees","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-953.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189161,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78290,"identifier":"24.2-948.2","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-948.2","url":"\/24.2-948.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-948.2\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-948.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports as condition to qualification for office","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-948.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall be permitted to qualify for any office, enter upon the duties thereof, or receive any salary or emoluments therefrom until he has filed the campaign finance reports required in subdivisions A 3 through A 9 of § 24.2-947.6<\/a>; subdivisions A 3 through A 6 of § 24.2-947.7<\/a>; and subdivisions B 1 and B 2 of § 24.2-947.8<\/a>, as applicable; and a final report if required by subsection D of § 24.2-948.1<\/a>; and has responded to and complied with any notice that additional information is required to complete a report in compliance with § 24.2-953.3<\/a>. No person shall be permitted to qualify for any office, enter upon the duties thereof, or receive any salary or emoluments therefrom until he has paid any civil penalty<\/span> and returned any contribution required to be returned pursuant to § 24.2-953.5<\/a>. No officer authorized by the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth to issue<\/span> certificates of election<\/span> shall issue<\/span> one to any person determined to be elected to any such office, until copies of the reports cited above have been filed as required in this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection A, a person who is elected to fill a vacancy at a special election<\/span> held on a general election<\/span> day may qualify for the office and be issued a certificate of election in advance of filing the postelection report required to be filed under subdivision A 9 of § 24.2-947.6<\/a> in the case of a November election, or under subdivision A 6 of § 24.2-947.7<\/a> in the case of a May election, upon the filing of a postelection report complete through the election day. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS AS CONDITION TO QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE (\u00a7 24.2-948.2)\n\nA. No person shall be permitted to qualify for any office, enter upon the duties\nthereof, or receive any salary or emoluments therefrom until he has filed the\ncampaign finance reports required in subdivisions A 3 through A 9 of §\n24.2-947.6; subdivisions A 3 through A 6 of § 24.2-947.7; and subdivisions\nB 1 and B 2 of § 24.2-947.8, as applicable; and a final report if required\nby subsection D of § 24.2-948.1; and has responded to and complied with any\nnotice that additional information is required to complete a report in\ncompliance with § 24.2-953.3. No person shall be permitted to qualify for\nany office, enter upon the duties thereof, or receive any salary or emoluments\ntherefrom until he has paid any civil penalty and returned any contribution\nrequired to be returned pursuant to § 24.2-953.5. No officer authorized by\nthe laws of this Commonwealth to issue certificates of election shall issue one\nto any person determined to be elected to any such office, until copies of the\nreports cited above have been filed as required in this article.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection A, a person who is elected to\nfill a vacancy at a special election held on a general election day may qualify\nfor the office and be issued a certificate of election in advance of filing the\npostelection report required to be filed under subdivision A 9 of §\n24.2-947.6 in the case of a November election, or under subdivision A 6 of\n§ 24.2-947.7 in the case of a May election, upon the filing of a\npostelection report complete through the election day.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-260; 1972, c. 620; 1982, c. 650; 1986, c. 558;\n1988, c. 734; 1993, c. 641, \u00a7 24.2-922; 1995, c. 785; 1999, c. 120; 2005, c.\n384; 2006, cc. 771, 787, 805, 892; 2008, c. 650; 2024, cc. 110, 124.","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}}