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For the purposes of this section, the candidate shall be presumed to have complied with the candidate disclosure reporting requirements unless (i) the State Board or general registrar, whichever is appropriate, has notified the candidate, at least 60 days prior to the applicable deadline for him to file his written statement of qualification set out in § 24.2-503, that he has failed to file a required report or reports and (ii) the candidate fails to file the specified report or reports by the applicable deadline for filing his written statement of qualification.B\n\nThe authority of the State Board to grant an extension of the deadline established in § 24.2-503 shall include the authority to grant such extension with respect to the requirements of this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":305135,"text":"It shall be a requirement of candidacy in any election for statewide office or the General Assembly that the candidate shall have filed the disclosure reports required by this chapter for any election in which he participated as a candidate for any such office and which was held within the five years preceding the date of the election in which he seeks to be a candidate. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 752<\/a> 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. It has been modified 2 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 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 644<\/a> and 645<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69018,"section_number":"24.2-946.4","catch_line":"Right to grant extensions in special circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-946.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63841,"section_number":"24.2-503","catch_line":"Deadlines for filing required statements; extensions","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-503\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189165,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85156,"identifier":"24.2-948.3","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-948.3","url":"\/24.2-948.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-948.3\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-948.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compliance with reporting requirements of campaign finance disclosure act as requirement of candidacy for certain offices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-948.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be a requirement of candidacy in any election<\/span> for statewide office or the General Assembly that the candidate<\/span> shall have filed the disclosure reports required by this chapter for any election<\/span> in which he participated as a candidate<\/span> for any such office and which was held within the five years preceding the date of the election<\/span> in which he seeks to be a candidate<\/span>. For the purposes of this section, the candidate<\/span> shall be presumed to have complied with the candidate<\/span> disclosure reporting requirements unless (i) the State Board<\/span> or general registrar<\/span>, whichever is appropriate, has notified the candidate<\/span>, at least 60 days prior to the applicable deadline for him to file his written statement of qualification set out in § 24.2-503<\/a>, that he has failed to file a required report or reports and (ii) the candidate<\/span> fails to file the specified report or reports by the applicable deadline for filing his written statement of qualification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The authority of the State Board<\/span> to grant an extension of the deadline established in § 24.2-503<\/a> shall include the authority to grant such extension with respect to the requirements of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE ACT AS\nREQUIREMENT OF CANDIDACY FOR CERTAIN OFFICES (\u00a7 24.2-948.3)\n\nA. It shall be a requirement of candidacy in any election for statewide office\nor the General Assembly that the candidate shall have filed the disclosure\nreports required by this chapter for any election in which he participated as a\ncandidate for any such office and which was held within the five years preceding\nthe date of the election in which he seeks to be a candidate. For the purposes\nof this section, the candidate shall be presumed to have complied with the\ncandidate disclosure reporting requirements unless (i) the State Board or\ngeneral registrar, whichever is appropriate, has notified the candidate, at\nleast 60 days prior to the applicable deadline for him to file his written\nstatement of qualification set out in § 24.2-503, that he has failed to\nfile a required report or reports and (ii) the candidate fails to file the\nspecified report or reports by the applicable deadline for filing his written\nstatement of qualification.\n\nB. The authority of the State Board to grant an extension of the deadline\nestablished in § 24.2-503 shall include the authority to grant such\nextension with respect to the requirements of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 752, \u00a7 24.2-503.1; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2015, cc. 644, 645.","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}}