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In the performance of its review, the Department is authorized to request the production of monthly bank statements for, and copies of checks issued on, campaign depositories and itemized bills, invoices, and receipts for any expenditure of campaign funds in an amount greater than $500.B\n\nThe Department shall review the reports and records of the campaign committees within 180 days following the general election. The Department shall review the reports and records of all of the campaign committees for candidates, including losing primary candidates, for statewide office; 10 percent of the campaign committees for candidates, including losing primary candidates, for the Senate and House of Delegates; and one percent of candidates, including losing primary candidates, for all other offices in any year in which such offices are elected. The State Board shall meet publicly to select the campaign committees to be reviewed by a drawing that ensures selection on a random basis.C\n\nNo review shall be conducted of a campaign committee for any office that has received less than $25,000 in contributions during the campaign, including the transfer of surplus funds from a prior campaign. Campaign committees for candidates that are exempt from review pursuant to this subsection shall not be included in the drawing provided for in subsection B or counted in determining the number that equals the relevant percentage of the campaign committees to be reviewed.D\n\nIn the performance of its duties under this section, the Department may employ the services of additional personnel to the extent that appropriated funds are available to the Department for such purpose.E\n\nThe Department shall make a report of the results of its reviews available to the State Board, the Governor, and the General Assembly by July 1 of each year following the election year for the office to which the review pertains and the same shall be posted to the Department’s website.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":300819,"text":"The Department shall have the authority to review the reports and records of the campaign committees. The purposes of the review shall be to (i) reconcile the balance in the campaign depository with the amounts reported in the candidate’s reports of receipts and expenditures and (ii) review the reports for mathematical accuracy and facial completeness including the reporting of specific information required by law. In the performance of its review, the Department is authorized to request the production of monthly bank statements for, and copies of checks issued on, campaign depositories and itemized bills, invoices, and receipts for any expenditure of campaign funds in an amount greater than $500.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":300820,"text":"The Department shall review the reports and records of the campaign committees within 180 days following the general election. 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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 258<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":189173,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83947,"identifier":"24.2-948.5","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-948.5","url":"\/24.2-948.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-948.5\/","token":"24.2\/9.3\/3\/24.2-948.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reviews of campaign finance reports and records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-948.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall have the authority to review the reports and records of the campaign committees. The purposes of the review shall be to (i) reconcile the balance in the campaign depository with the amounts reported in the candidate<\/span>’s reports of receipts and expenditures and (ii) review the reports for mathematical accuracy and facial completeness including the reporting of specific information required by law<\/span>. In the performance of its review, the Department<\/span> is authorized to request the production of monthly bank statements for, and copies of checks issued on, campaign depositories and itemized bills, invoices, and receipts for any expenditure of campaign funds in an amount greater than $500. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall review the reports and records of the campaign committees within 180 days following the general election<\/span>. The Department<\/span> shall review the reports and records of all of the campaign committees for candidates<\/span>, including losing primary<\/span> candidates<\/span>, for statewide office; 10 percent of the campaign committees for candidates<\/span>, including losing primary<\/span> candidates<\/span>, for the Senate and House of Delegates; and one percent of candidates<\/span>, including losing primary<\/span> candidates<\/span>, for all other offices in any year in which such offices are elected. The State Board<\/span> shall meet publicly to select the campaign committees to be reviewed by a drawing that ensures selection on a random basis. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No review shall be conducted of a campaign committee for any office that has received less than $25,000 in contributions during the campaign, including the transfer of surplus funds from a prior campaign. Campaign committees for candidates<\/span> that are exempt from review pursuant to this subsection shall not be included in the drawing provided for in subsection B or counted in determining the number that equals the relevant percentage of the campaign committees to be reviewed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> In the performance of its duties under this section, the Department<\/span> may employ the services of additional personnel to the extent that appropriated funds are available to the Department<\/span> for such purpose. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall make a report of the results of its reviews available to the State Board<\/span>, the Governor, and the General Assembly by July 1 of each year following the election year for the office to which the review pertains and the same shall be posted to the Department<\/span>’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVIEWS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS AND RECORDS (\u00a7 24.2-948.5)\n\nA. The Department shall have the authority to review the reports and records of\nthe campaign committees. The purposes of the review shall be to (i) reconcile\nthe balance in the campaign depository with the amounts reported in the\ncandidate’s reports of receipts and expenditures and (ii) review the\nreports for mathematical accuracy and facial completeness including the\nreporting of specific information required by law. In the performance of its\nreview, the Department is authorized to request the production of monthly bank\nstatements for, and copies of checks issued on, campaign depositories and\nitemized bills, invoices, and receipts for any expenditure of campaign funds in\nan amount greater than $500.\n\nB. The Department shall review the reports and records of the campaign\ncommittees within 180 days following the general election. The Department shall\nreview the reports and records of all of the campaign committees for candidates,\nincluding losing primary candidates, for statewide office; 10 percent of the\ncampaign committees for candidates, including losing primary candidates, for the\nSenate and House of Delegates; and one percent of candidates, including losing\nprimary candidates, for all other offices in any year in which such offices are\nelected. The State Board shall meet publicly to select the campaign committees\nto be reviewed by a drawing that ensures selection on a random basis.\n\nC. No review shall be conducted of a campaign committee for any office that has\nreceived less than $25,000 in contributions during the campaign, including the\ntransfer of surplus funds from a prior campaign. Campaign committees for\ncandidates that are exempt from review pursuant to this subsection shall not be\nincluded in the drawing provided for in subsection B or counted in determining\nthe number that equals the relevant percentage of the campaign committees to be\nreviewed.\n\nD. In the performance of its duties under this section, the Department may\nemploy the services of additional personnel to the extent that appropriated\nfunds are available to the Department for such purpose.\n\nE. The Department shall make a report of the results of its reviews available to\nthe State Board, the Governor, and the General Assembly by July 1 of each year\nfollowing the election year for the office to which the review pertains and the\nsame shall be posted to the Department’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, c. 258.","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}}