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The placement of the oral disclosure statement shall also comply with the requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317.4\n\nIn its oral disclosure statement, the candidate or the candidate campaign committee may choose to identify an advertisement as either supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates.5\n\nIf an advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall include the names of all the sponsors and the candidate shall be the disclosing individual. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 487<\/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 4 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 2004, chapters 55<\/a> and 457<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 369<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82970,"section_number":"24.2-945","catch_line":"Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-945\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189465,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73413,"identifier":"24.2-958.1","token":"24.2\/9.5\/4\/24.2-958.1","url":"\/24.2-958.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-958.1\/","token":"24.2\/9.5\/4\/24.2-958.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for radio advertisements sponsored by a candidate or candidate campaign committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-958.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for a candidate or a candidate campaign committee<\/span> to sponsor<\/span> a radio<\/span> advertisement<\/span> that constitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945<\/a> et seq.) unless all of the following requirements are met:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The advertisement<\/span> shall include the statement “Paid for by ______ [Name of candidate<\/span> or candidate campaign committee<\/span> as it appears on the statement of organization].” Alternatively, if the advertisement<\/span> makes no reference to any clearly identified candidate other than the candidate who is sponsoring the advertisement<\/span> or whose campaign committee is sponsoring the advertisement<\/span>, then the statement “Paid for by ______ [Name of candidate<\/span> or candidate campaign committee<\/span> as it appears on the statement of organization]” may be replaced by the statement “Authorized by ______ [Name of candidate<\/span> or candidate campaign committee<\/span> as it appears on the statement of organization].” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If the advertisement<\/span> supports or opposes the election<\/span> or nomination of a clearly identified candidate other than the sponsoring candidate or supports or opposes the election<\/span> or nomination of the sponsoring candidate and makes reference to another clearly identified candidate, it must include a disclosure statement<\/span> spoken by the sponsoring candidate containing at least the following words: “I am (or ‘This is ______ ‘) [Name of candidate<\/span>], candidate for [Name of office], and this ad was paid for by (or ‘sponsored by’ or ‘furnished by’) [Name of candidate<\/span> or candidate campaign committee<\/span> as it appears on the statement of organization].” <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The disclosure statement<\/span> shall last at least two seconds and the statement shall be spoken so that its contents may be easily understood. The placement of the oral disclosure statement<\/span> shall also comply with the requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> In its oral disclosure statement<\/span>, the candidate or the candidate campaign committee<\/span> may choose to identify an advertisement<\/span> as either supporting or opposing the nomination or election<\/span> of one or more clearly identified candidates<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> If an advertisement<\/span> is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement<\/span> shall include the names of all the sponsors<\/span> and the candidate shall be the disclosing individual. If more than one candidate is the sponsor<\/span>, at least one of the candidates<\/span> shall be the disclosing individual. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS SPONSORED BY A CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE\nCAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (\u00a7 24.2-958.1)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for a candidate or a candidate campaign committee to\nsponsor a radio advertisement that constitutes an expenditure or contribution\nrequired to be disclosed under Chapter 9.3 (\u00a7 24.2-945 et seq.) unless all of\nthe following requirements are met:\n\n1. The advertisement shall include the statement “Paid for by ______ [Name\nof candidate or candidate campaign committee as it appears on the statement of\norganization].” Alternatively, if the advertisement makes no reference to\nany clearly identified candidate other than the candidate who is sponsoring the\nadvertisement or whose campaign committee is sponsoring the advertisement, then\nthe statement “Paid for by ______ [Name of candidate or candidate\ncampaign committee as it appears on the statement of organization]” may be\nreplaced by the statement “Authorized by ______ [Name of candidate or\ncandidate campaign committee as it appears on the statement of\norganization].”\n\n2. If the advertisement supports or opposes the election or nomination of a\nclearly identified candidate other than the sponsoring candidate or supports or\nopposes the election or nomination of the sponsoring candidate and makes\nreference to another clearly identified candidate, it must include a disclosure\nstatement spoken by the sponsoring candidate containing at least the following\nwords: “I am (or ‘This is ______ ‘) [Name of candidate],\ncandidate for [Name of office], and this ad was paid for by (or ‘sponsored\nby’ or ‘furnished by’) [Name of candidate or candidate\ncampaign committee as it appears on the statement of organization].”\n\n3. The disclosure statement shall last at least two seconds and the statement\nshall be spoken so that its contents may be easily understood. The placement of\nthe oral disclosure statement shall also comply with the requirements of the\nCommunications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §§ 315 and 317.\n\n4. In its oral disclosure statement, the candidate or the candidate campaign\ncommittee may choose to identify an advertisement as either supporting or\nopposing the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified\ncandidates.\n\n5. If an advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall\ninclude the names of all the sponsors and the candidate shall be the disclosing\nindividual. If more than one candidate is the sponsor, at least one of the\ncandidates shall be the disclosing individual.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 487, \u00a7 24.2-944; 2004, cc. 55, 457; 2005, c. 369; 2006, cc.\n787, 892; 2020, c. 615.","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}}