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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>69486</law_id><section_number>24.2-947.1</section_number><catch_line>Statement of organization</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>24.2-947.2</reference><reference>24.2-947.3</reference><reference>24.2-948.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="24.2">Elections</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="9.3">Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Candidates and Their Campaign Committees</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any individual seeking or campaigning for an office of the Commonwealth or one of its governmental units in a <span class="dictionary">party</span> nomination process or general, <span class="dictionary">primary</span>, or <span class="dictionary">special election</span> shall file a statement of organization within 10 days of meeting any one of the following conditions: <a id="paragraph-251222" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Acceptance of a contribution; <a id="paragraph-251223" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Expenditure of any funds; <a id="paragraph-251224" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The payment of a filing fee for any <span class="dictionary">party</span> nomination method; <a id="paragraph-251225" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The filing of a <span class="dictionary">candidate</span> statement of qualification pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Statement of qualification as requirement of candidacy" href="/24.2-501/">24.2-501</a>; <a id="paragraph-251226" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The appointment of a campaign treasurer, designation of a campaign committee, or designation of a campaign depository; or <a id="paragraph-251227" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> In the case of a <span class="dictionary">candidate</span> for a town office in a town with a population of less than 25,000 that has not otherwise adopted the provisions of this chapter by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>, acceptance of a contribution or expenditure of funds that brings the total amount of contributions accepted or funds expended to more than $25,000 within the <span class="dictionary">candidate</span>&#x2019;s election cycle, as set forth in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Candidate election cycle" href="/24.2-947/">24.2-947</a>. <a id="paragraph-251228" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> <span class="dictionary">Candidates</span> for statewide office shall file the statement with the <span class="dictionary">State Board</span>. <span class="dictionary">Candidates</span> for the General Assembly shall file the statement with the <span class="dictionary">State Board</span> and a copy of the statement with the <span class="dictionary">general registrar</span> of the locality of the <span class="dictionary">candidate</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">residence</span>. <span class="dictionary">Candidates</span> for local or <span class="dictionary">constitutional office</span> shall file the statement with the <span class="dictionary">general registrar</span> and, if the statement indicates that the <span class="dictionary">candidate</span> committee will be filing electronically, a copy with the <span class="dictionary">State Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-251229" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The statement of organization shall include the following information: <a id="paragraph-251230" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The full name and <span class="dictionary">residence</span> address of the <span class="dictionary">candidate</span>; <a id="paragraph-251231" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The full name and mailing address for the campaign committee; <a id="paragraph-251232" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The full name, <span class="dictionary">residence</span> address, and daytime phone number of the treasurer; <a id="paragraph-251233" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#C3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The office being sought and district, if any, for the office; <a id="paragraph-251234" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#C4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The recognized <span class="dictionary">political party</span> affiliation of the <span class="dictionary">candidate</span> for statewide office or the General Assembly. In the absence of any <span class="dictionary">political party</span> affiliation, independent shall be used; <a id="paragraph-251235" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#C5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> The name of the financial institution for his campaign depository; and <a id="paragraph-251236" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#C6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Such other information as shall be required by the <span class="dictionary">State Board</span> except that the account number for a designated depository account shall not be required. <a id="paragraph-251237" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#C7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> In the case of any <span class="dictionary">candidate</span> who seeks election for successive terms in the same office, the statement of organization filed by the <span class="dictionary">candidate</span> shall continue in effect for such successive <span class="dictionary">elections</span>, but the <span class="dictionary">candidate</span> shall file notice of any changes in the information provided on the form within 10 days of the change with the <span class="dictionary">State Board</span>, <span class="dictionary">general registrar</span>, or both, as appropriate. <a id="paragraph-251238" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/24.2-947.1/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1970, c. 462, &#xA7;&#xA7; 24.1-253, 24.1-254; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 222; 1972, cc. 620, 622; 1975, c. 515; 1978, c. 778; 1983, c. 119; 1984, c. 480;  1993, c. 641, &#xA7; 24.2-904; 1996, c. 405; 2003, c. 248; 2004, cc. 441, 480; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2007, cc. 151, 286; 2015, cc. 644, 645; 2019, c. 825.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
