                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELECTIONS TO WHICH CHAPTER APPLICABLE; CHAPTER EXCLUSIVE (§ 24.2-945)

A. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all elections held in Virginia,
including referenda, and to nominating conventions, mass meetings, and other
methods to nominate a political party candidate for public office, except
nominations and elections for (i) members of the United States Congress, (ii)
President and Vice President of the United States, (iii) town office in a town
with a population of less than 25,000, or (iv) political party committees.
			The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to a candidate for a town
office in a town with a population of less than 25,000 if (a) such candidate
accepts contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $25,000 within the
candidate&#8217;s election cycle, as set forth in &#xA7; 24.2-947, or (b) the
governing body of any such town provides, by ordinance, that such provisions so
apply.

B. This chapter shall constitute the exclusive and entire campaign finance
disclosure law of the Commonwealth, and elections to which the chapter applies
shall not be subject to further regulation by local law.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-251; 1972, c. 620; 1973, c. 30; 1980, c. 639;
1982, c. 650; 1993, cc. 641, 715, § 24.2-900; 2004, c. 457; 2006, cc. 787, 892;
2008, c. 359; 2019, c. 825; 2020, c. 772.