                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION (§ 24.2-947.1)

A. Any individual seeking or campaigning for an office of the Commonwealth or
one of its governmental units in a party nomination process or general, primary,
or special election shall file a statement of organization within 10 days of
meeting any one of the following conditions:

   1. Acceptance of a contribution;

   2. Expenditure of any funds;

   3. The payment of a filing fee for any party nomination method;

   4. The filing of a candidate statement of qualification pursuant to &#xA7;
   24.2-501;

   5. The appointment of a campaign treasurer, designation of a campaign
   committee, or designation of a campaign depository; or

   6. In the case of a candidate 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 ordinance, 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 candidate&#8217;s election cycle, as set forth in &#xA7;
   24.2-947.

B. Candidates for statewide office shall file the statement with the State
Board. Candidates for the General Assembly shall file the statement with the
State Board and a copy of the statement with the general registrar of the
locality of the candidate&#8217;s residence. Candidates for local or
constitutional office shall file the statement with the general registrar and,
if the statement indicates that the candidate committee will be filing
electronically, a copy with the State Board.

C. The statement of organization shall include the following information:

   1. The full name and residence address of the candidate;

   2. The full name and mailing address for the campaign committee;

   3. The full name, residence address, and daytime phone number of the
   treasurer;

   4. The office being sought and district, if any, for the office;

   5. The recognized political party affiliation of the candidate for statewide
   office or the General Assembly. In the absence of any political party
   affiliation, independent shall be used;

   6. The name of the financial institution for his campaign depository; and

   7. Such other information as shall be required by the State Board except that
   the account number for a designated depository account shall not be required.

D. In the case of any candidate who seeks election for successive terms in the
same office, the statement of organization filed by the candidate shall continue
in effect for such successive elections, but the candidate shall file notice of
any changes in the information provided on the form within 10 days of the change
with the State Board, general registrar, or both, as appropriate.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 462, §§ 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, § 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.