                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE TREASURER REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (§ 24.2-947.3)

A. Upon meeting any of the requirements of subsection A of &#xA7; 24.2-947.1,
the candidate shall appoint a single campaign treasurer who shall be a
registered voter in Virginia. Every treasurer so appointed shall accept the
appointment, in writing on the statement of organization, prior to the filing
thereof. No individual shall act as treasurer unless the required statement of
appointment has been filed. The same person may serve as campaign treasurer for
more than one candidate.

B. In the event of the death, resignation, removal, or change of the treasurer,
the candidate shall designate a successor and file the name and address of the
successor within 10 days of the change with the State Board, general registrar,
or both, as provided in subsection B of &#xA7; 24.2-947.1.

C. Any candidate who fails to appoint a treasurer or successor treasurer shall
be deemed to have appointed himself treasurer and shall comply as such with the
provisions of this chapter.

D. All contributions and expenditures received or made by any candidate, or
received or made on his behalf or in relation to his candidacy by any person,
except independent expenditures, shall be paid over or delivered to the
candidate&#8217;s treasurer or shall be reported to the treasurer in such detail
and form as to allow him to comply fully with this chapter. An independent
expenditure shall be reported pursuant to &#xA7; 24.2-945.2 in lieu of being
reported to the candidate&#8217;s treasurer.

E. The candidate or his treasurer shall keep detailed and accurate accounts of
all contributions turned over to and expenditures made by the candidate or his
treasurer on behalf of the candidate or his campaign committee, or reported to
any candidate or his treasurer pursuant to this article. Such account shall set
forth the date of the contribution or expenditure, its amount or value, the name
and address of the person or committee making the contribution or to whom the
expenditure was made, and the object or purpose of the contribution or
expenditure. Such books and records may be destroyed or discarded at any time
after (i) one year from the date of filing the final report required by &#xA7;
24.2-948.4 or (ii) three years after the December 31 immediately following the
election, whichever last occurs, unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall
order their retention for a longer period.

F. The treasurer shall be responsible for retaining all bank statements for, and
copies of checks issued on, the campaign depository and bills, invoices, and
receipts for any expenditure greater than $500. The treasurer for a nonincumbent
candidate shall retain such records and materials for a period starting from the
date of the designation of the campaign depository for the campaign through July
1 of the year immediately following the year of the election. The treasurer for
incumbent candidates shall retain such records and materials for a period
starting from the date that the incumbent was sworn into office for the term
being served at the time of the election through July 1 of the year immediately
following the year of the election. The treasurer shall make such records and
materials available to the Department or its designee upon request pursuant to
the provisions of &#xA7; 24.2-948.5.

G. It shall be unlawful for any candidate, his treasurer, or any person
receiving contributions or making expenditures on a candidate&#8217;s behalf or
in relation to his candidacy, to fail to report every contribution and
expenditure as required by this article.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-253, 24.1-254, 24.1-255, 24.2-256; 1971, Ex.
Sess., c. 222; 1972, cc. 620, 622; 1975, c. 515; 1978, c. 778; 1981, c. 425;
1983, c. 119; 1984, c. 480; 1988, c. 616; 1990, c. 976; 1991, c. 9; 1993, cc.
641, 776, 921, §§ 24.2-904, 24.2-906, 24.2-907; 1996, c. 405; 2003, c. 248;
2004, cc. 441, 480; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2015, cc. 644, 645; 2022, c. 258.