                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SPECIAL REPORT REQUIRED OF CERTAIN LARGE PRE-ELECTION CONTRIBUTIONS (§
24.2-947.9)

A. Any contribution reported pursuant to this section shall also be reported on
the first report required by this article after any election.

B. Except as provided in subsection C, any single contribution of $5,000 or more
for a statewide office, $1,000 or more for the General Assembly, or $500 or more
for any other office, knowingly received or reported by the candidate or his
treasurer on behalf of his candidacy on and after the eleventh day preceding (i)
a primary and before the primary date, (ii) a general election and before the
general election date, or (iii) any other election in which the individual is a
candidate and before the election day, shall be reported in writing as provided
in &#xA7;&#xA7; 24.2-947.4 and 24.2-947.5 or electronically pursuant to &#xA7;
24.2-946.1, and the report shall be received by the State Board or general
registrar, as appropriate, by 11:59 p.m. on the following day or for a
contribution received on a Saturday by 11:59 p.m. on the following Monday.
However, any such contribution received within the 24 hours prior to the
election day shall be reported and a report thereof received on the day prior to
the election.

C. The reports required by subsection B of this section shall also be required
of any candidate for nomination by a political party to serve as the
party&#8217;s nominee in a general or special election if (i) the party
nominates by convention or any method other than a primary and (ii) there are at
least two candidates for nomination pursuant to the rules and procedures of the
party. In such case, candidates for nomination shall be required to file the
reports required by subsection B for the 11-day period, as specified by
subsection B, immediately preceding:

   1. The caucus, mass meeting, convention, or other nominating event at which
   the party&#8217;s nomination shall be finally determined pursuant to the rules
   and procedures of the party; and

   2. Any caucus, mass meeting, convention, or other nominating event, other than
   that at which the party&#8217;s nomination shall be finally determined, at
   which delegates are chosen who are pledged to support a specified candidate on
   at least one ballot at a subsequent district or state convention required as
   part of the nominating process.

D. No report shall be required pursuant to subsection C if the candidate is or
has become, by virtue of the withdrawal of any opponent or the operation of the
rules and procedures of the party, unopposed for nomination at the time such
report otherwise would be required to be made.

E. Any person who is named as the candidate on the statement of organization for
more than one campaign committee required to file campaign finance reports under
this article shall be required to file special reports pursuant to this section
for all such committees during the period applicable to any such campaign
committee.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 558, § 24.1-257.2; 1988, c. 734; 1991, c. 709; 1993, cc. 639,
641, § 24.2-919; 1995, c. 785; 1998, c. 382; 2000, c. 304; 2006, cc. 787, 892;
2007, cc. 151, 286; 2008, c. 380; 2015, cc. 644, 645, 646; 2016, c. 401; 2020,
c. 347.