                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CANDIDATE ELECTION CYCLE (§ 24.2-947)

The candidate&#8217;s election cycle shall be deemed to begin on January 1 of
the year that the candidate first seeks election for the office through December
31 immediately following the election for such office. The next election cycle,
and any subsequent election cycles, for the candidate who seeks election for
successive terms in the same office shall begin on January 1 immediately
following each election for the same office and continue through December 31
immediately following the next successive election for the same office. Solely
for the purpose of filing reports pursuant to this article, a candidate with any
activity to report in a new election cycle shall be presumed to be a candidate
for election in the succeeding election.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-256; 1975, c. 515; 1990, c. 976; 1993, c. 641, §
24.2-906; 2003, c. 248; 2006, cc. 787, 892.