Virginia Code 24.2-947.7: Filing schedule for candidates for office; May elections.
A. Any candidate for election to a local office to be filled at a May general election shall file the prescribed campaign finance reports as follows:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 24.2-947.7
- Candidate: means "candidate" as defined in § Virginia Code 24.2-945.1
- Election: means a general, primary, or special election. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
- General election: means an election held in the Commonwealth on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November or on the first Tuesday in May for the purpose of filling offices regularly scheduled by law to be filled at those times. See Virginia Code 24.2-101
1. Not later than July 15 in a nonelection year for the period January 1 through June 30;
2. Not later than January 15 following a nonelection year for the period July 1 through December 31;
3. For municipal primary candidates only, not later than the eighth day before the primary date complete through the twelfth day before the primary;
4. Not later than April 15 of the election year complete through March 31;
5. Not later than the eighth day before the election date complete through the twelfth day before the election date;
6. Not later than June 15 of the election year complete through June 10;
7. Not later than July 15 of the election year complete through June 30; and
8. Not later than the following January 15 complete through December 31, and then in accordance with subdivisions A 1 and A 2 or subdivisions A 3 through A 7, as appropriate, of this subsection until a final report is filed.
B. Any candidate, who was subject to the election year filing schedule set out in subdivisions A 3 through A 8 and who has not filed a final report, shall file reports in any subsequent election year for the same office in accordance with the election year filing schedule set out in subdivisions A 3 through A 8.
C. Any candidate shall also file any report of certain large contributions required by § 24.2-947.9, if applicable.
1986, c. 558, § 24.1-257.2; 1988, c. 734; 1991, c. 709; 1993, c. 641, § 24.2-917; 1995, c. 785; 2004, c. 26; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2008, c. 650; 2010, c. 696; 2015, c. 646.