24.2-948.1 - Exemption from reporting requirements for certain candidates for local office.
§ 24.2-948.1. Exemption from reporting requirements for certain candidatesfor local office.
A. This section shall apply to candidates for local office. A candidate forlocal office may seek an exemption from the requirements for filing campaignfinance disclosure reports set out in this chapter except for the filingrequirements of §§ 24.2-945.2, 24.2-947.1, 24.2-947.9, and 24.2-948.4pertaining to certain independent expenditures, the statement oforganization, large contributions, and the filing of a final report. Therequest for an exemption shall be filed with the electoral board of thecounty or city where the candidate resides on a form prescribed by the StateBoard and in accordance with instructions by the State Board for the time forfiling and the process for approval by the electoral board.
B. To qualify for an exemption, the candidate shall certify on the form that(i) he has not and will not solicit or accept any contribution from any otherperson or political committee during the course of his campaign, (ii) he hasnot and will not contribute to his own campaign more than $1,000, (iii) hehas not and will not expend more than $1,000 in the course of his campaign,and (iv) that he has complied and will comply with the requirements of thischapter. This certification shall apply for the duration of the campaignuntil the filing of a final report in compliance with § 24.2-948.4 after theelection. A candidate may rescind his certification and exemption at any timeduring the campaign and shall file in accordance with the appropriate filingschedule thereafter, provided that the candidate rescinds his certificationprior to engaging in the activities described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)of this subsection. The first report filed shall account for all priorcontributions and expenditures pertaining to his campaign.
C. Any candidate who has qualified for an exemption from reportingrequirements pursuant to this section shall not be permitted to qualify forany office, enter upon the duties thereof, or receive any salary oremoluments therefrom until a final report has been filed that details allfinancial activity of the candidate's campaign and states that all reportingfor the nomination and election is complete and final. No officer authorizedby the laws of the Commonwealth to issue certificates of election shall issueone to any person determined to be elected to any such office, until copiesof the final report cited above have been filed as required in this chapter.
D. A candidate who has a current exemption under the provisions of thissection, or who is otherwise exempt from reporting contributions andexpenditures under this chapter, may purchase voter lists from the StateBoard under the provisions of §§ 24.2-405 and 24.2-406 with a check drawn onthe candidate's personal account.
(2001, c. 794, § 24.2-906.1; 2005, c. 384; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2010, c. 696.)