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2007 SESSION
063242148Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 24.2-901 and 24.2-910 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 24.2-901. Definitions.
A. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Campaign committee" means the committee designated by a candidate to receive all contributions and make all expenditures for him or on his behalf in connection with his nomination or election.
"Contribution" means money and services of any
amount, and any other thing of value, given, advanced, loaned, or in any other
way provided to a candidate, campaign committee, political committee, inaugural
committee, or person for the purpose of influencing the outcome
of an election expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly
identified candidate or by an inaugural
committee for the purpose of defraying
the costs of the inauguration of a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney
General. "Contribution" includes money, services, or things of value
in any way provided by a candidate to his own campaign and the payment by the
candidate of any primary filing fee.
"Expenditure" means money and services of any
amount, and any other thing of value, paid, loaned, provided, or in any other
way disbursed by any candidate, campaign committee, political committee, inaugural
committee, or person for the purpose of influencing the outcome
of an election expressly advocating the election or defeat of a
clearly identified candidate or by an inaugural
committee for the purpose of defraying the costs of the
inauguration of a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General.
"Inaugural committee" means any committee that anticipates receiving contributions or making expenditures, from other than publicly appropriated funds, for the inauguration of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General and related activities.
"Independent expenditure" means an expenditure made by any person or political committee that is not made to, controlled by, coordinated with, or made upon consultation with a candidate, his campaign committee, or an agent of the candidate or his campaign committee.
"Person" means any individual or corporation, partnership, business, labor organization, membership organization, association, cooperative, or other like entity.
"Political action committee" means any organization, other than a campaign committee or political party committee, established or maintained in whole or in part to receive and expend contributions for political purposes.
"Political committee" means any state political
party committee, congressional district political party committee, county or
city political party committee for a county or city with a population of more
than 100,000, organized political party group of elected officials, political
action committee, other committee, person or group of persons which receives
contributions or makes expenditures for the purpose of influencing the outcome
of any election expressly advocating the election or defeat of a
clearly identified candidate. The term shall not include: (i) a
campaign committee; (ii) a political party committee exempted pursuant to §
24.2-911; or (iii) a person who receives no contributions from any source and
whose only expenditures are made solely from his own funds and are either
contributions made by him which are reportable by the recipient pursuant to
Article 4 (§ 24.2-914 et seq.) of this chapter or independent expenditures
which are reportable by him to the extent required by subsection B of §
24.2-910, or a combination of such reportable contributions and independent
expenditures.
B. For the purpose of applying the filing and reporting requirements of Article 3 (§ 24.2-908 et seq.) and Article 4 of this chapter, the terms "person," "political action committee," and "political committee" shall not include an organization holding tax-exempt status under § 501 (c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code which, in providing information to voters, does not advocate or endorse the election or defeat of a particular candidate, group of candidates, or the candidates of a particular political party.
§ 24.2-910. Persons and political committees required to file disclosure reports; filing deadline.
A. Any political committee required to file a statement of organization by § 24.2-908 shall be required to maintain records and file disclosure reports as provided in Article 4 (§ 24.2-914 et seq.) of this chapter. Any report required to be filed by a political committee with the State Board shall be deemed to be filed by the deadline for the report if it is mailed and postmarked not later than the deadline for filing the report.
B. Any person who is not a political committee and who makes
independent expenditures, in the aggregate, in excess of $500 for a statewide
election or $200 for any other election shall maintain records and report
pursuant to Article 4 of this chapter all such independent expenditures including:
1. Any funds expended for the purpose of
influencing the outcome of any election for public office; and
2. Any funds expended to publish or broadcast to
the public any material referring to a candidate by name, description, or other
reference and (i) advocating his election or defeat, (ii) setting forth his
position on any public issue, voting record, or other official acts, or (iii)
otherwise designed to influence individuals to cast their votes for or against
him or to withhold their votes from him made for the purpose of
expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate.