                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 24.2-945.1)

A. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
			&#8220;Authorization&#8221; means express approval or express consent by the
candidate, the candidate&#8217;s campaign committee, or an agent of the
candidate or his campaign committee after coordination.			&#8220;Campaign
committee&#8221; 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.			&#8220;Candidate&#8221; means
&#8220;candidate&#8221; as defined in &#xA7;
24.2-101.			&#8220;Contribution&#8221; means money and services of any amount,
in-kind contributions, and any other thing of value, given, advanced, loaned, or
in any other way provided to a candidate, campaign committee, political
committee, or person for the purpose of expressly advocating the election or
defeat of a clearly identified candidate or to an inaugural committee for the
purpose of defraying the costs of the inauguration of a Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, or Attorney General. &#8220;Contribution&#8221; 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 a filing fee for any party
nomination method.			&#8220;Coordinated&#8221; or &#8220;coordination&#8221;
refers to an expenditure that is made (i) at the express request or suggestion
of a candidate, a candidate&#8217;s campaign committee, or an agent of the
candidate or his campaign committee or (ii) with material involvement of the
candidate, a candidate&#8217;s campaign committee, or an agent of the candidate
or his campaign committee in devising the strategy, content, means of
dissemination, or timing of the expenditure.			&#8220;Designated
contribution&#8221; means a contribution that is designated specifically and in
writing for a particular candidate or candidates and that is made using a
political committee solely as a conduit.			&#8220;Expenditure&#8221; 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, or person for the purpose of expressly advocating the
election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or by any inaugural
committee for the purpose of defraying the costs of the inauguration of a
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney General.			&#8220;Federal political
action committee&#8221; means any political action committee registered with the
Federal Election Commission that makes contributions to candidates or political
committees registered in Virginia.			&#8220;Inaugural committee&#8221; means any
organization, person, or group of persons 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.			&#8220;Independent expenditure&#8221; means an
expenditure made by any person, candidate campaign committee, or political
committee that is not made to, controlled by, coordinated with, or made with the
authorization of a candidate, his campaign committee, or an agent of the
candidate or his campaign committee. &#8220;Independent expenditure&#8221;
includes an expenditure made by a candidate campaign committee (i) that is not
related to the candidate&#8217;s own campaign and (ii) that is not made to,
controlled by, coordinated with, or made with the authorization of a different
candidate, his campaign committee, or an agent of that candidate or his campaign
committee.			&#8220;In-kind contribution&#8221; means the donation of goods,
services, property, or other thing of value, other than money, including an
expenditure controlled by, coordinated with, or made upon the authorization of a
candidate, his campaign committee, or an agent of the candidate or his campaign
committee, that is provided for free or less than the usual and normal charge.
The basis for arriving at the dollar value of an in-kind contribution is as
follows: new items are valued at retail value; used items are valued at fair
market value; and services rendered are valued at the actual cost of service per
hour. Services shall not be deemed to include personal services voluntarily
rendered for which no compensation is asked or given.			&#8220;Out-of-state
political committee&#8221; means an entity covered by &#xA7; 527 of the United
States Internal Revenue Code that is not registered as a political committee or
candidate campaign committee in Virginia and that does not have as its primary
purpose expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified
candidate. The term shall not include a federal political action
committee.			&#8220;Person&#8221; means any individual or corporation,
partnership, business, labor organization, membership organization, association,
cooperative, or other like entity.			&#8220;Political action committee&#8221;
means any organization, person, or group of persons, established or maintained
to receive and expend contributions for the primary purpose of expressly
advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate. The term
shall not include a campaign committee, federal political action committee,
out-of-state political committee, political party committee, referendum
committee, or inaugural committee.			&#8220;Political committee&#8221; means and
includes any political action committee, political party committee, referendum
committee, or inaugural committee. The term shall not include: (i) a federal
political action committee or out-of-state political committee; (ii) a campaign
committee; (iii) a political party committee exempted pursuant to &#xA7;
24.2-950.1; or (iv) 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 this
chapter or independent expenditures which are reportable by him to the extent
required by &#xA7; 24.2-945.2, or a combination of such reportable contributions
and independent expenditures.			&#8220;Political party committee&#8221; means
any state political party committee, congressional district political party
committee, county or city political party committee, other election district
political party committee, or organized political party group of elected
officials. This definition is subject to the provisions of &#xA7;
24.2-950.1.			&#8220;Primary purpose&#8221; means that 50% or more of the
committee&#8217;s expenditures made in the form of contributions shall be made
to candidate campaign committees or political committees registered in Virginia.
Administrative expenditures and the transfer of funds between affiliated or
connected organizations shall not be considered in determining the
committee&#8217;s primary purpose. The primary purpose of the committee shall
not be determined on the basis of only one report or election cycle, but over
the entirety of the committee&#8217;s registration.			&#8220;Referendum
committee&#8221; means any organization, person, group of persons, or committee,
that makes expenditures in a calendar year in excess of (i) $10,000 to advocate
the passage or defeat of a statewide referendum, (ii) $5,000 to advocate the
passage or defeat of a referendum being held in two or more counties and cities,
or (iii) $1,000 to advocate the passage or defeat of a referendum held in a
single county or city.			&#8220;Residence&#8221; means &#8220;residence&#8221;
or &#8220;resident&#8221; as defined in &#xA7; 24.2-101.			&#8220;Statewide
office&#8221; means the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Attorney
General.

B. For the purpose of applying the filing and reporting requirements of this
chapter, the terms &#8220;person&#8221; and &#8220;political committee,&#8221;
shall not include an organization holding tax-exempt status under &#xA7; 501(c)
(3), 501(c) (4), or 501(c) (6) 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.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-255; 1975, c. 515, § 24.1-254.1; 1981, c. 425,
§ 24.1-254.2; 1983, c. 119; 1988, c. 616; 1991, cc. 9, 474, 709, § 24.1-254.3;
1993, cc. 641, 776, 921, §§ 24.2-901, 24.2-902; 1994, c. 510; 1996, cc. 405,
1042; 2004, c. 457; 2006, cc. 771, 772, 787, 805, 892, 938; 2007, cc. 246, 831;
2008, cc. 152, 289.