Category: Virginia

Finance Rules for Richmond Mayor Discussed

The Mayor of Richmond is not running again and this article discusses what he can do with funds left in his campaign account. The 77-year-old former governor will depart at year’s end with $131,768 remaining from his 2004 campaign treasury, according to the nonprofit Virginia Public Access Project, which tracks state and local political contributions […]

New Virginia Campaign Finance Laws for 2009

There are significant campaign finance developments to report from Virginia.   The new law, sponsored by a freshman Senator, requires increased disclosure for certain contributing political organizations.  Virgnia is a strong disclosure state.  The effective date of the new law is January 1, 2009.   The law may be an attempt to solve an issue that arose in […]