Virginia Special Election Comes With Two Campaign Finance Deadlines
Published Date: 6/16/2025
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Summary
Virginia’s 11th Congressional District is holding a special election on September 9, 2025, to fill the seat left by Representative Gerald Connolly. Campaign committees must file important reports before and after the election, with deadlines on August 28 and October 9. This keeps everything transparent and on track, so candidates and political groups know when to report their money moves.
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Campaign committees: special-election filing dates
If you are a principal campaign committee for a candidate in the Virginia 11th Congressional District special general election (September 9, 2025), you must file a 12-day Pre-General Report on August 28, 2025 (close of books August 20, 2025; overnight mailing by August 25, 2025) and a 30-day Post-General Report on October 9, 2025 (close of books September 29, 2025). The October Quarterly filing is waived and the Year‑End report is due January 31, 2026.
PACs/party committees: special reporting rule
Political committees (PACs and party committees) that do not file monthly must file special election reports if they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the Virginia Special General Election by the close of books for the applicable reports (Pre‑General close of books August 20, 2025; Post‑General close of books September 29, 2025).
Monthly filers: keep monthly schedule
Political committees that file monthly and make contributions or expenditures in connection with the Virginia Special General Election will continue to file according to their regular monthly reporting schedule (no special pre/post filing added).
Lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold
Principal campaign committees, party committees, and leadership PACs that must file in connection with the special election must file FEC Form 3L if they receive two or more bundled contributions from lobbyists/registrants or lobbyist/registrant PACs that aggregate in excess of $23,300 during the special election reporting periods.
No pre-election reports for nominating caucuses
The Commission is not requiring pre‑election reports for candidates and committees involved in special nominating caucuses due to time constraints, so those candidates/committees are exempt from the Pre‑General special‑election filing requirement for the caucuses.
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