Stand by Your Ad Complaint Form

Notice

Section 24.2-955.3 of the Code of Virginia provides that the "State Board [of Elections], in a public hearing, shall determine whether to find a violation... and to assess a civil penalty."

For a Stand by Your Ad complaint to be valid, the complainant must be clearly identified. Your name and the information you provide regarding the alleged violation will be provided to the appropriate campaign committee and be included in a memorandum to the State Board. You will be notified of the status of the complaint and any hearing that is scheduled.

Records of alleged Stand by Your Ad violations are available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act.

Your contact information

Please provide your contact information below:

First Name *

Last Name *

Street

City

State

Zip

IMPORTANT

Please provide a valid email address below.

All correspondence regarding complaints is conducted exclusively via email.

Email *

confirm *

Phone *

Complaint Information

Please provide information about your complaint below:

Committee name * 🛈

( e.g., "Friends of Jane Doe")

Event Type *

Type of election or nominating event to which the complaint relates

Event date * +

Date of election or nominating event to which the complaint relates

Locality

Locality where the suspected violation occurred

Media Type *

Type of media in which suspected violation occurred

Violation date * +

Date the suspected violation occurred or was observed

Detailed Description of Violation *

Evidence

Complainants are required to provide some kind of evidence supporting the complaint. Upload a file containing evidence of the complaint:

File upload *

Upload evidence supporting your complaint

Stand by Your Ad Complaint Form

Notice

Your contact information

Complaint Information

Evidence

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