Political ads self-certification in Virginia, USA

Virginia online political advertisers are required by Virginia Code Ann. § 24.2-960 and Google’s election advertising policy to:

  • identify themselves to Google as an online political advertiser;
  • certify to Google that they are permitted under state and local laws to lawfully purchase online political advertisements; and,
  • verify their account for Google Adsand/or DV360.

Learn more about Google's election advertising policies for Google Adsand/or DV360.

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Important:
  • Each account only needs to complete this self-certification once.
  • If you’re an agency or someone who manages multiple Google Ads and/or DV360 accounts, each account planning to run online political advertisements, as defined by Virginia Code Ann. § 24.2-960, will need to complete this form.
By submitting this form, you acknowledge that all current and future active ads in the account listed below will be in-scope of Google’s election ads policy, and that Google may include them in our transparency report and generate a disclosure that identifies who paid for your election ad (information about verification for election advertising in the United States is available here).
By submitting this form, you acknowledge that all current and future active ads in the account listed below will be in-scope of Google’s election ads policy, and that Google may include them in our transparency report and generate a disclosure that identifies who paid for your election ad (information about verification for election advertising in the United States is available here).
If you are an agency or someone who manages multiple Google Ads accounts, please do not enter the Customer ID for your Google Ads Manager Account. Please enter the Customer ID for the individual account. Learn how to find your Google Ads customer ID.
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