§11-194  Registration.  (a)  Eachcandidate or noncandidate committee shall register with the commission byfiling an organizational report as set forth in section 11-196 or 11-196.5 asapplicable.

(b)  Each candidate shall file anorganizational report within ten days of:

(1)  Filing the nomination papers for office; or

(2)  The date the candidate or candidate's committeereceives contributions or makes expenditures that amount to more than $100 inthe aggregate during the applicable election period, whichever occurs first.

(c)  An elected official who is seekingreelection to the same office in successive elections shall not be required tofile an organizational report under this section unless the candidate isrequired to report a change in information pursuant to section 11-196(b);provided that the candidate has not sought election to any other office duringthe period between elections.

(d)  A noncandidate committee shall file anorganizational report within ten days of receiving contributions or makingexpenditures that amount to more than $1,000, in the aggregate, in a two-yearelection period; except that within the thirty day period prior to an election,a noncandidate committee shall file an organizational report within two days ofreceiving contributions or making expenditures that amount to more than $1,000,in the aggregate, in a two-year election period. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; am L1980, c 246, §1(b); am L 1981, c 218, §1; am L 1987, c 369, §1(2); am L Sp1995, c 27, §§7, 15; am L 1997, c 375, §4; am L 1999, c 96, §§3, 12 and c 141,§3; am L 2000, c 99, §1; am L 2005, c 203, §4; am L 2007, c 200, §3]