§11-194  Registration.  (a)  Each
candidate or noncandidate committee shall register with the commission by
filing an organizational report as set forth in section 11-196 or 11-196.5 as
applicable.



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



(1)  Filing the nomination papers for office; or



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



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



(d)  A noncandidate committee shall file an
organizational report within ten days of receiving contributions or making
expenditures that amount to more than $1,000, in the aggregate, in a two-year
election period; except that within the thirty day period prior to an election,
a noncandidate committee shall file an organizational report within two days of
receiving 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 L
1980, c 246, §1(b); am L 1981, c 218, §1; am L 1987, c 369, §1(2); am L Sp
1995, 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]