§11-212  Preliminary reports.



  (a)(1)  The candidate committee of each candidate whose
name will appear on the ballot in the immediately succeeding election shall
file a preliminary report.  Preliminary reports shall be filed on the following
dates:



(A)  July thirty-first of the year of the
primary election;



(B)  Ten calendar days prior to each primary
and initial special election; and



(C)  Ten calendar days prior to a special or
general election.



(2)  Each report shall be certified pursuant to
section 11-195 and shall contain the following information which shall be
current through June 30 prior to the filing of the report filed on the
thirty-first of July and fifth calendar day prior to the filing of other
preliminary reports:



(A)  The aggregate sum of all contributions and
other campaign receipts received;



(B)  The amount and date of deposit of the
contribution and the name and address of each donor who contributes an
aggregate of more than $100 during an election period, which has not previously
been reported; provided that if all the information is not on file, the
contribution shall be returned to the donor within thirty days of deposit;



(C)  The amount and date of deposit of each
contribution and the name, address, employer, and occupation of each donor who
contributes an aggregate of $1,000 or more during an election period, which has
not previously been reported; provided that if all the information is not on
file, the contribution shall be returned to the donor within thirty days of
deposit;



(D)  All expenditures made, incurred, or
authorized by or for a candidate, including the name and address of each payee
and the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure; and



(E)  A current statement of the balance on hand
or deficit.



(b)  Each noncandidate committee shall file a
preliminary report with the commission on the tenth calendar day prior to each
primary election and the tenth calendar day prior to a special or general
election.  Each report shall be certified pursuant to section 11-195 and shall
contain the following information, which shall be current through the fifth
calendar day prior to the filing of a preliminary report:



(1)  The aggregate sum of all contributions and other
campaign receipts received;



(2)  The amount and date of deposit of the
contribution and the name, address, employer, and occupation of each donor who
contributes an aggregate of $100 or more during an election period, which has
not previously been reported; provided that if all the information is not on
file, the contribution shall be returned to the donor within thirty days of
deposit;



(3)  The amount and date of each disbursement or
contribution made to a candidate, party, organization, or committee, including
the name and address of each payee, which has not previously been reported;



(4)  The amount and date of each expenditure made or
incurred by the committee for or against any candidate, ballot issue, or on
behalf of another committee, which has not previously been reported; and



(5)  A current statement of the balance on hand.



(c)  The candidate's committee and noncandidate
committee shall itemize disbursements to consultants, advertising agencies and
similar firms, credit card payments, salaries, and candidate reimbursements to
permit a reasonable person to determine the ultimate intended recipient of the
expenditure and its purpose.



(d)  A candidate, party, or committee whose
aggregate contributions and aggregate expenditures for the reporting period
each total $2,000 or less may file a short form report with the commission in
lieu of the reports required by this section and section 11-213.



(e)  Notwithstanding this section and section
11-213, a candidate, party, or committee whose aggregate contributions and
aggregate expenditures for the election period total $1,000 or less, need not
file a preliminary and final primary report, a preliminary and final general
report, or a special election report, but shall file only a final election
period report. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 246, §1(i); am L 1987, c 369,
§1(10); am L 1989, c 33, §1 and c 166, §2; am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(14); am L
1997, c 375, §12; am L 1999, c 96, §7; am L 2001, c 55, §2; am L 2005, c 203,
§14; am L 2007, c 200, §8; am L 2008, c 244, §30]