ยง11-213 - Final and supplemental reports.
ยง11-213ย Final and supplemental reports.ย
(a)ย Primary and initial special election.ย Each candidate whether or not
successful in a primary or initial special election, authorized person in the
case of a party, or campaign treasurer in the case of a committee, shall file a
final primary report certified pursuant to section 11-195 with the commission
on the twentieth calendar day after a primary or initial special election.ย The
report shall include the following information which shall be current through the
day of the primary election:
(1)ย A statement of the total contributions and
campaign receipts received;
(2)ย The amount and date of deposit of each
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;
(3)ย 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;
(4)ย A statement of 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
(5)ย The cash balance and a statement of surplus or
deficit.
(b)ย Each noncandidate committee shall file a
final primary report, certified pursuant to section 11-195, on the twentieth
calendar day after a primary election.ย The report shall include the following
information, which shall be current through the day of the primary election:
(1)ย A statement of the total contributions and
campaign receipts received;
(2)ย The amount and date of deposit of each
contribution and the name, address, employer, and occupation of each donor who
contributes an aggregate of more than $100 during an election, which has not
previously been reported;
(3)ย 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)ย 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)ย A current statement of the balance on hand.
(c)ย 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)ย General, special general, special election
or election period.ย Each candidate, authorized person in the case of a party,
or campaign treasurer in the case of a committee shall file a final election
period report with the commission on forms provided by the commission on the
thirtieth calendar day after a general, special general, or special election.ย
The final election period report shall be certified pursuant to section 11-195,
shall report all items prescribed in subsection (a) or (b) for noncandidate
committees, and shall be current through the day of the general election.ย A
candidate who is unsuccessful in a primary or special primary election shall
file a final election period report.
(e)ย Termination.ย A candidate, party, or
committee may terminate registration with the commission with no surplus or no
deficit.ย A termination report approved by the commission shall include information
on the disposition of any funds, which has not previously been reported.
(f)ย Deficit.ย In the event of a deficit the
candidate, authorized person in the case of a party, or campaign treasurer in
the case of a committee shall, every six months until the deficit is
eliminated, file supplemental reports covering all items prescribed in
subsection (a) or subsection (b) in the case of noncandidate committees.ย The
first report shall be due no later than the thirty-first day after the last day
of the election year.
(g)ย Surplus.ย In the event of a surplus the
candidate, authorized person in the case of a party, or campaign treasurer in
the case of a committee, shall:
(1)ย Maintain the cash surplus in a financial
depository; and
(2)ย Every six months, until the candidate files to be
on the ballot with the state office of elections, or in the case of a party or
committee until they participate in an election again, file supplemental
reports detailing all items prescribed in subsection (a) or in the case of a
noncandidate committee until they participate in an election again, or file
supplemental reports detailing all items prescribed in subsection (b).
The first report shall be due not later than the
thirty-first calendar day after the last day of the election year.
(h)ย All supplemental reports required by this
section shall be filed until a candidate files to be on the ballot with the
state elections office.ย Each party or noncandidate committee shall file a
supplemental report for the respective reporting period during a nonelection
year.ย In an election year, each party and noncandidate committee shall file
reports as prescribed in this section and section 11-212 for the primary and
general election. [L 1979, c 224, pt of ยง2; am L 1980, c 232, ยง1 and c 246,
ยง1(j); am L 1982, c 74, ยง1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 369, ยง1(11); am L 1988, c
141, ยง2; am L 1989, c 166, ยง3; am L Sp 1995, c 10, ยง2(15), (16); am L 1997, c
375, ยง13; am L 1998, c 31, ยง3; am L 1999, c 96, ยง8; am L 2005, c 203, ยง15; am L
2007, c 200, ยง9; am L 2008, c 244, ยง31]
Case Notes
ย Duty of candidate not nominated to file statement of expenses
within twenty days of primary election.ย 55 H. 610, 525 P.2d 586.