§ 51-315. Reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of inactivity - Filing.

A.  The reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of inactivity shall be filed with the Ethics Commission for candidates or candidate committees for county office and committees supporting or opposing county candidates and organizations, or with the clerk of the appropriate political subdivision for municipal or school board candidates, candidate committees, and committees supporting or opposing municipal or school board candidates, as follows:

1.  The reports of a candidate or committee as herein defined shall be filed on or before the tenth day preceding the date of the Primary Election and shall include all contributions accepted and all expenditures made from the date on which the earliest contribution was received or expenditure was made, whichever was earlier, through a period of time ending fifteen (15) days preceding the date of the Primary Election;

2.  A further report of a candidate or committee, as herein defined, shall be filed on or before the tenth day preceding the date of the Runoff Primary Election and shall include all contributions accepted and all expenditures made from the close of the reporting period required by paragraph 1 of this section through the fifteenth day preceding the date of the Runoff Primary Election;

3.  A further report of a candidate or committee, as herein defined, shall be filed on or before the tenth day preceding the date of the General Election and shall include all contributions accepted and all expenditures made from the close of the reporting period required by paragraph 2 of this section through the fifteenth day preceding the date of the General Election;

4.  A further report of a candidate or committee, as herein defined, shall be filed on or before the fortieth day after the date of the General Election, and shall include all contributions accepted and all expenditures made from the close of the reporting period required by paragraph 3 of this section through the thirtieth day after the date of the General Election; and

5.  If any contributions are accepted or any expenditures made within six (6) months after the close of the reporting period required by paragraph 4 of this section, the candidate or committee, as herein defined, shall file a supplemental report within six (6) months and ten (10) days after the date of the General Election, together with the names of the contributors and the purpose for which the expenditures were made.  Such report shall include all contributions accepted and expenditures made from the close of the reporting period required by paragraph 4 of this section, through six (6) months after the date of the General Election.  Provided further, that if any contributions are accepted or expenditures are made in connection with such campaign after said six-month period same shall also be fully reported not later than January 15 of each year thereafter.  Such reports shall include all contributions accepted and expenditures made from the close of the reporting period of the report most recently filed through December 31 of the previous year.

B.  The reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of inactivity of committees accepting contributions or making expenditures for or against a proposition or measure submitted to voters at a county election or a municipal election other than one involving utility franchises shall be filed with the appropriate administering entity as provided by Section 17 of this act as follows:

1.  A report shall be filed on or before the tenth day preceding the date of the election and shall include all contributions accepted and all expenditures made from the date on which the earliest contribution was accepted or expenditure was made, whichever was earlier, through a period of time ending fifteen (15) days preceding the date of the election;

2.  A final report shall be filed on or before the fortieth day after the date of election wherein the proposition or measure was voted upon, and shall include all contributions accepted and all expenditures made from the close of the reporting period required by paragraph 1 of this subsection through the thirtieth day after the date of the election; and

3.  If any contributions are accepted or any expenditures are made within six (6) months after the date of the election wherein the proposition or measure was voted upon, the committee shall file a supplemental report within six (6) months and ten (10) days after the election at which the proposition or measure was voted upon, together with the names of the contributors and the purpose for which the expenditures were made.  Such report shall include all contributions accepted and expenditures made from the date of the election wherein the proposition or measure was voted upon through six (6) months after the date of the election wherein the proposition or measure was voted upon.  Provided, further, that if any contributions are accepted or expenditures are made in connection with such campaign after said six-month period, same shall also be fully reported not later than January 15 of each year thereafter.  Such reports shall include all contributions accepted and expenditures made from the close of the reporting period of the report most recently filed through December 31 of the previous year.

C.  Reports may be filed by mail or delivered to the Commission or the clerk of the appropriate political subdivision but the same must be received by the Commission or the clerk of the appropriate political subdivision not later than 4:30 p.m. of the day specified for filing in order to be deemed timely filed.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 29, eff. July 1, 1995.