§ 2964. Campaign reports; candidates for State office, the General Assembly, and county office;
political committees; independent expenditure-only political committees; political
parties
(a)(1) Each candidate for State office, the General Assembly, or a two-year-term county office
who has rolled over any amount of surplus into the candidate’s new campaign or who
has made expenditures or accepted contributions of $500.00 or more during the two-year
general election cycle and, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
each political committee and independent expenditure-only political committee that
has not filed a final report pursuant to subsection 2965(b) of this chapter, and each
political party required to register under section 2923 of this chapter shall file
with the Secretary of State campaign finance reports as follows:
(A) in the first year of the two-year general election cycle, on July 1; and
(B) in the second year of the two-year general election cycle:
(i) on March 15;
(ii) on July 1 and August 1;
(iii) on September 1;
(iv) on October 1, October 15, and the Friday before the general election; and
(v) two weeks after the general election.
(2) Each candidate for a four-year-term county office who has rolled over any amount of
surplus into the candidate’s new campaign or who has made expenditures or accepted
contributions of $500.00 or more during the four-year general election cycle shall
file with the Secretary of State campaign finance reports as follows:
(A) in the first three years of the four-year general election cycle, on July 1; and
(B) in the fourth year of the four-year general election cycle:
(i) on March 15;
(ii) on July 1 and August 1;
(iii) on September 1;
(iv) on October 1, October 15, and the Friday before the general election; and
(v) two weeks after the general election.
(b)(1) A political committee, independent expenditure-only political committee, or a political
party that has accepted contributions or made expenditures of $500.00 or more during
the local election cycle for the purpose of influencing a local election or supporting
or opposing one or more candidates in a local election shall file with the Secretary
of State campaign finance reports regarding that local election 30 days before, 10
days before, and two weeks after the local election.
(2) As used in this subsection, “local election cycle” means:
(A) in the case of a local election, the period that begins 38 days after the local election
prior to the one for which the contributions or expenditures were made and ends 38
days after the local election for which the contributions or expenditures were made,
and includes any primary or run-off election related to that local election; or
(B) in the case of a special local election, the period that begins on the date the special
local election was ordered and ends 38 days after that special local election, and
includes any special primary or run-off election related to that special local election.
(c) A candidate, political committee, independent expenditure-only committee, or political
party that is not otherwise required to file a report pursuant to this section shall
file with the Secretary of State a report and affirmative statement that the candidate,
political committee, independent expenditure-only committee, or political party has
not either rolled over any amount of surplus into a new campaign or made expenditures
or accepted contributions in the amounts specified in this section. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2015, No. 30, § 35, eff. May 26, 2015; 2019, No. 67, § 22, eff. June 17, 2019; 2025, No. 70, § 15, eff. June 25, 2025.)