| CHART 1: CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT FILING REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
JURISDICTION |
REQUIRED FROM |
CONTENTS |
DATE DUE |
FILING OFFICER AND AVAILABILITY |
OTHER REPORTS OR STATEMENTS |
RESPONSIBLE |
American |
Candidates, committees, and parties |
Aggregate sum of all contributions received; name and address of donors of aggregate of $100 or more, and amount and date of deposit; all expenditures made, incurred, or authorized, and name and address of each payee and amount, date and purpose of each expenditure; current statement of balance or deficit |
Organizational report: not later than the earliest of on or before day of filing for nomination or election; at least 45 days before the general or special election; or by the 10th day after receiving contributions aggregating $100 or more or making or incurring a reportable expenditure Preliminary report: 15th calendar day before election or primary Final report: 20th calendar day after general, special, or runoff election Deficit reports: 5th day after last day of election year and every three months thereafter until no deficit |
Campaign Spending Commission |
Organizational statement |
Campaign Spending Commission P.O. Box 3970 684/633-2522 |
Guam |
Candidates, political committees, and parties |
Aggregate sum of all contributions received; name and address of donors of $100 or more, and amount and date of deposit; all expenditures made, incurred, or authorized, and name and address of each payee and amount, date and purpose of each expenditure; current statement of balance or deficit Special disclosure required of earmarked funds |
Organizational report: not later than the earliest of on or before day of filing for nomination or election; or by the 10th day after receiving contributions aggregating $100,000 or more or making or incurring expenditures of more than $100,000 Preliminary report: 10th day before election or primary Final primary report: 10th day after general, special, or runoff election Final general election report: 20th calendar day after general, special, or runoff election Surplus reports: 60 days after election and every six months thereafter until individual becomes candidate again Deficit reports: 60 days after election and every three months thereafter until no deficit |
Guam Election Commission |
Organizational statement |
Guam Election Commission 414 West Soledad Avenue 671/477-9791 |
Northern |
Candidates for commonwealth office |
Nature, source, and amount of each contribution over $100, and each expenditure, along with names of contributors and payees |
Within 50 days after general election |
Board of Elections |
Board of Elections Caller Box 10007 670/234-6481 |
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Puerto Rico |
Political parties, candidates, independent candidates, persons, and independent political groups |
Detailed accounting of reportable contributions and expenses, including name and address of contributor and payees with reason |
Generally every three months. Cumulative statement due for period up to January 1 of general election year. Monthly reports beginning March 1 of general election year, and then every first and 15th day from October 1 through the last day of the year Last statement due 90 days after election. |
Commonwealth Election Commission |
Fundraising statements Reports by advertising agencies and communication media Reports of public funding expenses |
Commonwealth Election Commission P.O. Box 9066525 787/724-4979 www.ceepur.org/ |
Virgin Islands |
Political committees, including candidates’ principal committees |
Itemization of contributions from party and other committees, other contributions or receipts exceeding $100, loans received exceeding $100, transfers or loans made, and operating expenditures and other disbursements exceeding $100 |
(1) Quarterly Reports. Not later than 10 days after the close of each calendar quarter in which contributions were received or expenditures made in such quarter of over $500. Amounts received or expended in a quarter that are not sufficient to be reported in that quarter are cumulative and reported in the next regular reporting period in which the receipts or expenditures, including the cumulative receipts and expenditures, are $500 or more. (2) Pre-Election Reports. Not later than the 10th day before the date of an election in which a candidate supported or opposed by the committee is running. This report is for the reporting period commencing the day after the close of the preceding reporting period and closing on the 30th day preceding the election. (3) Post-Election Reports. Not later than 30 days after the date of an election in which a candidate supported or opposed by the committee is running. This report is for the reporting period commencing the day after the close of the preceding reporting period and closing on the 20th day after the day of the election. The Supervisor of Elections may waive the requirement for the filing of a quarterly report if a pre-election or post-election report is required to be filed in that quarter; however, if a quarterly report is waived, any period of time in that quarter not included in a pre-election or post-election report must be included in the reporting period of the next regular quarterly filing. For a run-off election, the Supervisor of Elections may adjust the dates of the reporting period and filing deadlines for reports to ensure timely receipt. |
Supervisor of Elections |
Earmarked contribution reports Reports of certain contributions received on behalf of a committee Reports of independent expenditures aggregating greater than $500 Report of late, large contributions |
Supervisor of Elections P.O. Box 1499 340/773-1021 P.O. Box 6038 340/774-3107 |
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