Correction: Reports due in 2006

The Pre-Election Reporting Dates for 2006 Primary and Runoff Elections in South Dakota were inadvertently omitted from the January Record. The dates are as follows:

• Primary Election Date — 6/6
• Close of Books⁺ — 5/17
• Mailing Date⁺⁺ — 5/22
• Filing Date⁺⁺ — 5/25
• 48-Hour Notices (candidates only)* — 5/18 - 6/3
• Runoff Election Date — 6/20
• Close of Books⁺ — 5/31
• Mailing Date⁺⁺ — 6/8¹
• Filing Date⁺⁺ — 6/8
• 48-Hour Notices (candidates only)* — 6/1 - 6/17

⁺ This date indicates the end of the reporting period. A reporting period always begins the day after the closing date of the last report filed. If the Committee is new and has not previously filed a report, the first report must cover all activity that occurred before the committee registered.

⁺⁺ Reports sent by registered or certified mail must be postmarked by the mailing date. Committees should keep the mailing receipt with its postmark as proof of filing. If using overnight mail, the delivery service must receive the report by the mailing date. “Overnight mail” includes priority or express mail which has a delivery confirmation or an online tracking system and is scheduled for next business day delivery. Reports filed by any other means must be received by the Commission (or Secretary of the Senate for Senate committees) by the filing date.

* Filed by candidate committees only. 48- Hour Notices are required if the campaign committee receives contributions (including in-kind gifts or advances of goods or services; loans from the candidate or other non-bank sources; and guarantees or endorsements of bank loans to the candidate or committee) of $1,000 or more, during the applicable period.

¹ The mailing date is the same as the filing date because the computed mail date would fall one day before the election is held.