(1)
Filing of Deposit
Reports. A separate deposit report is required for each deposit.
Multiple reports may, however, be filed on the same date. Deposit reports may
be filed prior to the date such filings are due.
(2)
Filing of Initial Reports,
Transition-In and Transition-Out Reports, External Activity Reports, and
Itemization Reports. Committees that file with OCPF in the
depository system must file these reports, which are defined in
970 CMR
1.17.
(3)
Disclosure Schedule for
Legislative and Mayoral Special Election Candidates. Legislative
and mayoral special election candidates must clarify expenditures, and file any
required credit card, subvendor, reimbursement, and payroll reports no later
than eight days before the special primary, eight days before the special
election, and 30 days after the special election. The post-election report
must, in addition to disclosing monetary contributions and expenditures, also
disclose outstanding liabilities and in-kind contributions received.
(4)
Candidates for Legislative
Office Who Concurrently become Candidates for Other Depository
Office. Since committees organized on behalf of candidates for
legislative office are required by M.G.L. c. 55, § 19 to file deposit
reports and clarify bank reports according to a schedule that differs from the
schedule applicable to other committees that file in the depository system, the
following rules apply to candidates who change the office sought from one type
of depository reporting schedule to the other, or who are seeking office for
both legislative and other depository office concurrently:
(a)
Filing of Change of Purpose
Form - the General Rule. When a candidate's committee files a
Change of Purpose form with OCPF, the committee is required, after the filing
of the Change of Purpose form, to file reports according to the schedule
applicable for the new office sought. Example 1: if a candidate for mayor
(required to file monthly) files a change of purpose reflecting a new purpose
of running for the state legislature (required to file quarterly in odd
numbered years and five times a year in even numbered years), the frequency for
required filing changes from monthly to the schedule applicable for legislative
candidates as of the month following the filing of the Change of Purpose form.
Example 2: if a candidate for the state legislature files a change of purpose
reflecting a new purpose of running for state constitutional office (required
to file monthly reports), the frequency required for filing changes to monthly
as of the month following the change of purpose.
(b)
Reversion to Initial Schedule
after Election. If an incumbent candidate files a change of
purpose to seek election for a depository office with a different schedule and
is unsuccessful in the election for the new office, the candidate's filing
schedule reverts to the schedule applicable to the office the candidate holds,
as of January 1st following the date of the election
(or, as of the beginning of the first month after a special election if the
candidate was unsuccessful in a special election). For example, if an incumbent
state legislator files a change of purpose reflecting a new purpose of running
for statewide or county office and the candidate is not successful in the
election held for statewide or county office, but continues as a state
legislator after the election for statewide or county office, the candidate's
committee files on a monthly basis while running for statewide or county office
(between the filing of the Change of Purpose and December
31st after a regularly scheduled state election).
Starting January 1st, however, the candidate's
committee files on the schedule applicable for legislative candidates, and the
committee continues to file on the legislative schedule during the period the
candidate remains an incumbent legislator.
(c)
Seeking Both Legislative and
Other Depository Office Concurrently. If a candidate seeks both
legislative and other depository office concurrently, the required filing
schedule is determined by which election will occur next. The filing schedule
reverts to the other schedule as of the first day of the month following the
first election.
