Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(a)
Preelection report. Preelection reports shall conform with the
following:
(1) Candidates for Statewide
offices and political committees supporting such candidates shall file an
initial preelection report not later than 45 days before the election. This
initial preelection report shall indicate receipts and expenditures as of 50
days before the election.
(2)
Candidates for Statewide offices and political committees supporting these
candidates shall file a subsequent preelection report not later than 10 days
before the election. This report shall indicate receipts and expenditures as of
15 days before the election.
(3)
Candidates for offices which are not Statewide and political committees
supporting these candidates shall file a preelection report not later than 10
days prior to the election. This report shall indicate receipts and
expenditures as of 15 days before the election.
(b)
Independent expenditure
report. Independent expenditure reports shall conform with the
following:
(1) Persons making independent
expenditures other than by contributions to a political committee or candidate
in an aggregate amount in excess of $100 during a calendar year shall file
preelection reports not later than 45 days and 10 days before the election in
the case of Statewide elections. These reports shall indicate expenditures as
of 50 days and 15 days, respectively, prior to the election.
(2) Persons making independent expenditures
other than by contributions to a political committee or candidate in an
aggregate amount in excess of $100 during a calendar year shall file election
reports not later than 10 days prior to the election in the case of candidates
or questions which are not Statewide. These reports shall indicate expenditures
as of 15 days prior to the election.
(c)
Postelection report.
Candidates and political committees and persons who make independent
expenditures and are required to file a preelection report shall also file a
postelection report not later than 30 days after the election. This report
shall indicate receipts and expenditures as of 20 days after the
election.
(d)
Late
contributions and independent expenditures. Late contributions and
independent expenditures reports shall conform with the following:
(1) Candidates and political committees
authorized by a candidate and created solely for the purpose of influencing an
election on behalf of that candidate shall report any contribution or pledge of
$500 or more which is received or made after 15 days prior to the election.
This report shall be made either in person or by telegram by the candidate,
chairperson or treasurer within 24 hours of receipt.
(2) Persons making an independent expenditure
of $500 or more after 15 days prior to the election shall make a report of that
fact. This report shall be made in person or by telegram within 24 hours of the
expenditure.
(e)
Annual report. Annual reports shall conform with the
following:
(1) Political committees and
candidates are required to file a cumulative annual report on January 31 of
each year, for elections, beginning January 31, 1980.
(2) The reports shall indicate receipts and
expenditures as of January 15 of each year and shall be filed annually until no
balance or debt remains.
(3) The
political committee or candidate may file a statement indicating that there has
been no change in the account since the last annual report, if that is the
case.
(f)
Cumulative reports. Cumulative reports shall conform with the
following: Reports shall be cumulative, that is, they shall include and follow
from the balance left on the previous report.
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code §
177.1 (relating to
general).
