quarterly reports and pre-election Reports of Contributions and Expenditures. A. Regular Elections. Each candidate committee for a candidate who has filed a declaration of candidacy with the State Election Board for an office to be filled at the general election shall not be required to file quarterly reports after April 30 of the year in which the declaration of candidacy is filed but shall file a pre- election Report of Contributions and Expenditures: (1) no earlier than fourteen (14) days nor later than eight (8) days before the primary election for the period beginning April 1 and ending fifteen (15) days before the primary election; (2) no earlier than fourteen (14) days nor later than eight (8) days before the runoff primary election for the period beginning fourteen (14) days before the primary election and ending fifteen (15) days before the runoff primary election; (3) no earlier than fourteen (14) days nor later than eight (8) days before the general election for the period beginning fourteen (14) days before the runoff primary election and ending fifteen (15) days before the general election. Such candidate committee shall file a post-election Report of Contributions and Expenditures no earlier than January 1 nor later than January 31 of the year following the general election for the period beginning the day after the last day of the general election pre-election reporting period and ending December 31 of the immediately preceding year. B. Special Elections. Each candidate committee for a candidate in a special primary, runoff primary or general election shall file a pre-election Report of Contributions and Expenditures for special primary, runoff primary or general election on the same dates and for the same periods as provided in section A. 1. If there is no special runoff primary election scheduled, the period covered by the pre-election report for the general election shall begin fourteen (14) days before the primary election and end fifteen (15) days before the general election. 2. Following the special general election, each candidate committee shall file a post-election Report of Contributions and Expenditures during the filing period required for the next quarterly report following the special general election. That post- election report shall be for a period beginning the day after the last day of the general election pre-election reporting period and ending on the same day as the last day of the regular quarterly report. Thereafter, the committee shall file reports as otherwise required by these Rules. C. Except for good cause shown, any candidate committee that files more than one Report of Contributions and Expenditures after the date it is due shall be deemed to have intentionally failed to file the report in violation of these Rules. Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015. Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission January 9, 2015; effective upon sine die adjournment of the Legislature May 22, 2015; operative May 22, 2015. Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission February 5, 2018; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 3, 2018; operative May 3, 2018.
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