Candidates for City Council and School Board
General Information
- Report separately all activity for each general election, including any primary or other party process used to nominate candidates for it.
- All reports must be legible.
- File only with the electoral board of the city where you live.
Reporting Schedule
Candidates in a Primary Only
- Not later than April 15 of the election year complete through March 31.
- Eight days before the first Tuesday in March for the period ending 11 days before that Tuesday.
- This report is required only if a primary is actually held. It is not required if the candidate is the only candidate filed for the office or, in a multi-seat district, for the seat. That person is proclaimed the party nominee and no primary is held.
All Candidates - May Elections
- Not later than April 15 of the election year complete through March 31.
- Eight days before the first Tuesday in May for the period ending 11 days before that Tuesday.
- Report in writing by 5:00PM on the following day any contribution of more than $500 received between the 11th day before the election and Election Day. If received within 72 hours before election day, report by the day before the election.
- June 15 of the election year for the period ending June 10.
- Thereafter, each January 15 (for the period ending December 31) if any funds remain, or there are outstanding debts, or any unreported funds are received until a final report is filed.
- Final report must set forth (i) all previously unreported receipts and disbursements; (ii) an accounting of the retirement of all debts; and (iii) must detail the disposition of all surplus funds. Surplus funds may be legally spent. You, the candidate, must sign the termination statement provided on the reporting form.