Candidates In A Special Election
Held On A Date Other Than A Regularly Scheduled General Election
General Information
- Report activity for each special election separately.
- All reports must be legible. Refer to the section addressing the type of office sought to determine where to file reports. If a special election is held on a regularly scheduled general election day, follow the schedule listed on the preceding pages for the general election for the office sought. Otherwise, observe the schedule below:
Reporting Schedule
- 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.
- Before taking office and no later than 30 days after the special election.
- This report is usually filed as soon as the results of the election are certified by the State Board of Elections or, for local offices not shared by more than one city, by the local Electoral Board. It must include, at a minimum, all activity through the date of the election.
- The certificate of election cannot be issued and the successful candidate cannot take office until this report is filed. Unless otherwise provided by charter, anyone elected in a special election must qualify and take the oath of office not later than 30 days after the election.
- Thereafter, each January 15 (for the period ending December 31) and each July 15 (for the period ending June 30) 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.