April Quarterly | Special General & Late Contribution 48 Hour Reports
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Due to the special elections for State Representative Districts 13 & 25, additional reporting requirements may be required if expenditures are made to support or oppose one of the candidates on the ballot.
The Special General will be held April 16, 2024. For reference, I’ve listed the campaign finance immediate disclosure reporting deadlines for committees participating in the April 16th Special Election (links to these were provided in January).
Article Summary:
· April Quarterly Reports
· April 16, 2024 Special General Late Contribution 48 Hour Reports
· Defining Late Contributions
Lisa Farnum, MPP is President of L Farnum, Inc., a firm that specializes in PAC compliance, research and project management. Lisa has been helping clients resolve campaign finance issues and maintain compliance for more than 23 years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Northwood University and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan, Dearborn. Ms. Farnum has over 25 years of experience working with corporations and non-profits.
Quarterly PAC Report Filing Dates
PAC report filing due April 25th, 2024 (reporting period January 1st, 2024 – April 20th, 2024)
Note: The above refers only to reports due through April 2024.
Candidate Committee Filing Dates
For those participating in the Special General (Districts 13 & 25), April Pre & Post reports will be due:
April campaign statements are due April 5th, 2024 For details Click Here
Post-Election General statements are due May 16th, 2024
Late Contribution 48-hour reports for Special General
PAC’s: Continue through April 13th, 2024
Late contribution reports for PAC’s will overlap for the Special Primary and the Special General elections. However, a late contribution during this timeframe only needs to be reported once.
Click here for e-IDR’s (Immediate Disclosure Reports):
Candidate Committees: April 1st, 2024 – April 13th, 2024
Independent Expenditure (IE): March 2nd – April 13th, 2024
For more detail, please click here to see my previous article.
Click here to see all Special Election Independent Expenditure Reports
Definition of “Late Contributions”
For PAC’s
A committee other than a Candidate Committee (PAC or Ballot Question Committee) a late contribution is received when two conditions are met:
The committee receives a single or cumulative contribution of $2,500 or more received from the same person between the day after the books are closed for the last campaign statement required and the 3rd day before the date of an election
The committee has made an expenditure to support or oppose a candidate or a question on a ballot during the same late contribution report period described above
For more information, please review Appendix G
For Candidate Committees
A contribution is defined as late in the following situations:
Any single or cumulative contribution of $500.00 or more received from the same person between the day after books are closed for the last campaign statement required and the 3rd day before the date of the committee/candidate election.
All types of contributions that meet the definition must be reported: Money, loans, in-kind contributions of goods and/or services and contributions from candidates to themselves.
For more information see Appendix G.
The content above is meant to serve only as a guide. Every filing situation is different and you can always email your questions to Lfarnum@farnuminc.com. Visit the Bureau of Elections for more information and consult with your attorney. 