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
- 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.
- 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
- Eight days before the first Tuesday in May for the period ending 11 days before that Tuesday.
- Report in writing within 72 hours 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.
- July 15 of the election year for the period ending July 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 only as shown on Page 5. You, the candidate, must sign the termination statement provided on the reporting form.