§11-194 Registration. (a) Each candidate, committee, or party shall file an organizational report as set forth in section 11-196 or 11-196.5 as applicable.
(b) Committees that form within ten days of any election and expend in the aggregate more than $1,000 for the election shall register and fully disclose the expenditure by 4:30 p.m. on the last calendar day prior to the expenditure.
(c) Each candidate who files nomination papers for office with the chief election officer or county clerk shall file an organizational report within ten days of:
(1) Filing the nomination papers for office; or
(2) The date the candidate or candidate's committee receives contributions or makes expenditures that amount to more than $100 in the aggregate during the applicable election period.
(d) An elected official who is seeking re-election to the same office in successive elections shall not be required to file an organizational report under this section unless the candidate is required to report a change in information pursuant to section 11-196(b); provided that the candidate has not sought election to any other office during the period between elections.
(e) A noncandidate committee shall file an organizational report within ten days of receiving contributions or making expenditures that amount to more than $1,000, in the aggregate, in a two-year election period. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 246, §1(b); am L 1981, c 218, §1; am L 1987, c 369, §1(2); am L Sp 1995, c 27, §§7, 15; am L 1997, c 375, §4; am L 1999, c 96, §§3, 12 and c 141, §3; am L 2000, c 99, §1; am L 2005, c 203, §4]