Campaign Finance Forms


Form 460 - Recipient Committee Campaign Statement

Purpose
This statement is used to disclose receipts and expenditures, as well as the filer's total financial activity, for various periodic reports.

Period Covered
The period covered varies across filer types and filing requirements, depending on the amount, level and type of activity.

Form 496 - Late Independent Expenditure Report (LIE)

Purpose
This statement is used to disclose independent expenditures of $1,000 or more to support or oppose a single candidate or a single measure in the jurisdiction of the election during the 90 days before an election. This report is also used to disclose contributions received by the filer after the closing date of the last campaign statement on file through the date of the independent expenditure, or contributions received from January 1 through the date of the independent expenditure, if no previous campaign statement has been filed.

Period Covered
This report must be filed on the next business day following the date of the independent expenditure, unless the expenditure occurs on the Friday or weekend day before Election Day, in which case the report must be filed within 24 hours.

Form 497 - Late Contribution Report (LCR)

Purpose
This statement is used to disclose cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more that are made by the committee or received from a single source during the 90 days before an election, or cumulative contributions of $5,000 received from a single source at any other time before the 90 day period before an election begins. This form is also used as an amendment.

Period Covered
This report must be filed on the next business day following the date that $1,000 in cumulative contributions from a single source are received, or contributions totaling $1,000 are made; unless the total contribution(s) are made or received on the Friday or weekend day before Election Day, in which case the report must be filed within 24 hours. The $5,000 online report must be filed within 10 business days.