2012 Reporting Dates

2013 Reporting Dates Current Seminar Training   Inclusion Dates   Report Due Date   Fire Commissioner - February 18, 2012   29-day pre-election Inception of campaign* - 1/17/12    1/20/2012      11-day pre-election 1/18/12 - 2/4/12    2/7/2012      20-day post-election 2/5/12 - 3/6/12    3/9/2012      48 Hour Notice Reports Start on 2/5/12 through 2/18/12   School Board Election - April 17, 2012   29-day pre-election Inception of campaign* - 3/16/12    3/19/2012      11-day pre-election 3/17/12 - 4/3/12    4/9/2012      20-day post-election 4/4/12 - 5/4/12    5/7/2012      48 Hour Notice Reports Start on 4/4/12 through 4/17/12 School Board Candidates running in November should follow the General Election Schedule.   Municipal Election - May 8, 2012   29-day pre-election Inception of campaign* - 4/6/12    4/9/2012      11-day pre-election 4/7/12 - 4/24/12    4/27/2012      **20-day post-election 4/25/12 - 5/25/12    5/29/2012      48 Hour Notice Reports Start on 4/25/12 through 5/8/12   90 Day Start Date: 2/8/12   Runoff Election** - June 12 2012   29-day pre-election No Report Required for this Period      11-day pre-election 4/25/12 - 5/29/12    6/1/2012      20-day post-election 5/30/12-6/29/12    7/2/2012      48 Hour Notice Reports Start on 5/30/12 through 6/12/12   Primary Election*** - June 5, 2012   29-day pre-election Inception of campaign* - 5/4/12    5/7/2012      11-day pre-election 5/5/12 - 5/22/12    5/25/2012      20-day post-election 5/23/12 - 6/22/12    6/25/2012      48 Hour Notice Reports Start on 5/23/12 through 6/5/12   90 Day Start Date: 3/7/12   General Election*** - November 6, 2012   29-day pre-election 6/23/12 - 10/5/12    10/9/2012      11-day pre-election 10/6/12 - 10/23/12    10/26/2012      20-day post-election 10/24/12 - 11/23/12    11/26/2012      48 Hour Notice Reports Start on 10/24/12 through 11/6/12   90 Day Start Date: 8/8/12   Runoff Election** - December 18, 2012   29-day pre-election No Report Required for this Period       11-day pre-election 10/24/12 - 12/04/12    12/07/2012      20-day post-election 12/05/12 - 01/04/13    01/07/2013      48 Hour Notice Reports Start on 12/05/12 through 12/18/12   PACs & Campaign Quarterly Filers   1st Quarter 1/1/12 - 3/31/12    4/16/2012      2nd Quarter 4/1/12 - 6/30/12    7/16/2012      3rd Quarter 7/1/12 - 9/30/12    10/15/2012      4th Quarter 10/1/12 - 12/31/12    1/15/2013

* Inception Date of Campaign (first time filers) or from January 1, 2012 (Quarterly filers)
** A candidate committee or joint candidates committee that is filing in a 2012 Runoff election is not required to file a 20-day post-election report for the corresponding prior election (May Municipal or General).
*** Form PFD-1 is due on April 12, 2012 for Primary Election Candidates and June 15, 2012 for Independent General Election Candidates.
****A second quarter report is needed by Independent General Election candidates if they started their campaign before 5/9/2012.