§ 17-25-7.6. Electronic reporting.
(a) The filing of campaign finance reports to the board of elections shall commence in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Candidates for general office shall commence filing campaign finance reports electronically beginning with the report required to be filed for the first quarterly reporting period in 2002.
(2) All other candidates for public office and political parties, other than state political parties, who raise or expend more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) annually, or whose report shows a balance of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more in their campaign fund shall commence filing campaign finance reports electronically beginning with the second quarterly reporting period in 2008; provided, that all candidates may commence filing campaign finance reports electronically beginning with the first report required to be filed for the first quarterly reporting period in 2002.
(3) State political parties, political action committees and vendors required to file campaign finance reports and who raise or expend more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) annually, or whose report shows a balance of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more in their campaign fund shall do so commencing with the first report required to be filed for the first quarterly reporting period in 2002.
(b) The board of elections shall have the authority to adopt regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this section.
(c) Notwithstanding anything else in this section and subject to the implementation of an electronic reporting and tracking system, the board of elections shall have the authority to delay implementation of the requirements of this section by up to ninety (90) days.
History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 529, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting
Section 17-25-1. - Short title.
Section 17-25-2. - Declaration of policy.
Section 17-25-3. - Definitions.
Section 17-25-4. - Applicability.
Section 17-25-5. - Duties and powers of the board of elections.
Section 17-25-5.1. - Manual of legal requirements.
Section 17-25-5.2. - Segregation of campaign funds.
Section 17-25-7. - Contents of reports to be filed by treasurers of candidates and committees.
Section 17-25-7.1. - Repealed.
Section 17-25-7.2. - Personal use of campaign funds prohibited.
Section 17-25-7.3. - Testimonial proceeds intended for personal use prohibited.
Section 17-25-7.4. - Limitations on repayment of loans.
Section 17-25-7.5. - Electronic reporting — Declaration of purpose.
Section 17-25-7.6. - Electronic reporting.
Section 17-25-8. - Appointment of campaign treasurer by candidate — Filings.
Section 17-25-8.1. - Appointment of treasurer by political action committee — Filings.
Section 17-25-9. - Designation of campaign treasurer of political party committees — Filings.
Section 17-25-10.1. - Political contributions — Limitations.
Section 17-25-11. - Dates for filing of reports by treasurers of candidates or of committees.
Section 17-25-11.1. - Preservation of candidate or committee records.
Section 17-25-12. - Prohibited contributions.
Section 17-25-13. - Penalties.
Section 17-25-14. - Maintenance of party organization.
Section 17-25-15. - Political action committee — Notice of formation.
Section 17-25-16. - Enjoining of illegal acts — Forfeiture of contributions.
Section 17-25-17. - Severability.
Section 17-25-18. - Public financing of election campaigns — General purpose.
Section 17-25-19. - Public financing of election campaigns — Outlined.
Section 17-25-20. - Eligibility criteria for matching public funds.
Section 17-25-21. - Primary elections.
Section 17-25-22. - Time period for payment of public funds.
Section 17-25-24. - Additional expenditures.
Section 17-25-25. - Surplus campaign funds.
Section 17-25-26. - Equal apportionment of expenditures for joint advertisements.
Section 17-25-27. - Post-audit of accounts — Publication.
Section 17-25-28. - Board of elections — Regulation and auditing of matching fund program.
Section 17-25-29. - Appropriations.
Section 17-25-30. - Public financing of election campaigns — Compliance benefits.
Section 17-25-30.1. - Community antenna television — Rules and regulations.