Vermont § 2968 - Campaign reports; local candidates

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§ 2968. Campaign reports; local candidates

  • (a) Each candidate for local office who has rolled over any amount of surplus into his
    or her new campaign or who has made expenditures or accepted contributions of $500.00
    or more since the last local election for that office shall file with the Secretary
    of State campaign finance reports 30 days before, 10 days before, four days before,
    and two weeks after the local election. (b) Within 40 days after the local election, each candidate for local office required
    to report under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall file with the
    Secretary of State a “final report” that lists a complete accounting of all contributions
    and expenditures since the last report and a liquidation of surplus and which shall
    constitute the termination of his or her campaign activities. (c) The failure of a local candidate to file a campaign finance report under this section
    shall be deemed an affirmative statement that the candidate either did not roll over
    any amount of surplus into his or her new campaign or has not accepted contributions
    or made expenditures of $500.00 or more since the last local election for that office. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2017, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Dec. 14, 2018.)

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