Ohio Admin. Code 111:2-5-04 - Hardship rule
(1) The candidate of the eligible
campaign committee that intends to file a campaign finance statement by paper
rather than by electronic means of transmission files with the secretary of
state a notice indicating that the candidate's campaign committee intends to
file by paper and stating that filing the statement by electronic means of
transmission would constitute a hardship for the candidate or for the eligible
campaign committee;
(2) The following requirements shall
be met in order to determine the fee structure for campaign committees filing
the notice of hardship.
(a) The campaign finance statement
is accompanied by a fee not to exceed the actual data entry and data
verification costs incurred by the secretary of state to convert the
information filed on paper to electronic format. The fee shall be determined
using the formula set forth in this division, which results in a fee that does
not exceed the secretary's actual costs. The number of entries on the report
for contributions received shall be added to the number of entries on the
report for expenditures made. (Entries for loans and debts shall not be
included.) The resulting number shall be multiplied by the cost per keystroke
required to enter the data from the report into the secretary of state's
electronic filing system, as determined by the secretary of state pursuant to
the contract with the secretary's data entry vendor. The resulting number shall
be multiplied by a number determined by the secretary of state that is less
than the average number of keystrokes per entry required to enter and verify
the data from the report into the secretary's electronic filing system pursuant
to the contract with the secretary's data entry vendor.
(b) The current formula, which shall
include an actual multiplier figure derived by the secretary of state pursuant
to paragraph (B)(2)(a) of this rule to enable a committee to perform the
calculations necessary to determine its fee, shall appear on the electronic
filing notice of hardship form (form 31-DD) prescribed by the secretary of
state.
(c) Whoever signs the campaign
finance statement shall indicate on the statement's cover page, form 30-A
prescribed by the secretary of state, both the total number of contribution
entries and the total number of expenditure entries reported in that
statement.
(a) The statement is not accompanied
by the fee required by division (L) of section 3517.106 of the Revised Code and
paragraph (B)(2) of this rule;
(b) The statement is not filed at
the office of the secretary of state.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3517.106(J), 3517.23
Rule Amplifies: 3517.106(J)
Prior Effective Dates: 06/13/2005, 07/27/2006, 01/25/2016
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