4 Pa. Code § 177.1 - General
(a) Every political
committee and candidate shall file cumulative annual Campaign Finance Reports
on the current version of Form DSEB-502, as described in §
177.9 (relating to official
forms).
(b) Each treasurer of a
political committee and each candidate which receives contributions or makes
expenditures or incurs liabilities exceeding the sum of $250 shall file
Campaign Finance Reports on the current version of Form DSEB- 502, as described
in §
177.9, with the Secretary or the
respective county board of elections, or both.
(c) A treasurer of a political committee or a
candidate which receives contributions or makes expenditures or incurs
liabilities in an amount not exceeding the sum of $250 shall file a sworn
statement to that effect on the current version of Form DSEB-503, as described
in §
177.9, with the Secretary or the
respective county board of elections, or both.
(1) Treasurers of political committees and
candidates, including those who have authorized political committees, are
required to file reports or statements.
(2) A treasurer of a political committee and
a candidate who receives no contributions or makes no expenditures or incurs no
liabilities shall file a sworn statement to that effect with the Secretary or
the respective county board of elections, or both. These statements shall be
filed at the reporting times prescribed in section 1626 of the Pennsylvania
Election Code (25 P. S. §
3246) and §
177.3 (relating to filing
dates).
(d) For purposes
of this section, expenditures shall consist of the following:
(1) Printing and traveling expenses and
personal expenses incident thereto, stationery, advertising, postage,
expressage, freight, telegraph, telephone and public messenger
service.
(2) The rental of radio
facilities and amplified systems.
(3) Political meetings, demonstrations and
conventions and the pay and transportation of speakers.
(4) The rent, maintenance and furnishing of
offices.
(5) The payment of clerks,
typewriters, stenographers, janitors and messengers actually
employed.
(6) Transportation of
electors to and from the polls.
(7)
The employment of watchers at primaries and elections to the number and in the
amount permitted by the Pennsylvania Election Code (25 P. S. §
§
2600-3573).
(8) Expenses, legal counsel, incurred in good
faith in connection with any primary or elections.
(9) Contributions to other political
committees.
(e) The
Nomination Filing Petition Fees are expenditures for the purposes of this
section.
(f) Every person, other
than a political committee or candidate who makes independent expenditures
expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate
or question appearing on the ballot, other than by contribution to a political
committee or candidate, in an amount exceeding the sum of $100 during a
calendar year shall file Independent Expenditure Reports on the current version
of Form DSEB-505, as described in §
177.9, with the Secretary or the
respective county board of elections, or both.
(g) A person may not use the contents of a
filed statement or report for a commercial purpose.
Notes
The provisions of this § 177.1 amended under section 201(a) of the Pennsylvania Election Code (25 P. S. § 2621(a)).
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 177.9 (relating to official forms).
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