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32 KAR 1:030.Campaign finance statements.

RELATES TO:

KRS 121.015, 121.180, 141.071

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 121.120(1)(g), (4)

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

KRS 121.120(1)(g) authorizes the Registry to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS Chapter 121. KRS 121.120(4) requires the Registry to promulgate administrative regulations and prescribe forms for the making of reports under KRS Chapter 121. KRS 121.015(18) defines "form" to mean an online Web page or an electronic document designed to capture, validate, and submit data for processing to the registry. This administrative regulation establishes the Web page from which candidates, slates of candidates, contributing organizations, and committees shall file campaign finance reports electronically as required by KRS 121.180. It establishes how an executive committee of a political party determines whether it files annually or semiannually under KRS 121.180(2)(c).

Section 1.

All candidates, slates of candidates, contributing organizations, and committees shall file the reports required by KRS 121.180 using the Kentucky Election Finance Management System found on the Registry's Web site at https://kref.ky.gov.

Section 2.

If an executive committee of a political party has $10,000 or more in its campaign account fund at any time during the twelve (12) month period before July 1, it shall make the campaign finance reports required by KRS 121.180(2)(c) semiannually. In making this determination, the committee shall include any funds received from income tax checkoff contributions in accordance with KRS 141.071(2), whether or not those funds are kept in an account separate from other campaign funds. A committee that does not have more than $10,000 in the twelve (12) month period before July 1 shall use the Kentucky Election Finance Management System found on the Registry's Web site at https://kref.ky.gov to certify to the registry that it is not required to file a campaign finance report by July 31.

HISTORY: (REF-3-1; 1 Ky.R. 4; Am. 16; eff. 7-7-1975; 10 Ky.R. 1008; 1105; eff. 3-31-1984; 16 Ky.R. 486; eff. 10-6-1989; recodified from 801 KAR 1:010, 8-5-1992; 32 Ky.R. 702; 1080; eff. 1-6-2006; 37 Ky.R. 1502; eff. 3-4-2011; 45 Ky.R. 1052, 2055; eff. 2-1-2019; 50 Ky.R. 74, 798; eff. 1-2-2024.)

FILED WITH LRC: September 12, 2023

CONTACT PERSON: Leslie Saunders, General Counsel, Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, 140 Walnut Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, phone (502) 573-2226, fax (502) 573-5622, email LeslieM.Saunders@ky.gov.

32 KAR 1:030.Campaign finance statements.Election finance statement forms; campaign contributions or expenditures in excess of $3,000.

RELATES TO:

KRS 121.015, 121.180, 141.071

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 121.120(1)(g), (4)

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

KRS 121.120(1)(g) authorizes the Registry to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS Chapter 121. KRS 121.120(4) requires the Registry to promulgate administrative regulations and prescribe forms for the making of reports under KRS Chapter 121. KRS 121.015(18) defines "form" to mean ~~an "~~an online Web page orof an electronic document designed to capture, validate, and submit data for processing to the registry." This administrative regulation establishes~~specifies~~ the Web page from which~~forms to be used by~~ candidates, slates of candidates, contributing organizations, and committees shall file campaign finance reports electronically as required by KRS 121.180. It establishes~~also specifies~~ how an executive committee of a political party determines whether it files annually or semiannually under KRS 121.180(2)(c)~~committees, and incorporates those forms by reference~~.

Section 1.

All~~The following~~ candidates, slates of candidates, contributing organizations, and committees shall file the reports required by KRS 121.180 using the Kentucky Election Finance Management System found on the Registry's Web site at https://kref.ky.gov.~~on the forms incorporated by reference in this administrative regulation:~~

(1)

Candidate campaign funds, gubernatorial slate campaign funds, political issues committees, and candidate-authorized campaign committees who register an intent to raise or spend more than $3,000 or actually receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of $3,000; and

(2)

All permanent committees, caucus campaign committees, inaugural committees, contributing organizations, unauthorized campaign committees, and political party executive committees regardless of the amount of contributions or expenditures.

Section 2.

If an executive committee of a political party has ~~ten thousand dollars (~~$10,000) or more in its campaign account fund at any time during the twelve (12) -month period before July 1, it shall make the campaign finance reports required by KRS 121.180(2)(c) semiannually. In making this determination, the committee shall include any funds received from income tax checkoff contributions in accordance with KRS 141.071(2), whether or not those funds are kept in an account separate from other campaign funds. A committee that does not have more than ~~ten thousand dollars (~~$10,000) in the twelve (12) -month period before July 1 shall use the Kentucky Election Finance Management System found on the Registry's Web site at https://kref.ky.gov to certify to the registry that it is not required to file a campaign finance report by July 31.~~Incorporation by Reference.~~

(1)

~~The following material is incorporated by reference:~~

(a)

~~"Candidate/Slate of Candidates Election Finance Statement", reference KREF 006, revised 08/2018;~~

(b)

~~"Executive Committee/ Caucus Campaign Committee Election Finance Statement", reference KREF 006/EC, revised 08/2018;~~

(c)

~~"Unauthorized Campaign Committee/ Political Issues Committee Election Finance Statement", reference KREF 006/UCC-IC, revised 08/2018;~~

(d)

~~"Inaugural Committee Election Finance Statement", reference KREF 006/I, revised 08/2018; and~~

(e)

~~"Permanent Committee (PAC)/ Contributing Organization Election Finance Statement", reference KREF 006/PAC-CO, revised 08/2018.~~

(2)

This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the office of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, 140 Walnut Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

FILED WITH LRC: September 12, 2023

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32 KAR 1:030.Campaign finance statements.

RELATES TO:

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

Section 1.

Section 2.

32 KAR 1:030.Campaign finance statements.Election finance statement forms; campaign contributions or expenditures in excess of $3,000.

RELATES TO:

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

Section 1.

(1)

(2)

Section 2.

(1)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(2)