Today is the final day of the six-month fundraising period for candidates running for city office in the 2013 elections. All candidates will file required disclosure statements detailing their campaigns’ financial activity from July 12, 2012 through January 11, 2013.
Candidates may file as early as tomorrow, January 12. The deadline for all candidates to file statements with the CFB is January 15. A complete list of candidates in the 2013 elections registered with the CFB is available here.
This deadline also applies to candidates in special elections, including the February 19 election in Council District 31 and the November 6, 2012 election in Council District 12. Council District 12 candidates will file a disclosure statement covering the period from November 30, 2012 to January 11, 2013.
Board rules adopted last year requiring disclosure of independent expenditures are in effect. Tuesday, January 15 is also the deadline for disclosure of independent expenditures in this election. Independent expenditures disclosures follow the same schedule as candidate disclosures. Disclosure statements from independent spenders must be filed electronically, and their disclosures can be found here.
FILING DETAILS
The CFB will post updates to its Twitter feed, @NYCCFB, as filings are received. You can easily search for updates with the hashtag #FilingDay.
Beginning January 14, we will update our website at regular intervals to reflect disclosure statements that have been received. A press advisory will be issued to alert the public each time the website is updated.
Financial information for campaigns may be found in two places on the website:
- The CFB’s campaign finance summary page contains basic financial information for all candidates who file with the CFB.
- Detailed information about individual transactions can be found in the CFB’s searchable online database.
Candidates may deliver statements to the CFB by hand, submit their filings electronically, or send the materials by mail (as long as mailed submissions are postmarked by January 15).
Information on the contribution and spending limits for the 2013 elections can be found here. There are separate contribution limits for the February 2013 and the November 2012 special elections.
The next filing deadline for candidates running in the 2013 elections is March 15, 2013. The next filing deadline for candidates running in the Council District 31 special election is February 8, 2013.
For any questions, please contact the CFB’s press office at (212) 306-7116.