Informed voters are always interested in "following the money." State and County Ethics schedules for filing financial updates and an alphabetic summary of collections for each race make the Campaign Finance section of iVote a popular stop for political analysts and the mildly curious voter.
| File Declarations of Candidacy | June 7-8-9, 2010 |
| Primary Election | July 27, 2010 |
| Runoff Primary Election | August 24, 2010 |
| General Election | November 2, 2010 |
| SO-1 Due [CC-2010 only] | no later than 10 days after committee accepts or expends in excess of $500 or June 21, 2010, whichever is earlier |
| SO-2 Due [NC's only] | no later than 5 days after the committee accepts or expends in excess of $500 and by February 1, 2010 |
| Notice of vacancy in committee office | within 5 days after a vacancy occurs in a committee office other than deputy treasurer |
| Other amendments to SO-2 | within 10 days of change |
| SO-2 Due | Jan 4-Feb 1, 2010 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R [10/1/2009 to 12/31/2009] | Jan 4-Feb 1, 2010 |
| Year-End C-1R [CC's with Minimal Calendar Year Activity-1/1/2009 to 12/31/2009] | Jan 4-Feb 1, 2010 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [1/1/2010 to 3/31/2010] | Apr 1-30, 2010 |
| Pre-Primary Election C-1R or C-3R Due [4/1/2010 to 7/12/2010] | Jul 13-19, 2010 |
| Last Minute Contributions ReportsC-4R Due [= or >$500] | Jul 13-27, 2010 |
| Pre-Runoff Primary Election C-1R or C-3R Due [7/13/2010 to 8/9/2010] | Aug 10-16, 2010 |
| Last Minute Contributions ReportsC-4R Due [= or >$500] | Aug 10-24, 2010 |
| Pre-General Election C-1R or C-3R Due [8/10/2010 to 10/18/2010] | Oct 19-25, 2010 |
| Last Minute Contributions ReportsC-4R Due [= or >$500] | Oct 19-Nov 2, 2010 |
| SO-2 Due | Jan 3-31, 2011 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [10/19/2010 to 12/31/2010] | Jan 3-31, 2011 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [1/1/2011 to 3/31/2011] | Apr 1-May 2, 2011 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011] | Jul 1-August 1, 2011 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [7/1/2011 to 9/30/2011] | Oct 3-31, 2011 |
| SO-2 Due | Jan 2-31, 2012 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [10/1/2011 to 12/31/2011] | Jan 2-31, 2012 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R [10/1/2009 to 12/31/2009] | Jan 4-Feb 1, 2010 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [1/1/2010 to 3/31/2010] | Apr 1-30, 2010 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [4/1/2010 to 6/30/2010] | Jul 1-August 2, 2010 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [7/1/2010 to 9/30/2010] | Oct 1-November 1, 2010 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [10/1/2010 to 12/31/2010] | Jan 3-31, 2011 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [1/1/2011 to 3/31/2011] | Apr 1-May 2, 2011 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011] | Jul 1-August 1, 2011 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [7/1/2011to 9/30/2011] | Oct 3-31, 2011 |
| SO-2 Due | Jan 2-31, 2012 |
| Quarterly C-1R or C-3R Due [10/1/2011 to 12/31/2011] | Jan 2-31, 2012 |
| F-1R or F-2R Due [calendar year of 2009] | Jan 4-May 17, 2010 |
| Request for Extension [if needed] Due | May 7-17, 2010 |
| F-1R or F-2R with Extension Due | June 15, 2010 |
| F-1R Due [no extension allowed for candidates] | June 21, 2010 |
| F-1R or F-2R Due [calendar year 2010] | Jan 2-May 16, 2011 |
| Request for Extensions [if needed] Due | May 6-16, 2011 |
| F-1R or F-2R with Extension Due | June 15, 2011 |
| L-1 Renewal or Registration Due | by January 4, 2010 or within 5 days of engaging in lobbying in 2010 |
| L-2 Report Due [7/1/2009 to 12/31/2009] | January 4-20, 2010 |
| L-2 Report Due [1/1/2010 to 6/30/2010] | July 1-20, 2010 |
| L-2 Report Due [7/1/2010 to 12/31/2010] | January 3-20,2011 |
| L-1 Renewal or Registration Due | by January 3, 2011 or within 5 days of engaging in lobbying in 2011 |
| L-2 Report Due [1/1/2011 to 6/30/2011] | July 1-20, 2011 |
| L-2 Report Due [7/1/2011 to 12/31/2011] | January 2-20, 2012 |
ALL PRE-ELECTION REPORTS MUST BE FILLED BY ALL 2010 COMMITTEES, INCLUDING CANDIDATE COMMITTEES OF CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT(S), UNTIL A FINAL REPORT IS FILED
*[All] - all committees including state candidate committees, party committees
and political action committees
*[NC] - non-candidate committees including party committees and political action
committees only
*[CC] - state candidate committees
| Report | Close of Books | Reg./Cert. & Overnight Mailing Deadline | Filing Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| April Quarterly | 03/31/10 | 04/15/10 | 04/15/10 |
| July Quarterly | 06/30/10 | 07/15/10 | 07/15/10 |
| October Quarterly | 09/30/10 | 10/15/10 | 10/15/10 |
| *Pre-General | 10/13/10 | 10/18/10 | 10/21/10 |
| Post-General | 11/22/10 | 12/02/10 | 12/02/10 |
| Year-End | 12/31/10 | 01/31/11 | 01/31/11 |
*Parties and PACs: required only if committee makes contributions or expenditures in connection with the general election during the reporting period.
*Congressional Committees: campaign committees of a candidate who participates in the general election must file pre-and post-general election reports.