HRS § 11-338 - Late contributions; late expenditures; report
AI-assisted research summary: Certain candidates and committee officers must file late contribution reports when contribution totals pass $500 near an election, and noncandidate committees must file late expenditure reports when independent expenditures pass $500 in that same period.
(a) The candidate, authorized person in the case of a noncandidate committee that is a party, or treasurer in the case of a candidate committee or other noncandidate committee, that, within the period of fourteen calendar days through four calendar days prior to any election, makes contributions aggregating more than $500, or receives contributions from any person aggregating more than $500, shall file a late contribution report by means of the commission's electronic filing system on or before the third calendar day prior to the election. (b) The late contribution report shall include the following information: (1) Name, address, occupation, and employer of the contributor; (2) Name of the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee making or receiving the contribution; provided that, for noncandidate committees making only independent expenditures, if a late contribution greater than $5,000 in the aggregate is received from an entity other than an individual, for-profit business entity, or labor union, then the report shall include: (A) The internet address where the contributing entity's disclosure report can be publicly accessed, if the contributing entity is subject to any state or federal disclosure reporting requirements regarding the source of the contributing entity's funds; (B) The name, address, occupation, and employer of each funding source of more than $100 in the aggregate to that contributing entity; or (C) An acknowledgment that the contributing entity is not subject to any state or federal disclosure reporting requirements regarding the source of the contributing entity's funds; (3) The amount of the contribution received; (4) The amount of the contribution made; (5) The contributor's aggregate contributions to the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee; and (6) The purpose, if any, to which the contribution will be applied, including, for contributions to a noncandidate committee, the name of any candidate supported, opposed, or clearly identified. (c) A noncandidate committee that makes independent expenditures in an aggregate amount of more than $500 within the period between fourteen and four calendar days prior to any election shall file a late expenditure report by means of the commission's electronic filing system on or before the third calendar day prior to the election. The late expenditure report shall include the following information for each expenditure: (1) The amount and date made; (2) The vendor name, address, and contact information; and (3) The purpose, including the name of any candidate supported, opposed, or clearly identified by the expenditure. (d) A late contribution report or late expenditure report filed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other report required to be filed by this part. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2; am L 2013, c 112, §7; am L 2015, c 209, §3]