Campaign Spending Commission

The next report due for Candidates Running in the 2020 Election and on the General Election Ballot is the 2nd Preliminary General Report covering the period September 27, 2020 through October 19, 2020.  The 2nd Preliminary General Report has been added to your reporting schedule in the Candidate Filing System and must be electronically filed on this system no later than 11:59 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time on Monday, October 26, 2020.

Candidates that have notified the Commission on their Organizational Report that their aggregate contributions and aggregate expenditures for the 2020 election period will total $1,000 or less, and candidates who were unsuccessful or elected to office in the Primary Election are not required to file the 2nd Preliminary General Report.

The fine for not filing the 2nd Preliminary General Report by the due date, if assessed, shall not exceed $300 per day; provided that in aggregate, the fine shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the total amount of contributions or expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by the report; and the minimum fine, if assessed, shall be $300.

Candidates and treasurers of candidate committees are also reminded of their acknowledgment and certification on the “Candidate Committee Electronic Filing Form” that the information on all reports electronically filed online are true, complete, and accurate.  See, Hawaii Revised Statutes §§11-321(c)(1), 11- 331(a), and 11-340(a).

Please call the Commission at (808) 586-0285 if you have any questions or need any assistance.  Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:45 am to 4:30 pm, Hawaiian Standard Time, and we are closed on regular state holidays.

The following candidates on the General Election Ballot are required to file the 2nd Preliminary General Report for the period September 27, 2020 through October 19, 2020 (138 total):

The following candidates on the General Election Ballot have notified the Commission that they intend to be $1,000 or less candidates so the only report they have to file in 2020 is the Final Election Period Report due December 3, 2020 (or November 27, 2020 if they are a winning Kauai County candidate) for the period January 1, 2020 through November 3, 2020 (unless the candidate exceeds the $1,000 threshold prior to this report than they are required to file the next required report and disclose all activity from the beginning of the election year through the reporting period in which the threshold was exceeded) (8 total):