67-6608. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND MEASURES. (1) The political treasurer for a candidate for a judicial office or a local government office, or for a political committee that is specifically designated to support or oppose a candidate or local ballot measure, is exempt from filing reports under section 67-6607, Idaho Code, unless and until such time as the candidate receives contributions or expends funds in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) or more. Within seven (7) calendar days of the five hundred dollar ($500) threshold being met, the political treasurer for the candidate shall file a cumulative report covering the period from the first contribution or expenditure to the current date and shall file all subsequent reports according to section 67-6607, Idaho Code, regardless of amounts received or expended.
(2) The political treasurer for a political committee that is not specifically designated to support or oppose any candidate or measure, but that receives contributions and makes expenditures for the purpose of supporting or opposing a candidate for a judicial office, a local government office, or a local ballot measure, is exempt from filing reports under section 67-6607, Idaho Code, unless and until such time as the political committee receives contributions or expends funds in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more. Within seven (7) calendar days of the one thousand dollar ($1,000) threshold being met, the political treasurer for the political committee shall file a cumulative report covering the period from the first contribution or expenditure to the current date and shall file all subsequent reports according to section 67-6607, Idaho Code, regardless of amounts received or expended.
History:
[67-6608, added 2019, ch. 288, sec. 7, p. 837; am. 2020, ch. 70, sec. 1, p. 159.]