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2010 Elections

Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 26, 2010

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2010 Primary Election: February 10, 2010

05/18/2010 Primary Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- Primary Report	04/16/2010	04/21/2010	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2010 Primary Election
15-day pre- Primary Report	05/03/2010	05/10/2010	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2010 Primary Election
30-day post- Primary Report	06/17/2010	06/22/2010	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $1,000 for the 2010 Primary Election
60-day post- Primary Report	07/17/2010	07/22/2010	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report

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General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 1, 2010

Primary Election Winners - Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for 2010 General Election: June 14, 2010

General Election Filing Deadline for candidates with no Primary Election per KRS 118.365: August 10, 2010

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2010 General Election for candidates who were exempted from the Primary Election by KRS 118.365: August 25, 2010

11/02/2010 General Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- General Report	10/01/2010	10/06/2010	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2010 General Election
15-day pre- General Report	10/18/2010	10/25/2010	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2010 General Election
30-day post- General Report	12/02/2010	12/07/2010	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $1,000 for the 2010 General Election
60-day post- General Report	01/01/2011	01/06/2011	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-General Election report

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
1st Quarter report	03/31/2010	04/05/2010	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
2nd Quarter report	06/30/2010	07/06/2010	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
3rd Quarter report	09/30/2010	10/05/2010	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
4th Quarter report	12/31/2010	01/05/2011	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
Annual Report	11/15/2010	11/15/2010	Candidates having a debt or surplus of funds remaining on the last report filed for a previous election other than the 2010 General Election

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2011 Elections

Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 25, 2011

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2011 Primary Election: February 9, 2011

05/17/2011 Primary Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- Primary Report	04/15/2011	04/20/2011	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2011 Primary Election
15-day pre- Primary Report	05/02/2011	05/09/2011	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2011 Primary Election
30-day post- Primary Report	06/16/2011	06/21/2011	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $1,000 for the 2011 Primary Election
60-day post- Primary Report	07/16/2011	07/21/2011	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report

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General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 1, 2011

Primary Winners Election - Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for 2011 General Election: June 13, 2011

General Election Filing Deadline for candidates with no Primary Election per KRS 118.365: August 9, 2011

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2011 General Election for candidates who are exempted from the Primary Election by KRS 118.365: August 24, 2011

11/08/2011 General Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- General Report	10/07/2011	10/12/2011	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2011 General Election
15-day pre- General Report	10/24/2011	10/31/2011	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2011 General Election
30-day post- General Report	12/08/2011	12/13/2011	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $1,000 for the 2011 General Election
60-day post- General Report	01/07/2012	01/12/2012	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-General Election report

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
1st Quarter report	03/31/2011	04/05/2011	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
2nd Quarter report	06/30/2011	07/05/2011	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
3rd Quarter report	09/30/2011	10/05/2011	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
4th Quarter report	12/31/2011	01/05/2012	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
Annual Report	11/14/2011	11/14/2011	Candidates having a debt or surplus of funds remaining on the last report filed for a previous election other than the 2011 General Election

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2012 Elections

Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 31, 2012

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2012 Primary Election: February 15, 2012

05/22/2012 Primary Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- Primary Report	04/20/2012	04/25/2012	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2012 Primary Election
15-day pre- Primary Report	05/07/2012	05/14/2012	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2012 Primary Election
30-day post- Primary Report	06/21/2012	06/26/2012	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $1,000 for the 2012 Primary Election
60-day post- Primary Report	07/21/2012	07/26/2012	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report

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General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 2, 2012

Primary Election Winners - Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for 2012 General Election: June 18, 2012

General Election Filing Deadline for candidates with no Primary Election per KRS 118.365: August 14, 2012

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2012 General Election for candidates who were exempted from the Primary Election by KRS 118.365: August 29. 2012

11/06/2012 General Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- General Report	10/05/2012	10/10/2012	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2012 General Election
15-day pre- General Report	10/22/2012	10/29/2012	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2012 General Election
30-day post- General Report	12/06/2012	12/11/2012	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $1,000 for the 2012 General Election
60-day post- General Report	01/05/2013	01/10/2013	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-General Election report

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
1st Quarter report	03/31/2012	04/05/2012	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
2nd Quarter report	06/30/2012	07/05/2012	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
3rd Quarter report	09/30/2012	10/05/2012	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
4th Quarter report	12/31/2012	01/07/2013	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
Annual Report	11/13/2012	11/13/2012	Candidates having a debt or surplus of funds remaining on the last report filed for a previous election other than the 2012 General Election

2013 Elections

There are no regularly scheduled elections for 2013

	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
1st Quarter report	03/31/2013	04/05/2013	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
2nd Quarter report	06/30/2013	07/05/2013	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
3rd Quarter report	09/30/2013	10/07/2013	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election
4th Quarter report	12/31/2013	01/06/2014	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
Annual Report	11/12/2013	11/12/2013	Candidates having a debt or surplus of funds remaining on the last report filed for a previous election other than the 2013 General Election

2014 Elections

Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 28, 2014

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2014 Primary Election: February 12, 2014

05/20/2014 Primary Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- Primary Report	04/18/2014	04/23/2014	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2014 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
15-day pre- Primary Report	05/05/2014	05/12/2014	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2014 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
30-day post- Primary Report	06/19/2014	06/24/2014	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $1,000 for the 2014 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees AND Executive Committees AND Caucus Campaign Committees
60-day post- Primary Report	07/19/2014	07/24/2014	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report AND Campaign Committees

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General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 1, 2014

Primary Election Winners - Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for 2014 General Election: June 16, 2014

General Election Filing Deadline for candidates with no Primary Election per KRS 118.365: August 12, 2014

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2014 General Election for candidates who were exempted from the Primary Election by KRS 118.365: August 27, 2014

11/04/2014 General Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- General Report	10/03/2014	10/08/2014	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2014 General Election AND Campaign Committees
15-day pre- General Report	10/20/2014	10/27/2014	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2014 General Election AND Campaign Committees
30-day post- General Report	12/04/2014	12/09/2014	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $1,000 for the 2014 General Election AND Campaign Committees AND Executive Committees AND Caucus Campaign Committees
60-day post- General Report	01/03/2015	01/08/2015	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post- General Election report AND Campaign Committees

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
1st Quarter report	03/31/2014	04/07/2014	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
2nd Quarter report	06/30/2014	07/07/2014	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
3rd Quarter report	09/30/2014	10/06/2014	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
4th Quarter report	12/31/2014	01/05/2015	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
Annual Report	11/11/2014	11/11/2014	Candidates and Campaign Committees having a debt or surplus of funds remaining on the last report filed for a previous election other than the 2014 General Election. *State government offices are closed on this date. Report accepted as timely on next business day.

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2015 Elections

Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 27, 2015

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2015 Primary Election: February 11, 2015

05/19/2015 Primary Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- Primary Report	04/17/2015	04/22/2015	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2015 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
15-day pre- Primary Report	05/04/2015	05/11/2015	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2015 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
30-day post- Primary Report	06/18/2015	06/23/2015	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $1,000 for the 2015 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees AND Executive Committees AND Caucus Campaign Committees
60-day post- Primary Report	07/18/2015	07/23/2015	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report AND Campaign Committees

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General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 1, 2015

Primary Election Winners - Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for 2015 General Election: June 15, 2015

General Election Filing Deadline for candidates with no Primary Election per KRS 118.365: August 11, 2015

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2015 General Election for candidates who were exempted from the Primary Election by KRS 118.365: August 26 2015

11/03/2015 General Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- General Report	10/02/2015	10/07/2015	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2015 General Election AND Campaign Committees
15-day pre- General Report	10/19/2015	10/26/2015	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2015 General Election AND Campaign Committees
30-day post- General Report	12/03/2015	12/08/2015	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $1,000 for the 2015 General Election AND Campaign Committees AND Executive Committees AND Caucus Campaign Committees
60-day post- General Report	01/02/2016	01/07/2016	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post- General Election report AND Campaign Committees

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
1st Quarter report	03/31/2015	04/06/2015	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
2nd Quarter report	06/30/2015	07/06/2015	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
3rd Quarter report	09/30/2015	10/05/2015	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
4th Quarter report	12/31/2015	01/05/2016	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
Annual Report	11/11/2015	11/11/2015	Candidates and Campaign Committees having a debt or surplus of funds remaining on the last report filed for a previous election other than the 2015 General Election. *State government offices are closed on this date. Report accepted as timely on next business day.

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2016 Elections

Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 26, 2016

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2015 Primary Election: February 10, 2016

05/17/2016 Primary Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- Primary Report	04/15/2016	04/20/2016	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2016 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
15-day pre- Primary Report	05/02/2016	05/09/2016	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2016 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
30-day post- Primary Report	06/16/2016	06/21/2016	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $1,000 for the 2016 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees AND Executive Committees AND Caucus Campaign Committees
60-day post- Primary Report	07/16/2016	07/21/2016	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report AND Campaign Committees

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General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 1, 2016

Primary Election Winners - Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for 2016 General Election: June 13, 2016

General Election Filing Deadline for candidates with no Primary Election per KRS 118.365: August 09, 2016

Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2016 General Election for candidates who were exempted from the Primary Election by KRS 118.365: August 24, 2016

11/08/2016 General Election	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre- General Report	10/07/2016	10/12/2016	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2016 General Election AND Campaign Committees
15-day pre- General Report	10/24/2016	10/31/2016	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $3,000 for the 2016 General Election AND Campaign Committees
30-day post- General Report	12/08/2016	12/13/2016	All candidates who elected to receive/ spend over $1,000 for the 2016 General Election AND Campaign Committees AND Executive Committees AND Caucus Campaign Committees
60-day post- General Report	01/07/2017	01/12/2017	All candidates with debt and/or surplus remaining on the 30-day post- General Election report AND Campaign Committees

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
1st Quarter report	03/31/2016	04/05/2016	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
2nd Quarter report	06/30/2016	07/05/2016	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
3rd Quarter report	09/30/2016	10/05/2016	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
4th Quarter report	12/31/2016	01/05/2017	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
Annual Report	11/11/2016	11/11/2016	Candidates and Campaign Committees having a debt or surplus of funds remaining on the last report filed for a previous election other than the 2016 General Election. *State government offices are closed on this date. Report accepted as timely on next business day.

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2017 Elections

There are no regularly scheduled elections for 2017

	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
1st Quarter report	03/31/2017	04/05/2017	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
2nd Quarter report	06/30/2017	07/05/2017	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
3rd Quarter report	09/30/2017	10/05/2017	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees
4th Quarter report	12/31/2017	01/05/2018	Candidates who have notified the Registry of their intent to run in a future year but did not have an open campaign account for that office from a prior election AND Campaign Committees AND Permanent Committees (PACs) AND Inaugural Committees

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	Report Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
Annual Report	11/11/2017	11/11/2017	Candidates and Campaign Committees having a debt or surplus of funds remaining on the last report filed for a previous election other than the 2017 General Election. *State government offices are closed on this date. Report accepted as timely on next business day.

Last Updated 2/24/2012

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