Filing Campaign Treasurer Reports

Filing Campaign Treasurer's Reports

Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate shall file regular reports on the 10th day following the end of the quarter from the time the Campaign Treasurer is appointed (F.S., Section 106.07(1)).    Reports include all contributions received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of such candidate. 

Section 106.07(1)(b), F.S., states each candidate or political committee who is required to file reports with a municipal filing officer must also file reports on the 25th day, the 11th day and the 4th day  preceding the primary election.    Note, the G1-24 Treasurer Report (25th day preceding the election) will be submitted one day after filing the Q3-24 (3rd Quarter Report). 

The candidate and his or her campaign treasurer shall certify as to the correctness of each report.  Each person so certifying shall bear the responsibility for the accuracy and veracity of each report.

Please refer to the Calendar of Reporting Dates below and to the right for the Due Dates of the required campaign reports.

Deadline for Filing

Section 106.07(2)(a)1. F.S. states that reports shall be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day designated; however, any report postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service no later than midnight of the day designated shall be deemed to have been filed in a timely manner.

Penalty for Late Filing

Section 106.07 (8)(a) and 106.07 (8)(b) F.S. states that a reporting individual who fails to file a report on the designated due date is subject to a fine, and such fine shall be paid only from personal funds of the reporting individual.  The fine shall be $50 per day for the first 3 days late, and thereafter, $500 per day for each late day, not to exceed 25% of the total receipts or expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by the late report.

Last Day to Accept Contributions

Any contribution received by a candidate with opposition in an election or by the campaign treasurer or a deputy campaign treasurer of such a candidate on the day of that election or less than five days before the day of that election must be returned by them to the person or committee contributing it and may not be used or expended by or on behalf of the candidate (Section 106.08 (3)(a)).

90 Day Termination Reports 

Section 106.141 F.S. - Each candidate who withdraws his or her candidacy, becomes an unopposed candidate, or is eliminated as a candidate or elected to office shall, within 90 days, dispose of the funds on deposit in his/her campaign account and file a report reflecting the disposition of all remaining funds.  The deadline for the General Election on November 5, 2024 is February 5, 2025.

Filing officer 

All campaign finance reports for candidates and political committees (PAC) shall be filed in person with the City Clerk, City Hall, 50 Bald Eagle Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145.  Question should be directed to the City Clerk at jtaylor@cityofmarcoisland.com or 239-389-5010. 

Forms

Below are the report forms most commonly used in your campaign.  Please review the complete list of forms available on the Division of Elections website.

Candidate and Campaign Treasurer Handbook:   https://files.floridados.gov/media/706923/candidate-and-campaign-treasurer-handbook-2024.pdf

DS-DE 6, Designation of a Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Depository for a Political Committee:   https://files.floridados.gov/media/693239/dsde06.pdf

DS-DE 9, Designation of a Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Depository for a Political Candidate:  https://files.floridados.gov/media/707260/proposed-dsde-9-fillable.pdf

DS-DE 12, Campaign Treasurer's Report Summary:  https://files.floridados.gov/media/693241/dsde12.pdf

DS-DE 13, Treasurer's Report, Itemized Contributions:  https://files.floridados.gov/media/693243/dsde13.pdf

DS-DE 14, Treasurer's Report, Itemized Expenditures:  https://files.floridados.gov/media/693244/dsde14.pdf

DS-DE 87, Waiver Report: https://files.floridados.gov/media/707058/dsde87-waiver-oct-2023.pdf