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Candidate Reporting Dates

2015 Reporting Dates

2015 Candidates Descriptions
Deadlines
Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 27, 2015.
Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2015 Primary Election: February 11, 2015
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

• Primary Election 05/19/2015 • General Election 11/03/2015

2015 Candidates Reporting Dates
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 funds remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report AND Campaign Committees

2016 Reporting Dates

2016 Candidate Descriptions
Deadlines
General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 1, 2016
Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 26, 2016
Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2015 Primary Election: February 10, 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

• Primary Election 05/17/2016 • General Election 11/08/2016

2016 Candidate Reporting Dates
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 funds remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report AND Campaign Committees

2017 Reporting Dates

2017 Candidates Descriptions
Deadlines
There are no regularly scheduled elections for 2017

2017 Candidate Reporting Dates
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

2018 Reporting Dates

Deadlines
Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 30, 2018
Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2018 Primary Election: February 14, 2018
General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 1, 2018
Primary Election Winners - Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for 2018 General Election: June 18, 2018
General Election Filing Deadline for candidates with no Primary Election per KRS 118.365: August 14, 2018
Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2018 General Election for candidates who were exempted from the Primary Election by KRS 118.365: August 29, 2018

• Primary Election 05/22/2018 • General Election 11/06/2018

2018 Candidates Reporting Dates
Report	Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre-Primary report	04/20/2018	04/25/2018	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2018 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
15-day pre-Primary report	05/07/2018	05/14/2018	All Candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2018 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
30-day post-Primary report	06/21/2018	06/26/2018	All Candidates who elected to receive/spend over $1,000 for the 2018 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees AND Executive Committees AND Caucus Campaign Committees
60-day post-Primary report	07/21/2018	07/26/2018	All Candidates with debt and/or surplus funds remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report AND Campaign Committees

2019 Reporting Dates

2019 Candidates Descriptions
Deadlines
Primary Election Filing Deadline: January 29, 2019
Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2019 Primary Election: February 13, 2019
General Election Filing Deadline for Independents and minor-party candidates: April 1, 2019
Primary Election Winners - Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for 2019 General Election: June 17, 2019
General Election Filing Deadline for candidates with no Primary Election per KRS 118.365: August 13, 2019
Deadline to Designate or Rescind Statement of Intent for the 2019 General Election for candidates who were exempted from the Primary Election by KRS 118.365: August 28, 2019

• Primary Election 05/21/2019 • General Election 11/05/2019

2019 Candidate Reporting Dates
Report	Due	Grace Period Ends	Due From
32-day pre-Primary report	04/19/2019	04/24/2019	All candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2019 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
15-day pre-Primary report	05/06/2019	05/13/2019	All Candidates who elected to receive/spend over $3,000 for the 2019 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees
30-day post-Primary report	06/20/2019	06/25/2019	All Candidates who elected to receive/spend over $1,000 for the 2019 Primary Election AND Campaign Committees AND Executive Committees AND Caucus Campaign Committees
60-day post-Primary report	07/20/2019	07/25/2019	All Candidates with debt and/or surplus funds remaining on the 30-day post-Primary Election report AND Campaign Committees