General Provisions

(1) Amendments. 970 CMR 1.00 may be amended at any time, and such amendments shall take effect in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, § 6. (2) The term political committee as used in 970 CMR shall, unless the context otherwise requires, also apply to a candidate’s account, as provided for in M.G.L. c. 55, § 2, and shall apply to all transactions and activities of said account. Candidates who do not create a political committee are required to file an organizational statement with OCPF or the city or town clerk, as applicable, prior to raising or spending money. The organizational statement shall include the full name of the candidate, the candidate's address, a statement identifying the office sought by the candidate, and the party affiliation of the candidate, if applicable. (3) The term candidate as used in 970 CMR shall, unless the context otherwise requires, also apply to the candidate committee organized on behalf a candidate in accordance with M.G.L. c. 55. (4) In any town having elections in November, candidates and committees required to file reports relating to such elections shall file reports in accordance with the schedule established in M.G.L. c. 55, § 18(a)(1) for cities. (5) Date and Time Reports Due. (a) Except for the reports listed in 970 CMR 1.02(5)(b), reports filed electronically with the Director are due by 11:59 P.M. on the dates specified in the campaign finance law, unless the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in M.G.L. c. 4, § 7. In such cases, the report will be due by 11:59 P.M. on the next business day. (Mass. Register #1465 3/18/22) (b) Independent Expenditure and Electioneering Communication Reports required to be filed with the Director by M.G.L. c. 55, §§ 18A and 18F shall be filed electronically no later than 11:59 P.M. on the date specified in M.G.L. c. 55, notwithstanding that the date may fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. (c) Reports filed with a local election official are due no later than the close of the workday of the date specified in the campaign finance law. If the due date for a municipal report falls on a day when the election office is closed (a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, or closing due to local schedule or inclement weather) the report is due no later than the close of business on the next business day.