2024 Municipal filing calendars (PDF)
General Election: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
If the municipal election is not held on November 5, 2024, contact the municipal clerk for filing deadlines. Home Rule municipalities may have a different filing schedule; check with your municipal clerk to verify disclosure report due dates. All municipal campaign finance reports are filed with the municipal clerk’s office.
Frequent calendar
This calendar applies to (refer to Campaign and Political Finance Rule 17):
- Municipal candidates and candidate committees whose office appears on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot.
- Issue committees whose issue attempts access to or appears on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot.
- All other non-terminated municipal level committees (political and small donor committees, 527 political organizations, independent expenditure committees).
Municipalities with a population of 999 or less in major election years
| Assignment | Report due date | Report period |
|---|---|---|
| 21st day before the election | 10/15/2024 | 10/28/2023 or 12/08/2023 through 10/10/2024 |
| Friday before the election | 11/01/2024 | 10/11/2024 through 10/27/2024 |
| 35th day after the election | 12/10/2024 | 10/28/2024 through 12/05/2024 |
Municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more in major election years
| Assignment | Report due date | Report period |
|---|---|---|
| 60 days before the election | 9/06/2024 | 10/28/2023 or 12/08/2023 through 9/01/2024 |
| 30 days before the election | 10/08/2024* | 9/02/2024 through 10/01/2024 |
| 15 days before the election | 10/21/2024 | 10/02/2024 through 10/16/2024 |
| 30 days after the election | 12/05/2024 | 10/17/2024 through 11/30/2024 |
*Date affected by holiday or weekend.
Note: The above schedules do not account for run-off election reporting assignments.
Infrequent calendar
This calendar applies to (refer to Campaign and Political Finance Rule 17):
- Candidates and candidate committees whose candidate does not attempt access to or appear on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot.
- Issue committees whose issue does not attempt access to or appear on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot.
Municipalities with a population of 999 or less in off election years
| Assignment | Report due date | Report period |
|---|---|---|
| 1st day of the month in which the anniversary of the major election occurs | 11/01/2024 | 10/28/2023 or 12/08/2023 through 10/27/2024 |
Municipalities With a population of 1,000 or more in off election years
| Assignment | Report due date | Report period |
|---|---|---|
| 1st day of the month in which the anniversary of the major election occurs | 11/01/2024 | 10/28/2023 or 12/08/2023 through 10/27/2024 |
Additional information
Small-scale issue committees (SSIC) are not required to file disclosure reports until they exceed $5,000 in activity.
Types of supplemental reports are large dollar and time-sensitive reports that may be required depending on your activity (please contact your municipal clerk for additional details):
24-hour notice of major contributor report period starts 30-days before both the Primary and General elections and ends the day before each election. If you receive a $1,000 or more contribution during these time periods you are required to file an additional report, within 24-hours of receipt of the contribution, that provides details about the contribution, including the name of the contributor (and their occupation and employer information). These reports do not apply to PCs, 527s, and IECs.
48-hour notice of independent expenditure report period starts 30-days before both the Primary and General elections and ends the day before each election. Independent Expenditures of $1,000 or more, made during these time periods requires you to file an additional report providing details of the Independent Expenditure(s). This applies only to Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC). Please contact your municipal clerk’s office for more information on these two types of reports.
Electioneering communication (EC) time period starts on May 26, 2024 (30 days before the Primary Election) and continues through November 4, 2024 (the day before the General Election). Any communication that meets the EC criteria is marked on your regular report as an EC and includes additional information about the transaction that includes a description of the communication, type of communication, dates and times of the communication, and candidates unambiguously mentioned or referred to in the communication. EC reports do not apply to Issue Committees.
Questions? Contact the office or review the Colorado Campaign and Political Finance manual (PDF).