(3)__On July 15th and must be complete up to July 5th; and

(4)__On October 10th and must be complete up to September 30th.

B.__General and primary election reports must be filed:

(1)__On the 6th day before the date on which the election is held and must be complete up to the 12th day before that date; and

(2)__On the 42nd day after the date on which the election is held and must be complete up to the 35th day after that date.

C.__Reports of spending to influence special elections, referenda, initiatives, bond issues or constitutional amendments must be filed:

(1)__On the 6th day before the date on which the election is held and must be complete up to the 12th day before that date; and

(2)__On the 42nd day after the date on which the election is held and must be complete up to the 35th day after that date.

D.__A state party committee that files an election report under paragraph B or C is not required to file a quarterly report under paragraph A when the deadline for that quarterly report falls within 10 days of the filing deadline established in paragraph B or C.

E.__A state party committee shall report any expenditure of $500 or more, made after the 12th day before the election and more than 48 hours before 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election, within 48 hours of that expenditure or by noon of the first business day after the expenditure, whichever is later.

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1020-A, sub-§5-A, ¶¶B, C and D, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 714, Pt. PP, §1 and affected by §2, are amended to read: