{"data":{"id":"us-de/15-del.-c.-8003--2","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"15 Del. C. § 8003","heading":"Duties of a candidate [Effective July 1, 2027].","body":"(a) A candidate shall establish a candidate committee. There shall only be 1 candidate committee for any candidate, although such candidate committee may have subcommittees. The candidate committee may continue in existence for more than 1 election period, and with respect to more than 1 elective office. Each candidate committee or subcommittee shall notify the Commissioner as required under § 8005 of this title, and shall comply with all the other requirements of this chapter. A candidate shall be responsible for the lawful operation of the candidate’s own candidate committee and all subcommittees thereof.\n(b) Except for independent expenditures that meet the requirements of this chapter, all contributions to or on behalf of a candidate shall be placed into the candidate committee, and all expenditures to or on behalf of a candidate shall be made from the candidate committee.\n(c) (1) Prior to July 1, 2029, a candidate shall cause the candidate’s own candidate committee to keep complete records of all contributions received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate’s candidacy, and must retain the records for 3 full years following the most recent election in which that candidate was a candidate; provided, however, that the candidate need not keep records of the names and mailing addresses of persons making contributions of $100 or less in an election period.\n(2) Beginning July 1, 2029, a candidate shall cause the candidate’s own candidate committee to keep complete records of all contributions received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate’s candidacy, and must retain the records for 5 full years following the most recent election in which that candidate was a candidate; provided, however, that the candidate need not keep records of the names and mailing addresses of persons making contributions of $100 or less in an election period.\n(3) For purposes of this subsection, “records” include bank account statements, cancelled checks, deposit tickets, receipts of expenditures, and any record that verifies that an expenditure was made on behalf of the committee and not for personal use.\n(d) A candidate shall file or cause to be filed with the Commissioner the reports required of that candidate’s campaign committee under § 8030 of this title.\n(e) A candidate shall designate an individual as treasurer of that candidate’s candidate committee, in order to assist with the duties under this chapter, but nothing shall relieve the candidate from the responsibility for keeping the records and filing the reports required by this chapter. The candidate must report the name and contact information of the treasurer to the Commissioner upon the formation of the committee. Within 7 business days, the candidate must notify the Commissioner in writing of any change of treasurer.\n(f) A candidate for state office shall file the financial disclosure reports required by subchapter II, Chapter 58 of Title 29.\n(g) A candidate and a candidate committee’s treasurer must complete a biennial training on campaign finance laws provided by the Commissioner in accordance with § 8007 of this title.","path":["Title 15. Elections","Part VI. Election Campaigns","Chapter 80. Campaign Contributions and Expenditures","Subchapter I. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/title15.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-27 (85 Del. Laws, c. 453, 455-458, 460)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-19T02:14:26Z","sha256":"98777c9a15253c71bbcc84aba4121d458cf5615cae63e03b5fcf1fa782540588","source_id":"us-de","stale":false,"prev":"us-de/15-del.-c.-8003","next":"us-de/15-del.-c.-8004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}