{"data":{"id":"us-de/15-del.-c.-8031a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"15 Del. C. § 8031A","heading":"Negative balance prohibited [Effective July 1, 2027].","body":"No report submitted under § 8030 or § 8031 of this title may contain a negative ending balance. “Ending balance” means the ending balance from the last reporting period and total receipts from the current reporting period minus total expenditures from the current reporting period. A report containing a negative balance is incomplete and may be considered tardy under § 8044 of this title.","path":["Title 15. Elections","Part VI. Election Campaigns","Chapter 80. Campaign Contributions and Expenditures","Subchapter IV. Public Disclosure"],"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":"12967b5f5d7f0c96968fc877edd97a768ec7ed0bd4885cb7a1c338232c8ae210","source_id":"us-de","stale":false,"prev":"us-de/15-del.-c.-8031","next":"us-de/15-del.-c.-8032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}