Pre-Election Reports are filed by political committees that are supporting/opposing any candidate(s), or question of public policy to be submitted to the voters.

Due to different elections conducted in Illinois, reporting periods will vary. However, every Pre-Election Report will have the same closing date for its reporting period – thirty days prior to an election.

Pre-Election Reports must be filed on or before the fifteenth day after the close of the reporting period. Every political committee is required to file either a Pre-Election Report or a Statement of Non-Participation for each election, with the exception of a General Primary Election (occurring in even-numbered years).

No Pre-Election Report is filed in connection with the General Primary Election.

During the Pre-Election Report filing period, you can easily view the number of active committees and the number of reports filed split by electronic and paper filings during the current filing period.