Registration requirement for third parties

(1) A third party shall register immediately after having incurred the following expenses in an aggregate amount of $500:

(a) partisan activity expenses in relation to partisan activities that are carried out during a pre-election period;

(b) partisan advertising expenses in relation to partisan advertising messages that are transmitted during that period; and

(c) election survey expenses in relation to election surveys that are conducted during that period. However, the third party may not register before the beginning of the pre-election period.