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 an election period;
(b) election advertising expenses in relation to election 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 issue of the writ.