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Political committees
Information on all contributions and expenditures
45 days before and between 10 and 5 days before an election; annually on January 31
Secretary of State: for statewide and judicial offices, state senate, house of representatives, and district attorney
Judge of probate in county of candidate's residence: for state senate or representative, and county offices
State Ethics Commn: Statement of economic interests
Designation of principal campaign committee (all state candidates); statement of economic interests
Secretary of StateState Capitol Bldg.
Room S-105
Montgomery, AL 36130 334/242-7210
State candidates and municipal candidates in municipalities of more than 1,000 residents; an individual, group, or person making an independent expenditure; groups and individuals contributing$500 to any group or candidate
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
All contributions of more than $100 and all expenditures must be itemized. Contributors of more than $500 must itemize the contributions and make certain statements.
30 days and one week before election; 10 days after election; and annually on February 15 for contributions/expenditures not reported the prior year.
Contributions exceeding $250 made within one week before election must be reported within 24 hours.
Alaska Public Offices Commission
The State is developing a voluntary electronic filing system
Registration of groups
Appointments of treasurers
Exemptions of candidates not intending to raise or spend more than $2,500 in a calendar year.
Alaska Public Offices Commission2221 E. Northern
Lights Boulevard
Room 128
Anchorage, AK 99508 907/276-4176
Candidates and political committees
Information on all loans, contributions, and expenditures.
All contributions of more than $25 and all expenditures must be itemized.
Detailed information on contributors using best efforts.
In regular election year, June 30 report for period from January 1 through May 31; pre-election report not less than 12 days before the election, complete through 20 days before election; post-election report due 30 days after the election, complete through 20 days after the election.
In other years, a report is filed by January 31 covering activity from 21 days after last general election to December 31 of next (non-election) year.
Secretary of State: for state offices and state measures (including state legislature)
Clerk of board of supervisors: for local judges seeking retention and county offices
City or town clerk: for city or town offices or measures
Termination statements; notice of intent to use large amounts of personal funds; independent expenditure reports; designation of depositories; special information on loans; reports from FEC or other states for certain out-of-state committees; affidavit of no activity; late contribution reports from ballot question committees
Secretary of State
State Capitol West Wing
Candidates whose cumulative contributions exceed $500; exploratory committees; approved political action committees; independent expenditure committees;
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions and expenditures in excess of $50 must be itemized
special itemization required for credit card expenditures
Generally, a monthly report due within 15 days after the end of each month; pre-election report due 7 days before any election; quarterly supplemental report due within 15 days of the end of each quarter; final monthly report 30 days after the end of the month in which the election is held; other reporting dates for non-candidate committees.
Secretary of State and county clerk of county where candidate resides
Special reports regarding surplus and carryover funds
|Secretary of State
256 State Capitol
Little Rock, AR
72201-1094 501/682-3476
800/482-1127 Arkansas Ethics
910 W. Second, Suite 100
Little Rock, AR 72201 501/324-9600
Candidates, committees, and elected officeholders. Short forms may be used by candidates and officeholders who raise and spend less than $1,000 in a calendar year. There are three types of committees:
(1) recipient committees, which receive $1,000 or more in contributions in a year;
(2) independent expenditure committees, which make independent expenditures of $1,000 or more in a year; and,
(3) major donor committees, which make contributions of $10,000 or more in a year.
Certain non-committee contributors of $5,000 are required to file reports.
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions or expenditures of $100 or more must be itemized with contributor information.
Semi-annual: July 31 and January 31 for all candidates and committees, whether or not they received contributions or made expenditures, and all elected officers, except judges, whose salary is $100 or more per month. Judges and elected officers whose salary is less than $100 per month file only if they received contributions or made expenditures.
Periodic: For elections in June or November of even-numbered years: March 22, 12 days before June election, October 5, and 12 days before the November election.
Late contributions received or made and late independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made during the 16 days before an election must be reported by special methods within 24 hours.
Statewide officers, candidates, and committees: Original and one copy with the Secretary of State, two copies with Registrar-Recorder of Los Angeles County, two copies with Registrar of Voters of the County of San Francisco, and two copies with the filers county of domicile.
State legislature, Board of Equalization, appellate and superior court elections: Original and one copy with Secretary of State, two copies with the county clerk with the largest number of registered voters in the district affected, and two copies with the filers county of domicile.
Other multi-county elections: original and one copy with the county clerk with the largest number of registered voters in the district affected, and two copies with the filers county of domicile.
County offices and municipal courts: original and one copy with the county clerk, two copies with the filers county of domicile.
City offices: original and one copy with city clerk.
Future filings are expected to be available electronically.
Committee organization statement; candidate statement of intention; campaign bank account forms; slate mailer organizational statement; large contributor statement; termination report; and various supplemental statements, including one on expenditures for security systems.
Fair Political Practices Commission427 J Street, Suite 800
Post Office Box 807
Sacramento, CA
95804-0807 916/322-5660
Candidates, political committees, issue committees, political parties; persons making independent expenditures of $1,000 or more
Information on all contributions and expenditures, with any contributions and expenditures during the reporting period greater than $20 itemized.
First day of each month beginning the sixth full month before the major election, 14 days before, and 14 days after the major election in election years.
Reports are required quarterly in off-election years.
Independent expenditure reports due within 24 hours after obligating funds for the expenditure.
Non-municipal elections: either Secretary of State (statewide, legislative, district, or multi-county candidates) or the appropriate county clerk and recorder (other officers).
Municipal elections: municipal clerk
Non-statewide multi-county issues: county clerk and recorder of each involved county
Candidates affidavit of a familiarity with Campaign Reform Act; committee organization statement; personal financial disclosure by state candidates
|Secretary of State
1560 Broadway, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80203
Candidates, political committees, and party committees spending or receiving more than $1,000 in any election; certain persons making independent expenditures
Information on all contributions and expenditures. Contributions in excess of $30 must be itemized.
Generally: 2nd Thursday of January, April, July, October; 7th day before regular state election; 45 days after election and 30 days after primary
State central committees: January 30, April 10, July 10; 12 days before any election
Supplemental reports: 7 days after distribution of surplus, or, if deficit, 90 days after primary or election, then 30 days after increase in deficit
Generally with Secretary of State, with local candidates and referendum committees filing with town clerks
Statewide candidates raising or spending $250,000 or more must file electronically after January 1, 1999; other committees may also file electronically
Reports to be available on the Internet and through secretary of states office
Designation of campaign depository and treasurer; exemption statements; statements of organization; special reports by lobbyists; exemption from itemized reporting statement if raise or spend less than threshold
|State Elections Enforcement Commission
20 Trinity Street
203/566-4402 FAX www.seec.state.ct.us
Candidates and committees
Information on all contributions and expenditures. All contributions greater than $100 must be itemized.
30 days and 8 days before election; December 31 of year of election; December 31 of year after election, and annually on December 31 until contributions and expenditures are balanced and the fund is closed.
State Election Commissioner
Political committee accepting contributions or making expenditures must file list of its members and designate a treasurer with the State Election Commissioner within 7 days.
|State Election Commissioner
32 Loockerman Street
Suite 203
Dover, DE 19901 302/739-4277
District of Columbia
Candidates spending greater than $250 in any one election; political committees; persons making independent expenditures of $50 or more
Information on all contributions and expenditures. All contributions of $50 or more and contributions of $10 or more must be itemized.
Each year: January 31
Election years: 10th day of March, June, August, October, and December; 8 days before an election
Non-election years: July 31
Contributions of $200 or more received after closing date for last pre-election report must be reported within 24 hours
Director of Campaign Finance
Registration statements; designation of depositories
|District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics,
Director of Campaign Finance
Frank D. Reeves
Municipal Building
Suite 420
2000 14th St., NW
Washington, DC
Candidates, political committees, committees of continuous existence, political party executive committees, and persons making independent expenditures of $100 or more unless no funds have been received or reportable expenditures made during reporting period
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions over $100 must include occupation. Each expenditure must be itemized. Credit card purchases for travel by statewide candidates and statewide committees must be fully disclosed.
Generally by the 10th day of each calendar quarter after treasurer is appointed through last day of qualifying for office and on the 4th, 18th, and 32nd days preceding first and second primaries; and on the 4th and 18th days immediately preceding the general election for an opposed candidate, political committee, or committee of continuous existence. Candidates receiving public funds file on the 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, and 32nd days prior to first primary and general election, and on the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th days prior to the second primary. Any candidate who becomes unopposed files within 90 days of that date.
Candidates file with officer before whom candidate qualifies, with copy to supervisor of elections in candidate's county of residence for other than statewide candidates. Statewide committees file with Division of Elections, while other committees file with county supervisor of elections.
Filing is generally to be made on diskette, with reports available electronically
Organization statement, designation of treasurer, designation of depositories, annual report, pre-advertisement endorsement statement; testimonial affairs statement; voluntary expenditure limitation statement; officeholder loan statement; return contribution; request for contribution return; judicial retention; statement of valuation of in-kind expenditure; special independent expenditure statements
|Florida Elections Commission
Rm 2002, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL
32399-0250 850/922-4539
firstname.lastname@example.com. us
Secretary of State
Division of Elections
Rm 1801, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL
32399-0250 850/488-7690 www.election.dos.state.fl.us
Candidates, political committees, persons (individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons) who accept contributions for, make contributions to, or make expenditures on behalf of, candidates, or to bring about the approval or rejection by voters of a proposed constitutional amendment or statewide referendum, and receives or spends $500 or more to bring about (or oppose) recall of a public officer
Amount, date of receipt, name, mailing address, and occupation of any person making a contribution of $101 or more, or to whom an expenditure of $101 or more is made, including the general purpose of the expenditure.
45 days and 15 days before and 10 days after primary; 15 days before general election (6 days before general election runoff); and December 31 of election year; supplemental report due December 31 of each year in office for winning candidates
Secretary of State for statewide candidates and statewide referenda
Superintendent of elections in county of candidates residence for general assembly candidates (and ballot questions and recalls) with copy to Secretary of State
County superintendent of elections or city clerks for other offices and elections
Declaration of intent to accept campaign contributions; financial disclosure statement (candidates); designation of committee officers; registration of campaign committees (candidates and non-candidate committees)
|Secretary of State
2 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Drive, S.E.
Suite 1104, West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334-1505
404/656-2871 404/651-9531 FAX www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/ email@example.com
Candidates, parties, and committees which contribute in the aggregate $1,000 or more in an election period; sole electoral activity committees which contribute or spend $1,000 or more; committees that form within 10 days before an election and spend $1,000 or more
Information on all contributions and expenditures. All contributions of more than $100 must be itemized.
Generally 25 working days before the primary election and 10 working days before each election; 20 days after primary, and 30 days after a general or special election. Supplemental reports in the event of surplus or deficit over $250 are filed on the 5th day after the last day of election year, and every six months thereafter.
Original and a copy with Campaign Spending Commission. In counties of less than 200,000 voters, file original and two copies with either Commission or clerk in county where candidate resides.
Organization statement; treasurer and depository designation; designation of responsible central committee; disposition of residual funds; affidavit of compliance with expenditure limits; affidavit for tax deduction purposes; anonymous contributions; fundraisers; public financing compliance report
|Campaign Spending Commission
235 S. Beretania St.
Suite 300
Honolulu, HI 96813
Candidates, political committees, and any person who makes an expenditure of more than $100 other than by a contribution to a candidate or political committee
Information on all contributions and expenditures. All contributions of greater than $50 and expenditures of $25 or more must be itemized.
By October 10 before general election, and 7 days before and 30 days after election. Measure committees file April 30 and July 30 reports. Supplemental reports in the event of an unexpended balance or expenditure deficit are filed annually on January 31.
Secretary of State
Designation of political treasurer; individual or non-business entity making certain large independent expenditures; political party report of qualified expenditures; statement of an absence of contributions or expenditures in reporting period
|Secretary of State
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho
83720-0080 208/334-2852
208/334-2282 FAX www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/finance.htm
Treasurers of state and local political committees
Information on all contributions and expenditures on semi-annual report; only contributions and transfers on pre-election report. Receipts and expenditures in excess of $150 must be itemized.
Reports of campaign contributions: 15 days before each election
Semi-annual reports of contributions and expenditures: January 31 and July 31.
State Board of Elections for state political committees; State Board of Elections and county clerk for political committees acting as both state and local political committee.
All political committee reports are available via a searchable database on the world wide web
Organization statement by state or local political committee and political committee acting as both state and local political committee; designation of chair and treasurer; large contributions 30 days before election.
Persons expending more than $20 on behalf of a political committee file pertinent information on donor, recipient, and value within five business days of transaction with the appropriate committee
|State Board of Elections
P.O. Box 4187
Springfield, IL
62708 217/782-4141
217/782-5959 FAX www.state.il.us/election/
Political committees, candidate committees, regular party committees, and PACs. Also required from corporations and labor organizations making expenditures in referenda, and of certain persons making independent expenditures.
Public utilities file a special report with Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Certain Hoosier Lottery vendors, riverboat gaming license holders and suppliers, and parimutuel horse-racing license holders file reports with regulatory entities and Election Division.
Information on all contributions and expenditures, with all contributions and expenditures in excess of $100 ($200 for a regular party committee) required to be itemized. All transfers from other committees must be itemized regardless of amount.
Reports by public utilities detail contributions to office seekers and/or political committees, and whether the recipient is filed at the federal or state level.
Those with gaming interests must file reports of ownership.
14 days (postmarked) or 11 days (hand-delivered) before election or convention; 20 days after convention if no pre-convention report was filed; annually by third Wednesday in January (by March 1 for political party committee).
Public utilities file special report annually.
Those with gaming interests file quarterly reports of ownership.
Election Division for most
General Assembly candidates file duplicate with board of candidates county of residence
State office candidate filings available on-line in searchable form
Local candidates and committees file with county election board of each county in district
Referenda reports filed with appropriate county election board and State Election Commission
Public utilities file a special report with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Gaming interest reports are filed with appropriate regulatory agency and Election Division
Organization statement; designation of candidate's principal campaign committee and officers; candidate statement; committee final report.
Special reports required of large, late contributions after last report deadline.
Declaration of candidacy must contain statement about campaign finance reports from past campaigns.
|Election Division of the Secretary of State
Indiana Govt Center
South, Room E-032
302 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, Indiana
46204-2738 317/232-3939
Candidates and committees receiving contributions or making expenditures in excess of $500 or incurring debt greater than $500 in a calendar year
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
All contributions must be itemized if they exceed $200 for any committee of a national political party or state statutory political committee, $100 for any congressional candidate, $50 for any county statutory or other political committee, or $25 for any other office. All expenditures in excess of $5 must be itemized.
May 19, July 19, October 19, and January 19 annually, except for committees for city and school office candidates who file 5 days before the election and the first of the month thereafter.
In years in which no primary or general election is held, a state or city committee is not required to file the May and July reports. A candidates committee is not required to file the May, July, and October reports in a year candidate does not stand for election.
Statewide office and state offices elected on less than statewide basis: Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
County, city, or school office: county election commissioner
State statutory political committee and other state-level political committees: Board
Other statutory political committee: county election commissioner and copy to Board
Committees may file electronically at their option
Organization statement; financial statement by statewide and legislative candidates; contribution report by lobbyists; special reporting deadlines established for special elections; dissolution report; supplemental report for large late contributions
|Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
514 East Locust
Suite 104
Des Moines, Iowa
50309-1912 512/281-4028
Candidates, political committees, party committees, constitutional amendment committees, and persons making independent expenditures of more than $100.
Information on all contributions and expenditures. Contributions
and expenditures over $50 must be itemized.
Generally, 8 days before election, and January 10 each year.
Constitutional amendment committees file each February 15th, 15 days before, and 15 days after elections.
State offices elected statewide and political committees supporting same: with Secretary of State
Constitutional amendments: Kansas Commn on Govtl Standards and Conduct
State offices elected on less than statewide basis: with Secretary of State and county election officer of residence
Local offices and political committees supporting same: county election officer
Disclosure information is available on-line
Designation of treasurer or candidate committee by candidate; statement of organization by political party and political committee; treasurer report of campaign debts and obligations, out-of-state political committee; termination report; affidavits of expected contributions and expenditures; report of dedicated funds; checkoff documentation
|Kansas Commission on Governmental Standards and Conduct
109 W. Ninth Street
Topeka, Kansas
66612-1287 913/296-4219
913/296-2548 FAX www.ink.org/public/gsc
ethics @kspress.com
Candidates, campaign committees, permanent committees, political issues committees, inaugural committees, political party executive committees, exploratory committees, fundraisers, contributing organizations (when in excess of $100), and those making independent expenditures of $500 or more in any one election
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions of more than $100 and expenditures of more than $25 must be fully itemized.
Cash contributions must be separately reported.
Candidates and campaign committees: 32nd and 15th day before an election, and 30 days after an election. If account is not closed at that time, a supplemental report is due, and filing will continue on an annual basis until a zero balance is shown. Candidates have five days from filing deadline to file with Registry.
Slate committees: 30 days after registration, and not less than three days after the 56th, 42nd, 28th, and 14th days before an election, and each 30 days after an election until zero balance in account.
Party executive committees: 30 days after an election.
Permanent committees: last day of each calendar quarter.
Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
Duplicate reports filed with clerk in county where candidate resides.
The Registry is currently working on an electronic filing and reporting system.
Committee organization statement; candidate designation of treasurer; designation of depositories; political party tax fund expenditure report; fundraisers; statement of intent by slate to accept or reject public funding; special reports on advertising by news media
|Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
140 Walnut Street
Frankfort, KY 40601 502/573-2226
Candidates for major or district office; candidates for other offices who receive contributions of greater than $200 from any one source or make expenditures of greater than $5,000; political committees; persons not a candidate who make independent expenditures or accept contributions other than to or from a candidate or committee in excess of $500; persons who accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $200 to support or oppose recalls or propositions
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
All transactions must be itemized.
Candidates and committees: 180th, 90th, 30th, & 10th day before primary; 10th day before and 40th day after general election. Annual reports by February 15 for most surpluses/deficits.
Special report required within 48 hrs after receipt of a contribution of certain amounts, or expenditures to certain persons from 20 days before election through election day.
Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure
Electronic filing is required for statewide office candidates with more than $50,000 in receipts beginning January 1, 1999.
Committee organization statement (including designation of officers and depository): statement of disbanding or dissolution; affidavit in lieu of report for major or district office candidates
|Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure
7434 Perkins Road
Suite B
Baton Rouge, LA
70808-4379 504/765-2308
Candidates, political committees, political action committees, party committees, and persons making independent expenditures in excess of $50
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions of more than $50 must be itemized.
6 days before and 42 days after each election; gubernatorial candidates also file January 15 and July 15 in non-election years if they received or spent more than $1,000 in that year, and 42 days before an election. Party committees file semiannually and before general election. Special reports may be required of candidates receiving public financing.
Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
Registration of treasurer, political committee, and officers by candidates and political action committees; report of contributions or expenditures of $1,000 or more made after the 12th day and before 48 hours prior to any election; reports of disposition of surplus or deficit in excess of $50; termination report.
|Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
State Office Bldg, Rm 114
Station 135
Augusta, ME
04333-0135 207/287-4179
Candidates receiving contributions of $300 or more; political committees; party central committees; slates
Information on all contributions and expenditures
4th Tuesday before primary, 2nd Friday before any election, and earlier of the 3rd Tuesday after general election or before taking office. Central and continuing committees also file annually on the date of the last general election.
If there is a surplus or deficit, 6 months after general election, one year after general election, and annually on the election anniversary until the surplus or deficit is eliminated.
Candidates and their noncontinuing committees and slates file with the board with which candidate filed statement of candidacy.
Party central committees, continuing committees, and government contractors file with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws.
Statewide candidates must file electronically; reports available on-line effective November 1999
Designation of campaign chair and treasurer; statement of purpose; governmental contractor statement of contributions; designation of depositories.
State Administrative Board of Election LawsP.O. Box 231
Annapolis, Maryland
21404-0231 410/974-3711
410/974-2019 FAX www.elections.state.md.us
Candidates and political committees
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions of greater than $50 and expenditures of greater than $50 must be itemized.
Candidates for General Court, PACs, Peoples Committees, local party committees: 8 days before primary, 8 days before general election, and January 20 of each year.
Candidates for statewide, Governors Council, county and city office in cities of 100,000 or more, and political committees: 3rd business day after designating depository, 5th day of each month (and 20th day in last six months of election year), and January 20 of each year.
City or town candidates and committees (except for citywide candidates in cities of 100,000 or more): with city or town clerk or election commission
Other candidates: with Director of Campaign and Political Finance
Reports are available on-line only at Office of Campaign and Political Finance
Political committee organization statement; designation of political committee treasurers; designation of depositories; report by cashier of depository; dissolution report; report of independent expenditures of greater than $100 in a calendar year
|Office of Campaign and Political Finance
1 Ashburton Place
Room 411
Boston, MA
02108 617/727-8352
Candidates, political and independent committees, party committees, and ballot question committees; certain persons making independent expenditures
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions of greater than $20 and expenditures of greater than $50 must be itemized
Candidate committees, party committees, ballot question committees: 11 days before and 30 days after election; committees other than political and independent committees: not later than January 31 of each year; political or independent committees (PACs) filing on state level: January 31, July 25, October 25 in odd years; April 25, July 25, and October 25 in even years.
Secretary of State: candidates for state elective office, judicial office, and all political party committees and political action committees
County clerk: candidates for local office
State Court Administrator: special report for judicial office candidates
Electronic filing is voluntary.
Committee organizational statement; candidate committee designations with designation of treasurer; designation of depository; committee dissolution statement; out-of-state contribution report from contributors to recipients (recordkeeping); verification statement; late contribution report; special report for judicial candidates to state court administrator; affiliation statement if committee sponsor not apparent from name.
|Secretary of State
Bureau of Elections P.O. Box 20126
Lansing, MI
48901-0726 517/373-2540
Candidates, party committees, political committees, and persons making independent expenditures of greater than $100
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions of greater than $100 and expenditures and disbursements of more than $100 must be itemized.
Candidates for statewide, legislative, and high court offices file 15 days before a primary and 10 days before general election and January 31 annually. Any contribution or loan to a statewide candidate of $2,000, or more than $400 to any legislative or district court candidate received between the closing date and the last pre-election report and the election must be reported within 48 hours after receipt, and in next required report.
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board for most candidates
Minnesota is expected to finalize an electronic reporting system in 1998
Organization statement for political committee; designation of principal campaign committee; termination statement; corporate expenditures or contributions > $100 for specified political committees; candidate agreement form and affidavit of contributions prior to receiving public subsidy payments; lobbyists soliciting or making certain contributions
|Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
First Floor South
Candidates and political committees
Candidates for statewide and supreme court district-level office must itemize all contributions and expenditures greater than $500. Candidates for all other offices and all committees must itemize all contributions and expenditures greater than $200.
For years other than 1995 and every 4th year thereafter: 7 days before any election; January 31 to cover the entire prior calendar year.
For 1995 and every 4th year thereafter, detailed reporting dates are specified.
Secretary of State if candidate for statewide, state district, or legislative office; circuit clerk of appropriate county; municipal clerk for municipal office
Statement of organization of political committee within 10 days after either receiving or spending in excess of $200
Secretary of State
State Capitol
P.O. Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205
Committees, candidates who spend or receive more than $500 or receive a single contribution of more than $250, and persons making independent expenditures of $500 or more
Information on all contributions and expenditures.
Contributions and expenditures of more than $150 must be itemized. Full details are required on actual expenditures, rather than merely reporting an aggregate amount paid to a consultant.
7 days before election day for period closing 12th day before election; 30 days after election day for period closing 25th day after election; and quarterly on 7th day of the month to include activity for period ending on last day of quarter
Contributions received by any committee after the closing date of the last pre-election disclosure report but before election day must be reported within 48 hours after receipt. Supplemental reports are required each January 15 if contributions or expenditures of $1,000 or more were made or received since the last report. A supplemental report is required if post-election report shows outstanding debts greater than $5,000; this report must be filed until the deficit is less than $5,000.
Missouri Ethics Commission for statewide office candidates and committees, and candidates for the supreme or appellate courts. Candidates for legislative office, circuit court, and county clerk file with the Secretary of State and election authority of the candidates place of residence.
Requirements vary for other candidates.
Continuing committee reports and reports from candidates filing electronically are available on-line.
Organization statement; termination statement; appointment of campaign treasurer and principal campaign committee; out-of-state committee statement; exemption or rejection statement; special report of large contributors attempting to influence executive branch decisions.
Missouri Ethics Commission
P.O. Box 1254
Candidates and political committees (except in certain school district and special district elections)
Information on contributions, expenditures, loans, debts, and obligations. Itemization of aggregate contributions of $35 or more; transfers of funds; loans; obligations owed to political committees and candidates; proceeds from fundraisers; expenditures; obligations owed by political committees and candidates.
Statewide office candidates/ related political committees: pre-election year quarterly reports on the 5th day after each quarter; March 10th and September 10th in an election year; 15 and 25 days before an election; not more than 20 days after an election; March 10th and September 10th of each year following an election until closing report filed.
State district office candidates and related political committees: 12th day before election, not more than 20 days after election, and whenever closing report is filed.
Local office candidates/related political committees: same as for state district office if contributions or expenditures to campaign exceed $500.
Statewide ballot issue committee: Pre-election year reports on the 5th day of each quarter; March 10th, and 10th day of subsequent month through September; 15 and 25 days before election; within 20 days after election.
Independent committees: 12th day before election, not more than 20 days after election, and when closing report at end of calendar year is due.
Report required for all candidates and related political committees within 24 hours if contribution of $500 or more received for statewide office or statewide ballot issue within 10 days before election, or within 48 hours if contribution of $100 or more received for state district offices within 17 days before election.
Commissioner of Political Practices and election administrator of county where candidate is resident or political committee has headquarters
Certification of campaign treasurer and deputy campaign treasurers; political committee statements of organizations; designation of primary and secondary campaign depositories; statements of termination of independent committees; business disclosure statements; sworn statement that political committee favoring or opposing a ballot issue will not exceed voluntary expenditure limits
Commissioner of Political Practices
1205 8th Avenue
P.O. Box 202401
Helena, Montana
Candidate committees, political party committees, independent committees, and ballot question committees upon raising, receiving, or spending more than $2,000 in a calendar year
Non-party committees: information on contributions and expenditures, including itemization of contributions and expenditures greater than $100
Party committee: information on contributions and expenditures, including itemization of contributions greater than $100 and all expenditures
By 30th day and 10th day before a primary or general election, and 40th day after primary election, and 60th day after general election. Annual statement due by January 31 for preceding year if statements not required to be filed during previous years. Report of contributions of $500 or more received within 14 days before election is required to be filed within 5 days after receipt.
Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. Copies to be filed with election commissioner or county clerk, as appropriate, depending on the type of committee.
Committee statement of organization; committee statement of dissolution; candidate statement of financial interests; non-committee report of independent expenditures greater than $100; reports of expenditures and personal services by corporation, labor organization, or industry, trade, or professional association; earmarked contribution report; report of independent expenditures of more than $2,000 for or against a candidate for state or legislative office eligible for public funding; agents expenditure reports; reports of contributions and expenditures by major out-of-state contributors; candidate affidavit to abide by spending limitations; candidate affidavit not to abide by spending limitations.
Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commn
State Capitol
11th Floor
P.O. Box 95086
Lincoln, NE 68509
State, district, county, township, and city office candidates; persons that make candidate-related independent expenditures if any contributions received or individual/ cumulative expenditures exceed $100; ballot question advocacy persons and groups if any contributions received or individual/cumulative expenditures exceed $100; and committees for the recall of a public officer if individual/cumulative contributions or expenditures exceed $100. Persons include individuals, business and social organizations, non-governmental legal entities, PACs, political parties, and party-sponsored committees.
Candidates: information on campaign contributions and expenses, including total contribution amount and itemization of individual/ cumulative contributions over $100.
Persons making candidate-related independent expenditures or question-related expenditures: amount of total contributions received and itemization of individual/cumulative contributions over $100 received and expenditures over $100.
Recall committees: itemization of individual/ cumulative contributions over $100 received or made, and expenditures over $100.
Candidate who receives more than $10,000 in any year before an election year is required to file annual report by December 31st until the year in which the candidate seeks election.
Candidate at primary or general election: 7 days before primary, 7 days before general election, and 15th day of 2nd month after general election
City office candidate: 7 days before city primary, 7 days before city general election, and 15th day of 2nd month after city general election
Candidate at recall election: contributions report 30 days after election and expenses report 60 days after election
Candidate at special district office election: 7 days before election, contributions report 30 days after election, and expenses report 60 days after election.
Recall committee: if petition for recall not filed, 30 days after notice of intent to circulate petition expired; if court does not order special recall election, 30 days after court decision; and if court orders special recall election, 7 days before and 30 days after election.
Person making candidate-related independent expenditures and ballot question advocacy group: 7 days before primary election or city primary election, as appropriate; 7 days before general election or city general election, as appropriate; and 15th day of second month after election
Secretary of State: candidate for statewide office, state senator, or assemblyman in multi-county district, or any other office with multi-county district; person making independent expenditures for a can-didate elected from other than a single city or county; committee for the recall of a public officer; and ballot question advocacy group for a question voted on in other than a single county or city
County clerk: candidate for state senator or assemblyman voted on in a single county; county or township office; person making independent expenditures for a candidate elected only from the county; and ballot question advocacy group for a question voted on only in the county
City clerk: candidate for city office; person making independent expenditures for a candidate elected only from the city; and ballot question advocacy group for a question voted on only in the city
Registration of committee for political action; registration of committee for recall of a public officer; candidate financial disclosure statement
Secretary of State
Capitol Complex
Carson City, NV
New Hampshire
Candidates for governor, councilor, state senator, representative to general court, and county office whose expenditures exceed $500, and political committees (including political party committees) whose receipts or expenditures exceed $500
Information on all receipts and expenditures, including itemization of receipts greater than $25, aggregate contributions of greater than $100 for an election, and all expenditures
Wednesday 12 weeks before primary (except political committee of candidate or political party), Wednesday 3 weeks before election, and 2nd Wednesday after election. Every 6 months after election until obligations satisfied or surplus depleted. Notice of a contribution greater than $500 received after second Wednesday before election is to be filed within 24 hours. Political committee report of independent expenditures to be filed within 24 hours after aggregate expenditures greater than $500 are made, and thereafter each time $500 more is spent.
Secretary of State
Non-party political committee registration statement; candidate consent to political committee; designation of fiscal agent by candidate; affidavit of voluntary limitation of campaign expenditures by candidate; disclosure of business associations
Secretary of State
Department of State
State House, Room 204
Concord, NH 03301
New Jersey
Candidate committees and joint candidates committees (except periodic election fund reports not required if total amount to be expended for candidacy by all sources does not exceed $2,400 for candidate committee, $4,700 for joint candidates committee with two candidates, or $7,000 for joint candidates committee with three or more candidates, although aggregate contributions over $300 from single source must be reported); political committees that raise or expend $1,200 or more in an election; continuing political committees; political party committees; and legislative leadership committees
Monies, loans, paid personal services, or other things of value contributed and expenditures paid, including itemization of contributions over $300.
Candidates, joint candidates committees, and political committees: 29th day and 11th day before election and 20th day after election. If exempted from periodic reporting, file contributions report on scheduled date if aggregate contribution of more than $300 received.
Candidate committees and joint candidates committees: quarterly reports by April 15th, July 15th, October 15th, and January 15th of calendar quarters in year candidate not running for election.
Continuing political committees, political party committees, and legislative leadership committee: by April 15th, July 15th, October 15th, and January 15th of each calendar year.
Single-source contribution of over $600 received by a continuing political committee, political party committee, or legislative leadership committee after final day of quarterly reporting period and on or before election day to be reported within 48 hours. Single-source contributions of more than $600 received by a candidate committee, joint candidates committee, or political committee between the 13th day before and election day to be reported within 48 hours.
Expenditure of over $600 by political committee between 13th day before and election day or by a continuing political committee between March 31st and primary election day or after September 20th and general election day to be reported within 48 hours.
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
In case of candidates for non-statewide office, a copy is filed with the county clerk of county where candidate seeks office, except candidates for state legislative office file in county where candidate resides.
State candidate reports only accessible electronically at ELEC offices.
Candidate statement that amount to be expended on behalf of candidacy will not exceed $2,400 for individual candidacy, $4,700 for a joint candidates committee with two candidates, or $7,000 for a joint candidates committee containing three or more candidates; certificate of organization of candidate committee or joint candidate committee; statement of registration for political committee, continuing political committee, or legislative leadership committee; appointment of treasurer and deputy treasurers; designation of campaign depositories; certification by potential political committee for determination by Commission as to status; certification by a continuing political committee that expenditures in a calendar year will not exceed $3,000; candidate financial disclosure statement for certain offices; final report certification of winding up of business after election; report of independent expenditures; report of authorized solicitation with net proceeds over $300 to treasurer; report of independent public solicitation with gross contributions exceeding $300 for election.
Election Law
Enforcement Commn
28 W. State St.
P.O. Box 185
Trenton, New Jersey
New Mexico
Public officials, candidates or treasurers of candidates campaign committees (except candidates filing statement that they anticipate receiving or spending less than $1,000 for non-statewide office or 2,500 for statewide office in primary or general election), and treasurers of political committees
Itemization of contributions and expenditures
All public officials and candidates: annually by 2nd Monday in May.
In election year, public officials who are candidates and candidates who have not filed statements of exceptions: by 2nd Monday in October, by Thursday before election, and by 30th day after election.
Undeclared candidates below reporting threshold of $1,000 for non-statewide office or $2,500 for statewide office for contributions or expenditures: 2nd Monday in May for primary or 2nd Monday in October for general election.
Supplemental report of contribution or pledge to contribute for $500 or more in non-statewide election or for $2,500 or more in statewide election received after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday before election due within 24 hours of receipt, except if received after 5:00 p.m. on Friday before election, then due by noon of Monday before election.
Secretary of State: statewide elective offices, multi-county state legislative offices (but may file with county clerk of resident county), judicial offices for judicial districts (except magistrates), multi-county district offices, and political committees.
County Clerk: county elective offices, magistrates, and single-county state legislative offices.
Voluntary electronic filing program in operation, with reports filed via disk, modem, or e-mail. Reports available electronically only at Secretary of States Office.
Candidate statement of exception; political committee registration; cash contributions report for special events; lobbyist/lobbyists employer expenditure report
Secretary of State
Ethics Administration
Building, Suite 400
Santa Fe, New Mexico
New York
Candidates and political committees; however, filing is not required for candidates or their authorized political committees (1) that do not expend more than $50 in a calendar year or $1,000 in an election cycle, (2) before an uncontested primary election, or (3) for an election in a city, town, or village of less than 10,000 unless total receipts or expenditures exceed $1,000.
Information on receipts and expenditures, including an itemization of aggregate contributions of $100 or more and expenditures of $50 or more
Primary election: 32nd and 11th day before and 10th day after contested primary election.
Runoff primary: 4th day before and 10th day after primary.
General election: 32nd day and 11th day before and 27th day after the election.
Periodic statements are also required by January 15 and July 15 in each subsequent year until activities terminated.
Contributions or loans of more than $1,000 received after close of second pre-election filing period must be reported within 24 hours of receipt.
Political committees are to file by January 15th and July 15th of each year after statement of treasurer and depository filed.
Candidates: presidential electors, state executive or legislative offices, supreme court justices, constitutional convention delegates, and multi-county party positions (if not wholly within New York City), with State Board of Elections; other public offices (except village offices and party positions in a single county or New York City), with city or county board of elections, as appropriate; and village offices if election not on general election day, with county board of elections.
Political committees: with State Board of Elections, except committees taking part solely in an election for a candidate required to file with a local board of elections, are also required to file with local board. County political party committees file with the county board of elections. Committees are required to file with other boards in certain instances.
Electronic filing to be available effective January 1, 1999, applicable to all contributions greater than $1,000.
Candidate or authorized political committee statement that neither receipts nor expenditures will exceed $1,000 during a reporting period in lieu of a statement of receipts and expenditures; designation of political committee treasurer and depository; statement of receipts and expenditures by political committee treasurer and depository; statement of receipts and expenditures by political committee treasurer upon resignation; accounting by agent of political committee or candidate; political committee authorization statement
State Board of Elections
Swan St. Bldg, Core 1
Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223-1650
North Carolina
Candidates, political committees (including political party committees), and referendum committees; individuals making independent expenditures over $100.
Candidates and political party committees whose contributions, loans, and expenditures will not exceed $3,000 can be exempted from reporting.
Information on contributions, expenditures, and loans, including an itemization of contributions over $100, media expenses, and non-media expenses over $50. All expenditures must be individually disclosed.
All candidates and committees: organizational report due within 10 days of filing of candidacy or organization of committee.
Candidates and political committees in non-municipal elections and referendum committees: pre-primary report by 10th day before primary if on ballot; quarterly reportsby 7 working days after each quarter in even-numbered year if involved in election; semiannual reportsby last Friday in July and January if contributions received or expenditures made and no other report required; 48-hour report (political committee, political party, or referendum committee)within 48 hours if contribution or transfer of more than $1,000 received after last pre-election report before an election; final; report when all funds are disbursed, loans repaid or forgiven, and committee bank account closed.
Candidates and political committees in municipal elections: Election conducted on partisan basis: pre-primary reportby 10th day before primary; pre-election report10 days prior to election unless a second primary is held and the candidate appeared on the ballot in the second primary, then 10 days before the second primary; annual report if contributions are received or expenditures made during a calendar year for which no reports are otherwise requiredby the last Friday in January of following year. Election conducted under nonpartisan election and run-off basis: pre-election reportby 10 days prior to election; annual report if contributions are received or expenditures made during a calendar year for which no reports are otherwise requiredby Friday in January of following year. Election conducted under nonpartisan primary method: pre-primary report10 days prior to primary if the candidate is in primary or 10 days prior to election.
If the candidate is not in a primary; annual report if no contributions are received or expenditures made during a calendar year for which no reports are otherwise requiredby last Friday in January of following year. Election conducted under nonpartisan plurality method: pre-election report10 days prior to election; annual report if contributions received or expenditures made druing a calendar year for which no reports are otherwise requiredby last Friday in January of the following year.
Special pre- and post-election reporting requirements apply to referendum committees.
State Board of Elections: with respect to candidates for state wide or multi-county offices and statewide referenda.
County board of elections: with respect to candidates for single-county district and county offices and county referenda.
Municipal board of elections: with respect to candidates for municipal office and municipal referenda.
Voluntary state candidate electronic filing is expected to be effective with the 1998 elections. Certain report data is already available on-line.
Organizational report for candidates, political committees, and referendum committees; statement of no contributions within a reporting period; annual report of state election campaign fund expenditures; reporting exemption certification; report of expenditures for candidate-named materials and advertisements
State Board of Elections
Campaign Reporting
Post Office Box 2169
Raleigh, NC
North Dakota
Candidates for statewide or legislative office who receive any contributions of more than $100 during a calendar year; political parties that receive contributions of more than $100; political committees administering PACs; persons who receive contributions of more than $100 from a person in a calendar year concerning statewide referenda and initiatives; and corporations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, or associations that spend money to promote passage or defeat of a measure
Candidates: itemization of contributions over $100 in the aggregate in a calendar year.
Political parties: detailed list of all contributions over $100.
Political committees: itemization of contributions received aggregating over $200, and expenditures aggregating over $100.
Referendum or initiative: itemization of contributions aggregating over $100.
Corporations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and associations: listing of total money spent.
Pre-election statement: 12th day before election
Year-end statement: January 31 of following year
Supplemental statement for contribution of $500 or more received in 20-day period before an election must be filed within 48 hours by statewide or legislative office candidate and by referendum/initiative group or person
Secretary of State: state office candidates; political parties; political committees; statewide initiative/referendum group or person; and corporations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and associations.
State legislative candidates file with the county auditor in the candidates county of residence.
Political committee registration; candidate statement of financial interests
Secretary of State
Capitol Building
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND
Candidate campaign committees, political action committees, legislative campaign funds, and political parties (excluding campaign committees for candidates for municipal office paying $5,000 or less, member of a local board of education, or township trustee or clerk certifying that in election period aggregate contributions and expenditures will not exceed $2,000 and no individual contribution will exceed $100)
Itemization of contributions and expenditures, except contributions of $25 or less or an in-kind contribution aggregating $250 or less from a person at one social or fundraising activity.
Abbreviated reporting is permitted for candidates who spend and receive $500 or less.
12th day before and 38th day after an election; annual statement on the last business day of January except in year post-general election statement is filed. Monthly statements of contributions for July, August, September of general election year required by campaign committee of statewide office candidate. Additional March monthly contribution report by statewide candidates who use personal funds or no-limits candidates. From 19th day before general election through general election day, a 2-business-day statement required if campaign committee receives contribution causing aggregate contributions from contributor to exceed $2,500 in case of designated state executive office candidate or $500 in case of supreme court candidate. from 19th day before primary to primary a 2-business-day report each time personal-funds candidate and no-limits opponent receive aggregate contributions from contributor exceeding $2,000.
Secretary of State: statewide and state board of education offices, state political committees, and state and national political parties.
County board of elections: offices within county and multi-county district (file in county with the greatest population), county political committees, and county political parties.
Statement of no contributions and expenditures by a candidates campaign committee; appointment of campaign treasurer and deputy treasurers; statement of consideration for the circulation of an initiative or referendum petition; candidate personal financial disclosure statement; statement of termination of a candidates campaign committee or political committee; affidavit of no political contributions by corporation or public utility; appointment of judicial candidate campaign treasurer (file also with clerk of court); personal funds notice; declaration of no limits; declaration of primary-day finances; declaration of year-end finances; declaration of filing-day finances
Secretary of State
30 E. Broad Street
14th Floor
Columbus, OH
State elections: State office candidate or candidate committee accepting more than $500 in aggregate; PAC in state election that contributes or expends $500 in calendar year; and committee of political party with state office candidates. State offices and state officer elected by statewide vote, state senator, state representative, district judge, associate district judge, and district attorney.
Local elections: county and other local office candidates or candidate committees and PACs and political party committees in local election receiving or expending more than $200 in campaign.
Contribution, loan, and expenditure information. Itemization of contributions and expenditures over $50 (except for non-state candidates itemization of contributions over $200).
State office elections: quarterly reports: January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 (ballot-measure PACs file by 10th of each month). Pre-election report 8 days before primary, runoff primary, and general election (report between primary and runoff primary replaces October 15 report). Candidate committee which doesnt accept contributions exceeding $500 in aggregate may be exempted. Aggregate contribution or independent expenditure of $500 or more after closing date for pre-election reporting period must be reported within 24 hours of receipt.
County and local elections: 10th day before primary, runoff primary, and general election, and 40th day after general election. If necessary, supplemental reports within 6 months and 10 days after general election and by January 15 of subsequent years. PAC in local proposition/measure election: 10th day before election, 40th day after election, and supplemental reports if necessary.
State Ethics Commission: state and county candidates/ candidate committees and other non-local committees.
Municipal clerk: municipal candidates/ committees and supporting/opposing committees.
Clerk of board of education: school board candidates/committees and supporting/opposing committees.
Electronic filing is mandatory for all statewide candidates who receive or expend more than $5,000, and for all PACs and party committees that receive or expend more than $10,000. Electronic filing is optional for all other candidates.
Campaign finance information is available on-line.
Statement of organization for candidate committee and other committees; candidate affidavit that expenditures will not exceed $500; candidate financial disclosure statement; committee final report; statement of inactivity; judicial candidate declaration of compliance with voluntary expenditure limits; judicial candidate declaration of intent to exceed voluntary expenditure limits
Ethics Commission
State Capitol, BA
Oklahoma City, OK
Candidates (or their principal campaign committees) and political committees; chief petitioners for initiative, referendum, and recall petitions
Contribution and expenditure information, including an itemization of aggregate contributions of more than $50 and all expenditures
Candidates and committees: 29-39 days and 5-8 days before election and 30 days after election. If $500 in contributions received after Th day and before the day pre-ceding the election, a pre-election supplemental statement is due on the day before the election. If the post-election statement shows an unexpended balance of contributions or expenditure deficit, a post-election annual supplemental statement is required until there is no balance or deficit.
Chief petitioners: 15th day after petition filing deadline; annually by September 10th if did not qualify for ballot and have surplus or deficit
Secretary of State: statewide, state, and congressional district office
County Clerk: non-city office within a county
County clerk in county where the chief administrative officer is located: multi-county district office
Chief city election officer: city office
Certification that neither aggregate contributions nor aggregate expenditures will exceed $500; certification candidate or political committee treasurer; statement of organization for political committee or candidate who is own treasurer; statement by chief petitioners of an initiative, referendum, or recall petition; statement of receipts and expenditures for reduction of post-election deficit by other than a candidate or candidates treasurer; statement of economic interest; candidate declaration of limitation on expenditures; contribution report by an intermediary or conduit
Secretary of State
Elections Division
141 State Capitol
Salem, OR
Candidates and political committees if amount received or expended or liabilities incurred exceed $ 250 during a reporting period
Contribution, expenditure, and liability information, including an itemization of aggregate contributions over $50 in the reporting period, expenditures, and liabilities
Statewide office candidates and political committees influencing statewide election: by 6th Tuesday and 2nd Friday before primary and general election
All other committees: 2nd Friday before primary and general election
All candidates and political committees: 30 days after election and annual report on January 31 of each year until no balance or debt; then termination report may be filed
Report concerning candidate: office with which a candidate files nomination documents, either the Secretary of the Commonwealth or appropriate county board of elections. If report concerns both candidates who file nomination documents with the Secretary and those who file with county boards, then with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Electronic filing is voluntary for statewide candidates in 1998, and voluntary for all candidates in 2000. Reports are expected to be available on-line.
Statement by candidate or political committee that receipts, expenditures, and liabilities do not exceed $250; waiver of reporting by local office candidate; political committee registration statement; copy of the candidates written authorization for political committee to receive contributions for the candidate; report of independent expenditures over $100 in a calendar year; statement by lobbyist; report by certain business entities awarded a no-bid contract; report of disposition of residual funds; report by candidate or candidates political committee of receipt of contribution of $500 or more after final pre-election report; candidate statement of financial interest
Secretary of the
Department of State
Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
Campaign Finance
305 N. Office Building
Harrisburg, PA
Rhode Island
Candidates, PACs, and state and municipal party committees that in a calendar year receive contributions of over $100 from one source, or spend more than $1,000 in the aggregate on behalf of a candidate or question
Itemization of aggregate contributions over $100 and expenditures over $100
Pre-election reports at 90-day intervals on 3/31, 6/30, 9/30, and 12/31 after date person becomes candidate or campaign treasurer appointed. 28th and 7th day before a primary, general, or special election, and 28th day after an election (final report). Political party committee must file annual report by March 1. Ongoing reports due 120 days after election and at 90-day intervals thereafter on 3/31, 6/30, 9/30, and 12/31 until dissolution of campaign fund or completion of a committees business regarding the past election
State Board of Elections
Statement that neither contributions nor aggregated expenditures will exceed minimum amounts for reporting; certification of completion of election business and dissolution of campaign fund; appointment of campaign treasurer and deputy campaign treasurers; notice of formation of PAC; report of independent expenditures over $100 in a calendar year, to the appropriate campaign treasurer; candidate financial statement; affidavit of state vendor
State Board of Elections
Campaign Finance
50 Branch Avenue
Providence, RI
South Carolina
Candidates and committees
Itemization of contributions over $100 and all expenditures
Initial report: if receipt or expenditures of contributions exceeds $500, 10 days after threshold amount met; if $500 threshold not met, 15 days before an election. Subsequent reports: 10 days after each calendar quarter, whether before or after an election, and 15 days before an election; however, if a pre-election report is due within 30 days of the end of a quarter, a combined report is due no later than 15 days before the election. Independent expenditure by committee within 20 days before an election to be reported immediately if more than $10,000 for statewide office candidate or $2,000 for any other candidate. Final report may be filed at any time when contributions no longer received or expenditures made or incurred.
State Ethics Commission: non-legislative candidates and non-legislative committees
State senate or house of representatives ethics committee, as appropriate: legislative candidates and caucus committees
Committee statement of organization for committee that receives or expends more than $500 in election cycle; candidate statement of economic disclosure; expenditure report of a lobbyists principal; special reports by candidates for election by the general assembly
State Ethics Commission
5000 Thurmond Mall
Suite 250
P. O. Box 11926
Columbia, SC
South Dakota
State executive, state legislative, and county office candidates or candidates committees; school board candidates in districts of more than 2,000 students or candidates committees; PACs that participate in an election; political party committees; persons or ballot question committees involved with a question or constitutional amendment at a statewide election; and persons and political committees involved with a question at a non-statewide election
Valuable considerations received, obligated, or paid, including itemization of contributions and expenditures, and information on contributors of more than $100 in the aggregate in a calendar year
State office candidates, candidates committees, political action committees, and political party committees: last Tuesday prior to primary and general election, and by February 1 for preceding calendar year or remainder not covered by previous report. No pre-primary report for unopposed candidate or county party committee. If a contribution of $500 or more is received within 9 days prior to an election, statement must be filed within 48 hours.
Legislative and county office candidates: by July 1 and December 31 of election year. No pre-primary report for an unopposed candidate.
School board candidates: 7 days before election. If a contribution of $500 or more is received within 9 days prior to an election, statement must be filed within 48 hours.
Person or committee involved with a statewide question: by July 1 of election year and last Tuesday before election; annually thereafter by February 1.
Person or committee involved with non-statewide question: 10 days before and 30 days after election.
Secretary of State: state office and legislative office candidates and candidates committees, political party commit-tees, PACs, and persons involved with a statewide question.
County auditor: county office candidates and candidates committees.
School business manager: school board candidates and candidates committees.
Person in charge of an election: persons and committees involved with a non-statewide question.
Candidate post-nomination statement of financial interest; state executive officeholder annual statement of contributions and expenditures
Secretary of State
Elections Department
500 E. Capitol
Pierre, South Dakota
Candidates and political campaign committees (except candidates for part-time public office paid less than $500 per month unless it is a chief administrative officer office or candidate expenditures exceed $1,000).
Contribution and expenditure information, including itemization of contributions, in-kind contributions, and expenditures of over $100 during the reporting period. Detailed information is not required if the contributions received or expenditures made in a reporting period do not exceed $1,000
Candidates, single-candidate political campaign committees, and single-measure political campaign committees: if political treasurer appointed more than one year before election, by February 1 each year through year of election; in election year, 7 days before and 48 days after each election. If unexpended balance, continuing obligations or expenditure deficit exists after the post-election statement is filed, a supplemental annual statement must be filed. Multi-candidate political campaign committees: within 10 days after each quarter. If large contribution, loan, or transfer of funds received within 10 days of election ($5,000 if it concerns a state office candidate; $2,500 if it concerns a local office candidate), report must be filed within 72 hours. Any report due in December is to be filed by January 31st.
Registry of Election Finance: state office candidates and political campaign committees in state elections.
Appropriate county election commission: local office candidates and committees for local elections. General Assembly candidates and their political committees file a copy with the county election commission where the candidate resides.
Certification of political treasurer; candidate disclosure of financial interests; annual report of registered lobbyist disclosing contributions made; intermediary or conduit report of contributions
Registry of Election Finance
404 James Robertson
Room 1614
Nashville, TN
Candidates, officeholders, specific-purpose political committees and general-purpose political committees (except political party county executive committees with aggregate contributions and expenditures of $5,000 or less in a calendar year)
Contribution, loan, and expenditure information, including an itemization of aggregate contributions over $50, aggregate loans over $50, aggregate expenditures over $50, and non-political expenditure payments from political contributions. Itemization is required if minimum amounts reached during any reporting period; amounts are not cumulative from period to period.
Report due dates: semiannual reports (by July 15 and January 31) and pre-election reports (by 30th and 8th day before each election, and if run-off election, by 8th day before election).
Candidates: semiannual reports, pre-election reports if opposed and aggregate contributions exceed $500, and final report when no more reportable activity.
Officeholders: pre-appointment of treasurer report (due by 15th day after appointment of campaign treasurer) semi-annual reports (except local officeholders whose aggregate contributions and expenditures do not exceed $500), and final report when no more reportable activity.
Specific-purpose political committees: semiannual reports, pre-election reports if supporting opposed candidates and aggregate contributions and expenditures exceed $500 (non-officeholder committees only) or dissolution report (officeholder committees) when no more reportable activity, and termination report when campaign treasurer appointment terminated.
General-purpose committees: semiannual reports (all committees) and pre-election reports (non-officeholder committees only) but non-officeholder committee may elect to file alternative monthly reports in lieu of semiannual and pre-election reports (by 5th of month).
Additional information must be reported by judicial candidates, holders of judicial office, and specific-purpose committees for supporting or opposing candidate for or assisting a holder of a judicial office.
All recipients of large aggregate pre-election direct expenditures between Th and 2nd day before election: reported within 48 hours.
Texas Ethics Commission: candidate for statewide office, district office filled by voters of more than one county, state senator or representative, or state board of education; specific-purpose committee supporting or opposing candidate filing with Commission; officeholder and specific-purpose political committee for assisting an officeholder if a candidate for the office files with the Commission; specific-purpose political committee involved with a statewide measure; specific-purpose political committee required to file with more than one filing officer; and a general-purpose political committee.
County clerk: candidate for county office, precinct office, or an office filled by voters of one county; specific-purpose political committees supporting or opposing a candidate who files with the county clerk; officeholder and specific- purpose political committee for assisting an officeholder if a candidate for the office files with the county clerk; and specific-purpose political committee involved with a county measure.
Clerk or secretary of non-county political subdivision: candidates for local office; specific-purpose political committee supporting or opposing a local office candidate; officeholder and specific-purpose political committee for assisting an office-holder if a candidate for the office files with the clerk/secretary; and specific-purpose committee involved with a local measure.
Electronic filing is voluntary
Appointment of campaign treasurer and assistant campaign treasurer; report of termination of appointment or a vacancy in the position of political committee treasurer/ assistant campaign treasurer; report by officeholder after appointment of a campaign treasurer; notice of intent by general purpose political committee to file monthly reports; declaration of intent not to exceed $500 in aggregate contributions by opposed candidate or specific purpose political committee to avoid pre-election reporting; annual report of unexpended contributions by unsuccessful candidate or former officeholder; report of disposition of unexpended contributions by former candidate or officeholder; candidate financial statement; political party reports of contributions from corporation or labor organization, and expenditures from such contributions; reports of contributions and expenditures by candidate for chair of state political parties, and by political committees supporting and opposing such candidates; judicial candidate declaration of compliance with voluntary expenditure limits; judicial candidate declaration of intent to exceed voluntary expenditure limits; declaration of intent to exceed limit on independent expenditures to support or oppose a judicial office candidate or assisting a judicial candidate as an officeholder
Texas Ethics Commission
Post Office Box 12070
Capitol Station
Austin, TX
Candidates for governor, lt. governor, state auditor, state treasurer, or attorney general or candidates personal campaign committee; legislative candidates (state senator, state representative, and leadership positions), state and local school board office candidates; political party committees; PAC that makes expenditures of $750 or more in calendar year; political issues committee that receives political issues contribution of $750 or more or makes political issues expenditures of $750 or more in calendar year; corporation that makes political purpose or political issues expenditures of $750 or more in calendar year.
Candidates in counties and in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class cities with population of 10,000 or more are required to file pursuant to local ordinance.
Candidates for state executive office: information on receipts and expenditures, including itemization of all contributions over $50 and all expenditures.
Candidates for county and city office: itemization of contributions over $50 and all expenditures.
PACs: itemization of aggregate contributions over $150 received and all expenditures.
Political issues committees: itemization of aggregate contributions over $50 received and expenditures over $50.
Corporations making candidate-related expenditures: itemization of all expenditures.
Corporations making ballot issue-related expenditures: itemization of all expenditures over $50.
State executive/legislative office candidates: interim reports due 7 days before party convention if contest. State executive/legislative office candidates and state/local school board candidates: interim reports due 7 days before primary, September 15th, and 7 days before general election.
Summary report due January 5th after general election year, and annually until statement of dissolution filed.
Candidates in county, 1st class city, 2nd class city, and 3rd class city with population of 10,000 or more: If local ordinance, at least once within 2 weeks before election (counties) or 7 days before general election (cities).
If no ordinance, 30 days after primary if lost, 7 days before general election, and 30 days after general election.
Political party committees: interim reports due September 15th and 7 days before general election in regular general election year, summary report due on January 5th after general election year.
PACs, political issues committees, and corporations: annually by January 5th, September 15th, and 7 days before general election.
Lieutenant Governor: state executive, legislative, and state school board candidates; PACs; political issues committees; and corporations.
County clerk: local school board and county office candidates.
City recorder: city office candidates.
Statement of appointment of personal campaign committee of state executive office candidate; statement of organization of a PAC or political issues committee; notice of dissolution of registered PAC or political issues committee; revocation of member of candidates personal campaign committee
Lieutenant Governor
State Capitol
Room 203
Salt Lake City, UT
State executive office candidates, state legislative, county, and local office candidates who have accepted contributions or made expenditures of $500 or more; political parties; and political committees that have accepted contributions or made expenditures of $500 or more in a calendar year
Contribution and expenditure information, including an itemization of contributions of more than $100
State executive office candidates, political committees, and political parties: 40 and 10 days before primary and general election; 10 days after general election; and July 15 and annually thereafter or when all contributions and expenditures have been accounted for and any indebtedness and surplus funds eliminated. Political committees and political parties involved in a local election also file 10 days before and 10 days after the election with the municipal clerk.
State legislative and county office candidates: 10 days before primary and general election, and 30 days after the general election; annual reporting as for state executive office candidates.
Effective November 4, 1998: state executive office and state legislative candidates, political committees, and political parties: 40 days before primary; 25th day of each month after primary and continuing to general election; 40 days after general election or earlier (final report); and July 15th in odd-numbered years. Political committees and political parties in local election: 10 days before and 10 days after each election.
Effective November 4, 1998: county office candidates: 10 days before primary; 10 days before general election; within 40 days after general election (final report); and July 15th and annually thereafter until all contributions and expenditures have been accounted for and indebtedness and surplus have been eliminated.
Local office candidates: 10 days before and 10 days after the election.
Secretary of State: state executive office candidates, political committees, and political parties.
Officer with whom candidate files nomination papers: state legislative, county, and local office candidates.
Effective November 4, 1998: state legislative candidates file with Secretary of State and the clerk of the candidates senate or house district.
Appointment of treasurer and designation of a single bank; registration by political committee or political party receiving contributions or making expenditures of $500 or more in a calendar year
Secretary of State
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT
Candidates or their campaign committees, political committees (including PACs, unexempted political party committees, and organized party groups of election officials) anticipating contributions or expenditures over $200, and inaugural fund committees. Exempted political party committees (committees other than state party committees, district party committees, county or city party committees for counties or cities with a population of more than 100,000, or organized political party groups of elected officials) report when contributions accepted or contributions or expenditures made exceed $10,000 (or higher amount set by state board of elections) in aggregate in calendar year. Persons to report independent expenditures exceeding $500 in a statewide election of $200 in any other election. Earmarked contributions received by political party committee or organized party group of elected officials to be reported.
Contribution, expenditure, and loan information, including an itemization of aggregate contributions over $100 and all expenditures
Candidates for office filled at November general election: For non-election yearJuly 15 of election year and January 15 of following year. For election yearApril 15, 8th day before June primary, July 15, September 15, October 15, 8th day before November election, 30th day after November election, January 15 of following year. Schedule followed until final report filed.
Candidates for local offices filled at May general election: 8th day before primary (municipal primary candidates only), 8th day before election, June 15 of election year, July 15 following election, January 15 of next year, and January 15 of each following year until final report filed.
Candidates for offices at a special election not held on regular election date: 8th day before election, 30th day after election and prior to taking office, January 15 and July 15 of following years until final report filed.
Political committees: File in accordance with applicable schedule for (1) candidates for office filled at November general election, except political party committee not required to file report due on 30th day after November general election, or (2) candidates for local office filled at May general election, or (3) candidates for nomination or election to office filled at special election held on a date other than regularly scheduled general election. Must comply with election-year filing schedule for each year it seeks to influence the outcome of an election.
Inaugural fund committees: March 15 immediately following inauguration, July 15 of inauguration year.
State Board of Elections: all statewide and general assembly candidates, persons, political committees, and inaugural fund committees
Electoral board where candidate resides: all candidates for general assembly and local office. Also, reports of single large pre-election contributions to statewide candidates.
County, city, or local district party committee also filed with local electoral board.
Electronic filing and on-line reporting to be available in 1999.
Candidate appointment of campaign treasurer; candidate designation of campaign committee or depository; report to candidates campaign treasurer of contributions received or expenditures made in relation to candidate; committee statements of organization; candidate statement of economic interests; reports of independent expenditures; reports of earmarked contributions
State Board of Elections
200 N. 9th Street
Room 101
Richmond, VA
Candidates and political committees except in election campaigns for federal elective office and precinct committee officer. Candidates and political committees concerning an office whose constituency covers fewer than an entire county and contains less than 5,000 voters and in jurisdictions with less than 1,000 voters are exempted unless the exemption is voided by local ordinance or by petition filed by voters in the jurisdiction.
Information on contributions, expenditures, loans, and transfers of funds, including an itemization of aggregate contributions of more than $25 and aggregate expenditures of more than $50, and information on occupation and employer of individual contributors of $100 or more in the aggregate
At time campaign treasurer is designated; 21st and 7th day before and by the 10th day of the month following an election; 10th day of each month in which no other reports are required if contributions received or expenditures made total $200 since last report; and at time campaign fund is closed and campaign concluded (final report). Post-primary report not required for candidate whose name will appear on general election ballot or from continuing political committee. Continuing political committees also file monthly reports by 10th day if total contributions or expenditures since last report exceed $200. Candidates and political committees may file only post-election reports if they qualify for abbreviated campaign reporting or candidates may file only the registration statement if they qualify for mini-campaign reporting. Contributions of over $500 received by a candidate or political committee or made by a political committee within 21 days of the general election are to be reported within 24 hours (contribution made) or 48 hours (contribution received). From July 1 to general election, reports of bank deposits during previous 7 days due each Friday.
Public Disclosure Commission and auditor or elections officer of county in which the candidate resides. Continuing political committees file reports with the Public Disclosure Commission and auditor or elections officer of county in which the committee maintains its office or headquarters or in which treasurer resides (if there is no office or headquarters).
Electronic filing to be required for 2000 gubernatorial race.
Certain contribution information is currently available on-line.
Candidate registration statement; political committee statement of organization; notice of investment of campaign funds; report of aggregate independent expenditures in an election campaign of $100 or more; candidate report of financial affairs; reports by out-of-state and federal PACs contributing to in-state candidates and committees; report of earmarked contributions; report of mass mailing of political advertising paid for by independent expenditure; annual report by lobbyist employers or persons other than individuals making aggregate contributions of more than $11,500 or aggregate independent expenditures of more than $575 in a calendar year; monthly reports of lobbyists and sponsors of grass roots lobbying campaigns; special reports by employers of lobbyists
Public Disclosure
711 Capital Way
Suite 403
P.O. Box 40908
Olympia, WA
West Virginia
Candidates, financial agents, party committee treasurers, and persons, associations of persons and organizations (including corporations) that support or oppose a candidate or issue, and their treasurers or equivalent officers
Itemization of contributions and expenditures and other information, including the name of each contributor and the amount contributed
Last Saturday in March or within 15 days thereafter before the primary; 7-10 days before and 25-30 days after a primary, general, or special election; and annually on last Saturday in March or within 15 days thereafter if contributions or expenditures exceed $5,000 or any loan is outstanding
Secretary of State: state, legislative, and multi-county political subdivision offices.
Clerk of the county commission: all other offices.
Electronic filing and on-line reporting system is being finalized.
Designation of political committee treasurer, or financial agent for candidate or issue; special pre-candidacy reports of contributions and expenditures; candidate financial disclosure requirement; PAC notice of existence; political committee termination request
Secretary of State and
State Election Commn
State Capitol
Charleston, WV 25305
Candidates and personal campaign committees, political committees, political groups, individuals, and conduits that meet minimum criteria concerning contributions, disbursements, obligations, or transfers. A political committee, political group, or individual, if other than a candidate or personal campaign committee, is exempted from registration and reporting if it does not make or accept contributions, make disbursements, or incur obligations of more than $25 in a calendar year. Elections for presidential elector, convention delegate, and precinct committeeman are exempted from registration and reporting. Persons, political committees, and political groups (except political committees and individuals required to file a statement under oath concerning independent candidate-related disbursements) that do not anticipate aggregate contributions, disbursements, or obligations of over $1,000 in a calendar year and receipt of single-source contributions of over $100 in a calendar year are exempt from reporting.
Contribution and expenditure information, including itemization of contributions, disbursements, loans, obligations, and income over $20, and transfers of funds
8-14 days before a primary or general election; continuing semi-annual reports between January 1 and 31 and July 1 and 20 until a termination report is filed. An unreported cumulative contribution of $500 or more by a state office candidate, committee, or individual within 15 days before an election must be reported within 24 hours of receipt. A candidate-related disbursement of more than $20 cumulatively within 15 days before an election must be reported within 24 hours of making.
State Elections Board: political party committees, state office candidates and committees, committees and individuals in both state and local office elections, and political groups and individuals involved with statewide referenda.
Clerk of the most populous jurisdiction: local office candidates and committees (and duplicates of certain reports required to be filed with State Elections Board) and committees and individuals involved with local referenda only.
City Clerk: city school district elections.
School district clerk: other district school elections.
Registration statement; statement under oath for independent candidate-related disbursements; registration termination and suspension reports; designation of agent by nonresident political committee, political group, or individual; financial report by nonresident registrants; conduit report
State Elections Board
Post Office Box 2973
132 E. Wilson Street
Suite 300
Madison, WI
Candidates, candidates campaign committees, PACs, state and county political party central committees, and referendum/ initiative organizations
Itemization of receipts over $25 or more, expenditures, and obligations
Candidates: within 10 days after an election
Non-party political action committees: within 10 days after an election; PACs and candidates campaign committees formed after an election to defray campaign expenses and any ongoing committees also report semi-annually on July 1 and December 31 of each odd-numbered year until committee terminates.
Party committees: 10 days after general or special election.
Political action committees or organizations supporting or opposing initiative or referendum petition drive: within 10 days after petition submitted and, if PAC or organization supports petition drive, 30 - 45 days before election.
Political action committees and organizations supporting or opposing ballot proposition: within 10 days after election.
Secretary of State: statewide, state legislative, and supreme court and district judgeship candidates and their supporting committees; PACs or organizations supporting or opposing statewide initiative or referendum petition drive or statewide ballot proposition; and political party state central committees.
Both Secretary of State and county clerk: district attorney candidates and supporting committees and political party county central committees.
County clerk: other office candidates and supporting committees, and PACs supporting or opposing municipal initiatives or referenda.
Statement of formation of candidates campaign committee or a PAC; amended form; termination form
Secretary of State
Capitol Building
Cheyenne, WY
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