Candidate Manual

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The Statement of Organization, Forming and Registering a Candidate Committee
  • Definition of Candidate
    Withdrawn Candidate
    Recall Candidate
    Appointed Officeholder
    Write-in Candidate
    Testing the Waters
    Term-Limited Candidate
    Federal Candidate
  • Definition of “Candidate Committee”
    Where to File
  • Candidates Exempted from Filing Requirements
    Precinct Delegate
    School Board Candidate
  • Keeping the Committee’s Statement of Organization Up-to-Date
  • When a Candidate Committee can or cannot be Used to Seek a Second Office
• Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements
  • Campaign Statements
    The Reporting Waiver
    When Campaign Statements are Required
    Definition of Election
    Campaign Statement Closing Dates and Due Dates
    Campaign Statement Coverage Periods
    Annual Campaign Statement Filing Exemptions
  • Immediate Disclosure Reports (Late Contribution Reports) - See Appendix G
  • Late Filing Fees - See Appendix E
  • Campaign Finance Compliance Statements
    Pre Election Campaign Finance Compliance Statement
    Post Election Campaign Finance Compliance Statement
• Contributions And Other Receipts
  • Recording and Reporting Contributions and Other Receipts
    Prompt Deposit Required
    When a Written Instrument is Required
  • Limitations on Contributions to Candidates
  • Acceptable Contributions and Exemptions
    Contribution of Money
    Loan as a Contribution
    Loan as an Other Receipt - Financial Institution Loan
    In-Kind Contributions
    Contributions from Out-of-State Groups
    Dependent Minor Contributions
    Contributions from Committees and Organizations
    Disposing of Debts from a Previous Election Cycle
    Contributions Received from a Partnership or Limited Liability Company
    Bundled Contributions
    Candidate’s Contribution to Own Committee
    Endorsements
    Contribution Exemptions
    Immediate Family Exemptions
  • Prohibited Contributions
    Anonymous Contributions
    Cash Contributions
    Candidate Committee to Candidate Committee
    Earmarking
    Foreign Nationals
    Contribution in the Name of Another
    Corporations, Joint Stock Companies, Labor Organizations, Domestic Dependent Sovereigns (Indian Tribes)
    Persons Holding a Casino Interest
  • Returning Contributions
  • Fund Raisers - See Appendix F
• Expenditures And Disbursements
  • Recording and Reporting Expenditures
    When a Written Instrument is Required
    Treasurer’s Responsibility - See Appendix A
  • Acceptable Expenditures
    Petty Cash Fund
    In-Kind Expenditures
    Incidental Expense Disbursements
    Automobile Expenses
    Use of Independent Contractors - See Appendix L
• Prohibited Expenditures
• Dissolution of Committee - See Appendix W
• Transfer of Funds - See Appendix T
• Term Limited Candidates