Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Software Download and Install
- MERTS Menu Functions
- Setting Up a Committee
- MERTS File Extension
- Add New or Modify Names
- Importing Names
- Exporting Names
- Add New or Modify Reports
- Importing Transactions
- Exporting Transactions
- Add New or Modify Election Cycle
- Add New or Modify Fund Raiser
- Add New or Modify Direct Contributions
- Add New or Modify Other Receipts
- Add New or Modify In-Kind Contributions
- Add New or Modify Campaigns
- Add New or Modify Direct Expenditures
- Add New or Modify GOTV Expenditures
- Add New or Modify In-Kind Expenditures
- Add New or Modify Independent Expenditures
- Add New or Modify Disbursements
- Add New or Modify Loans Owed BY the Committee
- Add New or Modify Debts Owed TO the Committee
- Add New or Modify Debts Owed BY the Committee
- Add New or Modify Payments to Debts or Loans
- Contribution and Expenditure Limits
- View and Print Campaign Report
- All Transactions Tab
- Run, View and Print Validation Report
- Closing, Adding Treasurer and Uploading Report
- Amending a Campaign Report
- Backing up and Restoring Files
MERTS allows the report/campaign statement to be viewed and printed. The entire report/campaign statement may be printed or only specific schedule pages may be selected for printing.
To view a report/campaign statement, follow the steps below:
- Select the Report View & Print icon
on the toolbar or select the File menu and select the Report View & Print option.
- This will display the report/campaign statement selected in the Reports tab.

- To view the desired schedule page click the schedule name listed.
- To print the desired schedule(s) click a checkmark in the appropriate box and choose Print Selected Schedules on the bottom left corner of the page.
- To print the entire report/campaign statement select ‘Print all schedules’.
