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For Lobbyists

If you’re engaged in lobbying activities, use these guides to learn how to report  lobbying expenses and access reporting tools.

Important Dates & Deadlines

L-2 due
April 17, 2023
L-2 due
May 15, 2023
L-2 due
June 15, 2023
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Lobbyist Guide 

Your guide to the who, what, and when of reporting  lobbying activities—from registration and reporting to advertising and restrictions.  

Lobbyist Guide

Lobbyist Employer Guide 

Your guide to approving your lobbyist’s registration and reporting your annual expenses — as well as important rules and restrictions for making campaign contributions, advertising, and more. 

Lobbyist Employer Guide

Grassroots Lobbying Reporting 

Your guide to reporting grassroots lobbying activities and who must report. 

Grassroots Lobbying Reporting

Public Agency Lobbying Guide 

Does your public agency engage in lobbying? This guide is for you.

Public Agency Lobbying Guide

Reporting Tips

Check out the latest updates on reporting tools and resources — as well as timely reporting tips.

New contribution limits and reporting thresholds take effect April 1, 2023

03/13/2023

At its February meeting, the Commission voted to make inflationary adjustments to campaign finance reporting thresholds and contribution limits. The new, higher limits take effect April 1, 2023.

The change in the reporting thresholds and contribution limits reflect changes in economic…

ORCA goes web-based on March 1

02/02/2023

Following two years of delivering enhancements and new features in our ORCA system, we’re about to unveil the biggest upgrade of them all.

Starting March 1, 2023, ORCA (Online Reporting of Campaign Activity) will operate as a fully web-based system, without a desktop application.

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Import contacts in ORCA

01/30/2023

ORCA has a new import contact function that is easier and more straightforward for campaigns to use. 

To import contacts to a new year or campaign, open the previous year's campaign and select search contacts. Scroll to the bottom of the contact list and select the export to CSV…

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