News & Events

Latest news from the PDC, highlights of Commission meetings and scheduled training and other event dates.

 

 

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News

The latest news and tips for filers from the PDC.

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Starting today, Sept. 30, candidates and committees can sign up to receive filing deadline reminders by text message.    Filers may choose to receive reminders for reporting deadlines…
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Commission issues fines for late, missing personal financial affairs statements The Public Disclosure Commission began its Sept. 24 regular meeting with several enforcement cases related to missing…
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The Public Disclosure Commission sent overdue notices last week to 30 candidates who appeared to have missed the deadline for a mandatory post-primary spending report.    State law requires…

Events

Upcoming filing deadlines, events and training opportunities.

Reporting Deadline
October 05, 2026
Candidates and committees participating in the 2026 general election cycle owe C-3 reports weekly, on Mondays, from June 1 through the general election. 
Training
October 07, 2026
This class addresses reporting basics for lobbyists and lobbyist employers. This is NOT the required Legislative Code of Conduct training. Please Note: This is NOT the required Legislative Code…
Reporting Deadline
October 12, 2026
Candidates and committees participating in the 2026 general election cycle owe C-3 reports weekly, on Mondays, from June 1 through the general election. 
Reporting Deadline
October 12, 2026
Contribution reports (C-3) for activity during the previous month are due for campaigns and committees not participating in the 2026 election cycle. File a C-3 report for each bank deposit by the…
Reporting Deadline
October 13, 2026
Candidates and committees registered as full-reporting and participating in the general election file mandatory pre- and post-election C-4 reports due on Oct. 13, Oct 27 and Dec. 10.  The 21-day…