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Personal Financial Affairs Disclosure

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Lobbyist filers: PDC will launch new online filing system for lobbyist employer annual reports on Dec. 17

11/13/2024

The Public Disclosure Commission will launch a new reporting system on Dec. 17 for lobbyist employers’ annual reports, or L-3s.The updated application will completely replace the current L-3 filing system used to report a lobbyist employer’s lobbying expenditures made in a calendar year. L-3…

New lobbyist filing system goes live today, Oct. 30

10/29/2024

Today, the Public Disclosure Commission launched its new lobbyist monthly report (L-2) filing system.

The new reporting system replaces the previous system. Lobbyists using the new system will notice some changes in how they complete the report. These changes were made based on feedback…

Filer tip: You can now amend C-3 reports to $0

09/12/2024

Filers: The PDC's ORCA online filing system now allows you to amend contribution reports, or C-3s, to show zero contributions.

The software still does not allow you to file a report for the first time showing zero receipts (if you have no receipts, you don't need to file a C-…

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