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Registration & Reporting

Are you involved in a campaign or lobbying? Or, are you an elected or appointed official? You’re in the right place to register and report required disclosures.

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Candidates & Committees

Learn how to register your candidacy or committee and report campaign financial activity, including contributions and expenses.

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Personal Financial Affairs Disclosure

Report required personal financial data at the start of a campaign and annually if you’re elected or appointed to office. 

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  • Reporting Modifications
  • Step-by-Step Instructions 
  • Financial Affairs Filing System

Incidental Committees

Learn if you qualify as an incidental committee and how to register and start reporting.

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Lobbying 

Learn how and when to report lobbying expenses and which activities must be reported. 

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Independent Expenditures 

Learn when to report independent expenditures made in support of or opposition to a candidate or ballot measure as well as electioneering communications that identify a candidate. 

  • What Is Reportable 
  • How to Report 

Forms & Reports Directory

Know what you’re looking for? View a list of all PDC reports, with links to online filing tools. 

Candidate Registration (C-1) 

Last Minute Contributions (LMC)

Independent Expenditures (C-6)

Incidental Committee Registration (C-1ic)

 

Reporting Tips

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

For candidates who lost the primary

08/11/2022

You may have contributions for the general election made to the campaign before the primary.

If a donor reaches the contribution limit for contributions to the primary election, sometimes they’ll give more, and those donations are for the general election. If the candidate isn’t going on…

Last-minute contribution reporting threshold raised

06/28/2022

The new threshold for expedited reporting of large, last-minute contributions is $1,500, following action by the Public Disclosure Commission at its June meeting. The change takes effect June 30, 2022, in time for the primary election’s special reporting period that begins July 26.

Under…

Commission proposes higher threshold for last-minute contribution reporting

04/22/2022

The Public Disclosure Commission is proposing to raise the threshold for accelerated reporting of large, last-minute contributions.

The threshold would rise from $1,000 to $1,500 under the proposal. State law requires additional reporting of contributions of $1,000 or more given within…

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