July 5, 2023 •
Mississippi Secretary of State Disables Online Campaign Finance Reporting Portal
The Mississippi online campaign finance system has been disabled due to recent concerns over its reliability. Issues have been reported with the filing system and include incorrect itemization, missing signatures, and no filings appearing to be filed with the Office […]
The Mississippi online campaign finance system has been disabled due to recent concerns over its reliability.
Issues have been reported with the filing system and include incorrect itemization, missing signatures, and no filings appearing to be filed with the Office of Secretary of State when they had actually been filed by the candidate or committee.
The office is currently working to replace the outdated system.
Candidates and political committees must now file their campaign finance reports via email, in person, mail, or through fax.
The next campaign finance report due date is July 10.
April 2, 2020 •
Ohio Ethics Commission Extends Financial Disclosure Statement Deadline
The Ohio Ethics Commission has extended the financial disclosure statement deadline to July 15 for public officials required to file. The general filing deadline applying to most filers was previously May 15. Paul M. Nick, Executive Director of the Commission, […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission has extended the financial disclosure statement deadline to July 15 for public officials required to file.
The general filing deadline applying to most filers was previously May 15.
Paul M. Nick, Executive Director of the Commission, stated the extension was to give filers adequate time to compile and file statements following the extended deadline of July 15 for federal and state tax returns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 6, 2016 •
Kern County, CA to Implement New Electronic Campaign Finance Reporting System
In California, the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved a contract with NetFile Inc. to create a new electronic filing system for campaign finance reporting. The new system is supposed to be more user friendly, which will increase transparency and […]
In California, the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved a contract with NetFile Inc. to create a new electronic filing system for campaign finance reporting.
The new system is supposed to be more user friendly, which will increase transparency and allow the public to more easily access campaign finance data.
Electronic filing is not mandatory and the county will still accept paper filings.
May 26, 2011 •
Kansas Governor Signs Elections Law
New Law Changes Political Committee Requirements
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has signed House Bill 2080 into law. This bill requires every treasurer for a political committee to report the name and address of each candidate for whom an in-kind expenditure in the aggregate of $300 or more has been made. The political committee treasurer must also report the services or products provided, as well as the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure.
A second provision in the bill requires political committee treasurers to report the name and address of each candidate for state and local office who is the subject of an expenditure, made without the cooperation or consent of the candidate or the candidate’s committee, expressly advocating the nomination, election, or defeat of such candidate, in the aggregate amount or fair market value of $300 or more.
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