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Legislative Candidates

Candidates running for State Senate or State Representative are required to register with OCPF (click here to register).

Legislative candidates are required to file the following Campaign Finance Reports.

Current Filing Schedule

Report Year
Report Type
Begin Reporting Period
End Reporting Period
Date Due

 In addition to filing deposit reports, expenditures must be clarified on the schedule above.

Other Reports
Report
Description
Filed By
Deadline
Principal Reports

Bank Report

This report provides beginning and ending balance information, a summary of the deposit activity in the account, and a detailed listing of all expenditure activity for each depository campaign account for the reporting period.Bank5th of each month

Deposit Report

This report provides itemized contribution information for each deposit made into the campaign account.FilerRefer to table above

Year-End Report

Depository candidates and committees also file a summary year-end report. The year-end report summarizes all deposit and expenditure activity for the year, lists any savings accounts (and balances), and provides disclosure of all in-kind contributions received or outstanding liabilities. Most of this report is pre-populated by OCPF using bank information.FilerJanuary 20th of the following year
Supplemental Reports

Credit Card Report

This report provides information about the underlying expenditure activity for each statement period of the committee's credit card account. Please refer to 970 CMR 2.09(3)(h) for more information. This report is only filed if applicable.

FilerRefer to table above

Reimbursement Report

This report provides information about the underlying expenditure activity for each third-party reimbursement made. Please refer to M-97-04 for more information. This report is only filed if applicable.

FilerWithin 30 days of making expenditure

Subvendor Report

This report provides information about the underlying expenditure activity of third-party vendors subcontracted by vendors to provide goods and services to the candidate or committee. Please refer to IB-10-04 for more information. This report is only filed if applicable.

FilerRefer to table above

Payroll Report

Payroll Itemization reports are filed when a committee pays a third-party vendor, such as ADP, for the committee's payroll. The payroll report itemizes the net amount for each payroll recipient. Please refer to M-14-01 for more information. This report is only filed if applicable.

FilerRefer to table above

72-Hour (Late) Contribution Report

Depository candidates and committees that receive and deposit a contribution of $500 or more after the 18th day, but more than 72 hours, before the date of a special, preliminary, primary or general election must disclose the contribution within 72 hours of deposit. Depository filers submit a Deposit Report to disclose late contributions. Please refer to IB-10-02 for more information. This report is only filed if applicable.

Late contribution reports are also filed for in-kind contributions, but not by filing a Deposit Report. Click here for instructions.

FilerWithin 72 hours of deposit

Report Year
Report Type
Begin Reporting Period
End Reporting Period
Date Due

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