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      State filing waivers

State filing waivers Presidential, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives candidates, party committees and PACs no longer have to file duplicate copies of their FEC campaign finance disclosure reports with the following 52 state and territory offices. These offices were certified by the Commission as having "a system that permits electronic access to, and duplication of, reports and statements that are filed with the Commission."  Note: Regarding the disclosure of state and local campaign finance activity, contact the appropriate state office for information on applicable state reporting requirements.
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                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Montgomery, ALAlaska
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Juneau, AKAmerican  Samoa
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Election Office, Pago Pago, ASArizona
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Election Services Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Phoenix, AZArkansas
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Little Rock, ARCalifornia
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Political Reform Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, CAColorado
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Denver, COConnecticut
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    State Elections Enforcement Commission, Hartford, CTDelaware
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Dover, DEFlorida
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Division of Elections, Office of the Secretary of State, Tallahassee, FLGeorgia
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, Atlanta, GAHawaii
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Campaign Spending Commission, Honolulu, HIIdaho
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Boise, IDIllinois
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Illinois State Board of Elections, Springfield, ILIndiana
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Indiana Election Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Indianapolis, INIowa
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, Des Moines, IAKansas
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Topeka, KsKentucky
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Registry of Election Finance, Frankfort, KYLouisiana
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, LAMaine
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practice, Augusta, MEMaryland
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    State Board of Elections, Annapolis, MDMassachusetts
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston, MAMichigan
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Bureau, Office of the Secretary of State, Lansing, MIMinnesota
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, St. Paul, MNMississippi
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Jackson, MSMissouri
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Missouri Ethics Commission, Jefferson City, MOMontana
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Commissioner of the Political Practices, Helena, MTNebraska
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Accountability & Disclosure Commission, Lincoln, NENevada
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Carson City, NVNew Hampshire
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Concord, NHNew Jersey
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Division of Elections, Office of the Secretary of State, Trenton, NJNew Mexico
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Santa Fe, NMNew York
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    State Board of Elections, Albany, NYNorth Carolina
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    State Board of Elections, Raleigh, NCNorth Dakota
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Bismarck, NDOhio
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Columbus, OHOklahoma
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Oklahoma Ethics Commission, Oklahoma City, OKOregon
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Salem, ORPennsylvania
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, Department of State, Harrisburg, PARhode Island
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Providence, RISouth Carolina
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    State Election Commission, Columbia, SCSouth Dakota
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Pierre, SDTennessee
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Registry of Election Finance, Nashville, TNTexas
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Texas Ethics Commission, Austin, TXUtah
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Office, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Salt Lake City, UTVermont
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, VTVirginia
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    State Board of Elections, Richmond, VAU.S. Virgin Islands
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Board of Elections, St. Thomas, USVIWashington
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Public Disclosure Commission, Olympia, WAWest Virginia
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Office of the Secretary of State, Charleston, WVWisconsin
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Wisconsin Ethics Commission, Madison, WIWyoming
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    Elections Division, Office of the Secretary of State, Cheyenne, WY
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 Legal citations Statute 52 U.S.C. § 30113(c)Statements filed with State officers; ‘‘appropriate State’’ defined; duties of State officers; waiver of duplicate filing requirement for States with electronic access


This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public. The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.


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