Summary Ballot Measure Disclosure Requirements

Definition 

Political action committee means any committee, club, association, political party, or other group of one or more persons, whether in-state or out-of-state, which receives or anticipates receiving contributions and makes or anticipates making expenditures to or on behalf of any Alabama state or local elected official, proposition, candidate, principal campaign committee or other political action committee. 

(Code of Ala. § 17-5-2) 

What Needs to be Reported 

PACs supporting a proposition must file a report containing contribution and expenditure disclosures. The report must disclose: 

• The identity of each person who has made contributions within the calendar year in an aggregate amount greater than $100. This includes names, addresses, amounts and date of contributions. 
• PACs must disclose the name and city of residence of each person who has made contributions within the calendar year in an aggregate amount greater than $100. 
• The total amount of other contributions received during the calendar year that are not reported under the itemized section. 
• The amount of cash or other assets on hand at the beginning of the reporting period and at the end of the reporting period. 
• The identification of each person to whom expenditures have been made by or on behalf of such committee or elected official within the calendar year in an aggregate amount greater than $100, including the amount, date and purpose of each such expenditure and, if applicable, the designation of each constitutional amendment or other proposition with respect to which an expenditure was made. 
• The identification of each person to whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries and reimbursed expenses greater than $100 has been made, and which is not otherwise reported or exempted from the provisions of this chapter, including the amount, date and purpose of such expenditure. 
• The grand total of all expenditures made by such committee or elected official during the calendar year. 
• The amount and nature of campaign debts and obligations owed by or to the committee or elected official, together with a statement as to the circumstances and conditions under which any such debt or obligation was extinguished and the consideration. 

(Ala. Code § 17-5-8) 

Definition 

Ballot proposition includes a bonding proposition, ballot initiative, ballot referendum, recall, advisory vote, ballot question proposed by the legislature, ballot measure to amend the Alaska Constitution and any other question on the ballot in an election. 

Groups include any combination of two or more individuals acting jointly who organize for the principal purpose of filing an initiative proposal application or which files an initiative proposal application. 

(Alaska Stat. § 15.13.400, 2 Alaska Admin. Code 50.405) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Ballot proposition groups file independent expenditure reports.  

Political action committees and nongroup entities (a person, other than an individual, that takes action the major purpose of which is to influence the outcome of an election, and that cannot participate in business activities, like a 501(c)(4) organization) supporting or opposing a ballot proposition or question must file a report containing the following information: 

• The name, address, principal occupation and employer of the individual filing the report. 
• An itemized list of all expenditures made, incurred or authorized by the person. 
• The name of the title of the ballot proposition or question supported or opposed by each expenditure and whether the expenditure is made to support or oppose the ballot proposition or question. 
• The name and address of each officer and director, if any. 
• The aggregate amount of all contributions, if any, that was specifically given for the purpose of influencing a ballot proposition or question must be reported, including the date and amount of each contribution; and, for a contributor: 
• Who is an individual, the name and address of the contributor and, for contributions in excess of $50 in the aggregate during a calendar year, the name, address, principal occupation, and employer of the contributor. 
• That is not an individual, the name and address of the contributor and the name and address of each officer and director of the contributor. 

(Alaska Stat. § 15.13.040, Alaska Stat. § 15.13.110, 2 Alaska Admin. Code 50.321) 

Definition 

Political action committee means an entity that is required to register as a political action committee. 

(Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-901) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A political action committee or entity that makes ballot measure expenditures in excess of $1,000 during a reporting period must file an expenditure report. Expenditure reports must identify: 

• The ballot measure supported or opposed. 
• The ballot measure serial number. 
• The election date. 
• The mode of advertising and distribution. 
• The first date of publication. 
• The display, delivery or broadcast of the advertisement. 

(Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-926) 

Definition 

Ballot question means a question in the form of a statewide, county, municipal, or school district initiative or referendum which is submitted or intended to be submitted to a popular vote at an election, whether or not it qualifies for the ballot. 

Ballot question committee means: 

• Any person, located within or outside Arkansas, who receives contributions for the purpose of expressly advocating the qualification, disqualification, passage, or defeat of any ballot question, or any person, other than an elected official expending public funds, or an individual, located within or outside Arkansas, who makes expenditures for the purpose of expressly advocating the qualification, disqualification, passage or defeat of any ballot question. 
• A person other than an individual or an approved political action, located within or outside Arkansas, also qualifies as a ballot question committee if 2% or more of its annual revenues, operating expenses or funds are used to make a contribution or contributions to another ballot question committee and if the contribution or contributions exceed $10,000 in value. 

Legislative question committee means any person, located within or outside Arkansas, that receives contributions for the purpose of expressly advocating the passage or defeat of any legislative question or any person, other than an elected official expending public funds, or an individual, located within or outside Arkansas, who makes expenditures for the purpose of expressly advocating the passage or defeat of any legislative question. 

(Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-402) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot question committee or a legislative question committee must report the following information: 

• The total amount of contributions received. 
• The total amount of expenditures made by the committee or on behalf of the committee by an advertising agency, public relations firm or political consultant during the period covered by the financial report. 
• The cumulative amount of contributions and expenditures reported for each ballot question or legislative question. 
• The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning and the end of the period covered by the financial report. 
• The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed less than $50 and the cumulative amount of that total for each ballot question or legislative question. 
• The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed $50 or more and the cumulative amount of that total for each ballot question or legislative question. 
• The name and street address of each person who contributed $50 or more during the period covered by the financial report, together with the amount contributed, the date of receipt, and the cumulative amount contributed by that person for each ballot question or legislative question. 
• For each person, the contributor's principal place of business, employer, occupation, the amount contributed, the date the contribution was accepted by the committee and the cumulative amount contributed for each ballot question or legislative question. 
• The name and address of each person who contributed a nonmoney item, together with a description of the item, the date of receipt, and the value, not including volunteer service by individuals. 
• A list of all expenditures by category, including without limitation the following: 
• Advertising. 
• Direct mail. 
• Office supplies. 
• Travel. 
• Expenses. 
• Telephone. 
• The total amount of nonitemized expenditures made during the period covered by the financial report. 
• The total amount of contributions made by the committee to another ballot or legislative question committee reported during the period covered by the financial report; and the cumulative amount of contributions. 
• The name and street address of each person to whom expenditures totaling $100 or more were made by the committee or on behalf of the committee, by an advertising agency, public relations firm or political consultant, together with the date and amount of each separate expenditure to each person during the period covered by the financial report and the purpose of each expenditure. 

An individual person must report the following information: 

• The total amount of expenditures made by the individual person or on behalf of the individual person by an advertising agency, public relations firm or political consultant during the period covered by the financial report, and the cumulative amount of expenditures for each ballot question or legislative question. 
• The name and street address of each person to whom expenditures totaling $100 or more were made by the individual person or on behalf of the individual person by an advertising agency, public relations firm or political consultant, together with the date and amount of each separate expenditure to each person during the period covered by the financial report and the purpose of each expenditure. 

An elected official using public funds must report the following information: 

• The total amount of expenditures made by the elected official using public funds or on behalf of the elected official using public funds by an advertising agency, public relations firm or political consultant during the period covered by the financial report. 
• The cumulative amount of expenditures for each ballot question or legislative question. 
• The name and street address of each person to whom expenditures totaling $100 or more were made by the elected official using public funds, or on behalf of the elected official using public funds, by an advertising agency, public relations firm or political consultant, together with the date and amount of each separate expenditure to each person during the period covered by the financial report and the purpose of each expenditure. 

(Ark. Code Ann. § 7-9-407) 

Definition 

Measure means any constitutional amendment or other proposition which is submitted to a popular vote at an election by action of a legislative body, or which is submitted or is intended to be submitted to a popular vote at an election by initiative, referendum or recall procedure whether or not it qualifies for the ballot. 

Ballot measure committee is any person or group receiving contributions of $2,000 or more in a calendar year for the qualification, passage or defeat of a ballot measure or ballot measures. 

(Cal. Gov’t Code § 82043) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Reporting of state or local ballot measure contributions and expenditures is required each time a person or committee makes an expenditure totaling $5,000 or more to support or oppose the qualification or passage of a single state ballot measure. The report must be filed within 10 business days of making the contributions or expenditures and should contain all of the following: 

• The full name, street address and identification number of the committee. 
• The number or letter of the measure if the measure has qualified for the ballot and has been assigned a number or letter; the title of the measure if the measure has not been assigned a number or letter but has been issued a title by the attorney general; or the subject of the measure if the measure has not been assigned a number or letter and has not been issued a title by the attorney general. 
• Disclose contributions of $100 or more received since the closing date of the last campaign statement filed through the date of the independent expenditure. It should report: 
• The date and amount of the contribution. 
• The name, address and identification number of the committee to whom the contribution was made. 
• The information regarding contributions or loans received. 
• The date, amount, and a description of the goods or services for which the expenditure was made for the ballot measure. 

(Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 84204, 84204.5, Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2, § 18225.7) 

Definition 

Issue committee means any person, other than a natural person, or any group of two or more persons, including natural persons: 

• That has a major purpose of supporting or opposing any ballot issue or ballot question. or 
• That has accepted or made contributions or expenditures in excess of $200 to support or oppose any ballot issue or ballot question. 

(Colo. Const. Art. XXVIII, Section 2) 

What Needs to be Reported

All issue committees must report their contributions received, including the name and address of each person who has contributed $20 or more, expenditures made and obligations entered into by the committee or party. 

Committees must report: 

• All contributions and obligations entered into, including the name and address of each person who has contributed $20 or more. 
• Committees receiving one-time contributions of $100 or more from natural persons, including non-monetary contributions, must also include the occupation and employer of the contributor on the report. 
• For each person to whom an expenditure of $20 or more has been made during the period covered by the report, it must include the person’s name, address, the date and amount of each expenditure and the purpose for the expenditure. 
• The balance of funds at the beginning and end of the reporting period. 
• The totals of contributions received and expenditures made during the reporting period. 
• The name and address of the financial institution used by the committee. 

(C.R.S. § 1-45-108) 

Definition 

Political committees formed to support or oppose any referendum question or constitutional amendment must file regular reports as other political committees. 

(Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-601a) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political committees must file a report containing contribution and expenditure disclosures. Each finance disclosure statement must include: 

• Name of contributor. 
• Address of contributor. 
• The amount received during the relevant reporting period. 
• Method of contribution. 
• Date of the contribution. 
• The aggregate amount of contributions. 
• Each individual who contributes in excess of $100 but not more than $1,000, in the aggregate, to the extent known, the principal occupation of such individual and the name of the individual’s employer, if any. 
• Each individual who contributes in excess of $1,000, in the aggregate, the principal occupation of such individual and the name of the individual’s employer, if any. 
• The name and address of any person who is the guarantor of a loan to, or the cosigner of a note with, the treasurer in the case of a party committee or a political committee or who has advanced a security deposit to a telephone company for telecommunications service for a committee. 
• Each itemized contribution made by a lobbyist, the spouse of a lobbyist or any dependent child of a lobbyist who resides in the lobbyist’s household. 
• Each expenditure, regardless of the amount, must be separately itemized, including the full name and complete address of each payee, including secondary payees. 
• The amount and the purpose of the expenditure. 
• A statement of the balance on hand or deficit. 
• Each expense incurred but not paid, provided if the expense is incurred by use of a credit card, the accounting must include secondary payees and the amount owed to each such payee. 

(Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-608) 

Delaware does not statutorily regulate support for, or opposition to, ballot measures or referendums.

Definition 

Initiative, referendum, recall, or proposed charter amendment committee means a person, or group of persons, organized for the purpose of, or engaged in promoting or opposing initiative, referendum or recall measures or proposed charter amendments. 

(D.C. Code Mun. Regs. tit. 3 § 3000.1) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Each committee supporting or opposing an initiative, referendum, recall or proposed charter amendment must file reports of receipts and expenditures during the consideration of the placement of the measure on an election ballot. 

Each expenditure must be disclosed and itemized expenditures, in the aggregate, of $10 or more within a calendar year, must report: 

• The full name and mailing address (including the occupation, employer and the principal place of business, if any) of each person to whom expenditures have been made by a committee or on behalf of a committee within the calendar year. 
• Those expenditures, in an aggregate amount or value of $10 or more, should disclose the amount, date and purpose of each expenditure. 

A verified statement of contributions report must be filed by the proposer of an initiative, referendum, or recall measure. 

A contribution report must include the amount and date of the contribution, the name and address of the contributor and the occupation and the principal place of business, if any, of the contributor. 

(D.C. Code §§ 1-1163.13, 1-1163.09, 1-1163.07) 

Definition 

Issue means a proposition that is required by the state constitution, by law or resolution of the legislature, or by the charter, ordinance or resolution of a political subdivision of this state to be submitted to the electors for their approval or rejection at an election, or a proposition for which a petition is circulated in order to have such proposition placed on the ballot at an election. 

Political committee means a combination of two or more individuals, or a person other than an individual, that, in an aggregate amount in excess of $500 during a single calendar year that accepts contributions or makes expenditures for the purpose of expressly advocating the election or defeat of the passage or defeat of an issue. 

(Fla. Stat. § 106.011) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political committees supporting or opposing ballot issues must file regular contributions and expenditure reports. 

• All contributions are reported, but contributions over $100 are itemized. Each report must disclose the following information, for the reporting period: 
• The full name and address of contributor. 
• The occupation of contributor, if any. 
• The amount and date of contribution. 
• For corporations, the report must provide as clear a description as practicable of the principal type of business conducted by the corporation. 
• The name and address of each political committee from which the reporting committee received, or to which the reporting committee made, any transfer of funds, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers. 
• A statement of each contribution, rebate, refund or other receipt not otherwise listed. 
• The total sums of all loans, in-kind contributions and other receipts by or for such committee during the reporting period. The reporting forms are designed to elicit separate totals for in-kind contributions, loans and other receipts. 
• The full name and address of each person to whom expenditures have been made along with the amount, date and clear purpose of the expenditure. 
• Transaction information for each credit card purchase. 
• The primary purposes of an expenditure for goods and services such as communications media placement or procurement services, campaign signs, insurance and other expenditures that include multiple components as part of the expenditure. The primary purpose of an expenditure shall be that purpose, including integral and directly related components, that comprises 80% of such expenditure. 
• Total sum of expenditures during the reporting period. 

(Fla. Stat. § 106.07) 

Definition 

Ballot issue committee means a noncandidate committee that has the exclusive purpose of making or receiving contributions, making expenditures, or incurring financial obligations for or against any question or issue appearing on the ballot at the next applicable election. 

(Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 11-302) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Noncandidate committees must file preliminary, final and supplemental reports that disclose the following information: 

• The noncandidate committee's name and address. 
• The cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period and election period. 
• The reporting period and election period aggregate totals for each of the following categories: 
• Contributions received. 
• Contributions made. 
• An expenditure, when made or incurred for the purpose of influencing the outcome of any question or issue on the ballot, the report must include the following: 
• Any purchase or transfer of money or anything of value. 
• A promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of value. 
• Any payment incurred or made. 
• Other receipts. 
• The cash on hand at the end of the reporting period. 
• The surplus or deficit at the end of the reporting period. 

(Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 11-302, 11-333, 11-335) 

Definition 

Measure means any proposal submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election, including any initiative, referendum, recall election, or revision of or amendment to the state constitution. An initiative or referendum proposal shall be deemed a measure when the attorney general, county prosecutor, or city attorney, as appropriate, reviews it and gives it a ballot title. A recall shall be deemed a measure upon approval of the recall petition. 

(Idaho Code § 67-6602) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political committees supporting or opposing ballot issues must file regulator contributions and expenditure reports. 

All contributions must be reports and contributions of more than $50 must be itemize. The reporting statements will include the following: 

• Full name of contributor. 
• Complete address of contributor. 
• The amount contributed by that person. 

All expenditures must be reported and expenditures of more than $25 must be itemized. The reporting statement will include the following: 

• The name and address of each person to whom an expenditure or encumbrance was made in the amount of $25 or more. 
• The amount. 
• The date of the expenditure. 
• The purpose of each such expenditure. 
• The statement may list as a single item the total amount of expenditures and encumbrances of less than $25 without showing the exact amount of or requiring evidence of each such expenditure or encumbrance. 
• Anything of value, other than money, paid for or contributed by any person should be listed both as an expenditure and as a contribution. 

Each expenditure or encumbrance in the amount of $25 or more must be evidenced by an invoice, receipt, or canceled check or an accurate copy thereof. 

(Idaho Code § 67-6607) 

Definition 

Ballot initiative committee means any natural person, trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation or other organization or group of persons that accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 in support of or in opposition to any question of public policy to be submitted to the electors. 

• The $5,000 threshold applies to any contributions or expenditures received or made with the purpose of securing a place on the ballot for, advocating the defeat or passage of, or engaging in electioneering communication regarding the question of public policy, regardless of the method of initiation of the question of public policy and regardless of whether petitions have been circulated or filed with the appropriate office or whether the question has been adopted and certified by the governing body. 

(10 ILCS 5/9-1.8) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Ballot initiative committees must file regular contributions and expenditure reports after reaching the $5,000 threshold. 

• Contributions and itemize contributions, including in-kind contributions, more than $150 with: 
• The full name and mailing address of contributor. 
• The amount and date of contributions. 
• If the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information. 
• The total sum of individual contributions made to or for the committee during the reporting period. 
• The name and address of each political committee from which the reporting committee received, or to which that committee made, any transfer of funds in the aggregate amount or value in excess of $150, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers. 
• The total sum of transfers made to or from the committee during the reporting period. 
• Each loan to or from any person, political committee or financial institution within the reporting period by or to the committee in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $150, together with the full names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any; the dates and amounts of the loans; and, if a lender or endorser is an individual who loaned or endorsed a loan of more than $500, the occupation and employer of that individual or, if the occupation and employer of the individual are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information. 
• Each contribution, rebate, refund, income from investments or other receipt in excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise reported and, if the contributor is an individual who contributed more than $500, the occupation and employer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information. 

(10 ILCS 5/9-11) 

Definition 

Political action committee means an organization located within or outside Indiana that satisfies all of the following: 

• The organization proposes to influence the outcome of a public question. 
• The organization accepts contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year to influence the outcome of a public question that will appear on the ballot in Indiana; and that in the aggregate exceed $100. 

(Burns Ind. Code Ann. § 3-5-2-15) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political committees supporting or opposing ballot issues must file regular contributions and expenditure reports. The report must include: 

• The total sum of individual contributions accepted by the committee during its reporting period. 
• Each person who has made one or more contributions within the year, in an aggregate amount that exceeds the threshold contribution amount will provide the date and amount of each contribution, along with the name and mailing address of the person making the contribution. The person’s occupation, if the person is an individual who has made contributions to the committee of at least $1,000 during the calendar year. 
• The name and address of each committee from which the reporting committee received, or to which that committee made, a transfer of funds, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers. 
• Each loan to or from a person within the reporting period together with the full names and mailing addresses of the lender and endorsers, if any. The person’s occupation, if the person is an individual who has made loans of at least $1,000 to the committee during the calendar year. The date and amount of the loans. 
• The full name, mailing address, occupation and principal place of business, if any, of each person other than a committee to whom an expenditure was made by the committee or on behalf of the committee within the year in an aggregate amount that exceeds $100.  
• A statement identifying the public question for which any expenditure was made, including the amount, date and purpose of each expenditure. 
• The full name, mailing address, occupation and principal place of business, if any, of each person to whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries, or reimbursed expenses was made within the year in an aggregate amount that exceeds $100, in the case of a candidate’s committee, legislative caucus committee, or political action committee; or exceeds $200, in the case of a regular party committee and that is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date and purpose of the expenditure. 

(Burns Ind. Code Ann. § 3-9-5-14)

Definition 

Ballot issue means a question, other than the nomination or election of a candidate to a public office, which has been approved by a political subdivision or the general assembly or is required by law to be placed before the voters of the political subdivision by a commissioner of elections, or to be placed before the voters by the state commissioner of elections. 

(Iowa Code § 68A.102) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political committees supporting or opposing ballot issues must file regular contributions and expenditure reports. The report must include: 

• The date the contribution is received. 
• The name and address of each person who has made one or more contributions to the committee if the aggregate amount of contributions (either monetary or in-kind) received from that person in the calendar year exceeds $25, except that the itemization threshold is $200 for a political committee and $50 for a county political committee. 
• The amounts of all in-kind contributions which are accepted by the committee during the reporting period. 
• Description of in-kind contribution and loaned equipment as in-kind contribution. 
• The name and address of the recipient of the expenditure. 
• The purpose of the expenditure. 

(Iowa Code § 68A.10, 351 IAC 4.15) 

Definition 

Person means any individual, committee, corporation, partnership, trust, organization or association. 

What Needs to be Reported 

Every person who engages in any activity promoting or opposing the adoption or repeal of any provision of the Kansas constitution and who accepts moneys or property for the purpose of engaging in such activity must file reports to the secretary of state of individual contributions or contributions in-kind in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $50 received during the preceding calendar year for such purposes. 

The annual report must disclose: 

• The name and address of each contributor for the activity. 
• The amount or value of the individual contribution made. 
• A total value of all contributions received. 
• All expenditures in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $50 from such contributions by showing the amount or value expended to each payee and the purpose of each such expenditure, together with a total value of all expenditures made. 

A preliminary report to the secretary of state should be filed fifteen days prior to each election at which a proposed constitutional amendment is submitted. The report should include: 

• The name and address of each individual contributor, together with the amount contributed or contributed in-kind in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $50. 
• The expenditures in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $50 from such contributions by showing the amount paid to each payee and the purpose of the expenditure. 

A supplemental report in the same format as the preliminary report must be filed with the secretary of state within fifteen days after any election on a constitutional proposition where contributed funds are received and expended in opposing or promoting such proposition. 

(K.S.A. § 25-4180) 

Definition 

Political issues committee means three or more persons joining together to advocate or oppose a constitutional amendment or public question which appears on the ballot if that committee receives or expends money in excess of $1,000. 

(Ky. Rev. Stat. § 121.015) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political issues committees are required to report the same information as required of a campaign committee. The following information must be disclosed: 

• The amount of each contribution. 
• The date each contribution was received. 
• For contributions from permanent committees (PACs), regardless of amount, the name, business address, and description of the interest represented. 
• For contributions from individuals in excess of $100, the name, address, occupation and employer. 
• The name of every person or firm the expenditure was made. 
• The address of the payee. 
• The occupation, if the payee is an individual. 
• The date of the expenditure. 
• The amount of expenditure. 
• The type of receipt. 
• Expenditures over $25 must be made by check and the treasurer must keep a receipted bill for each expenditure. 

(Ky. Rev. Stat. § § 121.160, 121.180) 

Definition 

Political committee means two or more persons, other than a husband and wife, and any corporation organized for the primary purpose of supporting or opposing one or more candidates, propositions, recalls of a public officer, or political parties, which accepts contributions in the name of the committee, or makes expenditures from committee funds or in the name of the committee, or makes a transfer of funds to or receives a transfer of funds from another committee, or receives or makes loans in an aggregate amount in excess of $500 within any calendar year. 

Person means any individual, partnership, limited liability company or corporation, association, labor union, political committee, corporation, or other legal entity, including their subsidiaries. 

(La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:1484) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political committees must file regular campaign finance disclosure reports. 

• Contributions received during the reporting period must include the following: 
• The full name and address of each person who has made one or more contributions during the reporting period. 
• The aggregate amount of such contributions, except in-kind contributions, from each person, and the date and amount of each such contribution. 
• The aggregate amount of all contributions, other than in-kind contributions, received and accepted during the reporting period. 
• The aggregate valuation of in-kind contributions received during the reporting period. 
• The date and amount of each loan made or received from any person or political committee during the reporting period, together with the full name and address of the lender, of the recipient of the proceeds of the loan, and of any person who makes any type of security agreement binding himself or his property, directly or indirectly, for the repayment of all or any part of the loan. 
• The date and amount of each anonymous contribution received and the date each was transmitted to the state during the reporting period and the total amount of such anonymous contributions received and transmitted during the reporting period. 
• The full name and address of each person to whom an expenditure has been made during the reporting period. 
• The amount and date of the expenditure. 
• A description of the purpose as it relates to the expenditure. 

(La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § § 18:1495.5, 18:1491.7) 

Definition 

Ballot question committee means a person that receives contributions or makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000 for the purpose of initiating or influencing a campaign, other than a campaign for the nomination or election of a candidate. 

(21-A M.R.S. § 1052) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A report must contain the following information: 

• The identification of ballot question campaigns that the committee intends to initiate or influence. 
• An itemization of each expenditure made to initiate or influence any campaign, including: 
• The date of the expenditure. 
• The payee of the expenditure. 
• The purpose of the expenditure. 
• The name of each referendum or initiated petition supported or opposed by the expenditure. If expenditures were made to a person, the report must contain the name of the person; the amount spent by that person on behalf of the committee, including, but not limited to, expenditures made during the signature gathering phase; the reason for the expenditure; and the date of the expenditure. The commission may specify the categories of expenditures that are to be reported to enable the commission to closely monitor the activities of committees. 
• An itemization of each contribution of more than $50 made to or received by the committee for the purpose of initiating or influencing a campaign, including the name, occupation, places of business and mailing address of each contributor and the amount and date of the contribution. 
• Any funds deposited into or transferred into the campaign account, including but not limited to funds from the general treasury of an organization that is required to establish a committee. 
• Any operational expenses and any other payments made from the campaign account. 

(21-A M.R.S. § 1060) 

Definition 

Ballot issue committee means a political committee that is formed to promote the success or defeat of a question or prospective question to be submitted to a vote at an election. 

(Md. Election Law Code Ann. § 1-101) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot issue committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political committee. A report should include the following contribution disclosures: 

• The date that the contribution was received. 
• The amount of contribution. 
• The name of the contributor. 
• The address of the contributor. 
• The source of the contribution. 
• If an individual makes aggregate contributions of $500 or more to a political committee, the individual must provide employer and occupation information. 
• The aggregate amount of contributions received to date from the contributor during the election cycle. 
• For a political party central committee or a legislative party caucus committee, detailed information on administrative donations received. 
• If an in-kind contribution, a description of the in-kind contribution. 

A report should include all expenditures made by or on behalf of the campaign finance entity during the reporting period: 

• The amount or value. 
• The date of the receipt of expenditure. 
• The name and residential address of the person from whom the contribution was received or to whom the expenditure was made. 
• A description of the asset received or the purpose for which the expenditure was made. 
• The occupation and employer should also be included, to the extent practicable, for individuals who contribute a cumulative amount of $500 or more during the election cycle. 

Out-of-state political committees must disclose all expenditures made in the state by the out-of-state political committee. A report must include: 

• The amount and date of each political disbursement made by the person in the state or to influence a state election during the period covered by the report. 
• The identity of each person that made cumulative donations of $10,000 or more to the participating organization during the period covered by the report. 
• Any other information required by the state board concerning the political disbursements and donations of the participating organization. 

A political committee may file an Affidavit of Limited Contributions and Expenditures if the committee did not receive or spend more than $1,000 in the aggregate, during the reporting period. 

(Md. Election Law Code Ann. §§ 13-304, 13-221) 

Definition 

Ballot question committee means a political committee which receives or expends money or other things of value for the purpose of favoring or opposing the adoption or rejection of a specific question or questions submitted to the voters including, without limitation, a charter change, an initiative or referendum question or a constitutional amendment. 

(Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 55, § 1) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot issue committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political committee. The report must disclose: 

• The amount of money on hand at the beginning of the reporting period. 
• The full name and residential address of each person who has made a contribution in the reporting period. If the aggregate of all contributions received from a contributor is in excess of $50, then the following must be reported: 
• Amount or value. 
• Date of the contribution 
• Total of all contributions listed 
• In addition, each report required to be filed under the provisions of this section shall also include the occupation and name of employer or employers for each person whose contribution or contributions in the aggregate equals or exceeds the sum of $200 within any calendar year. 
• The total amount or value of contributions made in the reporting period, not otherwise reported. 
• The name and address of each candidate or political committee from which was received any money or anything of value in a reporting period, together with the amount or value thereof and the date received. 
• The name and address of the principal officers of any trust, foundation and association from which was received a contribution. 
• The amount or value and date of each loan to or from any person, in the reporting period, together with the name and residential address of the lender and endorser, if any, listed alphabetically. 
• The total sum of all contributions received in the reporting period. 
• The full name and address, listed alphabetically, of each person to whom an expenditure is made, in the reporting period. If the aggregate of all expenditures is made in excess of $50, the report must include the amount or value, date and purpose of each expenditure. 
• The total of all expenditures listed. 
• The total amount or value of expenditures made in the reporting period, not otherwise reported. 
• The name and address of each candidate or political committee to which was transferred any money or anything of value, in the reporting period, together with the amount or value and the date of such transfer. 
• The total sum of expenditures made in the reporting period. 

(Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 55, § 18) 

Definition 

Ballot question means a question that is submitted or is intended to be submitted to a popular vote at an election whether or not it qualifies for the ballot. 

Ballot question committee means a committee acting in support of, or in opposition to, the qualification, passage or defeat of a ballot question but that does not receive contributions or make expenditures or contributions for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the action of the voters for or against the nomination or election of a candidate. 

(Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 169.202, 169.203) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot issue committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political committee. The report must disclose: 

• The amount and date of contributions. 
• The donor’s full name and street address. 
• The amount contributed, the date on which each contribution was received, and the cumulative amount contributed by that individual. 
• The occupation, employer, and principal place of business must be stated if the individual’s cumulative contributions are more than $100. 
• The full name and street address of each person to whom expenditures or other disbursements totaling more than $50 were made. 
• The amount of each separate expenditure or disbursement to each person during the period covered by the campaign statement. 
• The purpose of the expenditure or disbursement. 
• The full name and street address of the person providing the consideration for which any expenditure or disbursement was made if different from the payee. 
• The itemization regardless of amount of each expenditure made to or on behalf of another committee or ballot question. 
• The cumulative amount of expenditures for or against that ballot question for an election cycle. 
• An expenditure made in support of more than one ballot question must be apportioned reasonably among the ballot questions. 
• A receipt must be obtained for each expenditure made by the committee (a canceled check is acceptable). 

Every ballot question committee must file a 48 hour or late contribution reports if the following two conditions are met: 

• The committee receives a single or cumulative contribution of $2,500 or more received from the same person between the last filed campaign statement and the third day before an election. 
• The committee has made an expenditure to support or oppose a ballot question on the ballot during the same late contribution report period. 

(Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 169.244) 

Definition 

Ballot question means a question or proposition that is placed on the ballot and that may be voted on by all voters of the state. 

Ballot question political committee means a political committee that makes only expenditures to promote or defeat a ballot question and disbursements permitted. 

(Minn. Stat. § 10A.01) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot question committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political committee. The report must disclose: 

• The amount of liquid assets on hand at the beginning of the reporting period. 
• Any contributions in the aggregate over $500 to a ballot question committee or fund must be listed with the name, address and employer of the donor, or occupation if self-employed, and the registration number if registered with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, and the date and amount of the contribution. 
• A donation in-kind must be disclosed at its fair market value. An approved expenditure must be listed as a donation in-kind. A donation in-kind is considered consumed in the reporting period in which it is received. 
• The names of contributors must be listed in alphabetical order. Contributions from the same contributor must be listed under the same name. 
• The sum of contributions to the reporting entity during the reporting period. 
• Each loan made or received by the reporting entity within the year in aggregate in excess of $200, continuously reported until repaid or forgiven, together with the name, address, occupation, principal place of business, if any, and registration number if registered with the board of the lender and any endorser and the date and amount of the loan. 
• Each receipt over $200 during the reporting period not otherwise listed. 
• The sum of all receipts of the reporting entity during the reporting period. 
• The name, address, and registration number if registered with the board of each individual or association to whom aggregate expenditures, approved expenditures, independent expenditure, and ballot question expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the reporting entity within the year in excess of $200, together with the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used and identification of the ballot question that the expenditure was intended to promote or defeat and an indication of whether the expenditure was to promote or to defeat the ballot question. 
• The sum of all expenditures made by or on behalf of the reporting entity during the reporting period. 
• The amount and nature of an advance of credit incurred by the reporting entity, continuously reported until paid or forgiven. 
• The name, address, and registration number (if registered with the board) of each political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, local candidate, or party unit to which contributions have been made that aggregate in excess of $200 within the year and the amount and date of each contribution. 
• The name, address, and registration number (if registered with the board) of each individual or association to whom noncampaign disbursements have been made that aggregate in excess of $200 within the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity and the amount, date, and purpose of each noncampaign disbursement, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used. 
• The sum of all noncampaign disbursements made within the year by or on behalf of the reporting entity. 
• The name and address of a nonprofit corporation that provides administrative assistance to a political committee or political fund, the type of administrative assistance provided, and the aggregate fair market value of each type of assistance provided to the political committee or political fund during the reporting period. 
• Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, and political committees and funds must itemize contributions that in aggregate within the year more than $500 for ballot questions on reports submitted to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the contribution was received, the individual or association that provided the contribution, and the address of the contributor. Additionally, the itemization for a donation in-kind must provide a description of the item or service received. Contributions that are less than the itemization amount must be reported as an aggregate total. 
• Legislative, statewide, and judicial candidates, party units, political committees and funds, and committees to promote or defeat a ballot question must itemize expenditures and noncampaign disbursements that in aggregate exceed $200 in a calendar year on reports submitted to the board. The itemization must include the date on which the committee made or became obligated to make the expenditure or disbursement, the name and address of the vendor that provided the service or item purchased, and a description of the service or item purchased, including an explanation of how the expenditure was used. Expenditures and noncampaign disbursements must be listed on the report alphabetically by vendor. 

(Minn. Stat. § 10A.20) 

Definition 

Political committee means any committee, party, club, association, political action committee, campaign committee or other groups of persons or affiliated organizations that receives contributions aggregating in excess of $200 during a calendar year or that makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $200 during a calendar year for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the action of voters for or against balloted measures. 

(Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-801) 

What Needs to be Reported 

All political committees or individuals which support or oppose a ballot issue must report the following information: 

• The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report. 
• The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the financial report. 
• The cumulative amount of those totals for each measure. 
• The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning and the end of the period covered by the financial report. 
• The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed $200 or less, and the cumulative amount of that total for each measure. 
• The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed $200 or more, and the cumulative amount of that total for each measure. 
• The name and street address of each person from whom a contribution(s) exceeding $200 was received during the period covered by the financial report, together with the amount contributed, the date of receipt and the cumulative amount contributed by that person for each measure. 

(Miss. Code Ann. § 23-17-53) 

Definition 

Ballot measure means any proposal submitted or intended to be submitted to qualified voters for their approval or rejection, including any proposal submitted by initiative petition, referendum petition, or by the general assembly or any local governmental body having authority to refer proposals to the voter. 

Committee means a person or any combination of persons, who accepts contributions or makes expenditures for the primary or incidental purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the action of voters for or against the qualification, passage or defeat of any ballot measure. 

(Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.011) 

What Needs to be Reported 

All committees whose sole purpose is to support or oppose the qualification and passage of one or more particular ballot measures in an election have the same reporting requirements as any other committee. The report must disclose: 

• Total amount of all monetary contributions received which can be identified in the committee’s records by name and address of each contributor. 
• Total amount of all anonymous contributions accepted. 
• Total amount of all monetary contributions received through fundraising events or activities from participants whose names and addresses were not obtained with such contributions, with an attached statement or copy of the statement describing each fund-raising event. 
• Total dollar value of all in-kind contributions received. 
• A separate listing by name and address and employer, or occupation if self-employed or notation of retirement, of each person from whom the committee received contributions, in money or any other thing of value, aggregating more than $100, together with the date and amount of each such contribution. 
• A listing of each loan received by name and address of the lender and date and amount of the loan. For each loan of more than one hundred dollars, a separate statement shall be attached setting forth the name and address of the lender and each person liable directly, indirectly or contingently, and the date, amount and terms of the loan. 
• The total dollar amount of expenditures made by check drawn on the committee’s depository. 
• The total dollar amount of expenditures made in cash. 
• The total dollar value of all in-kind expenditures made. 
• The amount of expenditures for or against a ballot measure during the period covered and the cumulative amount of expenditures for or against that ballot measure. 
• For the purpose of disclosure reports, expenditures made in support of more than one ballot measure must be apportioned reasonably among the ballot measures. In apportioning expenditures to each ballot measure, committees need not include expenditures for maintaining a permanent office, such as expenditures for salaries of regular staff, office facilities and equipment or other expenditures not designed to support or oppose any particular ballot measures; however, all such expenditures must be listed. 

(Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.041) 

Definition 

Ballot issue means a proposal submitted to the people at an election for their approval or rejection, including but not limited to an initiative, referendum, proposed constitutional amendment, recall question, school levy question, bond issue question, or ballot question. 

Ballot issue committee means a political committee specifically organized to support or oppose a ballot issue. 

(Mont. Code Ann. § 13-1-101) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Ballot issue committees must disclose the following information concerning contributions and expenditures: 

• The full name, mailing address, occupation, and employer, if any, of each person who has made aggregate contributions, other than loans, of $50 or more to the ballot issue committee. 
• The aggregate amount of contributions made by that person within the reporting period and the total amount of contributions made by that person for all reporting periods. 
• The total sum of individual contributions made to the committee. 
• Each loan from any person during the reporting period, together with the full names, mailing addresses, occupations, and employers, if any, of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of each loan. 
• The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed to a committee. 
• The full name, mailing address, occupation and principal place of business, if any, of each person to whom expenditures have been made by the committee during the reporting period, including the amount, date and purpose of that expenditure and the total amount of expenditures made to each person. 
• The full name, mailing address, occupation and principal place of business, if any, of each person to whom an expenditure for personal services, salaries and reimbursed expenses has been made, including the amount, date and purpose of that expenditure and the total amount of expenditures made to each person. 
• The total sum of expenditures made by a committee during the reporting period. 
• The name of any person to whom a loan was made during the reporting period, including the full name, mailing address, occupation and principal place of business, if any, of that person and the full names, mailing addresses, occupations and principal places of business, if any, of the endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of each loan. 
• The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by a ballot issue committee. 
• Any other information that may be required by the commissioner to fully disclose the disposition of funds used to support or oppose issues. 

(Mont. Code Ann. § 13-37-229) 

Definition 

Ballot question means any question which is submitted, or which is intended to be submitted, to a popular vote at an election, including, but not limited to, a question submitted or intended to be submitted by way of initiative, referendum, recall or judicial retention, whether or not it qualifies for the ballot. Ballot question shall also mean any question which has been submitted to a popular vote at an election as a result of legislative action or adoption of a resolution by a political subdivision to place an issue or issues on the ballot. 

Ballot question committee means any committee acting in support of, or in opposition to, the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question but which does not receive contributions or make expenditures or contributions for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the action of the voters for or against the nomination or election of a candidate. 

(R.R.S. Neb. §§ 49-1405, 49-1406) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot question committee must disclose: 

• The full name of each individual from whom contributions totaling more than $250 are received during the period covered by the report, together with the individual’s street address, the amount contributed, the date on which each contribution was received, and the cumulative amount contributed by that individual for the election period. The name of each committee which is listed as a contributor must include the full name of the committee’s treasurer.  
• The full name and street address of each person to whom expenditures totaling more than $250 were made, together with the date and amount of each separate expenditure to each such person during the period covered by the campaign statement. 
• The purpose of the expenditure. 
• The full name and street address of the person providing the consideration for which any expenditure was made if different from the payee. 
• The amount and the date of expenditures for or against a ballot question during the period covered by the campaign statement and the cumulative amount of expenditures for or against that ballot question for the election period. 
• The total amount of funds disbursed by a separate segregated political fund, by state, for the purpose of supporting or opposing candidates and committees in elections in states other than Nebraska and candidates for federal office, including independent expenditures made in such elections.     

(R.R.S. Neb. §§ 49-1455, 49-1457, 49-1479.02, 49-1433.01, Nebraska Admin. Code Title 4, Ch. 10) 

Definition 

Committee for political action (PAC) means: 

• Any group of natural persons or entities that solicits or receives contributions from any other person, group or entity and: 
• Makes or intends to make expenditures, designed to affect the outcome of any primary election, general election, special election or question on the ballot. 
• Any business or social organization, corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization or labor union: 
• Which has as its primary purpose affecting the outcome of any primary election, general election, special election or any question on the ballot and for that purpose receives contributions in excess of $1,500 in a calendar year or makes expenditures in excess of $1,500 in a calendar year. or 
• Which does not have as its primary purpose affecting the outcome of any primary election, general election, special election or any question on the ballot, but for the purpose of affecting the outcome of any election or question on the ballot receives contributions in excess of $5,000 in a calendar year or makes independent expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a calendar year. 

(Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 294A.0055) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Any PAC which advocates the passage or defeat of a ballot question and receives a contribution or makes an expenditure in excess of $1,000 must file reports. The report must include the following information: 

• The name and address of the contributor and the date on which the contribution was received must be included on the report for each contribution in excess of $1,000 and contributions which a contributor has made cumulatively in excess of $1,000 since the beginning of the current reporting period. 
• The name and address of the payee and the date on which the expenditure was made must include on the report for each expenditure in excess of $100. In addition, the report must include: 
• Expense type. 
• Category of expense. 
• Amount of expenditure. 
• The total of all expenses incurred during the period which are $100 or less. 

(Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 294A.140) 

Definition 

Political committee means: 

• Any organization of two or more persons that promotes the success or defeat of a measure, including the political committee of a political party. 
• Any segregated fund established by any organization the purpose of which is to promote the success or defeat of a measure. 
• Any organization that has as its major purpose to promote the success or defeat of a measure and whose receipts or expenditures total $2,500 or more in a calendar year for that purpose. 
• Any organization that does not have as its major purpose to promote the success or defeat of a measure but that makes expenditures that total $5,000 or more in a calendar year. 

(N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 664:2) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political committees supporting or opposing ballot issues must file regular contributions and expenditure reports. The report must include: 

• The full name and postal address of the contributor in alphabetical order. 
• The amount and date the contribution was received. 
• The aggregate total for each election for each contributor of over $200. Any listing that exceeds an individual’s aggregate total of $200 for each election must be accompanied by the contributor’s occupation including official job title, the name of the contributor’s employer, and the city or town of the contributor’s principal place of business, if any. 
• An itemized statement showing each expenditure exceeding $50 and it includes: 
• The full name and postal address of the payee or promise of payment. 
• The date paid or obligated. 
• The election for which the expenditure was made. 
• The specific nature and amount of each expenditure since the date of the registration. 

(N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 664:6, 664:6-a, 664.7) 

Definition 

Public question means any question, proposition or referendum required by the legislative or governing body of this state or any of its political subdivisions to be submitted by referendum procedure to the voters of the state or political subdivision for decision at elections. 

Political committee means any two or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership, or any other incorporated or unincorporated association which is organized to, or does, aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate or candidates for public office, or which is organized to, or does, aid or promote the passage or defeat of a public question in any election, if the persons, corporation, partnership or incorporated or unincorporated association raises or expends $2,400 or more to so aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of a candidate or candidates or the passage or defeat of a public question. 

(N.J. Stat. §§ 19:44A-3, 19:25-1.7) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political committees supporting or opposing ballot issues must file regular contributions and expenditure reports. 

• A contribution in an amount of more than $300 must be reported by providing the following information: 
• The date the contribution was received or, if more than one contribution was received in the reporting period, the dates the aggregate contributions were received. 
• The name and mailing address of the contributor. 
• If the contributor is an individual, the occupation of the individual and the name and mailing address of the individual's employer. 
• The amount of the contribution, or amount of aggregate contributions in the reporting period. 
• The total amount of all contributions received from the contributor in the election to date. 
• Any expenditures must be disclosed, regardless of amount. An expenditure must be reported by providing the following information: 
• The date the expenditure was made. 
• The full name and address of the payee. 
• The purpose of the expenditure. 
• The amount of the expenditure. 
• The number of the check. 

Political committees may be required to disclose additional information before an election: 

• Any political committee that receives contributions from a single source aggregating more than $1,900 between the thirteenth day prior to the election and the date of the election must file a report within 48 hours. That report should include: 
• The amount and date the contribution was received. 
• The name and mailing address of the contributor. If the contributor is an individual, the occupation of the individual and the name and mailing address of the individual's employer. 
• The name of the political committee. 
• Any political committee that makes an expenditure or aggregate expenditures that total in excess of $1,900 between the thirteenth day prior to the election and the date of the election must file a report within 48 hours. That report should include: 
• The name of the person, firm or organization to whom or which the expenditure was paid. 
• The amount and purpose of the expenditure. 
• The name of the recipient political committee, if any. 
• The name and mailing address of the person, firm or recipient; or organization to whom or which the expenditure was paid or given. 
• The amount and purpose of the expenditure. 

(N.J. Admin. Code §§ 19:25-12.2, 19:25-8.6A, 19:25-8.9, 19:25-10.10) 

Definition 

Ballot question means a constitutional amendment or other question submitted to the voters in an election. 

Political committee means: 

• A political party. 
• A legislative caucus committee. 
• An association that consists of two or more persons whose primary purpose is to make contributions to candidates, campaign committees or political committees or make coordinated expenditures or any combination thereof. 
• An association that consists of two or more persons whose primary purpose is to make independent expenditures and that has received more than $5,000 in contributions or made independent expenditures of more than $5,000 in the election cycle. 

(N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-19-26) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Any political committee which advocates the passage or defeat of a ballot proposal or measure must file regular campaign finance disclosure reports. The disclosure statements must include: 

• The name and address of the person or entity to whom a contribution was received, except as provided for anonymous contributions or contributions received from special events; provided that for contributors, the name of the entity or the first and last names of any individual must be the full name of the entity or individual, and initials only will not constitute a full name unless that is the complete legal name. 
• The occupation, name and type of business, as applicable, of any individual or entity making contributions of $200 or more in the aggregate per election. 
• The amount of the contribution or value thereof. 
• The date the contribution was received. 
• The amount of each unpaid debt and the identity of the person to whom the debt is owed. 
• The full name and address of the person or entity to whom an expenditure was made. 
• The amount of the expenditure or value thereof. 
• The purpose of the expenditure. 
• The date that the expenditure was made. 
• The opening and closing cash balance for the bank accounts maintained by the reporting individual during the reporting period and the name of the financial institution for each account. 
• The amount of each unpaid debt and the identity of the person to whom the debt is owed. 

(N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-19-31) 

Definition 

Political committee means any corporation aiding or promoting and any committee, political club or combination of one or more persons operating or co-operating to aid or to promote the success or defeat of any ballot proposal. 

(NY CLS Elec § 14-102) 

What Needs to be Reported

Any political committee which advocates the passage or defeat of a ballot proposal or measure must file reports. The disclosure statements must include: 

• The dollar amount of any receipt, contribution or transfer, or the fair market value of any receipt, contribution or transfer, which is other than money. 
• The name and address of the transferor, contributor or person from whom received it, and if the transferor, contributor or person is a political committee, then the name of and the political unit represented by the committee. 
• The date of its receipt. 
• Any statement reporting a loan need to be given as evidence of indebtedness. 

Receipts and contributions aggregating not more than $99 from any one contributor need not be specifically accounted for by separate items in said statements. 

(NY CLS Elec § 14-102) 

Definition 

Referendum committee means: 

• A combination of two or more individuals such as a committee, association, organization or other entity or a combination of two or more business entities, corporations, insurance companies, labor unions or professional associations such as a committee, association, organization or other entity the primary purpose of which is to support or oppose the passage of any referendum on the ballot. 
• If the entity qualifies as a referendum committee, it continues to be a referendum committee if it receives contributions or makes expenditures or maintains assets or liabilities. A referendum committee ceases to exist when it winds up its operations, disposes of its assets and files its final report. 

(N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.6) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Referendum committees are required to report all contributions and expenditures, along with the specific purpose of the expenditure. 

All contributors contributing over $50 cumulatively for the election must be reported with the contributor’s name, address and occupational information. Contributions received from an individual that has not exceeded $50 cumulatively since the day after the last election are not required to be reported with the contributor’s name, address or occupational information. The date, amount, payment method, account, and election sum-to-date shall be disclosed for all contributions, regardless of amount. 

Any expenditure that is made for media purposes must be paid with a verifiable form of payment and must be disclosed with the name of the payee, the address of the payee, the date of the expenditure and the specific purpose of the expenditure. In addition, the amount this payee has been paid since the last election must also be reported. All expenditures that are over $50 may not be paid with cash and must be disclosed with the name of the payee, the address of the payee, the date of the expenditure, and the specific purpose of the expenditure. Election sum-to-date totals for the payee must also be included. Expenditures for non-media purposes that are less than $50 may be shown as an aggregate amount and may be made in cash. The name of the payee is not required to be disclosed. However, the date of the expenditure, the specific amount of each expenditure, and the purpose of each expenditure must be included. 

A referendum committee that receives a contribution of $1,000 or more after the last report and before the election on the referendum must disclose it within 48 hours. The report must identify the source and amount of such funds. 

(N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.11) 

Definition 

A measure committee, including an initiative or referendum sponsoring committee, is an organization which solicits or receives contributions or makes expenditures for the purpose of aiding or opposing a measure sought to be voted upon by the voters of the state. This includes any activities undertaken for the purpose of drafting an initiative or referendum petition, seeking approval of the secretary of state for the circulation of a petition, or seeking approval of the submitted petitions. 

(N.D. Cent. Code, § 16.1-08.1-01) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A measure committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political committee. The report must disclose: 

• Name of each contributor. 
• Complete mailing address of each contributor. 
• The amount contributed. 
• The principal occupation of the contributor, the threshold for reporting the identity of the contributor is $50. “Principal occupation of the contributor” means the contributor’s job title or profession and employer’s name or employer’s specific field of business activity. 
• The date such contribution was received. 
• The total sum of all contributions to date must be plainly exhibited. 
• The name and complete mailing address of each payee. 
• The amount paid. 
• The purpose of expenditure. 
• The date such payment was made. 
• The total sum of all expenditures to date. 
• If the expenditure is to a financial institution for revolving credit or a reimbursement for a payment to a financial institution for revolving credit, the statement should also include a specific itemization of the goods and services purchased with the revolving credit. 
• If the obligation is for more than one good or service, the statement shall include a specific itemization of the obligation so as to provide a reasonable understanding of the obligation. 

A political committee that receives a contribution or transfer of funds of $1,000 or more received before an election but after the period covered by the last report must disclose the late contribution within 48 hours. 

(N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.11, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.9, N.D. Cent. Code, § 16.1-08.1-03.5) 

Definition 

Ballot issue political action committee is created when there is a filing by the circulator or committee in charge of an initiative or referendum petition, or supplementary petition for additional signatures, for the submission of a constitutional amendment, proposed law, section or item of any law of the appointment of a treasurer. 

(Ohio Admin. Code 111:2-3-10) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot issue political action committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political action committee (PAC). The report must disclose: 

• The full name and address of each ballot issue political action committee. 
• The registration number assigned to the ballot issue political action committee. 
• The date of the election and whether it was or will be a general, primary or special election. 
• A statement of contributions received which shall include the following information: 
• The month, day and year of the contribution. 
• The full name and address of each person, political party, campaign committee, legislative campaign fund, political action committee or political contributing entity from whom contributions are received and the registration number assigned to the political action committee. 
• If a ballot issue political action committee receives a contribution from an individual that exceeds $100, the name of the individual’s current employer, if any, or, if the individual is self-employed, the individual’s occupation and the name of the individual’s business, if any. 
• A description of the contribution received, if other than money. 
• The value in dollars and cents of the contribution. 
• The date of the election and whether it was or will be a general, primary or special election. 
• The month, day, and year of the expenditure. 
• The full name and address of each person, political party, campaign committee, legislative campaign fund, political action committee or political contributing entity to whom the expenditure was made, and the registration number assigned to the political action committee. 
• The object or purpose for which the expenditure was made. 
• The amount of each expenditure. 
• A separately itemized account of all contributions and expenditures regardless of the amount, except a receipt of a contribution from a person in the sum of $25 or less at one social or fund-raising activity and a receipt of a contribution from amounts deducted from the wages and salaries of employees is twenty-five dollars or less aggregated in a calendar year. 
• An account of the total contributions from each social or fund-raising activity shall include a description of and the value of each in-kind contribution received at that activity from any person who made one or more such contributions whose aggregate value exceeded $250 dollars, together with the expenses incurred and paid in connection with that activity. 
• Contributions that are other income shall be itemized separately from all other contributions. 

(Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3517.10) 

Definition 

Ballot measure means an initiative, referendum, legislative referendum, legislative initiative, state question or any proposition or measure submitted to voters for their approval or rejection at a statewide election. 

(74 Okl. St. Chap. 62, Appx., Standard 257 1-1-2) 

What Needs to be Reported

Any entity may engage in issue advocacy, and it is not subject to reporting requirements. However, issue advocacy may become an electioneering communication if it refers to one or more ballot measures and the communication is made within sixty days before a general or special election; or 30 days before a primary or runoff primary election.  

See the “Electioneering communications” tab for more information. 

(74 Okl. St. Chap. 62, Appx., Standard 257 1-1-2) 

Definition 

Question means the statement of a constitutional amendment or other proposition which is submitted to a popular vote at any election. 

(25 P.S. § 3031.1) 

What Needs to be Reported

Political committees and other persons must report expenditures when expressly advocating for or against constitutional amendments or ballot questions, proposed by the general assembly. Each report should include the following information: 

• Each expenditure, the date made, the full name and address of the person to whom made and the purpose for which such expenditure was made. 
• Any unpaid debts and liabilities, with the nature and amount of each, the date incurred and the full name and address of the person owed. 
• Any unexpended balance of contributions or other receipts appearing from the last account filed. 

(25 P.S. § 3246) 

Definition 

Petition committee is a committee formed by the chief petitioners of an initiative, referendum or recall petition. A petition committee must be designated to support only one initiative, referendum or recall petition. 

(Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 260.005) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A petition committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political action committee (PAC). The report must disclose contributions, receipts, expenditures and any other disbursements and it should include the following information:  

• The name, occupation and address of each person, and the name and address of each political committee or petition committee, which contributed an aggregate amount of more than $100 in a calendar year. It should also include: 
• The date received. 
• The contributor type (political committee, individual, labor organization). 
• The contribution type (cash, in-kind, loan).  
• The amount of the contribution. 
• For contributors of $100 or more aggregate in the calendar year, the report must also include the contributor's name; address; occupation; and employer (if applicable). Note that if a committee receives a contribution without the required occupation information, it must make a written request to the contributor for the information within seven days of receiving the contribution. 
• The total amount of other contributions as a single item but shall specify how those contributions were obtained. 
• An expenditure must disclose: 
• Payee and payee type. 
• Payment method. 
• Payable subtypes. 
• The amount and purpose of each expenditure made in an aggregate amount of more than $100 to a payee, the name or, if applicable, the business name of the payee of the expenditure, and the city, or county if the payee is not located in a city, and state in which the payee is located. 
• The total amount of other expenditures as a single item. 

If a committee does not expect to receive or spend a total of more than $3,500 in a calendar year, a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures may be filed not later than seven calendar days after receiving the first contribution or making the first expenditure in a calendar year. 

(Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 260.083) 

Definition 

Ballot question means any question, charter change, constitutional amendment, referendum or voter-initiated petition placed on any state, district, city, town or municipal ballot for a general or special election. 

Ballot question advocate means: 

• For purposes of referenda, any exempt nonprofit or any organization. 
• For all other ballot questions, any person making an expenditure with a cumulative total that exceeds $1,000 in a calendar year for ballot question advocacy on a particular ballot question. 

(R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-25-3) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Every ballot question advocate must file periodic reports with the name and address of the ballot question advocate, including any other name under which the ballot question advocate conducts ballot question advocacy, and the name and address of the person filing the report. The report must also include: 

• The name, address and, if applicable, the place of employment of each person making a contribution or contributions that in the aggregate exceed $1,800 per election cycle to a ballot question advocate for purposes of ballot question advocacy and the amount contributed by each person or source; provided, however, this information shall be reported only if: 
• The contributions received by a ballot question advocate are solicited in any way, including by written, electronic or verbal means, by the ballot question advocate specifically for ballot question advocacy. or 
• The contributions were specifically designated by the contributor for ballot question advocacy. or 
• The ballot question advocate knew or had reason to know that the contributor intended or expected that the majority of the contributions be used for ballot question advocacy. 
• The name and address of every person or entity receiving an expenditure for ballot question advocacy, which in the aggregate exceeds $100, the amount of each expenditure for ballot question advocacy, and the total amount of expenditures for ballot question advocacy made by the ballot question advocate as of the last report date. 
• A statement of the position of the ballot question advocate in support of or opposition to the ballot question. 
• The names and addresses of all identified members or endorsing organizations, corporations, and/or associations that authorize the ballot question advocate to represent to the public that they support the positions of the ballot question advocate. 
• The name and address of at least one of the officers of the ballot question advocate, if any, or one individual that is responsible for the ballot question advocate’s compliance. The report must also include a statement identifying the referendum that the electioneering communication is intended to promote the success or defeat and affirm under penalty of false statement that the expenditure is not coordinated with the campaign in question and provide any information that the board of elections requires. 

(R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-25.2-5)

Definition 

Ballot measure means a referendum, proposition, or measure submitted to voters for their approval. 

Ballot measure committee means: 

• An association, club, an organization, or a group of persons which, to influence the outcome of a ballot measure, receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $2,500 in the aggregate during an election cycle. 
• A person, other than an individual, who, to influence the outcome of a ballot measure, makes contributions aggregating at least $50,000 during an election cycle to or at the request of a ballot measure committee. 
• A person, other than an individual, who, to influence the outcome of a ballot measure, makes independent expenditures aggregating $2,500 or more during an election cycle. 

(S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1300) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot measure committee must file reports detailing contributions and expenditures. The report must contain the following information: 

• The total amount of contributions accepted by the ballot measure committee. 
• The name and address of each person making a contribution of more than $100 and the amount and date of receipt of each contribution. 
• The total amount of expenditures made by or on behalf of the ballot measure committee. 
• The name and address of each person to whom an expenditure is made from campaign funds, including the date, amount, purpose, and beneficiary of the expenditure. 

(S.C. Code Ann. § 8-13-1309)

Definition 

Ballot question means any referendum, initiative, proposed constitutional amendment or other measure submitted to voters at any election. 

Ballot question committee means a person or entity that raises, collects or disburses contributions: 

• As a proponent for the placement of one or more ballot questions on the ballot. 
• As an opponent to the placement of any ballot question on the ballot.; or 
• For the adoption or defeat of one or more ballot questions. 

(S.D. Codified Laws § 12-27-1) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot question committee must disclose all the information received from any entity. 

Before making a contribution to a ballot question committee, an entity must provide to the ballot question committee the following: 

• The name of the entity. 
• The mailing address of the entity’s office. 
• The name and mailing address of each owner or each director and officer of the entity. 
• The committee name the contribution was given to, the date, and the amount of the contribution. 
• The name and mailing address of the person authorizing the contribution. 

These requirements do not apply to any donated goods or services. 

Before contributing more than $10,000 in the aggregate to a ballot question committee, an entity must provide to the ballot question committee a sworn written statement made by the president and treasurer of the entity declaring and affirming, under the penalty of perjury, the following: 

• The name and street address of every person who owns 10% or more of the entity, has provided 10% or more of the entity’s gross receipts, including capital contributions, in the current or preceding year, or has provided 10% or more of the funds being contributed to the ballot question committee. 
• That no part of the contribution was raised or collected by the entity for the purpose of influencing the ballot question. 

(S.D. Codified Laws § 12-27-19) 

Definition 

Measure means any proposal submitted to the people of the entire state, or any political subdivision of the state, for their approval or rejection at an election, including any proposed law, act or part of an act of the general assembly, or revision of or amendment to the constitution. 

(Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-10-102) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A measure committee has the same reporting requirements as a political campaign committee. The report must include: 

• The name of the measure supported or opposed. 
• All the contributions received, must include the full name, complete address, occupation and employer of each person who contributed a total amount of more than $100 during the period. 
• Contributions totaling $100 or less from a single source during the reporting period may be totaled and reported as a single item. 
• All loans more than $100 from one creditor during a reporting period must be itemized. The information required is the full name and address of each creditor, and the date that the loan was made must be provided. 
• Any endorsers or guarantors for a loan must be listed by full name and address and the amount of the loan which is guaranteed by that person must be disclosed. The outstanding loan balance at the beginning of the reporting period, any additional loans received during that period, any loan payments made during the period and the outstanding loan balance at the end of the reporting period must also be disclosed. 
• Expenditures totaling $100 or less to a single payee during the reporting period are not required to be itemized. These expenditures may be broken down and totaled by general categories (such as gas, food, etc.). 
• Expenditures totaling $100 or more during the reporting period must list the full name, complete address, amount and detailed purpose for each person or organization. 
• All obligations owed at the end of a reporting period for more than $100 to one creditor must be itemized. The itemized information includes the full name and address of the creditor. 
• The outstanding obligations' balance at the beginning of the reporting period, any additional obligations incurred during the period, any payments made to the creditor during the period and the outstanding obligations balance at the end of the reporting period must be disclosed. 

(Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 2-10-107, 2-10-105)

Definition 

Measure means a question or proposal submitted in an election for an expression of the voters’ will and includes the circulation and submission of a petition to determine whether a question or proposal is required to be submitted in an election for an expression of the voters. 

Candidate contribution means a contribution to a candidate or political committee that is offered or given with the intent that it be used in connection with a campaign for elective office or on a measure. The contribution being made before, during, or after an election does not affect its status as a campaign contribution. 

In Texas, ballot measures are legislatively referred constitutional amendments. 

(Tex. Elec. Code § 251.001) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A political committee that supports or opposes one or more identified measures is a specific-purpose political committee and has the same reporting requirements as any other political committee. The report must disclose: 

• The amount of political contributions from each person that in the aggregate exceed $50 and that are accepted during the reporting period by the committee, including the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions. 
• The amount of political contributions from each person that are made electronically and that are accepted during the reporting period by the committee, including the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions. 
• The amount of loans that are made during the reporting period for campaign or officeholder purposes to the person or committee required to file the report and that in the aggregate exceed $50, the dates the loans are made, the interest rate, the maturity date, the type of collateral for the loans, if any, the full name and address of the person or financial institution making the loans, the full name and address, principal occupation and name of the employer of each guarantor of the loans, the amount of the loans guaranteed by each guarantor, and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding loans as of the last day of the reporting period. 
• The amount of political expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $100 and that are made during the reporting period, the full name and address of the persons to whom the expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the expenditures. 
• The amount of each payment made during the reporting period from a political contribution if the payment is not a political expenditure, the full name and address of the person to whom the payment is made, and the date and purpose of the payment. 
• The total amount or a specific listing of the political contributions of $50 or less accepted and the total amount or a specific listing of the political expenditures of $100 or less made during the reporting period. 
• The total amount of all political contributions accepted, and the total amount of all political expenditures made during the reporting period. 
• The total amount of political contributions accepted, including interest or other income on those contributions, maintained in one or more accounts in which political contributions are deposited as of the last day of the reporting period. 
• Any credit, interest, rebate, refund, reimbursement, or return of a deposit fee resulting from the use of a political contribution or an asset purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds $100. The full name and address of each person from whom an amount is received, the date the amount is received, and the purpose for which the amount is received. 
• Any proceeds of the sale of an asset purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds $100. The full name and address of each person from whom an amount is received, the date the amount is received, and the purpose for which the amount is received. 
• Any investment purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds $100. The full name and address of each person from whom an amount is received, the date the amount is received, and the purpose for which the amount is received. 
• Any other gain from a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds $100. The full name and address of each person from whom an amount is received, the date the amount is received, and the purpose for which the amount is received. 

A specific-purpose political committee that is required to file reports may file a modified report instead if the committee does not intend to accept political contributions that in the aggregate exceed $500 or to make political expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $500 in connection with the election. 

(Tex. Elec. Code §§ 254.031, 254.0612, 254.181, 254.261, 254.151)

Definition 

Ballot proposition includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional amendments and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters. 

Political issues committee means an entity, or any group of individuals or entities within or outside this state, whose major purpose is to: 

• Solicit or receive donations from any other person, group or entity to assist in placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot or to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition. 
• Make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election. 
• Make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot. 

(Utah Code Ann. § 20A-11-101) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Political issue committees (PIC) must report contributions and expenditures. The report must contain the following information: 

• The name of the contributor. 
• The address, the number and street where an individual resides or where a reporting entity has its principal office. 
• A PIC is allowed to report contributions “in the aggregate” if a person does not donate more than $50 to the PIC throughout a calendar year. 
• Once a donor contributes more than $50, he or she must be itemized on the PIC’s report with their name and street address. 
• The date the expenditure was made. 
• Identify where the expenditure falls within a specified list of categories. Expenditures must fall within one of the following categories: 
• Advertising; association expense; campaign expense; constituent services; donations; loans; office; political support; return of a contribution; signature gathering; supplies; travel expenses; or other expenditures that do not fall within a specified category, followed by a description of the expenditure. 
• An optional disclosure is the name of payee. 

A report may include the person or entity to whom the expenditure was ultimately disbursed. This means disclosing where money is actually spent (e.g., Office Warehouse). This field is optional but encouraged. 

Definition 

Public question means an issue that is before the voters for a binding decision. 

(Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2901) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Any entity or committee of two or more individuals (except a political party) that spends $1,000 or more in an election cycle for the purpose of advocating a position on a public question must file a report of its expenditures. The report must contain the following information: 

• Each expenditure listed by amount, date, to whom paid and for what purpose the expenditure was made. 
• Each debt or other obligation incurred during the reporting period, listed by amount, date incurred, to whom owed and for what purpose. 
• All expenditures accepted or spent during the reporting period and during the campaign to date. 
• Expenditures for the reporting period and for the campaign to date must be totaled in an appropriate place on the form. 
• An expenditure must be reported when promised to be paid, when paid, or whenever goods or services are delivered, whichever comes first. 

(Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § § 2971, 2963, 2965, 2967, 2966)

Definition 

Referendum committee means any organization, person, group of persons or committee, that makes expenditures in a calendar year in excess of: 

• $10,000 to advocate the passage or defeat of a statewide referendum. 
• $5,000 to advocate the passage or defeat of a referendum being held in two or more counties and cities. 
• $1,000 to advocate the passage or defeat of a referendum held in a single county or city. 

(Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-945.1) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A referendum committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political committee. The referendum committee should itemize each contributor on the report and list the following information:  

• The name of the contributor listed alphabetically.  
• The mailing address of the contributor.  
• The amount of the contribution.  
• The aggregate amount of contributions from the contributor to date.  
• The date of the last contribution.  
• The occupation of the contributor.  
• The name of his employer or principal business.  
• The locality where employed or where his business is located. 
• The total number of contributors, each of whom has contributed an aggregate of $100 or less, including cash and in-kind contributions, as of the date of the report, and the total amount of contributions from all such contributors. 
• For each such contributor, other than an individual, the principal type of business and place of business of the contributor will be reported. 

The referendum committee should report all expenditure and list the following information: 

• The full name of person or company paid and the complete mailing address of payee (including zip). 
• The description of the item or service purchased. 
• The name of the individual who authorized the expenditure. 
• The date the expense was incurred. 
• The amount of the expenditure. 

The report of disbursements shall itemize any expenditure made by credit card payment. 

The report must report all loans and, for each loan, must list the following information: 

• The date the loan was made. 
• The name and address of the person making the loan and any person who is a co-borrower, guarantor, or endorser of the loan. 
• The amount of the loan. 
• The date and amount of any repayment of the loan. 
• For any loan or part of a loan that is forgiven by the lender, the amount forgiven listed as both a contribution and loan repayment. 

(Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-951.3) 

Definition 

Ballot proposition means any measure, or any initiative, recall, or referendum proposition proposed to be submitted to the voters of the state or any municipal corporation, political subdivision, or other voting constituency from and after the time when the proposition has been initially filed with the appropriate election officer of that constituency before its circulation for signatures. 

(Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) § 42.17A.005) 

What Needs to be Reported 

A ballot measure committee has the same reporting requirements as any other political committee. 

Political committees supporting ballot measures must disclose the name and address of contributors giving more than $25, and must disclose the following information: 

• The name and address of each person who has made one or more contributions during the period, together with the money value and date of each contribution and the aggregate value of all contributions received from each person during the campaign, or in the case of a continuing political committee, the current calendar year. 
• In addition, each person who has made one or more contributions in the aggregate amount of more than $100, must disclose their occupation, and the name and address of their employer. 
• Each loan, promissory note, or security instrument to be used by or for the benefit of the political committee made by any person, including the names and addresses of the lender and each person liable directly, indirectly or contingently and the date and amount of each such loan, promissory note, or security instrument. 
• All other contributions not otherwise listed or exempted. 
• A statement that the political committee has received a certification from any partnership, association, corporation, organization or other combination of persons making a contribution to the political committee that: 
• The contribution is not financed in any part by a foreign national. 
• Foreign nationals are not involved in making decisions regarding the contribution in any way. 
• The name and address of each candidate or political committee to which any transfer of funds was made, including the amounts and dates of the transfers. 
• The name and address of each person to whom an expenditure was made in the aggregate amount of more than $50 during the period covered by this report, the amount, date and purpose of each expenditure, and the total sum of all expenditures. 
• The name, address and electronic contact information of each person to whom an expenditure was made for soliciting or procuring signatures on an initiative or referendum petition, the amount of the compensation to each person, and the total expenditures made for this purpose. 
• The name and address of any person and the amount owed for any debt with a value of more than $750 that has not been paid for any invoices submitted, goods received, or services performed, within five business days during the period within thirty days before an election, or within ten business days during any other period. 

An out-of-state political committee must report when it makes an expenditure supporting or opposing a Washington state ballot proposition. The committee must disclose: 

• The committee’s name and address. 
• The purposes of the out-of-state committee. 
• The names, addresses and titles of its officers or, if it has no officers, the names, addresses and the titles of its responsible leaders. 
• The ballot proposition supported or opposed in the state of Washington, if any, and whether the committee is in favor of or opposed to that proposition. 
• The name and address of each person residing in the state of Washington or corporation that has a place of business in the state of Washington who has made one or more contributions in the aggregate of more than $25 to the out-of-state committee during the current calendar year, together with the money value and date of the contributions. 
• The name, address, and employer of each person or corporation residing outside the state of Washington who has made one or more contributions in the aggregate of more than $2,550 to the out-of-state committee during the current calendar year, together with the money value and date of the contributions. Annually, the commission modifies the $2,550 limit based on percentage change in the implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures for the United States. 
• The name and address of each person in the state of Washington to whom an expenditure was made by the out-of-state committee with respect to a political committee in the aggregate amount of more than $50, the amount, date and purpose of the expenditure, and the total sum of the expenditures. 

Special reports of large contributions must be reported within 48 hours after receiving the contribution. The special report must include: 

• The amount of the contribution or contributions. 
• The date or dates of receipt. 
• The name and address of the donor. 
• The name and address of the recipient. 
• Any other information the commission may by rule require. 

(Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) §§ 42.17A.250, 42.17A.240, 42.17A.265, WAC § 390-16-034) 

Definition 

Ballot issue means a constitutional amendment, special levy, bond issue, local option referendum, municipal charter or revision, an increase or decrease of corporate limits, or any other question that is placed before the voters for a binding decision. 

(W. Va. Code § 3-8-1a) 

What Needs to be Reported 

West Virginia does not statutorily regulate support for, or opposition to, constitutional amendments. 

Definition 

Referendum committee means an entity that satisfies all of the following: 

• It satisfies either of the following: 
• It has the major purpose of making expenditures to support or defeat a referendum, as specified in the entity’s organizational or governing documents, the entity’s bylaws, resolutions of the entity’s governing body or registration statements filed by the entity under this chapter. 
• It uses more than 50% of its total spending in a 12-month period on expenditures made to support or defeat a referendum. In this subdivision, total spending does not include a committee’s fundraising or administrative expenses. 
• It is organized by any person, other than an individual, or by any permanent or temporary combination of two or more persons unrelated by marriage. 
• It does not receive contributions or make disbursements or contributions for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influence a candidate’s nomination or election. 

(Wis. Stat. § 11.0101) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Each referendum committee shall make full reports of all contributions, disbursements, and obligations received, made or incurred by the committee. The referendum committee shall include in each report the following information, covering the period since the last date covered on the previous report: 

• An itemized statement giving the date, full name and street address of each person who has made a contribution to the referendum committee, together with the amount of the contribution. 
• The occupation, if any, of each individual contributor whose cumulative contributions to the referendum committee for the calendar year are in excess of $200. 
• An itemized statement of each contribution made anonymously to the referendum committee. If the contribution exceeds $10, the referendum committee must specify whether the committee donated the contribution to the common school fund or to a charitable organization and shall include the full name and mailing address of the donee. 
• A statement of totals during the reporting period of contributions received and contributions donated. 
• A statement of the cash balance on hand at the beginning and end of the reporting period. 
• An itemized statement of each loan of money made to the referendum committee in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $20, together with all of the following: 
• The full name and mailing address of the lender. 
• A statement of whether the lender is a commercial lending institution. 
• The date and amount of the loan. 
• The full name and mailing address of each guarantor, if any. 
• The original amount guaranteed by each guarantor. 
• The balance of the amount guaranteed by each guarantor at the end of the reporting period. 
• An itemized statement of every disbursement exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name and address of the person to whom the disbursement was made, and the date and specific purpose for which the disbursement was made. 
• An itemized statement of every obligation exceeding $20 in amount or value, together with the name of the person or business with whom the obligation was incurred, and the date and the specific purpose for which each such obligation was incurred. 
• A statement of totals during the reporting period of disbursements made, including transfers made to and received from other committees, other income, and loans. 
• A statement of the balance of obligations incurred as of the end of the reporting period. 

Referendum Committees may be eligible for an exemption from filing campaign finance reports if the committee anticipates that it will not accept contributions, make disbursements, or incur loans and other obligations in an aggregate amount exceeding $2,000 in a calendar year. The exemption is effective only for the calendar year in which it is granted. 

(Wis. Stat. §§ 11.0804, 11.0104) 

Definition 

Committee means a candidate's campaign committee or a political action committee. 

(002-0005-21 Wyo. Code R. § 1) 

What Needs to be Reported 

Committees that support or oppose ballot measures are political action committees (PAC). 

Reports must provide the full and complete record of contributions including cash, goods or services and actual and promised expenditures, including all identifiable expenses. Each expenditure must be itemized by date expended, name, city and state of the person or business to which the expenditure is made, and the purpose and amount of expenditure. 

The person or entity required to submit a statement of contributions and expenditures should include: 

• The date expended. 
• The name, city and state of the person or business to which the expenditure is made. 
• The purpose and amount of the expenditure. The name of the person from whom received or to whom paid and the purpose of each expenditure or obligation 

(Wyo. Stat. § 22-25-106)