State campaign-finance agencies
Running for state or local office? Your state's rules apply, not the federal ones. Here is the official agency for every state and DC, with its guide for candidates where it publishes one.
Not legal advice. Each link goes to the state's own site. Links checked 2026-10-26. Local races sometimes file with a county or city office, so ask your state agency where you file.
51 jurisdictions listed.
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Alabama
Alabama Secretary of State — Elections Division (Fair Campaign Practices Act filings)
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Alaska
Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC)
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Arizona
Arizona Secretary of State — Elections Division (Campaign Finance)
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Arkansas
Arkansas Secretary of State — Elections Division (campaign finance filing)
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California
Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)
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Colorado
Colorado Secretary of State — Elections Division (Campaign & Political Finance)
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Connecticut
State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC)
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Delaware
Delaware Department of Elections — Campaign Finance
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District of Columbia
Office of Campaign Finance (OCF)
Agency site for District of Columbia Candidate guide for District of Columbia
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Florida
Florida Department of State — Division of Elections
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Georgia
Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (State Ethics Commission)
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Hawaii
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission
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Idaho
Idaho Secretary of State — Elections Division (Sunshine / Campaign Finance)
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Illinois
Illinois State Board of Elections — Campaign Disclosure Division
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Indiana
Indiana Secretary of State — Election Division (Campaign Finance)
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Iowa
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
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Kansas
Kansas Public Disclosure Commission (formerly Governmental Ethics Commission)
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Kentucky
Kentucky Registry of Election Finance (KREF)
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Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Ethics — Campaign Finance
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Maine
Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
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Maryland
Maryland State Board of Elections — Campaign Finance Division
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Massachusetts
Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF)
Agency site for Massachusetts Candidate guide for Massachusetts
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Michigan
Michigan Department of State — Bureau of Elections (Campaign Finance Disclosure)
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Minnesota
Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
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Mississippi
Mississippi Secretary of State — Elections Division (Campaign Finance)
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Missouri
Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC)
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Montana
Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP)
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Nebraska
Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission (NADC)
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Nevada
Nevada Secretary of State — Elections Division
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire Secretary of State — Elections Division (Campaign Finance)
No single candidate guide found on the agency site. Start from the agency page.
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New Jersey
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC)
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New Mexico
New Mexico Secretary of State — Bureau of Elections (Campaign Finance)
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New York
New York State Board of Elections — Campaign Finance
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North Carolina
North Carolina State Board of Elections — Campaign Finance
Agency site for North Carolina Candidate guide for North Carolina
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North Dakota
North Dakota Secretary of State — Elections (Campaign Finance)
Agency site for North Dakota Candidate guide for North Dakota
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Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State — Campaign Finance
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Ethics Commission
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Oregon
Oregon Secretary of State — Elections Division (Campaign Finance)
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of State — Bureau of Campaign Finance & Lobbying Disclosure
Agency site for Pennsylvania Candidate guide for Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Elections — Campaign Finance
Agency site for Rhode Island Candidate guide for Rhode Island
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South Carolina
South Carolina State Ethics Commission
Agency site for South Carolina Candidate guide for South Carolina
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South Dakota
South Dakota Secretary of State — Elections (Campaign Finance)
Agency site for South Dakota Candidate guide for South Dakota
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Tennessee
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance (Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance)
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Texas
Texas Ethics Commission
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Utah
Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office — Elections (Campaign Finance Disclosures)
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Vermont
Vermont Secretary of State — Elections Division (Campaign Finance)
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Virginia
Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) — Campaign Finance
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Washington
Washington Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)
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West Virginia
West Virginia Secretary of State — Elections Division
Agency site for West Virginia Candidate guide for West Virginia
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Ethics Commission
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Wyoming
Wyoming Secretary of State — Elections Division
Only Ohio has its own page for now. Other states may get one later.