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Campaign Finance & Reporting

Elections Division Response to COVID-19 – In-person services are by appointment only.

Elections Response »

  • Our number one goal is to keep the public and our employees safe
  • The situation related to COVID-19 is rapidly developing, as is the response from this office and the state. Please check back regularly for updates
  • We are committed to providing continuity of services while reducing exposure risks
  • Meeting statuory obligations by processing lobbying and campaign finance filings, circulator applications, and responding to inquiries related to these topics. Contact information is as follows: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]
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  • Public records requests are also still being fulfilled, however it may take longer than usual to process.

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  • We will not have in-person services available until further notice.
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Call 1-877-THE-VOTE or 602-542-8683. Please note there may be a delay in responding to calls and emails.

 

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La respuesta de la División Electoral a COVID-19 – Suspendiendo temporalmente todos los servicios en persona, mientras manteniendo las responsabilidades constitucionales y legales

Elections Response »

  • Nuestro objetivo número uno es mantener al público y a nuestros empleados seguros
  • La situación relacionada con COVID-19 se está desarrollando rápidamente, al igual que la respuesta de esta oficina y del estado. Por favor, revise este sitio web frecuentemente para actualizaciones
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  • Estamos cumpliendo con las obligaciones de estatutario. Estamos procesando presentaciones de cabildeo y financiamiento de campañas, solicitudes de circuladores y respondiendo a consultas relacionadas con estos temas. La información de contacto es la siguiente: [email protected](el enlace para mandar un correo electronico), [email protected] o [email protected]
  • El equipo de Servicios Electorales esta disponible para responder al registro de votantes y preguntas relacionadas con las elecciones. La forma más rápida de recibir una respuesta es enviando un correo electrónico a: [email protected]
  • Las solicitudes de registros públicos también se están cumpliendo, sin embargo, puede tardar más de lo habitual en procesarse.

Los servicios impactados »

  • No tendremos servicios en persona disponibles hasta nuevo aviso.
    • Solicitud de presentación de candidatos o iniciativas
      • Los dos tipos de presentaciones se pueden mandar por correo a nuestra oficina:

        1700 W. Washington St., séptimo piso

        Phoenix, AZ 85007
      • Visite nuestro Sitio web de presentacion de candidatos para obtener más detalles sobre el proceso de presentación de candidatos
    • Para obtener ayuda con el cabildeo, el financiamiento de campañas o cualquier otro servicio relacionado con las elecciones, envíenos un correo electrónico.

Los Servicios que están disponibles en línea o por teléfono »

  • Asistencia en preparando para presentar la documentación de la nominación de candidatos
    • Visitando la página de Presentación del candidato o mandando un correo electrónico a [email protected]
  • Registro de circuladores y otras preguntas relacionadas
    • Visite nuestro Portal para circuladores o por correo electrónico: [email protected]
  • Solicitudes para iniciativas, retiros y de referéndum
    • Mande un correo electrónico a [email protected] con cualquier preguntas
  • Campaign finance inquiries
    • Visite Beacon o mande un correo electrónico a [email protected]
  • Registro de cabildeo y consultas relacionadas
    • Visite el Portal de cabildeo o mande un correo electrónico a [email protected]
  • Registro de votante y preguntas de las elecciones
    • Visit My.Arizona.Vote or email [email protected]
  • Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act inquiries
    • Visite My.Arizona.Vote o mande un correo electrónico a [email protected]
  • Solicitudes de registro público
    • Complete el forme y entréguelo

Llame al 1-877-THE-VOTE o 602-542-8683. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que puede haber un retraso en la respuesta a las llamadas. Mande un correo electrónico para una respuesta más rápida.

 


Campaign Finance Reporting & Searchable Public Database

 

Campaign Finance Filing button Search Campaign Finance button

 

Online Campaign Finance Reporting has a new look and feel! BEACON is designed to allow filers to report their campaign finance transactions to the State of Arizona in a simple and easy-to-use interface. The Secretary of State’s Office has streamlined the user experience to allow for easier entry of campaign finance information and reporting, including reducing the number of menu items, allowing for quick switching between filer accounts, and accessing the brand new rapid name search feature. A User Guide for the new system may be found here.

Users may log on to BEACON using their existing username and password. However, your password may need to be updated to meet the new security requirements.

Mega PAC List

  • Click here to view a current list of Mega PACs
 

Campaign Finance Reporting Dates

 

2021-2022 CF Reporting (Committees & Entities)

PACs and Political Parties 1

Report Name Reporting Period Filing Period
1st Report (Q1 2021) January 01, 2021 -
March 31, 2021
April 01, 2021 -
April 15, 2021
2nd Report (Q2 2021) April 01, 2021 -
June 30, 2021
July 01, 2021 -
July 15, 2021
3rd Report (Q3 2021) July 01, 2021 -
September 30, 2021
October 01, 2021 -
October 15, 2021
4th Report (Q4 2021) October 01, 2021 -
December 31, 2021
January 01, 2022 -
January 15, 2022
5th Report ( Q1 2022) January 01, 2022 -
March 31, 2022
April 01, 2022 -
April 15, 2022
6th Report (Q2 2022) April 01, 2022 -
June 30, 2022
July 01, 2022 -
July 15, 2022
7th Report (Pre 2022 Primary Election) July 01, 2022 -
July 16, 2022
July 17, 2022 -
July 23, 2022
8th Report (Q3 - Post 2022 Primary Election) July 17, 2022 -
September 30, 2022
October 01, 2022 -
October 15, 2022
9th Report (Pre 2022 General Election) October 01, 2022 -
October 22, 2022
October 23, 2022 -
October 29, 2022
10th Report (Q4 - Post 2022 General Election) October 23, 2022 -
December 31, 2022
January 01, 2023 -
January 16, 2023 *

Notes:

1 A.R.S. § 16-927 (A)

*Effective April 15, 2018, reporting deadline extended to next business day. See A.R.S. §§ 1-243(A) and 1-303.

Note: This table does not include potential additional filing deadlines provided for by the Citizens Clean Elections Act. Please contact the Citizens Clean Elections Commission for further information.

 

 

Statewide and Legislative Candidates

Report Name Reporting Period Filing Period
1st Report (Cumulative Report) 1 January 01, 2021 -
December 31, 2021
January 01, 2022 -
January 15, 2022
2nd Report (Q1 2022) January 01, 2022 -
March 31, 2022
April 01, 2022 -
April 15, 2022
3rd Report (Q2 2022) April 01, 2022 -
June 30, 2022
July 01, 2022 -
July 15, 2022
4th Report (Pre 2022 Primary Election) July 01, 2022 -
July 16, 2022
July 17, 2022 -
July 23, 2022
5th Report (Q3 - Post 2022 Primary Election) July 17, 2022 -
September 30, 2022
October 01, 2022 -
October 15, 2022
6th Report (Pre 2022 General Election) October 01, 2022 -
October 22, 2022
October 23, 2022 -
October 29, 2022
7th Report (Q4 - Post 2022 General Election) October 23, 2022 -
December 31, 2022
January 01, 2023 -
January 16, 2023 *

Notes:

1Pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-927(B), the reporting period for a candidate committee’s first campaign finance report of the election cycle shall cover the entire election cycle to date.

*Effective April 15, 2018, reporting deadline extended to next business day. See A.R.S. §§ 1-243(A) and 1-303.

This table does not include potential additional filing deadlines provided for by the Citizens Clean Elections Act. Please contact the Citizens Clean Elections Commission for further information.

 

 

Standing Committees 1

Report Name Reporting Period Filing Period
1st Report (Pre March 2021 Election) January 01, 2021 -
February 20, 2021
February 21, 2021 -
February 27, 2021
2nd Report ( Q1 - Post March 2021 Election) February 21, 2021 -
March 31, 2021
April 01, 2021 -
April 15, 2021
3rd Report (Pre May 2021 Election) April 01, 2021 -
May 01, 2021
May 02, 2021 -
May 08, 2021
4th Report (Q2 - Post May 2021 Election) May 02, 2021 -
June 30, 2021
July 01, 2021 -
July 15, 2021
5th Report (Pre Aug 2021 Election) July 01, 2021 -
July 17, 2021
July 18, 2021 -
July 24, 2021
6th Report (Q3 - Post Aug 2021 Election) July 18, 2021 -
September 30, 2021
October 01, 2021 -
October 15, 2021
7th Report (Pre Nov 2021 Election) October 01, 2021 -
October 16, 2021
October 17, 2021 -
October 23, 2021
8th Report (Q4 - Post Nov 2021 Election) October 17, 2021 -
December 31, 2021
January 01, 2022 -
January 15, 2022
9th Report (Pre March 2022 Election) January 01, 2022 -
February 19, 2022
February 20, 2022 -
February 26, 2022
10th Report (Q1 - Post March 2022 Election) February 20, 2022 -
March 31, 2022
April 01, 2022 -
April 15, 2022
11th Report (Pre May 2022 Election) April 01, 2022 -
April 30, 2022
May 01, 2022 -
May 07, 2022
12th Report (Q2 - Post May 2022 Election) May 01, 2022 -
June 30, 2022
July 01, 2022 -
July 15, 2022
13th Report (Pre 2022 Primary Election) July 01, 2022 -
July 16, 2022
July 17, 2022 -
July 23, 2022
14th Report (Q3 - Post 2022 Primary Election) July 17, 2022 -
September 30, 2022
October 01, 2022 -
October 15, 2022
15th Report (Pre 2022 General Election) October 01, 2022 -
October 22, 2022
October 23, 2022 -
October 29, 2022
16th Report (Q4 - Post 2022 General Election) October 23, 2022 -
December 31, 2022
January 01, 2023 -
January 16, 2023 *

Notes:

1A standing committee is a political action committee or political party that is active in more than one reporting jurisdiction in this state and that files a statement of organization in a format prescribed by the secretary of state. See A.R.S. 16-901(48).

*Effective April 15, 2018, reporting deadline extended to next business day. See A.R.S. §§ 1-243(A) and 1-303.

Note: This table does not include potential additional filing deadlines provided for by the Citizens Clean Elections Act. Please contact the Citizens Clean Elections Commission for further information.

 

 

Ballot Measure Expenditures per A.R.S. § 16-926(H)

Entity Reporting (not Committee) only if Ballot Measure Expenditures made in excess of $1,000 during a reporting period (16-926(H))

Report Name Reporting Period Filing Period
1st Report (Q1 2021) January 01, 2021 -
March 31, 2021
April 01, 2021 -
April 15, 2021
2nd Report (Q2 2021) April 01, 2021 -
June 30, 2021
July 01, 2021 -
July 15, 2021
3rd Report (Q3 2021) July 01, 2021 -
September 30, 2021
October 01, 2021 -
October 15, 2021
4th Report (Q4 2021) October 01, 2021 -
December 31, 2021
January 01, 2022 -
January 15, 2022
5th Report (Q1 2022) January 01, 2022 -
March 31, 2022
April 01, 2022 -
April 15, 2022
6th Report (Q2 2022) April 01, 2022 -
June 30, 2022
July 01, 2022 -
July 15, 2022
7th Report (Pre 2022 Primary Election) July 01, 2022 -
July 16, 2022
July 17, 2022 -
July 23, 2022
8th Report (Q3 - Post 2022 Primary Election) July 17, 2022 -
September 30, 2022
October 01, 2022 -
October 15, 2022
9th Report (Pre 2022 General Election) October 01, 2022 -
October 22, 2022
October 23, 2022 -
October 29, 2022
10th Report (Q4 - Post 2022 General Election) October 23, 2022 -
December 31, 2022
January 01, 2023 -
January 16, 2023 *

Notes:

*Effective April 15, 2018, reporting deadline extended to next business day. See A.R.S. §§ 1-243(A) and 1-303.

Note: This table does not include potential additional filing deadlines provided for by the Citizens Clean Elections Act. Please contact the Citizens Clean Elections Commission for further information.

 

 

Independent Expenditures per A.R.S. § 16-926(H)

Entity Reporting (not Committee) only if Independent Expenditures made in excess of $1,000 during a reporting period

Report Name Reporting Period Filing Period
1st Report (Q1 2021) January 01, 2021 -
March 31, 2021
April 01, 2021 -
April 15, 2021
2nd Report (Q2 2021) April 01, 2021 -
June 30, 2021
July 01, 2021 -
July 15, 2021
3rd Report ( Q3 2021) July 01, 2021 -
September 30, 2021
October 01, 2021 -
October 15, 2021
4th Report (Q4 2021) October 01, 2021 -
December 31, 2021
January 01, 2022 -
January 15, 2022
5th Report (Q1 2022) January 01, 2022 -
March 31, 2022
April 01, 2022 -
April 15, 2022
6th Report (Q2 2022) April 01, 2022 -
June 30, 2022
July 01, 2022 -
July 15, 2022
7th Report (Pre 2022 Primary Election) July 01, 2022 -
July 16, 2022
July 17, 2022 -
July 23, 2022
8th Report (Q3 - Post 2022 Primary Election) July 17, 2022 -
September 30, 2022
October 01, 2022 -
October 15, 2022
9th Report (Pre 2022 General Election) October 01, 2022 -
October 22, 2022
October 23, 2022 -
October 29, 2022
10th Report (Q4 - Post 2022 General Election) October 23, 2022 -
December 31, 2022
January 01, 2023 -
January 16, 2023 *

Notes:

*Effective April 15, 2018, reporting deadline extended to next business day. See A.R.S. §§ 1-243(A) and 1-303.

Note: This table does not include potential additional filing deadlines provided for by the Citizens Clean Elections Act. Please contact the Citizens Clean Elections Commission for further information.

 

 

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Popular Questions

How does a political committee terminate?

The process of winding down a committee entails ceasing all campaign activity, zeroing out the committee’s bank account, and filing a termination statement with the filing officer in accordance with A.R.S. § 16-934.

  1. A committee must repay its debts to creditors before terminating. If a terminating committee has surplus monies remaining after payment of all debts, the committee is required to dispose of those surplus monies in specific ways set forth in A.R.S. § 16-933.
  2. Once a committee has wound down its financial affairs and met the requirements set forth in A.R.S. § 16-934 (B), the committee may file a termination statement with the filing officer with whom the committee’s statement of organization is filed. A committee must pay any outstanding penalties/fees, if applicable.
  3. After the committee has completed winding down all of its operations, under “Settings > Account Management” in the committee’s online campaign finance reporting account, click on “Terminate Committee” and follow on-screen instructions. After termination, account users will no longer be able to access the committee account. Once termination is complete, confirmation that the committee has been terminated may be viewed through the Arizona Secretary of State’s public campaign finance search portal.
What happens if my committee files late?

A committee that fails to timely file a report must pay the filing officer a penalty of $10 for each day that the filing is late during the first 15 days after the filing deadline and $25 for each subsequent day that the filing is late. Penalties accrue until the late report is filed. (A.R.S. § 16-937)

Failure to file a complete report within 30 days after the filing deadline may result in notification to the enforcement officer, and failure to file 3 consecutive reports may result in the committee’s suspension. Suspension does not eliminate a committee’s continuing obligation to file reports and pay outstanding and accruing penalties.

We have a newly elected Chairperson and Treasurer for our committee. How do we update that change?

If any changes are made to a committee, you must file an amended statement of organization with the Secretary of State’s office. To do this, sign in to the committee's online campaign filing reporting account and update the information under "Settings > Account Management." An amended Statement of Organization may be printed on demand by selecting “Print a Statement of Organization.”.

Committees are required to file an amended statement of organization within 10 days after any change in committee information.

What type of disclaimer is required for advertising and fund-raising Solicitations?

A campaign advertisement or fundraising solicitation must include (i) the words “paid for by” followed by the name of the person making the expenditure for the advertisement or fund-raising solicitation, and (ii) indicate whether the expenditure was authorized by a candidate, followed by the identity of the authorizing candidate, if any. (A.R.S. § 16-925)

If a disclaimer contains an acronym or nickname that is not commonly known, the disclosure must also spell out the acronym or provide the full name.

A PAC that makes an expenditure for an advertisement is required to include in the disclaimer the names of the 3 PACs making the largest aggregate contributions to the PAC making the expenditure and that exceed $20,000 during the election cycle, calculated at the time the advertisement was distributed for publication, display, delivery or broadcast.

A disclaimer in the following manner is required if the advertisement is

  • Broadcast on radio: must be clearly spoken at beginning or end;
  • Delivered by hand or mail or electronically: must be clearly readable;
  • Placed on a sign or billboard: displayed in a height of at least 4% of vertical height; or
  • Broadcast on TV, video or film: (i) both written and spoken at beginning or end, except that spoken disclaimer is not required if written display is for greater of at least one-sixth of broadcast duration or 4 seconds, and (ii) written disclosure letters are required to be in a height of at least 4% of vertical picture height.

A disclaimer is not required if the advertisement is

  • Placed in social media messages/text messages;
  • Placed as a paid link on a website, if not more than 200 characters and the link directs the user to another website that complies with disclaimer requirements;
  • Placed as a graphic or picture link, if the disclaimer cannot conveniently be printed due to the size of graphic or picture and the link directs the user to another website that complies with disclaimer requirements; or
  • Placed on bumper stickers, pins, buttons, pens, and similar small items.
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