Campaign Finance

Financial Disclosure Statements

NY State Election Law requires candidates and their political committees to file Financial Disclosure Statements.

The New York State Board of Elections receives all filings of state parties and all political committees supporting candidates for public office. In addition, all State Senate and Assembly candidates are required to file their financial disclosure(s) with the State Board. The state requires these filings in an electronic format created by free software available on their website. For information on how to set up those campaign committees, forms and state software, or to see information about their filing, go to the New York State Board of Elections Website.

In addition to filing with the State, all filings of party, county, town and legislative district committees, and all political committees supporting candidates for public office contained wholly within Putnam County or parts thereof: county wide, city, towns, and county legislature, must also file with the Putnam County Board of Elections. A copy of the file sent to the state can be used to meet this requirement as long as original cover sheet and status pages are attached. Forms may be mailed or delivered in person. Additional information on how to set up those campaign committees can be obtained by calling 845-278-6970 or by visiting us at 1 Geneva Rd, Brewster, NY, 10509. Those filings are open to public inspection Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Board of Elections.

Each candidate or political committee is required to file at least two times a year. In a year in which the candidate is running at least three additional filings are required. In the event of a primary, three additional filings are required.

IRS

For all campaign committees there may be some IRS requirements. They can be found at the Internal Revenue Service website.

Handbook, Filing Calendar and Forms

• New York State Handbook for Campaign Financial Disclosure

• CF-01 Campaign Financial Disclosure Form

• CF-02 Committee Designation of Treasurer and Depository

• CF-03 Committee Statement of Authorization or Non-Authorization By Candidates

• CF-16 Candidate Committee Authorization And Non-Expenditure Statement

• CF-18 Verification Statement

• CF-19 Application For Electronic Filing Exemption

• CF-20 Notice of Inactivity Status

FINANCIAL FILING CALENDAR

Additional Information

• New Campaign Finance Filing Requirements 11-2005

• Electronic Filing System (Quick Reference)