OCPF: Campaign Finance Kits

	Campaign Finance Kits

Political candidates and committees can download all of the materials they need for organizing and filing campaign finance reports with OCPF or their local election officials below. For a step-by-step guide to organizing a committee, please visit the Getting Started section.

Information Useful to All Candidates and Committees

Fact Sheet: Contribution Limits Chart
Fact Sheet: Public Employees and Campaigns
Memorandum M-89-02: Federal and State Tax Issues for Political Committees
Download Reporter 4 OCPF's recordkeeping and filing software

Non-Depository Candidates

Candidates for the General Court (State Legislature) and the Barnstable Assembly of Delegates report in the Non-Depository system.

Form CPF 101: Statement of Organization for a Candidate's Committee
Form CPF 102 ND: Campaign Finance Report for Non-depository Candidates and Candidate Committees (Instructions)
Campaign Finance Guide: Non-Depository Candidates and Committees

Depository Candidates and Committees

Candidates for the six statewide offices (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor), county offices, the Governor's Council, and mayoral and councilor-at-large candidates in Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Springfield and Worcester. The state political party committees are also in the Depository system.

Form CPF 101): Statement of Organization for a Candidate's Committee
Forms CPF D 103 and D 104: Appointment of Depository Financial Institution
Form CPF 23: Petition to Close Depository Account
Form CPF D 102: Campaign Finance Report for Depository Candidates (Initial / Year-End / Dissolution) (Instructions and worksheet)
Form CPF D106: Monthly Report of Receipts
Campaign Finance Guide: Depository Candidates and Committees

Other publications relevant to depository candidates and committees:

Memorandum M-90-05: Instructions on the Use of Depository Accounts
Memorandum M-90-04: Information for Depository Banks
Memorandum M-90-01: Treatment of Reimbursements and Loans
Memorandum M-92-02: Statement of Specific Purpose for Depository Checks
Form CPF D105: Summary Report of Receipts and Expenditures (for use by banks only)

Candidates for Municipal Office

Candidates who register with their local election officials. (Not the mayoral or councilor-at-large candidates in Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Springfield or Worcester. See the Depository system above).

Form CPF M 101: Statement of Organization for Municipal Candidate Committee
Form CPF M 102: Municipal Campaign Finance Reporting Form (Instructions)
Form CPF M 102-0: Municipal Campaign Finance Reporting Form - No Financial Activity
Fact Sheet: Common Errors to Avoid When Filing
Campaign Finance Guide: Candidates for Municipal Office

State Ballot Question Committees

Political committees organized to support or oppose a question on the state ballot who register with OCPF.

Form CPF 101 BQ: Statement of Organization for a Ballot Question Committee
Form CPF 102 BQ: Campaign Finance Report for a State Ballot Question Committee (Instructions)
Campaign Finance Guide: State Ballot Question Committees
Interpretive Bulletin IB-90-02: Disclosure and Reporting of Contributions and/or Expenditures Relating to Ballot Questions
Overview: Public Resources and Ballot Questions
Form CPF 22: Report of Ballot Question Expenditures by Corporation or Organization

Municipal Ballot Question Committees

Political committees organized to support or oppose a question on their city or town ballot who register with their local election officials.

Form CPF M 101 BQ: Statement of Organization for a Municipal Ballot Question Committee
Form CPF M 102: Municipal Campaign Finance Reporting Form (Instructions)
Fact Sheet: Common Errors to Avoid When Filing
Campaign Finance Guide: Municipal Ballot Question Committees
Overview: Public Resources and Ballot Questions
Form CPF M 22: Report of Ballot Question Expenditures by Corporation or Organization

Political Action Committees and People's Committees

Political committees organized to support or oppose candidates.

Form CPF 101 PC: Statement of Organization of a political action committee
Form CPF 102 PC: Campaign Finance Report for Political action committees and people's committees (Instructions)
Campaign Finance Guide: Political action committees (PACs) and people's committees
Memorandum M-94-02: Requirements relating to political action committees

Additional Forms For People's Committees:

Form CPF 101 DS-1: Declaration of Status: PAC becoming People's Committee
Form CPF 101 DS-2: Declaration of Status: People's Committee becoming a PAC

Additional Forms For Municipal PACs:

Form CPF M 101 PC: Statement of Organization of a Municipal Political Action Committee
Form CPF M 102: Municipal Campaign Finance Reporting Form (Instructions)
Fact Sheet: Common Errors to Avoid When Filing

Local Party Committees

Elected political party committees organized on the local (ward, town and city) level.

Form CPF 101 WTC: Statement of Organization Ward, Town and City Political Party Committees
Form CPF 102 WTC: Campaign Finance Report for Ward, Town and City Committees (Instructions)
Campaign Finance Guide: Local Party Committees