WELCOME to the
New Hampshire Campaign Finance System!
This new system offers numerous advantages to candidates,
political committees, and the general public seeking to file and review campaign
finance information.
The system captures the same
information as the existing paper system, and is designed to be as “user
friendly” as possible, with appropriate prompts to facilitate use.
The Campaign Finance System (CFS)
is designed for use by:
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Political
Action Committees |
| 1. |
Register a
political action committee for the upcoming election. |
| 2. |
Print the
registration, sign the form and mail it to the Secretary of State’s office
with the $50. fee |
| 3. |
Upon receipt
of the completed registration form, the Secretary of State will activate
the registration. |
| 4. |
After activation: the committee can log in to the CFS
using the user name and password that is assigned upon registering; and
- Enter campaign receipts
- Enter campaign expenditures
- View and print a Statement of Receipts and
Expenditures
- After logging in as your committee you can click
on HELP on each page for more information on how to perform the tasks
above.
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5. |
Use the alternate method of recording
receipts and expenditures by downloading an excel spreadsheet to your
computer for uploading to the system. |
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Candidate
Committees |
| 1. |
Register a
candidate committee for the upcoming election. |
| 2. |
Print the
registration, sign the form and mail it to the Secretary of State’s
office. |
| 3. |
Upon receipt
of the completed registration form, the Secretary of State will activate
the registration. |
| 4. |
After activation: the candidate committee can log in
to the CFS using the user name and password that is assigned upon
registering; and
- Enter campaign receipts
- Enter campaign expenditures
- View and print a Statement of Receipts and
Expenditures
- After
logging in as your committee you can click on HELP on each page for more
information on how to perform the tasks above.
|
|
5. |
Use the alternate method of recording
receipts and expenditures by downloading an excel spreadsheet to your
computer for uploading to the system. |
|
Candidates |
| 1. |
Register a
candidate for the purpose of filing receipts and expenditures for the upcoming election. |
| 2. |
Contact the Secretary of State’s Office that a
candidate is pending registration. |
| 3. |
After activation the candidate can log in to the CFS
using the user name and password that is assigned upon registering; and
- Enter campaign receipts
- Enter campaign expenditures
- View and Print a Statement of Receipts and
Expenditures
-
After logging in as your committee you can click on HELP on each page
for more information on how to perform the tasks above
|
|
5. |
Use the alternate method of recording receipts
and expenditures by downloading an excel spreadsheet to your computer for
uploading to the system. |
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General
Public |
| 1. |
View
Individual Contributors Reports. |
| 2. |
View all Registered Committees. The list only
contains the name of the committee, chairperson, treasurer and/or fiscal
agent. NOTE: To view complete committee registration which includes more
information, you can access the list at the Secretary of State's website:
www.sos.nh.gov/pacs2010.html |
| 3. |
View filed Statements of Receipts and Expenditures. |
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On every page, this graphic
will
appear in the upper right hand corner. Click on this graphic and a help
screen will appear to assist you through the steps on that page.
Please note that any contributions and/or expenditures that are entered in
the system are PENDING and are not available for viewing by the
public until the report is FILED. |
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