MSBEAdvisories, Declaratory Rulings, Guidance and Newsletters
Advisories
- Advisory Bulletin to All Candidates and Potential Candidates (PDF) Posted February 5, 2013
Declaratory Rulings
Retention of Shared Fund-raising Advisor or Consultant- December 7, 2017
Guidance
- Child Care Expenses (PDF) Posted May 16, 2019
- Cybersecurity Expenditures (PDF) Posted May 16, 2019
- Contribution Limits - Aggregates (PDF) Posted April 11, 2014
- Coordination and cooperation between candidates, campaign finance entities and other persons (PDF) Posted January 30, 2013
- Independent Expenditure Political Action Committees (PDF) Posted December 20, 2013
- Fundraising during session (PDF) Posted December 19, 2013
- Participation in an Election Year Not Designated By the Political Committee (PDF)
- Permissible Uses of Campaign Funds- Travel and other expenses to attend a Political Party National Convention (PDF)
- Inauguration Committees (PDF): SBE has issued this guidance on the registration requirements of inauguration committees and their contributions limits.
- Fundraising During Special Session (PDF)
- Administrative Funds- Central Committees (PDF): SBE has issued this summary regarding the permissible uses of Administrative funds by a central committee.
- Charitable Contributions from Campaign Funds (PDF): SBE has received numerous inquiries by individuals wanting to know whether it is permissible to use campaign funds for the purpose of donating to disaster relief efforts. The Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division has prepared the following guidance on this topic.
Newsletters
The Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division publishes a newsletter about the current developments, updates and changes in the law concerning campaign finance.