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Filing Deadline Reminder:
Annual Campaign Finance Reports are due in office by 4 pm on 01/30/2026.
This report should reflect all activity from 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2025.
A campaign committee (candidates and PACs) must file an annual report by 4 p.m. on the last business day of January showing all activity since the last report through December 31 and should reflect only the activity that has occurred since the previous report was filed. An annual report must be filed by a campaign committee that was NOT required to file a post-general election report. R.C. 3517.10(A)(3); OAC 111:2-4-04
All reports must be physically received at the board office or filed with the Secretary of State’s office to meet the filing deadline requirements.
If you are unsure if a report is required for your committee, please call the office.
Download campaign finance This download is a Microsoft Excel workbook to be used for reporting purposes.
Candidate Campaign Finance Report Guidebook
PAC Campaign Finance Report Guidebook
- Ohio Campaign Finance Handbook
- Common Reporting Errors
- O.R.C Section 3517.21 | Infiltration of campaign – false statements in campaign materials – election of candidate.
Additional Links
- Ohio Ethics Commission
- Ohio Campaign Finance Reporting Calendar
- Ohio Attorney General (Search for charitable organizations to donate funds)
- Ohio Board of Professional Conduct
- Federal Election Commission of America
- Campaign Finance Statutes and Administrative Rules
- Contribution Limit Report
- Contribution Limits