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Software comparisons / Recordkeeping / Official sources

Campaign finance.
From records to reporting.

Compare reporting tools, keep traceable records and find your filing authority.
A practical reference for campaign treasurers and committee staff.

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04 / COMPARE

Choose reporting
software

Compare costs and filing needs 01 / RECORD

Organize the
contributions

Use the recordkeeping checklist 03 / FILE

Find the right
filing authority

Start with Florida resources

Inside the records guide

Can you follow the transaction?

Illustrative exampleNo real campaign data
Contribution registerEXAMPLE R-014
Source record
Receipt A
Register reference
R-014
Deposit reference
Not recorded
ReceiptEntryDeposit
A question for the reviewer

Which deposit
does this belong to?

A record can be present in the register while its connection to the bank deposit is still missing.

Why this gap matters

For federal candidate committees, FEC guidance calls for enough information to associate a contribution with its deposit. A batch reference is one example. Check your own authority’s rules for the records you keep.

Read the FEC guidance ↗
Read the records guide

Before you submit

The report has to reach
the right place.

An export is a file. A filing is a submission to the responsible authority. Keep the official confirmation with the submitted version.

Read the submission step ↗
Florida state filingsFind the Division’s instructionsCounty or municipal filingsIdentify the local election officeFederal filingsUse the FEC committee guides
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Choosing reporting software?

Check the filing format, correction history and export options before comparing the price.

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finance software ↗