​​​​​Registering a Candidate Committee: 

1. Once logged into ORESTAR, navigate to your Private Workshop
   
2. In the left navigation pane, select Submit New Filing 
3. Select Candidate Committee 
4. Select your role 
• ​Warning! You will need to start over completely if you select the incorrect role at this stage. 
5. Select Next 
6. Enter the applicable information into the various tabs 
7. Select Submit Filing 
8. Read the liability attestation 
9. Select File 
   

​Note: If the candidate and treasurer are not the same person, the other person will need to obtain access to the filing to continue.

Helpful Tips: 

• The committee’s address must not be a PO box 
• If you don’t already have a bank account set up, enter the information you intend to open the account with. If the information changes, let us know within 5 days by amending your filing. 
• Generally, candidate committees do not have Directors
• Generally, the Multiple Directors tab is blank 
• Generally, the Other Election Activity tab is blank 
• Use pages 75-77 of the Campaign Finance Manual as a guide for filling out the fields ​​​
  

Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures:

Will your committee spend less than $3,500 in contributions or expenditures in this calendar year? If yes, you may be exempt from filing detailed transactions. See page 14 of the Campaign Finance Manual.

Important Information:

This is not your application to run for office! Learn more about that process on our Run for Public Office page.

This is not your voters’ pamphlet submission! Learn more about that process on our Voters’ Pamphlet information page​.

Learning Opportunities:

Want to learn more about campaign finance requirements and other elections processes? See our Lea​rning Opportunities​ page​ to find out about upcoming offerings.

Get Help: 

Contact us by email​

​​Registering a Political Action Committee (PAC): 

1. ​Once logged into ORESTAR, navigate to your Private Workshop 
2. In the left navigation pane, select Submit New Filing 
3. Select Political Action Committee 
4. Select Next 
5. Enter the applicable information into the various tabs 
6. Select Submit Filing 
7. Read the liability attestation 
8. Select File
   

Helpful Tips: 

• The committee’s address must not be a PO box 
• If you don’t already have a bank account set up, enter the information you intend to open the account with. If the information changes, let us know within 5 days by amending your filing. 
• Use pages 77-80 of the Campaign Finance Manual as a guide for filling out the fields 

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Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures: 

Will your committee spend less than $3,500 in contributions or expenditures in this calendar year? If yes, you may be exempt from filing detailed transactions. See page 14 of the Campaign Finance Manual​. 

Learning Opportunities: 

Want to learn more about campaign finance requirements and other elections processes? See our Learning Opportunities page​ to find out about upcoming offerings. 

Get Help: 

Contact us by email​

​Registering an Independent Expenditure Filer​

1. ​​Once logged into ORESTAR, navigate to your Private Workshop 
2. In the left navigation pane, select Submit New Filing 
3. Select Independent Expenditure Filer 
4. Select your role 
5. Select Next 
6. Enter the applicable information into the various tabs 
7. Select Submit Filing 
8. Read the liability attestation 
9. Select File 

Important Information: 

• The filer name cannot be changed later 
• Independent Expenditure filer registrations cannot be withdrawn or discontinued 

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Learning Opportunities: 

Want to learn more about campaign finance requirements and other elections processes? See our Learning Opportunities page to find out about upcoming offerings. 

Get Help: 

Contact us by email