State Filing Requirements for Political Organizations
The table below provides links to websites of state officials providing information and forms for tax-exempt political organizations. For a downloadable version of this table, click here.
NOTE: Organizations are listed here for the convenience of our customers. Inclusion on this list should not be interpreted as suggesting that the Internal Revenue Service has reached any conclusions about the whether filing in a particular state fulfills a requirement for the filer to be considered a qualified state or local political organization.
| State | Mailing Address of State Agency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | State Elections Division P.O. Box 5616 Montgomery, AL 36103-5616 | |
| Alaska | Alaska Public Offices Commission 2221 E. Northern Lights, Room 128 Anchorage, AK 995098-4149 | |
| Arizona | Arizona Secretary of State Capitol Executive Tower 7th Floor 1700 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888 | |
| Arkansas | Secretary of State State Capitol, Room 026 Little Rock, AR 72201 | |
| California | Secretary of State Political Reform Division 1500 - 11th Street, Room 495 Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| Colorado | Colorado Department of State 1700 Broadway Denver, CO 80290 | Electronic filing is required. |
| Connecticut | State Elections Enforcement Division Campaign Finance Disclosure Unit - 3rd Floor 20 Trinity Street Hartford, CT 06106-1628 | |
| Delaware | Campaign Finance Section Office of the State Election Commissioner 111 S. West Street, Suite 10 Dover, DE 19904 | |
| District of Columbia | Office of Campaign Finance Frank D. Reeves Municipal Building 2000 - 14th St., N.W., Suite 433 Washington, DC 20009 | |
| Florida | Florida Division of Elections R.A. Gray Building, Room 316 500 S. Bronough Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 | |
| Georgia | Georgia State Ethics Commission 200 Piedmont Ave. Suite 1416 - West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334 | |
| Hawaii | State of Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission 235 S. Beretania St., Room 300 Honolulu, HI 96813 | |
| Idaho | Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0080 | |
| Illinois | Illinois State Board of Elections 1020 S. Spring St. Springfield, IL 62704 | |
| Indiana | Secretary of State, Election Division 302 West Washington Street Room E-204 Indianapolis, IN 46204 | |
| Iowa | Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board 510 E. 12th Street, Suite 1A Des Moines, IA 50319 FAX: 515-281-4073 | |
| Kansas | Secretary of State 120 S.W. 10th 1st Floor Memorial Hall Topeka, KS 66612 | |
| Kentucky | Registry of Election Finance 140 Walnut Street Frankfort, KY 40601 | |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Board of Ethics 2415 Quail Drive, Third Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70808 | File with county clerk for local offices and committees. |
| Maine | Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices 135 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0135 | |
| Maryland | State Board of Elections Division of Candidacy and Campaign Finance 151 West Street, Suite 200 P.O. Box 6486 Annapolis, MD 21401-0486 | |
| Massachusetts | Director, Office of Campaign and Political Finance One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 | |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of State Bureau of Elections P.O. Box 20126 Lansing, MI 48901-0726 | File with county clerk for local offices and committees. |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board Suite 190, Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55155-1603 | Filing permitted via e-mail or fax (see form instructions) |
| Mississippi | Secretary of State Elections Division P.O. Box 136 Jackson, MS 39205 | For county and municipal offices, file with local officials. |
| Missouri | Missouri Ethics Commission P.O. Box 1254 Jefferson City, MO 65102 | Also file with local election authority in some cases. |
| Montana | Commissioner of Political Practices 1205 Eighth Avenue P.O. Box 202401 Helene, MT 59620-2401 | Copy to county election administrator. |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission 11th Floor, State Capitol P.O. Box 95086 Lincoln, NE 68509 | |
| Nevada | Secretary of State Ross Miller Elections Division 101 North Carson Street, Ste. 3 Carson City, NV 89701-4768 | |
| New Hampshire | Secretary of State's Office State House Room 204 Concord, NH 03301 | |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission P.O. Box 185 Trenton, NJ 08625-0185 | |
| New Mexico | Office of the Secretary of State State of New Mexico Ethics Administration 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300 Santa Fe, NM 87503 | |
| New York | NYS Board of Elections 40 Steuben Street Albany, NY 12207-2108 | Varies depending on office; electronic filing is required for most filers. |
| North Carolina | Campaign Finance Office State Board of Elections P.O. Box 27255 Raleigh, NC 2761107255 | |
| North Dakota | Secretary of State State of North Dakota 600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 108 Bismarck, ND 58505-0500 | |
| Ohio | Ohio Secretary of State Campaign Finance Division 180 Broad St., 15th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 | File with county board of elections (for local elections). |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Ethics Commission 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room B5 Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4812 FAX (405) 521-4905 | Information relates to statewide offices only. |
| Oregon | Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division 255 Capitol St., N.E., Suite 501 Salem, OR 97310 | |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Commissions, Elections & Legislation Division of Campaign Finance and Lobbying Disclosure 210 North Office Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 | |
| Rhode Island | State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Board of Elections Campaign Finance Unit 50 Branch Ave. Providence, RI 02904 | |
| South Carolina | Secretary of State's Office Election Department 500 E. Capitol Ave., Suite 204 Pierre, SC 57501-5070 | |
| South Dakota | Secretary of State's Office Election Department 500 E. Capitol Ave., Suite 204 Pierre, SC 57501-5070 | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Registry of Election Finance Suite 1614, 404 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243-1360 | File instead (or in addition) with state/local election authorities, in some cases. |
| Texas | Texas Ethics Commission P.O. Box 12070 Austin, TX 78711-2070 FAX 512-463-8808 | Electronic filing is generally required. |
| Utah | Lieutenant Governor's Office Utah State Capitol Complex East Office Building, Suite E325 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2325 Fax (801) 538-1133 | |
| Vermont | Elections Division Vermont Secretary of State 26 Terrace Street Montpelier, VT 05602 FAX 802-828-5171 | Copies to local offices required in some cases. |
| Virginia | Virginia State Board of Elections 200 N. 9th St., Suite 101 Richmond, VA 23219 | |
| Washington | Public Disclosure Commission 711 Capitol Way, Room 206 P.O. Box 40908 Olympia, WA 98504-0908 | Electronic filing is required in many cases; if not mandated to e-file, file at address given with copy to county auditor. |
| West Virginia | Office of the Secretary of State Building 1, Suite 157-K 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E. Charleston, WV 25305 | Local candidates file with local official; candidates for statewide and national office file at the address given. |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin State Elections Board P.O. Box 2973 Madison, WI 53701-2973 | |
| Wyoming | Elections Administration Wyoming Secretary of State's Office The Capitol Building, Room B-38 200 West 24th St. Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 |
Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2013-04-19
