Candidate Reporting Guidelines

Where to File Campaign Reports
A candidate must file Reports with the Filing Officer before whom they are required to qualify.

To obtain a complete list of Campaign Filing Requirements for State or Federal candidates, please navigate to the Division of Elections website for details.

Federal Offices (Also files with Federal Elections Commission)

Filing Officer

  • US President
  • US Senator
  • US Representative
  • Statewide Offices
  • Governor
  • Attorney General
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Commissioner of Agriculture
  • Justice of the Supreme Court

Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
R. A. Gray Building, Room 316
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
(850)245-6280

Multi-County Offices

Filing Officer

  • State Attorney
  • Public Defender
  • State Senate
  • State House
  • Circuit Court Judges

Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
R. A. Gray Building, Room 316
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
(850)245-6280

Broward County Offices

Filing Officer

  • Clerk of the Circuit Court
  • Sheriff
  • Property Appraiser
  • Supervisor of Elections
  • Tax Collector
  • County Commission
  • School Board
  • County Court Judges
  • Special Districts

Supervisor of Elections
115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room 102
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954)357-7050, General Number
(954)712-1961, Candidate Department

Local Municipal Offices

Filing Officer

Municipal Clerk in respective Municipality

When to File Campaign Reports
F.S.106.07 Reports; certification and filing.—
(1) Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate or political committee pursuant to s. 106.021 shall file regular reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures made, by or on behalf of such candidate or political committee. Except for the third calendar quarter immediately preceding a general election, reports must be filed on the 10th day following the end of each calendar quarter from the time the campaign treasurer is appointed, except that, if the 10th day following the end of a calendar quarter occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the report must be filed on the next following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Quarterly reports must include all contributions received and expenditures made during the calendar quarter which have not otherwise been reported pursuant to this section.
Any other candidate or a political committee required to file reports with a filing officer other than the division must file reports on the 60th day immediately preceding the primary election, and biweekly on each Friday thereafter through and including the 4th day immediately preceding the general election, with additional reports due on the 25th and 11th days before the primary election and the general election.

Reports filed with the Division through the Electronic Filing System (EFS) are due no later than midnight, Eastern Time, of the due date.

For a list of the dates, please click here: Calendar of Reporting Dates