Campaign Finance Portal

Campaign Finance Filing

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Sunshine is our new Campaign Finance Search tool. Now with more robust search options and a new look!

Search candidates, contributions, expenditures, view filings, and more at sunshine.sos.idaho.gov!

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Campaign Finance Portal

For Candidates and Political Committees

Campaign finance management system for candidates, chairs and treasurers.

Use this portal to create an account, file reports, etc.

  1. Candidate creates an account and appoints the Treasurer
  2. The Treasurer creates an account from the email they receive
  3. The Treasurer is approved and the Candidate is notified
  4. The Candidate approves the Treasurer and signs the C-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have questions about Campaign Finance?
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Idaho Code §67-6623(g) requires the online submission of all Campaign Finance Reports to the Secretary of State’s Office. The Secretary of State may, on an individual basis, issue exemptions of the online filing requirement to those that face hardship in submitting these documents in an online format. Forms must be submitted by the person requesting the exemption.

System Upgrade In Progress

Campaign Finance, Lobbyist Reporting, and Online Voter Tools are expected to be offline from April 9th at 5:00 p.m. MDT, through April 12th at 8:00 a.m. MDT to complete a system upgrade.

Per Idaho Code 67-6607, campaign finance is reported monthly during a campaign’s election year. The deadline for the March report falls on Saturday, April 10th. Due to the interruption caused by this upgrade, political treasurers will be allowed to file the March report until 11:59 p.m. MDT on Monday, April 12th.

While we do our best to ensure compliance with all deadlines in statute, the timing of this release is critical to ensure minimal (or no) impact to the May election cycle. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.