Campaign Finance & Reporting

Any candidate or association or combination of persons that is organized, conducted or combined for the purpose of influencing the result of any election or to determine whether an individual will become a candidate for election in the City of Mesa is required by Arizona law to file a Statement of Organization with the City of Mesa as a political committee. In addition, each political committee must file regular reports of contributions and expenditures.(A.R.S. Title 16, Chapter 6)

Current Reporting Dates

In any calendar year during which there is a regularly scheduled election at which any candidates, measures, questions or propositions appear or may appear on the ballot, the political committee (see A.R.S. 16-902.01) shall file each of the following campaign finance reports (A.R.S. 16-913[B]).

Name of Report
Time Period Covered
Report Due Between
2023 Quarter 1* January 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023 April 1, 2023 - April 17, 2023
2023 Quarter 2* April 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023 July 1, 2023 to July 17, 2023
2023 Quarter 3* July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023 October 1, 2023 to October 16, 2023
2023 Quarter 4** October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 January 1, 2024 to January 16, 2024
2024 Quarter 1** January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 April 1, 2024 to April 15, 2024
2024 Quarter 2** April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 July 1, 2024 to July 15, 2024
2024 Pre-Election Report** July 1, 2024 to July 13, 2024 July 14, 2024 to July 20, 2024
2024 Post-Primary Election
(3rd Quarter Report)**
July 14, 2024 to September 30, 2024 October 1, 2024 to Oct. 15, 2024
2024 Pre-General Election Report** October 1, 2024 to October 19, 2024 October 20, 2024 to October 26, 2024
2024 Post-General Election
(4th Quarter Report)**
October 20, 2024 to December 31, 2024 January 1, 2025 to January 20, 2025

 

*Only PACs must file.

**PACs and candidate committees must file. The reporting period for a candidate committee’s first campaign finance report of the election cycle shall include the entire election cycle to date.

Forms

The information contained in this section is intended to assist candidates in preparing their candidate papers. While we strive to provide the most current information, state statutes and election cases are subject to constant change and interpretation.

 

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