Commissioner of Political Practices

Political Committee Information

The following documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat PDF format for ease in printing. Acrobat Reader is a free plug-in available for download.

• Accounting and Reporting Manual for Political Committees (Pink Book) (PDF, 4.25mb)
• 2011 Committee Helpful Guidelines
• Contribution Limits Summary (PDF 21.3kb)

Reporting Calendars

"There is no reporting calendar for the off-election cycle. PAC's and Parties are required to file a report 12 days before and 20 after an election in which they participate by making an expenditure. If there is no city or school election activity then the only required report is due January 31st, 2012."

• 2012 County Ballot Issue Committees Primary Election (PDF 19.5kb)
• 2012 County Ballot Issue Committees General Election (PDF 48.0kb)
• 2012 County Incidental Committees Primary Election (PDF 19.1kb)
• 2012 County Incidental Committees General Election (PDF 19.7kb)
• 2012 Statewide Ballot Issue Committees (PDF 27.9kb)
• 2012 Statewide Incidental Committees who gave to a Ballot Issue (PDF 26.8kb)
• 2012 Statewide Incidental Committees who gave to Statewide Candidate (PDF 26.1kb)
• 2012 Political Action (PAC) & Party Committees (PDF 36.4kb)

Voluntary broadcast script and affidavit fillings (MCA 13-35-240)

• Bitterroot Citizens for Responsible Government Supporting Doc 1  Supporting Doc 2
• Montana Coalition to Prevent Double Taxation 
• Montana Troopers PAC
• Montanans for Better Government SD25
• Montanans for Better Government HD63

Forms

• Statement of Organization
  • Form C-2/E-mail Address Request/ Instructions (PDF, 37kb)

• Incidental Political Committee Finance Report
  • Form C-4 Instructions (PDF, 16kb)
  • Form C-4 (PDF, 33kb)

• Political Committee Finance Report
  • Form C-6 Instructions (PDF, 15kb)
  • Form C-6 (PDF, 77kb)
  • Form C-6 (Excel 165kb)

• Notice of Pre-Election Contributions (only required from May 29th to June 8th and October 17th to November 2nd) (Not applicable to political party committees or to political action committees)
  • Form C-7 Instructions (PDF, 12kb)
  • Form C-7 (PDF, 15kb)

• 24 Hour Notice of Pre-Election Expenditures (Only required from May 29th to June 8th and October 17th to November 2nd)
  • Form C-7E Instructions (PDF 45.4kb)
  • Form C-7E (PDF 114kb)