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Record-Keeping Requirements for PACs

PACs must keep records for at least four (4) years following the election to which the records pertain.

Records of Contributions

The treasurer of a PAC must keep a record of all contributors who made contributions that, when combined, amounted to more than $50 during a campaign. The record must include the dates and amounts of all contributions. For individual contributors, the record must also include the contributor’s name and mailing address.

PACs are not required to keep records of contributors whose aggregate contributions amount to less than $50 over the course of a campaign. 

Records of Expenditures

The PAC's treasurer must keep a detailed record of all expenditures made to or on behalf of a candidate, campaign or committee. The treasurer must also retain all vendor invoices or receipts of expenditures over $50. Receipts may be in the form of cancelled checks.

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