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Candidate / Gubernatorial Committees
Candidate Committee Forms (State & Local Level Filers)
- Statement of Organization Form (Local Candidates Only)
- Campaign Statement Forms (Pre/Post Election, Quarterly, Annual & Dissolution)
- Single Page Dissolution Form (Reporting Waiver Committees Only)
- Late Contribution Form (Paper Filers Only)
- Bundled Contributions Form
- Compliance Affidavit - Post Election
- Late Filing Fee Waiver Request Form
e-Filing (State Level Filers Only)
Help / Manuals
- Getting Started as a Candidate
- Committee manual appendices for all Committee types
- Candidate Committee Training
- Contribution Limits (State & Local Offices)
- Candidate Filing Requirements / Getting Your Name on the Ballot
- Michigan County Clerk Directory
- Judicial Candidates Only - Ethics Helpline at the State Bar of Michigan
Campaign Finance Dates
- Webinar dates - (2025 dates coming soon)
- Campaign Statement Due Dates
Gubernatorial Public Funding
- Michigan Campaign Finance Act - PA 388 of 1976
- Interpretive Statements & Declaratory Rulings Pertaining to Gubernatorial Candidate Committees
- Gubernatorial Quick Facts
- Gubernatorial Public Funding Presentation
- Definitions of "Immediate Family"
- Public Funding Status Report
- Michigan State Campaign Fund Gubernatorial Public Funding Program Statistics