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Lobby disclosure
Please be advised that we are conducting scheduled maintenance between 5:00 pm Friday July 11 and 8:00 am Monday July 14. During this time, you may not be able to access MiTN, the Lobby Disclosure Public Search, Personal Financial Disclosure Search, the Committee Public Search, and Contribution/Expenditure Analysis.
MiTN Lobby filings system
Filers are encouraged to utilize the MiTN system for all registration and filing of reports. To learn about accessing the system, utilizing one of the following links:
For MiLogin account issues or questions, please call 877-932-6424 (choose option #5).
As of December 19, 2024 the e-Lobby system is set to read-only status. All electronic filers will utilize the MiTN system. All data from e-Lobby has been migrated to the new system.
Termination of a Registration must be requested on a final Financial Report Summary and include a requested date of termination. The report must disclose all lobbying activity and expenditures from the beginning of the reporting period until the requested date of termination.
Jan. 9, MiTN Lobby Training
This previous webinar will provide instructions on the MiTN online filing system, lobby related functions, and answer questions.
Acts, rules, and requirements
MiTN Registration and Report Submission FAQs
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Who can submit reports on behalf of a lobbyist?
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Who can submit a report on behalf of a lobbyist agent?
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As a Lobbyist Agent for a number of clients, I am listed as an employee of all of them in item number 7 of the registration form. If a client has contracted with us to submit their filings and they have approved the lobby expenditures, may we submit them on their behalf?
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I need to file on behalf of our clients. The firm I work for is listed as an employee/lobbyist agent (on line 7 of the registration) in all cases. Do I just need a business log in to file on behalf of our clients? If I do that, can I file on their behalf as a registrant? (not data entry user).
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If a Lobbyist Agent files their report and the portal says “submitted”, is it automatically “approved”? It currently says in the MiTIN system “submitted” online but previous reports say “reviewed”. Is it submitted and approved?
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If I email you a list of all the Lobbyists (clients) we are employees for, would you grant these quicker than submitting them through the MiTN system one-by-one?
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Will the late fee be waived due to the new system and implementation of the program with the learning curve?
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If I enter all lobbyist reports for the lobbyists on our staff, can I do that from one Business portal?
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If you are a lobbyist agent and the authorized signatory for the firm, organization, or department, should you create a citizen account for yourself and a business account for the organization?
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I am a registered lobbyist, but I also file on behalf of my firm's (firm I work for) clients. Can I still file for myself in the business portal and not my individual portal?
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Can I use my eLobby passcode to enter the new system?
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I am having trouble with MiLogin. How do I get help?
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If my clients (Lobbyists) have different signatories, will that be an issue?
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I have not been able to login (under the older system) to file reports.
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Can you have multiple data entry people assigned? For example, two people assigned to complete data entry.
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Will I still be able to file with paper?
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I am lobbyist agent employed by the "lobbyist." I will need to edit my current request for data entry access for the lobbyist entity employing me to that of a signer. Can I do so as an employed lobbyist agent even with another authorized signer on file?