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.. CAMPAIGN FINANCE
. REPORTING
. . OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL
FINANCE . .
Non-Depository System.
AboutOCPF
The Office of Campaign and Political Finance is a non-partisan,
independent agency established in 1973. Portions of the state
campaign finance law were onthe books as early as 1884.
The agency, which administers MGL Chapter 55, is headed
by a director who is appointed by a commission and serves a
term of six years.
More than 2,600 committees are organized with OCPF.
Those committees filed more than 23,000 electronic
disclosure reports in 2010.
A Focus on Disclosure
"Sunlight is said to be the best
: of disinfectants''
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
Important Ground
.Rules
Public employees
. Public buildings
Public resources
MGLc. 55, Sec. 13- 17
Government Jobs. and
Campaigning
The ground rules separate the business of .
government from campaigning
Protects public .employees
. .
Public Employees
May not solicit or receive campaign contributions,
directly or indirectly
Restrictions
May not solicit (verbal or written), collect money or sell tickets
to a fundraiser
May not host a fundraiser
May not help identify people to be targeted for fundraising
May not serve as tre.asurers of any political committee
Elected officials are exempt
Public Etnployees
Permitted activities
May run for office, provided they organize a committee
to handle all fundraising
. May contribute to candidates and attend fundraisers
M'ay endorse candidates in ads, letters and postcards
. Work for a campaign in a non-fundraising capacity and
host ''meet the candidate" sessions that do not involve

ratstng money
Serve as a member of a political committee in any non-
capacity
Government . Buildings
Not Permitted
Solicit or receive contributions in a public building
Use a government building as a return address or contact
. number for buying tickets to a fundraiser
Display posters or fliers advertising a fundraiser
Mailing fundraiser invitations to government buildings
Solicitations to public e-mail addresses
. .
Public Resources
Anderson v. City of Boston (1978): Public resources may
not be used for political campaign purposes
Phones
-E-mail
Vehicles
Examples of Public Resources
Copiers
Paper
Labor and employee time
Exception: Equalaccess
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The Summary Page
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$116.720.00
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. Raising Money
.Contributions of greater than $50 must be itemized
Contributions of $50 or less don't have to be itemized on the
report, but must be disclosed as a lump sum.
Contributions over $50 must be in the form of a check (or
credit card)
Cash and money orders under $50 are permitted
$500 limit from individuals and PACs
Contributions of $200 or more must include occupation and
employer
Records must be kept for every dollar received .
S-ch.edule A: Receipt.a
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.$SO .tn .;; y;;zo . mrJr!: AiHp dlit.a.t1Qd omd. l:'Gica.t'ds . . .a:u racmpt.s. hilt ml'lad.
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'W.hD oarntr.tbl.l::ta $2'00 or .DIDr.r;; ;in .;; c:;a!G<m:t.r ygozr. .
Date
5/15/.2CJill
Raae and Re.s.idential Address
Brooks,, Terry
4 Stf.i :Shanna:ra . Drf.ve
Haverhil l" 10. 011:132
Campai.gn COilm!it.t.ee, !Mayor Terry
Pratchet.lt.
4J.s. Disc st.
chi.copee,, !MA 0'1014
5;/1.2/,2011. Card, orson
4 S.J. Ender Road
Fall .Rfverr MA. 02722
c:ypher! s Restaurant
J.J.4J.2 Richard sf.
Lawrence, :tVL 01842
Loc:al 61$ SRIU. Action
Pol1 t .ical .J?und
2 6 West street.
Bos.tonr MA 0\:U 11
80'l.37
4/13/2011 Martinr George
Wes,tros S!L
P1t.t .sf1eld, MA 01.202 .
4/2/2011 &"'TTith. (Loan) r Joe
100 P<:md: st.
P.Dsb:Jn, MA
Total Italiz:ed Receipts
Total unitadzed Receipts
Tot.al Reae.ipt.s
Aaount
$-60 . 00
oo:cupaticm and Baployer
Vice Pres,! dent { f1nanc
Big vault Bank
Refund of overpayment
$SOD'. oo A.ittor:ney
Lannlster artd stark
$S, OOi:L. 00 Lawyer
fi61!J DEl
$1liO.QEI
$>1li ,720. QEI
Bal dwin Law Plrm
No Corporate Contributions
State law bans corporate contributions in all forms,
including LLCs and partnerships
If a corporation contributes a service, such as the
use of a function room, the camp.aign committee
. must pay the corporation for that service
Corporations may only donate to ballot question
committees and independent expenditure committees
In-Kind Contributions
.Things of value that are not money
Two exceptions: personal services and
ordinary hospitality
. No corporate in-kinds
Out -of.;.Pocket Expenditures
. . .
Candidates can make out of pocket campaign
. expenditures .
. . The expenditure_amount is a donation (receipt) to
the campaign .
The expenditure is also listed on Schedule B as
an expenditure to the vendor (to balance the
books and disclose the purpose of the purchase)
If the candidates wants to be paid back, the
expenditure is also. listed as a liability
. Spending Money
A candidate can make expenditures to enhance his or her political
future
Personal expenditures are prohibited
Expenditures in excess of $50 must be itemized. Expenditures
$50 and under can be disclosed in a lump sum, or itemized
Reimbursements are reported as expenditures, and itemized on
R-1 forms
Schedu1e B: Expenditures
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Date !liDie and Address 11ao1mt Purpose
4{20/2011. cypher :.B Restaurant
33432 Rlchard: way
Lawrence,. MA 111842
5l'26{2011 Gas-O-Line
45 Fuel s:t ..
BroCkton r MA 0'23 Cli4
5/4/2Cal Murray
. 1 Wind!!.ng way
Plymouth, M.A. fl'2.360
5/30/2011 R.1ordianr R.ick
456 R.ahl st ..
. Nlf:wton, E 0'2000
5/25/2011 s:u.m Bank
33 contact st.reet
Sbme:rv111e .. Ml\ 0'21,44
.. f415/2 011 w.:mcee.ter Sign canpany
2 3 Ground R.oa.d
worcee:IJ:,e:r, MA 01605
. . Total. x:taa:Lzed lb:penditures.
Total l.J.Elitad.zed lbpe.nditures a
Total Jb:pandituras r
$55.0(}
$1 ... 000.00
$l#4Ul.GI
$40:.Q:Q:
.$2 '* 45Q CJQ:
i'ocd For Campaign
Event At. Restaurant
Gas For cam,paign
Travel
Bank .fee
Reimbursements
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Off1c:a of campaign md. Poli Uc:al PiD:mca
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Date
B.Ulg R:l.ilfMEHI'.f
$2()!,0 00
4/30/2011 St.akeholder .P1.zza
342 s:U ver st.
Newton., MlL 0'2166
4/30'{,2011 Target store
Sad.th. g em-ittee
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t:/7/2011
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Liabilities
Schedu.le D: Liabilities .
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Date To IOKB. Due Aaolmt: PUZpOae
4/J/.:JIJHl Joe sm:!l.t h Uoan)
lQIJ Pond St.reet ,
Bostonr M OHI9'9
4/2/2011 Smith (Loan) , Joe
lOiJ Pond st.
Boston, 10 iJl999
3/8/2010 S'mith (Loan), Joe
liJIJ Pond s.t
Bos:t.on r 10. CU.Q-99
B/l/2!HCL worces;ter Button co.
3 3 J Ag;awa.'TI St
worcester, B illi0<3
Total Liabi.lities
Loan from candidate
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$
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Mayoral Filing Dates
. . Resolving Cases .
. L.ate Filers: $25 fines are assessed
. . daily, up to $5,000 .
Public resolution letters
Disposition agreements
Referral to AG
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