GLOSSARY

A Deposits and Expenditures Schedule

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Amount A quantity of money and/or goods and services.

Anonymous Contributions made to a candidate or committee anonymously.

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B Business.

B In Kind Contributions, Pledges, and Debts Schedule

C Corrections Form

C1 Candiate Registration Form

C1PC Political Committee Registration Form

C3 Cash Receipts (Bank Deposit)

C4 Summary of Money Raised and Spent

C5 Contributions and Expenditures by Out-of-State Committees

C6 Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications

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Cash Detailed cash contributions given to a candidate or committee.

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Caucus Committee Name The name of the Caucus Committee.

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Contributor The entity making a contribution.

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Court The specific court for which the person is a candidate.

CP Constitution Party.

D Democratic.

Date The date of the contribution or expenditure.

DC Democratic Caucus Committee.

Description The description of a contributed item or of an expenditure.

DO Democratic Other.

E Education.

E Ear Marked Contributions

Employer The person or a firm employing the individual.

Expenditures Money spent by the candidate or committee.

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F/A For/Against (applied to ballot initiative committees).

FEC Copies of Federal Candidate's Reports

G Green Party.

I Issue.

ID Lobbyist Biographt and Photo

In-Kind Contributions of items given to a candidate or committee other than money.

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Ind Against Independant Spending opposing a candidate or ballot initiative.

Ind For Independent Spending supporting a candidate or ballot initiative.

Ind Opp Independent Spending opposing a candidate or ballot initiative.

Ind Sup Independent Spending supporting a candidate or ballot initiative.

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Initative Number The number assigned to a specific ballot initiative.

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L Loans

L Local Issue.

L1 Lobbyist Registration Form

L2 Lobbyist Monthly Expense Report

L3 Lobbist Employer's Report

L3C Lobbyist Employer's Contribution Report

L5 State and Local Government Agency Lobbying Report

L6 Grass Roots Lobbying Report

L7 Employment of Legislators and State Officials

LB Libertarian Party.

Legislative District The number of the legislative district.

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LMC Notice of receiving or giving contributions of $1,000 or more during the last week before the primary and three weeks before the general election

Loans Loans to the candidate or committee.

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Locality The location of the office.

M Minor Party.

Misc Miscellaneous Contributions not otherwise specified.

Name Change Notice of Name Change

NO No Party specified.

O Other political committee not classified as business, issue, union, or political party.

Occupation The contributor's job or principal activity.

OPP Opposing.

Opponents People running for the same office as the selected candidate.

P Progressive Party.

P/G Primary or General election.

Party A political organization.

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Personal Funds Money contributed by the candidate to his or her own campaign.

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Position The particular position to which the candidate seeks election.

Pty Party.

R Republican.

RC Republican Caucus Committee.

RO Republican Other.

S Single Election.

S/O Supporting/Opposing.

Small Contr Contributions received by the candidate or committee where the aggregate total of the contributor was less than $25.00.

Sponsor A person paying for an independent expenditure or electioneering communication.

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STIP Stipulation (Enforcement)

Surplus Account The Surplus Designation distinguishes disposal of excess or left-over campaign money from actual campaign transactions

T1 Treasurer's Report - Public Account of Governmental Entity

U Union.

Vendor A person that the campaign pays to provide goods or services.

WARNLTR Warning Letter (Enforcement)