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BLACKOUT PERIOD: Please note the commission will not accept complaints that allege a candidate or a candidate committee violated the ethics rules during an election cycle. This "Blackout" period begins the first day that the state election board accepts declarations of candidacy, and it ends on the last day of the general election.

Party Committees

State Political Party Committees shall file a Statement of Organization in July of any odd-numbered year and make quarterly contribution and expenditure reports. Additional reports may be required in election years when independent expenditures and electioneering communications are made between quarterly reporting periods prior to an election. All reports will be filed electronically in The Guardian System.

Local Political Party Committees congressional district, county, precinct and any other recognized party committee, shall register and file one or more reports in a calendar year when the committee (1) makes a contribution to a state candidate, (2) makes an electioneering communication, or (3) makes an independent expenditure. All reports will be filed electronically in The Guardian System.

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State Political Party Committees

Only the (3) State Party Committees are currently required to register and file regular reports in Oklahoma: Oklahoma Republican Party, Democratic Party of Oklahoma and the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma. For registration and reporting requirements of local party committees see the “Local Political Party Committee” section below.

Reporting Calendars

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State Party Guide

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Contribution Chart

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Local Political Party Committees

Congressional District, County, Precinct and Other Party Committees Officially Recognized by the State Party

Local Party Committees are required to file a Report of Contributions and Expenditures only when the committee does one of the following “triggering events”: (1) Makes an independent expenditure, (2) Makes an electioneering communication or (3) Makes a contribution in any amount to a candidate for any state office.

Please review the Local Political Party Guide before registering or renewing your committee.

Reporting Calendars

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Local Party Guide

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Contribution Chart

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Important Resources

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission offers continuing education programs for political party committees (local and state) on a yearly basis. Such programs are offered annually in July. The programs provide an overview of the Ethics Commission rules as they apply to political parties, as well as examples of common scenarios. 

Review the applicable guides under the “Resources” tab. Contact the Ethics Commission staff at (405) 521-3451 or ethics@ethics.ok.gov with any questions.

Regularly scheduled education classes are currently suspended.  However, classes may still be offered, and may be requested by email to ethics@ethics.ok.gov.  OEC staff will provide classes upon request only as resources allow.  Classes may be via videoconferencing or other electronic means rather than in person.  To sign up for notifications for when classes are offered please click here.

Last Modified on Aug 19, 2024
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