Skip to main content

Looking for Candidate Committee Expenditures?  Check out the Quick Stats from the Guardian.  Also check out the Dashboard for the political advertising spend from the state's 5 major Designated Market Areas (DMAs), Digital/CTV, & Desktop/Mobile gathered by AdImpact.

 

Are you a local candidate needing to register and file reports?  Go to Guardian.OK.Gov to get started.  More resources are available on the Local Campaign page.

Party Committees

State Political Party Committees shall file a Statement of Organization in July of any odd-numbered year.  Once registred, the State Political Party Committee will file quarterly contribution and expenditure reports. Additional reports may be required in election years when independent expenditures and electioneering communications are filed during pre-election periods. All reports are 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 are filed electronically in The Guardian System.

Important Documents & Information

National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. (NRSC) v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), et al. (Case No. 24-621)

On June 30, 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that federal limits on coordinated campaign spending by political parties violate the First Amendment. In summary, the NRSC sued the FEC regarding the dollar limits placed on a political party’s expenditures coordinated with candidates. Coordinated expenditures were limited by the FEC to prevent a donor from circumventing the statutory limits on contributions by earmarking contributions to a political party committee to go to a specific candidate. The Court held:

  1. base limits on contributions to candidates;
  2. earmarking rules; and
  3. disclosure requirements together prevent circumvention of base limits and quid pro quo corruption. Additional restrictions are not needed and violate free speech.
How this ruling affects the Oklahoma Ethics Rules

Since Political Party contributions may still be limited, only coordinated expenditures can no longer be restricted/limited. Contributions by Political Party Committee to a candidate committee are restricted by  Ethics Rule 2.32.

Interim Solution for Transparency

Political Parties will continue to log their coordinated expenditures as contributions in the Guardian System.  Political parties are instructed to the word “coordinated” in the description so the system and the Ethics Staff will not flag the line item as an over-contribution.

A more permanent solution in the Guardian System is under review by the software vendor.

File Reports in the Guardian

View & File

Fees & Compliance

More Details

State Political Party Committees

Only State Party Committees are currently required to register and file regular reports in Oklahoma [currently 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

2026 State Political Party

State Party Guide

View Guide

Contribution Chart

View Chart

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 State Candidate.

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

Reporting Calendars

Download

Local Party Guide

View Guide

Contribution Chart

View Chart

Important Resources

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission welcomes the opportunity to provide political party committees (local and state) and/or associated groups continuing education on an overview of the Ethics Commission rules as well as examples of common scenarios. Please contact the Ethics Commission staff at ethics@ethics.ok.gov or (405) 521-3451 to coordinate a tailored training opportunity!

Please review the applicable guides under the “Resources” tab.  You can also contact the Ethics Commission staff at (405) 521-3451 or ethics@ethics.ok.gov with any questions..

Occasional Oklahoma Ethics Commission updates and/or educational material are often provided via electronic notifications.  To sign up for notifications please click here.

Last Modified on Jul 31, 2026
Back to Top