Transfer of Candidate Political Committee from State Level to Municipal Level

(1) A candidate or candidate committee that files reports with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance must, if the candidate intends to seek elected office in a city or town, and provided the candidate or candidate committee will not otherwise still be required to file with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance in accordance with M.G.L. c. 55, § 19 because of the new office being sought, transfer by registering with the local election official as provided in 970 CMR 1.13. (2) A Change of Purpose form (OCPF Form CPF P101) must be filed with OCPF to indicate the city or town office the candidate is seeking. (3) A new Statement of Organization of the Candidate’s Committee (OCPF Form CPF M101) must be filed with the local election official. (4) A copy of the last Campaign Finance Report (OCPF Form CPF 102) previously filed with OCPF, and a copy of the Transition-Out Report, described in 970 CMR 1.17(3), must be filed with the local election official. The first Campaign Finance Report filed with the local election official will report activity from the day following the ending date of the last report filed with OCPF. (5) A committee’s filing requirements with OCPF will be discontinued when a committee’s filing requirements are transferred to the municipal level, and no further concurrent filings will be required with OCPF, unless, if at the time of transfer, the candidate continues to seek or hold an office for which reporting is required with OCPF or the Director determines, based on his review of the committee’s campaign finance reports and other information available, that concurrent filings with OCPF should be required. (6) While a candidate continues to seek or hold offices with reporting requirements at both OCPF and the municipal level, reporting requirements with both the Office of Campaign and Political Finance and the local election official will continue. (7) A candidate not initially required to appoint a depository under M.G.L. c. 55, § 19 who later seeks an office which causes the candidate to be required to appoint a depository in accordance with M.G.L. c. 55, § 19, shall become subject to depository reporting requirements on whichever of the following dates is the earliest: (a) on the date a change of purpose form is filed for such candidate; or (b) on the date the candidate first raises or spends money for the purposes of influencing the nomination or election for such office. (8) A candidate who seeks municipal office and maintains filing requirements with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance shall also file reports as required by M.G.L. c. 55, § 18C.