Frequently Asked Questions about Online Candidate Financial Reporting

How do I print my report prior to clicking the SUBMIT button?
In the Enter Contributions or Enter Expenditures screen, select File from your tool bar menu. In the drop down list select Page Setup. Under Paper Size: select Landscape. Next select OK. Now you may print your report.

How do I file a waiver using the online report system?
If you have no Contributions or Expenditures to enter, locate the appropriate reporting period and select the SUBMIT WAIVER button. Then print the WAIVER REPORT, sign it and bring it to the Elections Office.

How do I enter petty cash withdrawn and spent?
When you withdraw the petty cash from your account, you will enter the amount as Petty Cash Withdrawn under the Enter Expenditures screen. Once you have made your purchases with the petty cash amount, you then enter the amounts as Petty Cash Spent. The system is programmed to calculate only the Petty Cash Withdrawn into the total Expenditures.

What happened to the CANCEL button that used to be located on the screen during contribution and expenditure data entry?
It has been reworded to read BACK TO TRANSACTIONS.

What does it mean when I receive the message "Date entered is outside of reporting period. Press OK to retain or Cancel to change"?
This message indicates you are entering a contribution or expenditure date that does not fall within the report period you have selected.
For example: You selected reporting period of 01/01/04 through 03/31/04 but you are entering a contribution or expenditure date of 04/01/04.
Select the CANCEL button to adjust the date.

How do I print my report after I submit it?
After you have entered all of your contributions and expenditures for this report period, select the SUBMIT button and the next screen verifies the totals being submitted. Next select the SUBMIT REPORT button. You are returned to the Candidate Report screen where you will now notice that the SUBMIT button has been replaced by a PRINT button and an AMEND button. Select the PRINT button to print your report. All of your information will be completed for you and you will just need to sign the report and deliver it to the Elections Office.

What does (# items) mean?
This indicates how many contributions or expenditures you have entered on this report period.

How do I enter a refund?
Refunds are entered in the Contributions section of your report. Please select Refund as the Contribution type.