ESTABLISHING A POLITICAL COMMITTEE-Glendale Bond Elections 2022 Updated 5/15/23

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ESTABLISHING A POLITICAL COMMITTEE 
I. 
WHEN TO FORM A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 
An entity is required to be registered as a political action committee (PAC) within 10 days 
of meeting the following: 
• 
The entity is organized for the primary purpose of influencing the result of an 
election; and 
• 
The entity knowingly receives contributions or makes expenditures (in any 
combination) in excess of $1,300 for 2022. 
II. 
WHERE TO REGISTER A COMMITTEE 
A committee is formed by filing a statement of organization with the appropriate filing 
officer (City Clerk) within 10 days of qualifying as a committee.  
III. 
FILING A STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION 
A. 
Preliminary Committee Information 
1. 
Each committee must have two committee officers to head the organization, 
a chairperson and treasurer which must be different individuals. 
• 
chairperson’s duties can be flexible, but the treasurer is responsible for 
keeping the committee’s books and records, must sign off on financial 
transactions, and remains legally and personally responsible for filing 
complete and accurate campaign finance reports. 
2. 
In addition to identifying information for each of its officers, the committee 
will also need basic contact information for the committee, such as physical 
address and email address. 
3. 
A committee must establish a bank account and be prepared to disclose the 
name of its bank or other financial (intent to open with a named institution 
is ok if done within 30 days). 
B. 
Components of a Statement of Organization 
1. 
Committee name 
2. 
Committee mailing address 
3. 
Committee email address 
4. 
Committee website (if the committee has a committee website). 
5. 
Committee telephone number 
6. 
Name of any banks or other financial institutions used by the committee.  
Bank account numbers should not be listed.

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C. 
Chairperson and Treasurer Information 
The following information must be provided about a committee’s chairperson and 
treasurer:  
1. 
Name 
• 
A PAC must identify separate individuals to serve as chairperson and 
treasurer. 
2. 
Physical location or street address 
3. 
Email address 
• 
The chairperson and treasurer should provide separate email addresses. 
4. 
Telephone number 
• 
The chairperson and treasurer should provide separate telephone 
numbers. 
5. 
Occupation 
6. 
Employer 
D. 
Finalizing a Statement of Organization 
After providing the required information outlined above, the chairperson and 
treasurer must swear under penalty of perjury that they (1) have read the Secretary 
of State’s PAC Guide (and/or any additional guide provided by a local filing 
officer), (2) agree to comply with Arizona campaign finance law, and (3) agree to 
accept all notifications, statements, service of process, or other important 
documents via the committee’s email address. 
Once registration is complete, the filing officer will issue an identification number 
for the committee.  This identification number will be used to identify the 
committee in future correspondence. 
E. 
CHANGES IN COMMITTEE INFORMATION 
If there is a change in any committee information provided in the statement of 
organization, a committee must file an amended statement of organization within 
ten days of the change. 
F. 
SECRETARY OF STATE’S GUIDE IS AVAILABLE AT: 
Campaign Finance – Political Action Committee Guide (azsos.gov)