General Election: November 3rd, 2026

• Campaign finance reports accepted October 20th - October 27th, 2026 
• Amendments to reports are due by November 13th, 2026
• Those who fail to file reports by the deadlines specified may face penalties prescribed in W.S. §22-25-108. 

For fillable reports, please visit this webpage: CLICK HERE!

Who Files Reports:

1. Every candidate, whether successful or not, shall file an itemized statement of contributions and expenditures at least seven (7) days but not more than fourteen (14) days before any primary, general  or special election. Any contribution received or expenditure made after the statement has been filed, through the date of the election, whether a primary, general or special election, shall be filed as an amendment to the statement within ten (10) days after the election (§22-25-106(a)(i)).
   • This includes: 
     • Federal Candidates (to file or view reports, visit the Federal Election Commission)
     • Statewide Candidates (to file or view reports, visit the Secretary of State's Office)
     • Legislative Candidates (to file or view reports, visit the Secretary of State's Office)
     • County Officials (Commissioners, Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, Sheriff, Clerk of District Court, Coroner, Attorney)
       • Finance reports are filed with the Platte County Clerk's Office. Filed reports are found below.
     • Municipal Officials (Mayors & Councilmembers)
       • Finance reports are filed with the Platte County Clerk's Office. Filed reports are found below.
     • School Board Candidates
       • Finance reports are filed with the Platte County Clerk's Office. Filed reports are found below.
2. Political Action Committees (PACs)  
   • W.S. §22-1-102(a)(xx) defines PACs as, "any group of two (2) or more persons organized and associated for the purpose of raising, collecting or spending money for use in the aid of, or otherwise influencing or attempting to influence, directly or indirectly, the election or defeat of candidates for public office, candidate’s committees, or political parties, for support of or opposition to any initiative or referendum petition drive or for the adoption or defeat of any ballot proposition".
   • PACs supporting/opposing Statewide or Legislative races, or ballot measures, file reports with the Secretary of State's Office. Their reports are available on WYCFIS.
   • PACs supporting/opposing County-specific ballot measures or candidates, Municipal ballot measures or candidates, or School Board measures or candidates file with the Platte County Clerk's Office and are available below.
   • Reporting deadlines for PACs are identical to reporting deadlines for candidates. 
3. Candidate Campaign Committees
   • W.S. §22-1-102(a)(vii) defines Candidate Campaign Committees as, "every group of two (2) or more persons who join together for the purpose of raising, collecting or expending money to be used in the aid of the election of a specific candidate for public office. If more than one (1) committee forms to support the candidate, the candidate shall designate which committee shall be his or her principal campaign committee".
   • Candidate Committees supporting a specific Statewide or Legislative candidate files reports with the Secretary of State's Office. Their reports are available on WYCFIS.
   • Candidate Committees supporting a specific County, Municipal or School Board candidate file with the Platte County Clerk's Office and are available below.
   • Reporting deadlines for Candidate Committees are identical to reporting deadlines for candidates. 
4. Political Parties
   • State and County political party central committees are required to file a campaign finance report within 10 days after a General or Special Election
   • Those reports are fined with the Secretary of State's Office and are available on WYCFIS.
5. Organizations that Receive or Expend $1,000 or more
   • Any organization that receives contributions or expends more than $1,000 for the purpose of causing electioneering communications shall file a statement of formation.
   • "Electioneering communications" is defined in W.S. §22-25-101(d)(i) and (ii)
   • "Independent expenditure" is defined in W.S. §22-25-101(d)(iii)
   • Statements of formation are due within 10 days of causing the expenditure or communication, or within 24 hours if the expenditure or communication is made within 10 days of any election. 
   • Reporting deadlines for organizations are identical to reporting deadlines for candidates.

Who Does Not File Reports:

1. Candidates for Precinct Committeeman or Committeewoman
2. Candidates for Special District Trustee (except school board candidates)
3. Candidates who failed to be nominated at the Primary Election do not need to file a report for the General Election 
   • Provided, however, if the candidate has a committee (and has not terminated that committee) the committee must file a report for the General Election.
   • If the candidate does not have a committee, or has terminated the committee, no report is required to be filed for the General Election.
4. Organizations that receive or expend less than $1,000 for the purpose of causing electioneering communications shall file a statement of formation. 
5. Organizations that expend funds for the purpose of causing electioneering communications that are more than 30 calendar days from a primary election; 60 calendar days from a general election; or 21 calendar days from any special election. 

Limits on Contributions:

• Individuals may contribute directly, or indirectly, to up to $2,500 for Statewide candidates (or candidate committee) per election.
• Individuals may contribute directly, or indirectly, to up to $1,500 for non-Statewide candidates (or candidate committee) per election.
  • PACs may contribute directly, or indirectly, up to $5,000 for non-Statewide candidates (or candidate committee) per election.
• There is no limit to the amount a candidate, or their immediate family, can contribute directly, or indirectly, to a candidate (or candidate committee) whether they are statewide candidates, or not.
• Contributions to political parties are not subject to campaign finance limits provided those contributions are not exclusively dedicated to any particular candidate.
• Any violations of campaign finance limits may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for the first offense, and up to $10,000 for second or subsequent offenses.

Find Out More: 

Campaign finance laws are enumerated in W.S. §22-25-101 through §22-25-115. To view Wyoming statutes please visit the WyoLeg.gov.

For fillable reports, please visit this webpage: CLICK HERE!

Search Filed Reports:

As indicated above, campaign finance reports for Federal offices are available for inspection at the Federal Election Commission. Reports for Statewide and Legislative races (to include PACs and Candidate Committees) are available at the Secretary of State's Office.

For County-specific races, Municipal and School Board campaign finance reports, there are three options to inspect reports:

1. See the files below 
   • Use this option to see reports filed with the County Clerk's Office,
   • This option allows inspection of reports from 2020 to present.
2. Visit Wyoming's Campaign Finance Information System 
   1. Use this option to see reports filed with the Secretary of State's Office; and,
   2. Reports filed with County Clerk's Offices from 2024 to present.
3. For reports that pre-date 2020, submit a Public Record's Request.