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The City of New Bedford Election Commission has scheduled a seminar on Campaign and Political Finance for Monday, August 12 at the Judge Rosalind Poll Brooker Public Meeting Room, 133 William Street, New Bedford , 3th floor, Room 314, starting at 6:30 P.M.
The seminar is an opportunity for elected officials, candidates, campaign managers, treasurers or anyone interested in politics to learn about the requirements of campaign finance disclosure and ask any questions they might have about record keeping and completing mandated reports.
Jason Tait, Director of Public Information for the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), will review the rules and regulations of Campaign Finance as required by M.G.L. c 55. This program is designed for all candidates running in local elections and will focus on a number of topics.
Candidates and their staffs will learn how to complete required reports including: Summary Activity, Schedule A (receipts), Schedule B (expenditures), Schedule C (in-kind contributions), and Schedule D (liabilities). OCPF staff will answer questions concerning campaign finance, filing requirements, and other guidelines. Subjects covered will include: the role public employees may play in a campaigns, how ballot question committees operate under campaign finance law, and prohibitions against the use of public resources to support or oppose candidates or ballot questions.
The seminar is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Election Commission at 508-979-1420.
