Using a state campaign bank account

Using a state campaign bank account

State campaign bank accounts are required to ensure transparency of financial transactions, including receiving political donations and incurring electoral expenditure.

All candidates must have and use a state campaign bank account for a state election. You must notify the ECQ of your account details within 5 business days of the earliest of:

• announcing or otherwise publicly indicating your intention to contest the election,
• otherwise indicating your intention to contest the election (e.g. by accepting a gift or incurring electoral expenditure)
• nominating as a candidate for the election.

All political donations must be deposited into your state campaign account within 5 business days of receiving the donor statement. There are also restrictions about what other amounts can be placed into your state campaign account (see State fact sheet 16 for more details).

All electoral expenditure must be paid from your state campaign bank account.

You must not use the same campaign bank account for state and local elections.

Links to further information:

• State fact sheet 16 – State campaign bank accounts for candidates

Forms:

• FAD1B - Bank account details - Candidate

Videos:

• Video - State campaign accounts