State-by-State Grade and Ranking Chart To sort this chart by subcategory, click on the word "rank" under each heading. State Overall Law E-Filing Accessibility Usability   Grade Rank Grade Rank Grade Rank Grade Rank Grade Rank Washington A- 1 A 1 A+ 1 A+ 1 C- 8 Illinois B 2 C 28 A+ 1 B+ 8 B+ 1 Massachusetts C+ 3 D+ 35 A+ 1 A- 6 B- 4 Ohio C+ 4 C 27 A+ 1 A+ 3 F 24 Texas C+ 4 B- 20 C- 15 A- 4 D+ 13 Hawaii C 6 B 8 C 10 A- 6 F 36 Florida C 7 B- 15 D 17 B+ 8 F 24 New Jersey C 8 B 12 F 21 C 14 C- 8 California C 9 A 2 B 9 F 28 D- 19 Michigan C 10 C- 32 F 21 A+ 1 D 16 Rhode Island C 11 C 30 C 10 A- 4 F 27 Maryland C 12 F 39 A+ 1 B+ 8 D+ 12 Alaska C- 13 C+ 23 F 31 D 20 B- 3 Kentucky C- 13 B+ 5 F 21 C+ 12 F 36 Wisconsin C- 15 B 11 A- 8 F 31 C- 11 Arizona C- 16 C+ 22 A+ 1 C- 17 F 36 Louisiana C- 17 B- 20 C 14 D- 25 D 15 Oklahoma D+ 18 B- 18 F 21 B 11 F 45 Colorado D+ 19 B- 15 F 35 C+ 12 F 32 North Carolina D+ 19 B 8 C 10 F 29 D- 22 Georgia D+ 21 A- 3 D 17 F 27 F 41 Virginia D+ 22 B 12 D 17 F 33 D+ 13 Connecticut D+ 23 B 12 F 20 D- 24 F 33 Idaho D 24 C+ 25 F 37 D- 23 C 5 New York D 25 F 39 A+ 1 D+ 19 F 27 Missouri D 26 B 8 C 10 F 32 F 41 Nevada D 27 F 44 F 21 D 22 C 7 Minnesota D- 28 B+ 6 F 21 F 40 F 26 Maine D- 29 D+ 34 F 28 C 14 F 41 Oregon D- 30 B+ 6 C- 15 F 40 F 41 Delaware D- 31 D- 37 F 21 C- 16 F 27 Indiana D- 32 F 43 F 31 C- 17 D- 19 Utah D- 33 F 39 F 28 D 20 D- 19 Pennsylvania F 34 C 30 F 28 F 33 D- 22 Mississippi F 35 C+ 25 F 37 F 36 C- 8 Nebraska F 36 B- 15 F 37 F 30 F 33 West Virginia F 37 C+ 23 F 37 F 40 D- 18 Montana F 38 A- 4 F 37 F 47 F 40 Kansas F 39 D- 36 F 37 D- 25 F 45 New Hampshire F 40 B- 18 F 36 F 44 F 49 Arkansas F 41 C 28 F 37 F 39 F 47 Vermont F 42 D- 38 F 37 F 33 F 30 South Dakota F 43 F 49 F 37 F 36 B- 2 New Mexico F 44 F 44 F 31 F 45 F 33 Iowa F 45 F 46 F 31 F 36 F 47 Tennessee F 46 F 39 F 37 F 48 D 16 Alabama F 47 F 47 F 37 F 45 F 30 North Dakota F 48 F 50 F 37 F 43 C 5 South Carolina F 49 C- 32 F 37 F 50 F 50 Wyoming F 50 F 48 F 37 F 48 F 39 Note: In case of a tie, states are listed in alphabetical order.   Back to the Grading State Disclosure home page Back to the New York City Campaign Finance Board Next to U.S. Map Showing State Grades