| Number
of states that require reporting of last-minute contributions: |
35 |
| Number of states
that require a contributor’s occupation
and employer to be disclosed: |
29 |
| Number that require
a contributor’s occupation to
be disclosed, but not employer: |
5 |
| Number that require
a contributor’s employer to be
disclosed, but not occupation: |
2 |
| Number
of states that do not require contributor occupation
or employer information: |
14 |
| Number of states that require expenditures to be described
in campaign disclosure reports: |
49 |
| Number of states that require both a descriptive code and
a plain language description of each expenditure: |
9 |
| Number of states that require a plain language expenditure
description only: |
39 |
| Number of states that require descriptive expenditure codes
only: |
1 |
| Number of states that require disclosure of subvendor expenditures
made on behalf of a campaign: |
22 |
| Number of states that require independent expenditures
to be disclosed: |
40 |
| Number
of states that require last-minute independent expenditures
to be disclosed: |
23 |
| Number
of states that direct their disclosure agencies to
conduct
“desk reviews” of
campaign finance reports: |
26 |
| Number of states that direct their disclosure agencies
to conduct field audits of campaign finance reports: |
16 |
