Sunshine Idaho Campaign Finance Reporting System Launch
Summary
Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane announced the launch of Sunshine, a new user-friendly campaign finance reporting system for political candidates and PACs. The platform provides public access to track campaign donations and expenditures. Year-end candidate and PAC reports for 2023 were due January 10, 2024.
What changed
Idaho Secretary of State launched Sunshine, a new campaign finance reporting and transparency platform, replacing the previous system for most filers. Political candidates and PACs must now use the new portal for campaign finance disclosures. Local candidates not on the 2024 ballot continue using the legacy system until data migration is complete.
Affected parties including candidates, PACs, and political organizations should ensure they are registered on the Sunshine platform for all future campaign finance filings. The public and voters can now access searchable campaign finance data to track political influence and donations.
What to do next
- File year-end candidate and PAC reports for 2023 using the Sunshine portal
- Access public campaign finance data at sunshine.voteidaho.gov
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Date: January 10, 2024
Contact: Chelsea Carattini, Communications Director
Phone: (208) 332-2849
(Boise, Idaho) – Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane is pleased to announce the launch of a new system for reporting campaign finance donations and expenditures for political candidates and political action committees (PACs) and rich data for the public to track political influence. The new system, called Sunshine, is a user-friendly platform designed to bring transparency, accessibility, and accountability to campaign finance in Idaho.
Year-end Candidate and PAC reports for 2023 must be filed with the Secretary of State today, January 10th. The 2023 year-end report data for all candidates running in 2024, state candidates, and PACs can be found on the new Sunshine portal. The search feature on the site offers quick and easy access to common searches for data.
Local candidates who are not on the ballot in 2024 will file the 2023 annual report in the previous campaign finance system. Data for those candidates, as well as historical data can be found at sos.idaho.gov until the data is migrated to the new platform. Federal campaign finance data can be found at the Federal Election Commission website.
Secretary McGrane remarked, “The launch of Sunshine marks a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to enhance transparency in Idaho’s electoral process. By providing easy access to campaign finance information, we are empowering voters and promoting a more open and accountable political landscape.”
To explore the new system, visit sunshine.voteidaho.gov.
ABOUT PHIL McGRANE
Phil McGrane was elected Idaho’s twenty-eighth Secretary of State and took office on January 2, 2023. McGrane served as elected Clerk of Ada County from 2019-2022. McGrane holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, a juris doctorate, and a Master of Public Administration. As a fourth-generation Idahoan, Phil has dedicated his career to making elections in the state of Idaho accessible, secure and transparent.
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