File Online (CFOFS)

Click here to file your reports online using CFOFS

The Ohio Secretary of State provides two options to submit your Campaign Finance reports electronically to our office via the Campaign Finance Online Filing System (CFOFS):

1. Keying the report into CFOFS
2. Uploading properly formatted files in either a comma separated values (.csv) or text (.txt) file format.

To file electronically, you must become a registered user, having received access credentials unique to your filing entity. Instructions for registering are found below. The Campaign Finance Division routinely offers training on compliance and disclosure requirements, including electronic filing. One-on-one assistance, including a demonstration of filing options, is available at the Secretary of State's offices in Columbus whenever requested.

You may contact the Campaign Finance Division of the Ohio Secretary of State`s office at 614-466-3111, or by e-mail, if you have any questions.

1. Overview - Electronic Filing in Ohio
2. Registration
   You must register before filing
   Registration Form  

Mail completed form to:
Ohio Secretary of State
Campaign Finance
180 East Broad St. 15th Fl
Columbus, OH. 43215

1. File
   1. File Reports Online using CFOFS
      File Online |  Filing Information (PDF)
   2. Upload File into CFOFS
      Upload Instructions (PDF)
      Uploading Transition Funds into CFOFS
      Upload Instructions (PDF)
   3. Upload Digital Documents to a Report
      Upload Documents to a Report (PDF)

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