Elections: Candidates, Parties & PACs

Becoming a Political Action Committee in Vermont

            Supporting or opposing one or more candidates;
            Influencing an election;
            Or advocating a position on a public question in any election;
            Or affecting the outcome of an election.

Find a PAC
Alphabetical list of active Political Action Committees.

Click here to download an alphabetical listing of all Polticial Action Committees. (Excel file as of 12/19/06)

A PAC which has accepted contributions or made expenditures of $500.00 or more must register with the secretary of state within ten days of reaching the $500.00 threshold. The registration includes the full name and address of the PAC, the name of the PAC’s treasurer, and the name of the bank in which the PAC maintains its campaign checking account. (Treasurer and Bank Designation Form) A PAC which has accepted contributions or made expenditures of $500.00 or more must file periodic campaign finance reports with the Secretary of State. Please see the Critical 2006 Primary and General Election Dates for filing deadlines

A PAC that has accepted contributions or made expenditures of $500.00, or more, for the purpose of influencing a local election or supporting or opposing one or more candidates in a local election must-in addition to other filings required by this chapter- file campaign finance reports ten days before and ten days after the local election.  These reports must be filed with the clerk of the municipality in which the election is held.

Contribution Limits:

Receipt. A political committee, other than a political committee of a candidate, or a political party shall not accept contributions totaling more than $2,000.00 from a single source, political committee or political party in any two-year general election cycle.

Donate. A single source or political committee may not contribute more to a candidate, political committee or political party than the candidate, political committee or political party is permitted to accept under Vermont law.

No indirect contributions. A political party or political committee may not accept a contribution which is not directly from the contributor, but was transferred to the contributor by another person for the purpose of transferring the same or otherwise circumventing the provisions of Vermont law.

The limitations on contributions do not apply to contributions made for the purpose of advocating a position on a public question, including a constitutional amendment.