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A Standing Political Committee is a political action committee (PAC) or political party that is active in more than one reporting jurisdiction in Arizona and registers with the Arizona Secretary of State.
Standing Committees:
- File a Statement of Organization with the Secretary of State.
- Submit a copy of that Statement to each jurisdiction where they are active (for notice purposes).
- File all campaign finance reports only with the Secretary of State.
- Are assigned an identification number by the Secretary of State.
The City Clerk does not receive campaign finance reports from Standing Committees and does not enforce their reporting requirements.
[See Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) §§ 16-901(48), 16-906(E), 16-934(E).]