RNC Counsel’s Office

The RNC Counsel's Office provides valuable legal services for the RNC, its officers, members, Republican state parties, and GOP Committees. In addition, the RNC Counsel's Office's special initiatives include the Legal Compliance Seminar Series, the Party Rules and Convention Database project, and the publication of various reference manuals and other resource materials.

Rules of the Republican Party
Republican Party Platform

Trademark/Copyright request forms

• Trademark request
• Copyright request

Election Reform

• Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
• National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
• Election Line

• Internal Revenue Service (527)

Securities and Exchange Commission

• G-37
• The Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA)

Legal Compliance: Federal

• Federal Election Commission
• Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)
• Rulemakings
• Advisory Opinions
• Outstanding Comments

Legal Compliance: State

Alabama

• Office of the Secretary of State - Elections Division

Alaska

• Alaska Public Office Commission
• Secretary of State - Division of Elections

America Samoa

Arizona

• Office of the Secretary of State
• Secretary of State - Campaign Finance

Arkansas

• Arkansas Ethics Commission
• Secretary of State - Elections
• State Board of Election Commissioners

California

• Fair Political Practices Commission
• Technical Assistance and Analysis Division

Colorado

• Colorado Department of State

Connecticut

• Secretary of State

Delaware

• State Election Commissioner

District of Columbia

• District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics

Florida

• Division of Elections - Dept. of State

Georgia

• Secretary of State - Elections Division
• State Ethics Commission

Guam

Hawaii

• Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission

Idaho

• Chief Deputy Secretary of State
• Secretary of State - Election Division
• Secretary of State - Campaign Finance

Illinois

• State Board of Elections
• Campaign Disclosure Division

Indiana

• State Election Board
• Scretary of State - Campaign Finance

Iowa

• Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board

Kansas

• Election Division
• Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission

Kentucky

• Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
• Secretary of State
• Kentucky Board of Elections

Louisiana

• Board of Ethics for Elected Officials
• Secretary of State - Elections Division

Maine

• Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
• Office of the Secretary of State

Maryland

• Division of Candidacy and Campaign Finance
• State Administrative Board of Elections

Massachusetts

• Office of Campaign and Political Finance
• Secretary of State - Elections Division
• Campaign and Political Finance

Michigan

• Bureau of Elections
• Department of State

Minnesota

• Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public
• Disclosure Board
• Minnesota Campaign Manual

Mississippi

• Office of the Secretary of State

Missouri

• Administrative Secretary
• Missouri Ethics Commission
• Secretary of State - Elections

Montana

• Commissioner of Political Practices
• Secretary of State- Campaign Finance & Practices

Nebraska

• Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission

Nevada

• Secretary of State - Elections

New Hampshire

• Deputy Secretary of State
• Secretary of State - Elections Division

New Jersey

• New Jersey Elections Law Enforcement Commission

New Mexico

• Ethics Administration
• Secretary of State

New York

• State Board of Elections

North Carolina

• Campaign Reporting Office
• State Board of Elections

North Dakota

• Secretary of State

Ohio

• Chief Campaign Finance Examiner
• Office of the Secretary of State

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Ethics Commission

Oregon

• Election Division
• Secretary of State

Pennsylvania

• Director of Campaign Finance Operations
• Bureau of Elections, Commissions, and Legislation
• Department of Commonwealth

Puerto Rico

• Commonwealth Electoral Commission

Rhode Island

• Campaign Finance Division
• Rhode Island State Board of Elections

South Carolina

• State Ethics Commission

South Dakota

• Elections Supervisor
• Office of the Secretary of State

Tennessee

• Executive Director
• Registry of Election Finance

Texas

• Texas Ethics Commission

Utah

• Office of the Lieutenant Governor
• Director of Elections
• Elections Office

Vermont

• Director of Elections
• Office of the Secretary of State

Virginia

• State Board of Elections
• Board of Elections - Campaign Finance

Virgin Islands

Washington

• Public Disclosure Commission

West Virginia

• Elections Division
• Secretary of State

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin State Elections Board

Wyoming

• Elections Director
• Secretary of State's Office