Records-retention requirement

Alaska Stat. § 15.13.040 explicitly requires maintenance of transaction records for services and supplies provided to candidates or groups, mandates these records be kept during election years, and makes them available for commission inspection. This establishes a statutory record-retention requirement with an implicit retention period (during the election year) and an audit/access mechanism (commission inspection).

“During each year in which an election occurs, all businesses, persons, or groups that furnish any of the following services, facilities, or supplies to a candidate or group shall maintain a record of each transaction: newspapers, radio, television, advertising, advertising agency services, accounting, billboards, printing, secretarial, public opinion polls, or research and professional campaign consultation or management, media production or preparation, or computer services. Records of provision of services, facilities, or supplies shall be available for inspection by the commission.”

Article 19(a) explicitly mandates retention of supporting documentation for ten years, establishing a clear statutory record-retention requirement with a defined period. This directly satisfies the TRACE.1 criterion by codifying the obligation in statute rather than leaving it to administrative discretion.

The statute explicitly requires committees to retain all records (contributions, expenditures, disbursements, contributor identification, and bank account documentation) for a defined period—two years following the election cycle. This creates a clear, enforceable statutory obligation with specific duration, satisfying the record-retention element of procedural clarity.

“A committee shall preserve all records required to be kept by this section for two years following the end of the election cycle.”

Section 7-6-227(a)(2) explicitly requires independent expenditure committees to retain contributor records and expenditure documentation for a defined statutory period of four years, with specified content (names, addresses, employment, amounts). This satisfies the core procedural requirement of a record-retention mandate grounded in statute with enumerated scope and duration.

Section 317(1) imposes a statutory obligation on persons subject to civil penalty provisions to retain records including donation records and documentation supporting returns and claims. Subsection (2) provides explicit, enumerated retention periods (5 years from end of financial year, gift date, polling day, or relevant event), creating a clear statutory framework for record retention.

“A person who is subject to a civil penalty provision in this Part must keep the following records in accordance with subsections (2) and (3): (a) records allowing the person to provide an accurate return or claim under this Part; (b) records required for the purposes of complying with Division 3A (requirements relating to donations); (c) any other records required for the purposes of allowing the Electoral Commissioner to determine whether the person is complying, or has complied, with this Part”

Section 10(7) mandates that parties must respond without delay to all inquiries from the Court of Audit and provide all requested information and documents required for control purposes. While this section does not explicitly name a retention period, it establishes a statutory obligation for parties to maintain records and provide them on demand to the audit authority. The mandatory audit access requirement in subsections 4, 5, and 7 presupposes that parties retain the underlying records (Rechnungsbücher, -belege, Geschäftsstücke, Verträge, Korrespondenzen) to satisfy these obligations.

“Die Parteien haben die Anfragen des Rechnungshofs ohne Verzug vollinhaltlich und unmittelbar zu beantworten, alle abverlangten Auskünfte zu erteilen und jedem Verlangen zu entsprechen, das der Rechnungshof zum Zwecke der Durchführung der Kontrolle im einzelnen Falle stellt.”

Art. 34, Item IV explicitly requires political parties to retain documentation supporting their account statements for a period of no less than five years. This is a clear statutory mandate establishing both the obligation and the duration, meeting the core requirement for records-retention procedure.

Connecticut Gen. Stat. § 9-607(f) explicitly requires treasurers to preserve internal records, credit card statements, receipts, checks, and bank statements for four years. The statute enumerates specific types of documentation (invoices, receipts, bills, statements, itineraries) and specifies the retention period with clarity, satisfying the records-retention requirement fully.

“The treasurer shall preserve all internal records of transactions required to be entered in reports filed pursuant to section 9-608 for four years from the date of the report in which the transactions were entered. Internal records required to be maintained in order for any permissible expenditure to be paid from committee funds include, but are not limited to, contemporaneous invoices, receipts, bills, statements, itineraries, or other written or documentary evidence showing the campaign or other lawful purpose of the expenditure. If a committee incurs expenses by credit card, the treasurer shall preserve all credit card statements and receipts for four years from the date of the report in which the transaction was required to be entered. If any checks are issued pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, the treasurer who issues them shall preserve all cancelled checks and bank statements for four years from the date on which they are issued. If debit card payments are made pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, the treasurer who makes said payments shall preserve all debit card slips and bank statements for four years from the date on which the payments are made.”

Section 8003(c) explicitly imposes a statutory duty on candidates to retain complete records of contributions and expenditures for a defined period—3 full years following the election. The statute specifies both the scope of records (contributions and expenditures) and the retention duration, satisfying the core procedural requirement without reliance on administrative discretion.

§ 106.06 codifies the campaign-finance records-retention requirement: detailed accounts current within 2 days, kept for inspection. § 105.08 (5052) parallels for judicial candidates.

“The campaign treasurer of each candidate and the campaign treasurer of each political committee shall keep detailed accounts, current within not more than 2 days after the date of receiving a contribution or making an expenditure”

The statute explicitly requires parties to retain accounting records, books, balance sheets, and accountability reports for ten years, with the retention period beginning at the end of the fiscal year. This satisfies the statutory requirement for defined record-retention periods covering financial documentation.

“Rechnungsunterlagen, Bücher, Bilanzen und Rechenschaftsberichte sind zehn Jahre aufzubewahren. Die Aufbewahrungsfrist beginnt mit Ablauf des Rechnungsjahres.”

Ν. 3023/2002 Άρθρο 16 codifies mandatory income/expense books for parties and candidates — full records-retention regime.

“Βιβλία εσόδων - εξόδων”

The section explicitly requires treasurers and independent expenditure makers to retain receipted bills, cancelled checks, and proof of payment for expenditures, with a clear statutory retention schedule of three years or one year after committee dissolution (whichever is earlier). This satisfies the record-retention requirement by defining both the documents to be retained and the mandatory preservation period in statute.

The statute explicitly requires treasurers and candidates/chairpersons to preserve all records (contributions, expenditures, contributor identity, disbursement details) for a defined period of five years (or three years post-dissolution), establishing a clear statutory basis for record retention without reliance on administrative discretion.

The statute explicitly requires campaign committees to maintain and preserve records supporting all reports or statements for a period designated by the commission. This satisfies the statutory mandate for record retention, though the specific duration is delegated to commission designation rather than enumerated in statute itself.

“Records in support of every report or statement filed under the campaign finance act shall be maintained and preserved by the person who files it for a period of time to be designated by the commission.”

KRS 121.120 codifies records retention: the Registry must 'preserve all reports for at least six (6) years from the date of receipt' (subsection 4(e)) and must 'require that candidates and slates of candidates shall maintain their records for a period of six (6) years from the date of the regular election' (subsection 4(l)). A defined-period records-retention requirement is codified.

Louisiana R.S. 18:1491.5 imposes a clear statutory mandate on committee officers to maintain comprehensive financial records, including names and addresses of contributors, dates, amounts, descriptions of in-kind contributions, expenditure details, petty cash transactions, and loan documentation. The statute enumerates specific record categories with defined data elements. However, the section does not specify a defined retention period (e.g., 3 years, 5 years, or indefinitely), which is a component of a complete records-retention requirement under the procedural-clarity standard.

The statute explicitly requires campaign committees to retain records for a defined period (4 years following the election). The section then enumerates the specific types of records to be retained: expenditure details, contributor lists with names/addresses/amounts/dates, receipts for expenditures over $50, and account statements. This satisfies the statutory grounding and enumeration of retention requirements.

“Any committee that is required to register under section 1052‑A or 1053‑B shall keep records as provided in this section for 4 years following the election to which the records pertain.”

The statute explicitly requires campaign finance entities to retain account books and related records for a defined period (10 years or 2 years after final report filing, whichever is earlier). This satisfies the core procedural element of a statutory record-retention mandate with specific, enumerated timelines.

“The account books and related records of a campaign finance entity shall be preserved until the earlier of: (1) 10 years after the creation of an account book entry or related record; or (2) 2 years after the campaign finance entity files a final campaign finance report under Subtitle 3 of this title.”

§ 13-37-208 requires the campaign treasurer of each candidate and committee to keep detailed accounts of all contributions and expenditures — current within 10 days — with a statutory retention period for the accounts.

“the campaign treasurer of each candidate, each political committee, and each joint fundraising committee shall keep detailed accounts of all contributions received and all expenditures made”

The statute explicitly requires the Minister to retain personal data in the overview for a maximum of ten years, establishing a defined retention period for campaign finance records. This satisfies the statutory grounding of record-retention requirements, though the scope is limited to data in the published overview rather than comprehensive internal records retained by parties themselves.

“Persoonsgegevens die in het overzicht voorkomen, worden door Onze Minister maximaal tien jaar bewaard.”

The statute explicitly authorizes the commission to establish and publish retention requirements for campaign records, including contributor lists, expenditure documentation, and bank statements, through a manual that prescribes the length of time such records must be retained. This creates a statutory foundation for records-retention obligations, even though the specific retention periods are delegated to regulatory implementation.

“Prepare and publish a manual for all candidates, political committees and continuing political committees, prescribing the requirements of the law, including uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting and requirements as to the length of time that any person required to keep any records pursuant to the provisions of this act shall retain such records, or any class or category thereof, or any other documents, including canceled checks, deposit slips, invoices and other similar documents, necessary for the compilation of such records”

§ 1622(c) codifies the records-retention requirement: 'All such records shall be retained by the candidate or treasurer for a period of three (3) years after such information is reported as required by this act.' Defined retention period for candidate/treasurer records.

“All such records shall be retained by the candidate or treasurer for a period of three (3) years after such information is reported”

The statute explicitly requires campaign treasurers and committee treasurers to maintain and preserve all records and supporting documentation for a clearly defined four-year period from filing date. This satisfies the core procedural requirement of a statutory record-retention mandate with specified duration, applicable to candidates, party committees, and PACs.

“the campaign treasurer of each candidate seeking nomination for election or election to public office shall maintain and preserve all records and supporting documentation for a period of four (4) years from the filing date. For every report filed after the effective date of this chapter, the treasurer of each political party committee and political action committee shall be required to maintain and preserve all records in support of the committee reports filed pursuant to § 17-25-11 for a period of four (4) years from the filing date.”

Finance Law Article 31 codifies an internal-control records-retention requirement: party statute / political-subject decision must specify the manner of internal control of financial operations AND the right of members / supporting voters to inspect income/expenditure. Article 27 (4656) requires book-keeping by origin/amount/structure per accounting law.

“Статутом политичке странке, односно одговарајућом одлуком политичког субјекта, мора бити одређен начин обављања унутрашње контроле финансијског пословања и право чланова, односно бирача који подржавају изборну листу, да се упознају са приходима и расходима политичког субјекта.”

The statute explicitly requires candidates and campaigns to retain specific categories of records (checks, bank statements, vendor receipts) for a defined period (two years after election). This satisfies the statutory grounding and enumeration of the records-retention requirement with specificity as to both content and duration.

“In order to comply with an audit, candidates and campaigns shall retain copies of all checks, bank statements and vendor receipts for two (2) years after the date of the election to which the records refer.”

§ 254.001 codifies a records-retention requirement: each candidate, officeholder, and political-committee campaign treasurer must maintain a record of all reportable activity containing the information necessary to file the required reports, and 'shall preserve the record for at least two years beginning on the filing deadline for the report containing the information in the record.' A recordkeeping violation is a Class B misdemeanor.

“shall preserve the record for at least two years beginning on the filing deadline for the report containing the information in the record”

Law 2820 Article 60 requires party organs at every level to maintain multiple registers: member register (üye kayıt defteri), decisions book (karar defteri), incoming/outgoing correspondence register, income/expense register (gelir ve gider defteri), and fixed-assets register (demirbaş eşya defteri). Reinforced by Article 42 (member register subject to district board chair supervision).

52 USC § 30111(a)(5) codifies a 10-year retention requirement (5 years for House-only reports). Applied to the FEC, not the committee — but defines the records-preservation period in federal statute.

“keep such designations, reports, and statements for a period of 10 years from the date of receipt”

The statute explicitly mandates that treasurers retain specific records (bank statements, checks, bills, invoices, receipts for expenditures over $500) for a clearly defined period—through July 1 of the year following the election for nonincumbent candidates, and from swearing-in through July 1 post-election for incumbent candidates. This satisfies the statutory codification, enumeration, and temporal definition required for TRACE.1.

“The treasurer shall be responsible for retaining all bank statements for, and copies of checks issued on, the campaign depository and bills, invoices, and receipts for any expenditure greater than $500. The treasurer for a nonincumbent candidate shall retain such records and materials for a period starting from the date of the designation of the campaign depository for the campaign through July 1 of the year immediately following the year of the election. The treasurer for incumbent candidates shall retain such records and materials for a period starting from the date that the incumbent was sworn into office for the term being served at the time of the election through July 1 of the year immediately following the year of the election.”

The section establishes a statutory obligation for political parties, independent-list holders, and candidates to provide financial reports and 'all requested documentation' to the State Election Commission upon request. This confirms a duty to maintain records and produce them, satisfying the existence of a record-keeping requirement. However, the section does not specify the retention period, the categories of records (contributor lists, bank statements, expenditure receipts), or the consequences of failure to retain or produce records, leaving key procedural elements undefined.

“Uz financijski izvještaj o financiranju izborne promidžbe, političke stranke, nositelji nezavisnih lista, odnosno nositelji lista grupe birača i kandidati dužni su Državnom izbornom povjerenstvu, na njegov zahtjev, dostaviti svu traženu dokumentaciju.”

The section establishes statutory requirements that parties must maintain separate accounts for different types of funds and must provide account identifiers to the oversight office, which creates a framework for record-keeping. However, the statute does not explicitly specify a defined retention period (e.g., "records must be kept for X years"), nor does it enumerate what specific documentation (contributor lists, expenditure records, bank statements) must be retained. The procedural framework assumes records exist and are accessible via special accounts, but lacks explicit statutory grounding of retention duration and scope.

“Strany a hnutí a politické instituty vedou oddělené účty pro a) příspěvky ze státního rozpočtu, příjmy z darů a jiných bezúplatných plnění, b) plnění vyplývající z pracovněprávního vztahu ke straně a hnutí a politickému institutu, c) financování volebních kampaní za podmínek stanovených volebními zákony, d) ostatní příjmy a výdaje.”

§ 104 codifies retention of ballots, polling books, voter lists, voter cards, and other election materials by the municipal council with statutory destruction after complaint period. § 72 codifies fintælling material custody. § 74 codifies sealed packaging post-count. § 66 codifies postal-vote tracking. § 12b codifies digital-solution regulation. Election-records retention codified; CF-records retention lives in Partistøtteloven.

§ 12¹⁷ codifies and penalty-backs the obligation to maintain a register of donations made to a political party, and § 12¹¹ empowers the supervision committee to demand documents — record-keeping is statutorily required, though a specific retention period is not enumerated in these provisions.

“the obligation to maintain a register of donations made to a political party”

§ 99 codifies records retention: if the counting of ballots is interrupted, all ballots and tallies must be stored so no outsider can access them; after the result is confirmed the ballots and a copy of the candidate-list combination must be placed in a package 'sealed in the manner ordered by the Ministry of Justice' and 'retained until the next corresponding election has been held,' with tallies kept as an annex to the minutes and all documents handed to the State Provincial Office for safekeeping. Comprehensive election-records retention codified; campaign-finance records retention lives in the Election Funding Act.

The statute mandates detailed separate accounting and recordkeeping of financial operations for signature-collection campaigns (comptabilité annexe et détaillée), establishing a statutory recordkeeping requirement. However, the section does not specify the retention period, which is a critical element of a records-retention requirement. The statute requires creation and maintenance of records but is silent on how long they must be kept.

“L'ensemble des opérations financières conduites par un parti ou groupement en vue de la campagne de collecte de soutiens fait l'objet d'une comptabilité annexe et détaillée dans les comptes de ce parti ou groupement politique.”

The section establishes that the State Auditor can request 'all documents' at any time to verify compliance, which presupposes document retention, but does not explicitly mandate candidates to retain records for a defined retention period (e.g., '4 years'). The requirement is implicit in the audit right rather than stated as a direct statutory obligation with a specified duration.

The statute requires third-party vendors (media, printers, advertising agencies) to keep current records of amounts paid and obligations—a procedural element supporting traceability. However, the criterion asks whether campaign committees themselves must retain records for a defined period. This section does not impose a retention obligation on the campaign committees or treasurers; it imposes one on vendors. Additionally, there is no explicit time period specified ('current record' is vague about duration). The statute mandates record-keeping but not by the entities that would typically be responsible for campaign finance records.

“Each newspaper, periodical, broadcasting station, direct mailing company, printer and advertising agency which accepts expenditures from a political treasurer shall keep a current record (available to the public) listing the amounts paid and the obligations incurred by each candidate, political committee or political treasurer”

§ 27 of the Pre-election Campaign Law requires media and service providers to keep records of pre-election campaign expenditures, and the Party Financing Law requires parties to maintain accounting documents; record-keeping is statutorily required, though a specific retention period is not enumerated.

“shall keep records of the pre-election campaign (pre-election expenditures)”

Lithuania requires the political-campaign treasurer to manage detailed accounting (§ 21 Funding Law) under the Civil Code's trust-agreement framework, with the records and statements submitted to the CEC; the surfaced § 3 lists CEC tasks generally.

Article 68 establishes that the outgoing treasurer must transfer account records with supporting documentation (pièces justificatives) to the candidate and incoming treasurer, which implies mandatory record-keeping and transfer. However, the section does not specify a defined retention period, storage requirements, or post-election preservation obligations. The procedural element of record custody during succession is codified, but the statutory framework for record retention duration and audit access is absent.

The section establishes a statutory duty for the Commission to retain donation reports, satisfying the records-retention requirement in part. However, it does not specify a defined retention period (duration), nor does it explicitly extend the requirement to campaign committees' own retention of contributor lists, expenditure documentation, or bank statements—only to the Commission's archiving of reports submitted by parties. The scope is narrow and the retention timeline is absent.

“The Commission shall keep a record of all donation reports received by the political parties in accordance with this Act”

The section establishes that the Technical Audit Unit must receive and review income/expense reports and supporting documentation, demonstrating a statutory framework for record-handling and oversight. However, the section does not explicitly specify the duration for which records must be retained (no defined retention period in years/months) nor does it directly impose a retention obligation on candidates themselves—it only prescribes the Unit's duty to receive and review reports. The statute delegates detailed accounting rules to administrative norms (subsection b), leaving the specific retention schedule to sub-statutory regulation rather than statutory enumeration.

Article 57 establishes mandatory account-based donation procedures and reporting requirements (paragraph 6 delegates specifics to CEC regulations), but the statute itself does not specify a record-retention period, the scope of records to be retained (contributor lists, bank statements, expenditure documentation), or audit-access requirements. While the framework is statutorily grounded, the operational detail critical to TRACE.1 is deferred to administrative regulation rather than enumerated in statute.

§ 1-19-34(A)(4) requires that the treasurer 'keep a proper record preserved by the treasurer' with itemized details of disbursements and receipts, establishing a clear statutory duty to retain records and specifying content (dates, amounts, payees, purpose). However, the statute does not define the retention period—it does not specify how long records must be kept (e.g., two years, four years, indefinitely). This satisfies the enumeration of what must be retained but fails the 'defined period' element required by the criterion.

§ 14-107 codifies independent-expenditure record requirements. § 3-102 codifies state board record-keeping authority. § 14-102 codifies retention by treasurers. NY ELN requires records be retained but specific retention-period statutory clauses live partly in board regulation.

§ 16.1-08.1-03.3 codifies corporate-contribution prohibition with record-keeping implication. § 16.1-08.1-02.3/02.4 codify statement contents requiring records of all contributions. Records-retention period is not directly codified for the statutory minimum but is implicit in the filing/audit framework.

§ 6-13 codifies secure storage and transport of election material. § 10-16 codifies regulation on storage/transport/handover. § 6-14 codifies regulations on storage. Election-records retention codified for ballots; campaign-finance records retention lives in Partiloven (separate).

ORC 3517.10(D)(5) codifies a six-year preservation rule, but the surfaced text applies it to the filing official (SoS or board of elections) — not to the campaign committee itself. § 3517.10 elsewhere requires committees to 'keep records' for small-amount contributions but does not enumerate a defined retention period for the committee.

“shall preserve a copy of the receipt for a period of at least six years”

10 kap. 7 § codifies continuous note-keeping over vote-reception and secure storage during interruptions. 8 kap. 10 § / 9 kap. 17 § codify envelope storage during the election period. 12 kap. 5 § codifies messenger-ballot envelope custody. Election-records retention codified for ballots/envelopes; campaign-finance records retention lives in Partifinansieringslagen.

The section requires record maintenance for lost-earnings reimbursements and references RCW 29B.25.090 for record procedures, but it does not specify the retention period or scope of records beyond documentation of specific reimbursable expenses. The criterion requires a defined retention period for general campaign records (contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements); this section addresses only narrow categories of reimbursement documentation, not comprehensive campaign-finance record retention.

“All lost earnings incurred shall be documented and a record shall be maintained by the candidate or the candidate's authorized committee in accordance with RCW 29B.25.090.”

The section mandates that the Secretary of State publish instructions on record preservation and bookkeeping methods, and the State Election Commission must monitor financial records and maintain audit documentation. However, the statute itself does not enumerate specific retention periods, record categories (contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements), or direct obligations on candidates to retain records—it delegates those details to administrative instructions and rules rather than codifying them in statute.

“Prepare and publish instructions setting forth methods of bookkeeping and preservation of records to facilitate compliance with this article and to explain the duties of candidates and others participating in elections under this article”

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 8 codifies publicity of elections generally — not specific records-retention period for campaign committees. Article 28 (declarations to Oversight Service) implies some record-keeping but the retention duration wasn't surfaced.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 37 codifies organizational procedure of commission work — not campaign-finance records retention. No statutory retention period for contributor lists / expenditure documentation surfaced.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 116 of the Belgian Electoral Code addresses candidate-nomination procedures, including signature requirements, candidate information, and presentation requirements. It contains no provisions regarding campaign-committee record retention, contributor documentation, expenditure records, or retention periods. This section concerns electoral candidacy mechanics, not campaign-finance record-keeping obligations.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses auditor eligibility and ineligibility qualifications, establishing who may serve in an audit function. It does not specify any statutory requirement that campaign committees or registered associations retain records for a defined retention period. Record-retention requirements are a separate procedural element that would typically appear in different sections addressing record-keeping obligations.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

§ 21-2-386 codifies safekeeping, certification, and validation of absentee ballots — ballot-records retention, not campaign-finance records. § 21-2-50 codifies superintendent duties. Campaign-finance records retention lives in O.C.G.A. § 21-5-34(c) (separate).

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 44 addresses voting procedures and ballot administration (voter identification, ballot casting, ballot security). It contains no provisions regarding campaign committee record-retention requirements, contributor lists, expenditure documentation, or banking records. This section falls entirely outside the domain of campaign finance regulation.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 11-302 is a definitions section that establishes terminology for Hawaii's campaign finance law (e.g., 'contribution,' 'candidate,' 'campaign funds'). It contains no provisions regarding record retention, document preservation periods, or audit-access requirements. Record-retention mandates would appear in operative sections addressing committee obligations and procedures, not in a definitional statute.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: 10 ILCS 5/9-50 is the automated-traffic-vendor restriction.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 50 addresses criminal and administrative responsibility for election-law violations, but does not establish any statutory requirement for campaign committees to retain financial records, contributor lists, or expenditure documentation for a defined period. The section is concerned with penalties and enforcement procedures, not with the affirmative duty to maintain records. No other subsection in the provided text addresses record retention for campaign finance purposes.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.

Section enumerates campaign-statement contents and requires committee record-keeping ('the committee treasurer or other individual designated as responsible for the committee's record keeping' and 'the committee shall keep adequate records of each instance' regarding withdrawn contributions), but does not specify a statutory retention period for those records.

“the committee shall keep adequate records of each instance”

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No matching sections in corpus.

The section establishes statutory requirements for official depository accounts and disclosure reporting, which imply record-keeping duties (e.g., banks must maintain records, committees must file reports). However, the section does not explicitly state a record-retention requirement—no defined period (e.g., '3 years,' '5 years') is specified for committees to retain contributor lists, expenditure documentation, or bank statements. The statutory grounding for retention is implicit rather than enumerated.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 32-202 prescribes the Secretary of State's general duties regarding election administration, voter registration, and election conduct. It does not address campaign committee record-retention requirements, contributor documentation, expenditure records, or any statutory timeline for retention of campaign finance materials. The section's reference to 'reporting to ensure compliance with sections 32-308 and 32-310' is too general to constitute a records-retention mandate. A statute satisfying TRACE.1 must explicitly require campaign committees to maintain specified records for a defined period.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: NRS § 293C.185 addresses candidate declaration of candidacy requirements, including filing procedures, proof of identity and residency, and oaths. It does not contain any requirements for campaign committees to retain records such as contributor lists, expenditure documentation, or bank statements. The section's retention requirement (subsection 5) applies only to filing officers retaining copies of candidate identity and residency proofs, not to campaign committees retaining campaign finance records.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 654:31 addresses voter checklist availability and access procedures for election administration, not campaign committee record retention. It contains no requirements for campaign committees to retain contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements, or any campaign finance records. The section is focused on public access to voter registration data and restrictions on commercial use thereof, which is distinct from the internal record-keeping obligations that TRACE.1 evaluates.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 163-19 establishes the State Board of Elections' composition, appointment procedures, and conflict-of-interest rules for board members. It contains no provisions regarding campaign-committee record retention, documentation requirements, or retention periods for contributor lists or expenditure records. The section is purely administrative and governance-focused, addressing board membership eligibility and organization, not campaign finance record management.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section prescribes the information that must be REPORTED to the Ethics Commission (contributor identity, expenditure details, account balances, etc.) but does not impose any statutory requirement on committees to RETAIN records themselves. The section is silent on whether committees must keep contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements, or other underlying records, for how long, or for what purpose. Record retention requirements would need to appear as an explicit obligation on the committee, not merely as reporting content.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 353 addresses vote-counting procedures and electoral commission protocols, not campaign committee record retention. The section mandates storage of election documents by the Krajowego Biura Wyborczego but contains no requirements for campaign committees to retain contributor lists, expenditure documentation, or bank statements. This section is procedurally about vote tabulation, not campaign finance compliance.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 15.º addresses formal requirements for candidate nomination (declarations, identification documents, eligibility proofs), but contains no provisions regarding campaign committee record retention, contributor lists, expenditure documentation, or bank statements. The section is entirely focused on candidacy presentation procedures, not campaign finance compliance or post-election record-keeping obligations.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Art. 103 codifies AEP general powers; references campaign-finance control as one department but does not specify committee record-retention period (that is in Legea 334/2006, not surfaced).

Article 50 covers campaign-period media records (TV/radio broadcasters must maintain logs). Article 29 covers commission-member status. Specific records-retention duration for campaign committees not directly codified — lives in Federal Law on Accounting + subordinate election laws.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 64 addresses voting-station establishment and location procedures. It contains no campaign committee record-retention requirements, no contributor-list obligations, no expenditure documentation mandates, and no defined retention periods for campaign finance records. This section is entirely outside the scope of campaign finance recordkeeping.

Section 8-13-1308(D)(3) requires records to remain open to public inspection in the narrow context of runoff elections, but does not establish a general, defined record-retention period for campaign contributions, expenditures, or supporting documentation. The statute mandates reporting and certification of campaign reports but does not specify how long committees must preserve contributor lists, bank statements, or expenditure receipts—only that certain pre-election lists 'must be maintained' during the pre-election period. A comprehensive retention requirement with a defined duration (e.g., 'shall retain for three years') is absent.

“However, records must remain open to public inspection upon request between the election and the runoff.”

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 78 of LOREG regulates the appointment and credentialing of poll observers (interventores) at polling stations. It contains no requirements for campaign committees to retain financial records, contributor lists, expenditure documentation, or bank statements for any defined period. The section is entirely procedural with respect to election-day observation credentials and does not address campaign finance record retention.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the disqualification criteria and appointment termination conditions for staff of the Electoral Commission itself, not campaign-finance record retention by campaign committees. It contains no requirements for campaign committees to retain donor lists, expenditure records, or bank statements.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: UCA § 20A-5-403.5 addresses ballot drop box procedures, video surveillance, and public notice requirements — procedural matters relating to voting infrastructure and ballot security. It contains no statutory requirement for campaign committees to retain records (contributor lists, expenditure documentation, or bank statements). This section is entirely outside the scope of campaign-finance record retention.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: The surfaced candidates are definitions sections. No campaign-finance records-retention requirement with a defined retention period was surfaced for this datapoint.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 5.05 commission powers; campaign-committee records retention lives in Ch. 11 (not ingested).

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section is a definitions provision for Wyoming's election code and contains no campaign-finance record-retention requirements. It defines terms such as 'candidate's campaign committee' and 'political action committee' but does not impose any statutory obligation on those entities to retain contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements, or other campaign records for any defined period.