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Scope and Content Note

This series contains itemized statements showing all monies contributed to or expended by candidates running for elective office. The statements record the names of the various persons who received monies, the specific nature of each item, and the purpose for which money was expended or contributed, and include attached affidavits subscribed and sworn to by the candidate, stating that all the information provided is true and correct. The statements also record the legal address of the candidate, the office for which he is contending, and the party he is representing.

The bulk of these statements are copies of the originals which are in the possession of county clerks or the offices of commissioners of elections, who were mandated to file certain copies of the original statements within twenty days after the election. Most of the statements are for elections concerning local offices.