Mississippi § 23-17-53 - Content of financial reports.
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§ 23-17-53. Content of financial reports.
A financial report of a political committee, or an individual person, as required by Section 23-17-51, shall contain the following information: The name, address and telephone number of the committee or individual person filing the statement. For a political committee: The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report; The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the financial report; The cumulative amount of those totals for each measure; The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning and the end of the period covered by the financial report; The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or less, and the cumulative amount of that total for each measure; The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report from persons who contributed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or more, and the cumulative amount of that total for each measure; and The name and street address of each person from whom a contribution(s) exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) was received during the period covered by the financial report, together with the amount contributed, the date of receipt, and the cumulative amount contributed by that person for each measure. For an individual person: The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the financial report; The cumulative amount of that total for each measure; and The name and street address of each person to whom expenditures totaling Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or more were made, together with the amount of each separate expenditure to each person during the period covered by the financial report and the purpose of the expenditure. The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the financial report, the cumulative amount of that total for each measure, and the name and street address of each person who contributed more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and the amount contributed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-17-53 ("Content of financial reports.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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