How Do I Add a Support/Oppose Memo?

Support/Oppose Memos can be an important part of not just the transaction but also compliance reports. The correct data entry will prevent issues later on.

If you spend money to support or oppose a candidate, ballot measure or other political committee, you need to record a Support/Oppose Memo within that transaction. (Sometimes filers will refer to this as an Inkind Made.)

1. Navigate to Accounting, then to Add Transaction
2. Select the appropriate transaction (such as: Expense, Accrued Expense, Non-Monetary Expense) from the dropdown and complete the necessary fields.
3. Scroll down and click the Specify Support/Oppose option
4. In the Entity field, type in the name of Candidate or Ballot Measure (not the committee) you are supporting or opposing. If you are supporting another political committee (like a PAC or Party), use the political committee name here.
5. Complete the rest of the fields with the necessary information, including any Tags, if needed. NOTE: Support/Oppose Memos nearly always should have the same date as the parent transaction they’re associated with.

CA Filers: Support/Oppose Memos are not required for payments to Slate Mailers.