Download a copy of Form 26, Campaign Disclosure Statement and complete the form. (Don't forget to reference the guide! See below for details.)
- Form 26: Campaign Disclosure Statement and Financial Statement
- Form 26: Campaign Disclosure Statement Guide
Please use the guide when completing your Campaign Disclosure Statement. The Form has been formatted to complete some auto-calculations. But you MUST insert the numerical information correctly, or the form will not work.
Completed and signed Forms may then be submitted to the Director of Corporate Services at the Lacombe County: RR3, Lacombe AB, T4L 2N3 or by email to mminchin@lacombecounty.com.
Information required on Form 26 includes:
- Total amount of individual, union, or corporate contributions of $50.00 or less.
- Total amount of individual, union, or corporate contributions of $50.01 and greater.
- Total amount of the candidate’s own funds, not reimbursed from the campaign funds.
- Total net amount from fundraising functions. For details on what is eligible from fundraising functions, see LAEA section 147.31.
- Total amount of campaign expenses incurred in the year.
- Additional documentation on contributions, expenses, amendments or a review engagement report, if applicable.
- For a full list of what is required to be included on Form 26, candidates should see section 147.4(4) of the LAEA.
Don’t forget, non-monetary donations need to be assigned a monetary value and be included in this reporting.
Any candidate who has a campaign surplus or deficit should consult the LAEA.
The municipality is also required to make the campaign disclosure statements available on the County’s website (s. 147.4(7)).
If you do not file a Disclosure Statement, you may be fined, and you may be ineligible to run in the next general election (LAEA, s. 22(1)) or disqualified as a sitting Councillor (Municipal Government Act, s. 174(1)(b.1)).
