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21.4. How to Populate the Candidate Name and Office Sought Fields

How to Populate the Candidate Name and Office Sought Fields

 

The field for the candidates name and office sought can be found at the bottom of each independent expenditure entry on the Form 24. To populate these fields follow the below steps.

 

A. How to Populate the Candidate Name Field 

1. To fill the name of the candidate being either supported or opposed edit the transaction in question and scroll to the Support/Oppose section at the bottom of the transaction and search for the candidate in question.

2. Select the candidate from the drop-down list that appears. If they do not appear in a drop-down list you will need to create a new candidate record for them before connecting them to your transaction.

3. Select the thumbs up if you support this candidate and the thumbs down if you oppose them, then click Save 

 

 

B. How to Populate the Office Sought Field

1. Go to the record of the candidate in question and edit the basic information section. Near the bottom of this section there is a checkbox to note that this record is a candidate record. Make sure to mark this checkbox.

2. Once the Candidate checkbox is marked a field will appear for the office sought. Select the correct office sought from the drop-down here and save the record.