Political & Election Compliance

Political Campaign PayPal Fundraising with Employer & Occupation Compliance

Running for city council, school board, county office, or state legislature? Collect required Employer & Occupation disclosures and legal eligibility attestations before PayPal checkout—while displaying live fundraising thermometers and keeping 100% of your funds.

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Why Standard PayPal Donate Buttons Aren't Enough for Candidates

Federal (FEC), state, and municipal campaign finance laws typically require campaigns to make "best efforts" to collect each contributor's Employer and Occupation, as well as a signed/checked affirmation that the donor is an eligible citizen donating their own personal funds. A standard PayPal button doesn't enforce these fields.

Built-In Election Mode Features (`tracking=3`)

Mandatory Employer & Occupation Fields

When you select Election: prompt for employer/occupation in your campaign settings, your donation landing page automatically requires both fields before redirecting the contributor to PayPal, and logs them directly alongside the transaction.

Custom Legal Eligibility Agreement

Paste your jurisdiction's exact compliance language into the User Agreement box (e.g., U.S. citizen / permanent resident, personal funds, non-corporate treasury). Donors must check the box to proceed.

One-Click Treasurer CSV Exports

Your campaign treasurer can download a complete CSV spreadsheet at any time containing donor names, addresses, emails, gross/net amounts, dates, and Employer/Occupation fields for campaign finance filings.

Rally QR Codes & Offline Check Entry

Print your campaign's auto-generated QR code on yard signs, palm cards, and rally banners, and log paper check contributions manually so your live thermometer shows your true end-of-quarter total.

Live Preview: What Your Donors See Before PayPal Checkout

When Election Mode (`tracking=3`) and a Legal Certification Agreement (`certify`) are enabled on your campaign, donors must complete these mandatory fields (`*`) on your `/donate` page before they can proceed to PayPal:

Donate to Friends of Jane Doe for City Council

Campaign Goal: $25,000.00

Raised So Far: $18,450.00 (142 donations)

Employer *

Mandatory field (`os0` logged with PayPal IPN transaction)

Occupation *

Mandatory field (`os1` logged with PayPal IPN transaction)

Check this box to confirm that the following statements are true and accurate: *
1. I am a United States citizen or permanent resident alien.
2. This contribution is not made from the general treasury funds of a corporation, labor organization or national bank.
3. This contribution is not made from the treasury of an entity or person who is a federal contractor.
4. The funds I am donating are not being provided to me by another person or entity for the purpose of making this contribution.

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