Resignation and Termination

• Electronic filers with NYSBOE must submit a fully completed paper request form CF-18 (Termination or Resignation Request Form/ No-Activity Report Form CF-18) when submitting a final campaign financial disclosure treasurer resignation report.
• The CF-18 form requires an original signature in ink.
• A treasurer’s final itemized campaign financial disclosure report must be created and submitted using the Electronic Filing System (EFS) Web Application. If the final report will be a No-Activity Report, this can be created and submitted using the EFS Web Application OR can be filed by checking the applicable box on the CF-18 form.
• A campaign financial disclosure report submitted electronically that is intended to be a resignation report cannot be processed as a resignation report unless a completed CF-18 form is submitted as well.
• Attach the treasurer’s letter of resignation to the CF-18 (Termination or Resignation Request Form/ No-Activity Report Form CF-18). Treasurers should also submit their letter to the candidate of an authorized committee.
• All previously required campaign financial disclosure reports must have been filed to date.

Notes about resignation: A treasurer can request resignation with Periodic, Primary, General or Special Election report filings. A treasurer can also request resignation with an Off-Cycle report, which is defined as a report which does not correspond to any specific filing period. The new treasurer must submit amended CF-02, CF-03 and CF-16 forms, as applicable.
 

The CF-18 form is a request for treasurer resignation. A treasurer is not officially resigned until a successful resignation letter is received from the New York State Board of Elections.

• Electronic filers with NYSBOE must submit a fully completed paper request CF-18 form (Termination or Resignation Request Form/ No-Activity Report Form CF-18) when submitting a final campaign financial disclosure termination report.
• A final itemized campaign financial disclosure report must be created and submitted using the Electronic Filing System (EFS) Web Application. If the final report will be a No-Activity Report, this can be created and submitted using the EFS Web Application OR can be filed by checking the applicable box on the CF-18 form.
• All previously required campaign financial disclosure reports must have been filed to date.
• The committee bank account must have an ending cash balance of $0, which also must be reflected in the filer’s final financial disclosure report.
• All outstanding loans or liabilities must have been repaid or forgiven, and required letters of forgiveness/ indebtedness must have been submitted to the NYSBOE.

Please Note: Candidates interested in participating in the New York State Public Campaign Finance Program are required to terminate any existing authorized committee for the same office.

Notes about termination: Termination can be requested with Periodic, Post-Primary, Post-General and Post-Special Election report filings. Termination can also be requested with an Off-Cycle report, which is defined as a report which does not correspond to any specific filing period. The CF-18 form is a request for termination. A committee is not officially terminated until a successful termination letter is received from the New York State Board of Elections. All applicable reports must continue to be filed until termination is approved by NYSBOE.

Winding Down The Campaign PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint presentation slide deck discussing resignation, termination and other post-election processes.