2 U.S.C. § 439 : US Code - Section 439: Statements filed with State officers; "appropriate State" defined; duties of State officers; waiver of duplicate filing requirement for States with electronic access

Search 2 U.S.C. § 439 : US Code - Section 439: Statements filed with State officers; "appropriate State" defined; duties of State officers; waiver of duplicate filing requirement for States with electronic access

(a) Statements filed; "appropriate State" defined
(1) A copy of each report and statement required to be filed by
any person under this Act shall be filed by such person with the
Secretary of State (or equivalent State officer) of the appropriate
State, or, if different, the officer of such State who is charged
by State law with maintaining State election campaign reports. The
chief executive officer of such State shall designate any such
officer and notify the Commission of any such designation.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "appropriate State"
means - 
(A) for statements and reports in connection with the campaign
for nomination for election of a candidate to the office of
President or Vice President, each State in which an expenditure
is made on behalf of the candidate; and
(B) for statements and reports in connection with the campaign
for nomination for election, or election, of a candidate to the
office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, the State in which the candidate
seeks election; except that political committees other than
authorized committees are only required to file, and Secretaries
of State required to keep, that portion of the report applicable
to candidates seeking election in that State.
(b) Duties of State officers
The Secretary of State (or equivalent State officer), or the
officer designated under subsection (a)(1) of this section, shall -

(1) receive and maintain in an orderly manner all reports and
statements required by this Act to be filed therewith;
(2) keep such reports and statements (either in original filed
form or in facsimile copy by microfilm or otherwise) for 2 years
after their date of receipt;
(3) make each report and statement filed therewith available as
soon as practicable (but within 48 hours of receipt) for public
inspection and copying during regular business hours, and permit
copying of any such report or statement by hand or by duplicating
machine at the request of any person, except that such copying
shall be at the expense of the person making the request; and
(4) compile and maintain a current list of all reports and
statements pertaining to each candidate.
(c) Waiver; electronic access
Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply with
respect to any State that, as determined by the Commission, has a
system that permits electronic access to, and duplication of,
reports and statements that are filed with the Commission.