51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?

United States

United States

Answer
Yes
Source

Paragraph 438a (a) In general. The Federal Election Commission shall maintain a central site on the Internet to make accessible to the public all publicly available election-related reports and information. (b) Election-related report. In this section, the term ‘election-related report’ means any report, designation, or statement required to be filed under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

United States Code, Title 2, The Congress. 

Comment

The FEC makes the reports public on its website within 48 hours of their receipt. See the FEC's website: https://www.fec.gov/data/advanced/?tab=filings

 

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