Allen County Campaign Finance Filing

Filing for a local office in Allen County? Start with the Allen County Election Board. Preparing a CFA form is separate from submitting it: confirm where the report goes and how the office will acknowledge receipt.

Prepare a free CFA-4 or organize your committee with the free CFA-1 tool.

Filing office and delivery location

Allen County Election Board

Published office location: 1 E Main Street, Suite 172, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

The county lists hand-delivery hours as Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A noon filing deadline is earlier than closing time: do not plan to arrive at the end of the business day.

Allen County campaign finance filing instructions

Accepted filing methods

The county explicitly accepts email, mail, hand delivery, and fax. Its campaign finance page lists this address for mailed reports and fax number 260-449-7908. Use that page's email link for email submissions.

Email and fax are expressly listed as accepted methods on the county's campaign finance page. Check the current instructions and keep confirmation that your report was received.

Indiana law permits hand delivery and mail. Email acceptance depends on the receiving office meeting statutory requirements; fax requires an approved acceptance policy. A county may offer online filing, but an online library of previously filed reports is not necessarily a submission portal.

Which reports belong at the county?

Local-office and school-board candidates file with the county election board of each county comprising part of the affected election district. If your district crosses county lines, confirm the filing obligation in each county. Statewide and state legislative candidates file with the Indiana Election Division instead.

Not sure whether you need to open or maintain a committee? Read the HEA 1679 and school-board filing guide before assuming low activity means no paperwork.

Before you submit

Check the report period and due date on the Indiana filing calendar. Use the deadline's local prevailing time.
Complete the applicable schedules and required signatures. Downloading a PDF from our tools does not file it.
Arrange receipt by the deadline, generally noon. A postmark or an office that stays open later does not extend it.
Keep your filed copy and receipt. If you missed the deadline, review the late-filing penalties and next steps.

Frequently asked questions

Where do local candidates file campaign finance reports in Allen County?

Start with the Allen County Election Board. Local reports go to the county election board for each county comprising part of the affected election district. Confirm the receiving location before filing. Statewide and state legislative candidate reports go to the Indiana Election Division instead.

How can I submit a report in Allen County?

Can I file electronically in Allen County?

Email and fax are expressly listed as accepted methods on the county's campaign finance page. Check the current instructions and keep confirmation that your report was received.

Does mailing my report on the deadline count as filing on time?

No. Arrange for the proper office to receive your report by the filing deadline, generally noon local prevailing time. Do not rely on the postmark or the office's end-of-day closing time. Keep proof of receipt.

Sources and other counties

Checked October 1, 2026. In addition to the office source above, see Indiana Code Title 3, IC 3-9-5-4 and -7 (filing office and methods), IC 3-5-2.1-47 (receipt), and IC 3-9-4-4.5 (optional local electronic filing). This is general information, not legal advice.

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