Hustings

Checks before payment : full name and mailing address; occupation and employer once the donor passes $200 for the calendar year (with "retired" and "not employed" welcome); the four statements a contributor confirms (citizen or permanent resident, own funds, not corporate or union funds, not a federal contractor).

The limit : per election for a candidate committee (primary or general, designated by the date), per calendar year for a PAC, set by you because the FEC indexes it. A donor over the limit is told exactly how much more they may give.

The words the FEC asks for : the best-efforts request on the form, "Paid for by" (and "not authorized by any candidate" for a PAC) on the form and in a footer shortcode, and the not-deductible notice.

Your own processor takes the money : after the checks the donor goes on to your payment page with the amount filled in. Hustings never sees a card.

Reconcile : paste the processor's export (email, amount, date) and the matching gifts are marked received.

To look at : gifts over the limit with the 60-day refund-or-redesignate date, donors past $200 with no occupation or employer and the 30-day follow-up date, and pledges that never showed up as paid.

Records CSV : every received gift with its election, the aggregate and whether it itemizes.