Table of Contents
- Welcome To MERTS Plus Online Training
- System Requirements
- MERTS Plus File Extensions
- Starting The MERTS Plus Software
- Setting Up A Committee
- Basic Menu Functions
- Add,Modify,Delete Names
- Election Cycles
- Campaigns
- Reports
- Fundraiser
- Entering Transactions
- All Transactions Window
- Report Transactions Window
- Printing Reports
- Validating Reports
- Uploading Reports
- Amending A Report
- Contact and Additional Information
- MERTS Plus Quiz
| Candidate Committees | |
| Independent & Political Committees (PACs) | |
| Political Party Committees | |
| Ballot Question Committees |
Welcome to the MERTS Plus online training. At the conclusion of the training you should have a working knowledge of the MERTS Plus Committee software for Candidate, PAC, Political Party and Ballot Question Committees. Basic features such as entering names and transactions, as well as how to print, validate, and upload information to the Internet is provided. Information on the requirements of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act can be found at www.michigan.gov/sos.
Basic working knowledge of a PC and the Windows environment is essential to complete the Online Training.
The training will take approximately one hour to complete. At the conclusion of the training a 10 question quiz is given. Upon successful completion of the quiz, two passwords will be provided to:
- Download the software.
- Upload completed reports to the Bureau of Elections, Michigan Department of State.
For more information a User Guide is available on the mertsplus.com website.

