California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 16 - Political Reform › Article 1 - Cal-Access Software Vendor Certification › Section 22703 - Software Vendor Certification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each software vendor that intends to
				  submit filings to CAL-ACCESS through the API shall be certified by the
				  Secretary of State prior to transmission of any filings.
(b) In order for a software vendor to be
				  certified by the Secretary of State, the software vendor shall:
(1) Complete, sign, and submit an application
				  that includes the following information:
(A)
				  The software vendor's name, address, public email address, and public telephone
				  number;
(B) The name, title, email
				  address, and telephone number for a point of contact for questions relating to
				  certification;
(C) The name and
				  major release version number of the electronic filing system;
(D) Whether the application relates to an
				  initial request for certification or for re-certification; whether the
				  electronic filing system has been previously approved by the Secretary of
				  State; and, for applications relating to a previously approved electronic
				  filing system, whether the electronic filing system has been modified in a way
				  that changes the previously approved electronic filing system and requires new
				  interface testing;
(E) What Fair
				  Political Practices Commission forms the electronic filing system supports and
				  the software vendor intends to have interface with the API;
(F) A signature verifying that the
				  application signer has read the conditions for certification and agrees to all
				  applicable certification procedures stated in the application; and
(G) Agreement to the following requirements:
1. To conduct interface testing.
2. To design an electronic filing system
				  complies with the latest Electronic Filing Specifications in effect at the time
				  of certification.
3. To design an
				  electronic filing system that complies with the requirements of Government Code
				  Section
				  84602(b)(1)(A).
4. To develop a procedure for filers to
				  comply electronically with the requirement to verify and sign statements and
				  reports under penalty of perjury. The certified software vendor's system shall
				  collect and maintain a secure electronic signature of the required individual
				  that is submitted under penalty of perjury and that conforms to Government Code
				  Section
				  81004 and
				  Civil Code Section
				  1633.11(b).
				  The certified software vendor shall transmit to CAL-ACCESS, through the API,
				  the name of the individual who verifies and signs the statement or report, as
				  well as the date signed.
5. To
				  design an electronic filing system that protects the security and integrity of
				  the data and information stored and transmitted as required by Section
				  22704.
6. To design an electronic filing system that
				  maintains all filing data for the period during which an administrative action
				  can be brought against a filer and for the duration of any open administrative
				  action, as more fully set forth in subdivision
				  (b)(3).