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California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18421.5 - Reporting an Expenditure for Paid Online Communications

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(a) Purpose. This regulation requires
				additional expenditure reporting to inform the public when a recipient
				committee under Section
				82013(a) pays a
				person to provide favorable or unfavorable content about a candidate or ballot
				measure on an Internet website, web application, or digital application other
				than the committee's own website, or profile or landing page.
(b) Definitions.
(1) A "digital application"--also known as an
				"application program," or abbreviated as "application," or "app."--as used in
				subdivision (a) of this regulation and Section
				84504.6, is a computer program that
				performs a specific task or set of tasks on an electronic device such as a
				computer, mobile devise or tablet.
(2) A "web application"--often abbreviated as
				"web app"--as used in subdivision (a) and Section
				84504.6, is an application, as
				defined in subsection (b)(1), in which all or some parts of the program are
				downloaded from the Internet or run from an Internet server each time the
				program runs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18421.6 - Reporting Accrued Expenses

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(a) Accrued expenses (excluding loans) owed
				by a recipient committee which remain outstanding shall be reported on each
				campaign statement until extinguished.
(b) An accrued expense (excluding a loan)
				shall be reported as of the date on which the goods or services are received,
				except that any obligation incurred for a regularly recurring administrative
				overhead expense (e.g., rent, utilities, phones, campaign workers' salary)
				shall not be reported as an accrued expense before the payment due date. If the
				exact amount of a debt or obligation is not known, the report shall state that
				the amount reported is an estimate. Once the exact amount is determined, the
				committee shall either amend the report(s) containing the estimate or indicate
				the correct amount on the report for the reporting period in which such amount
				is determined.
1. New section
				  filed 9-30-99; operative 9-30-99 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 99, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 82025 and
					 84211(j),
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18421.7 - Reporting an Expenditure for a Gift, a Meal, or Travel

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(a) When reporting an itemized expenditure
				under Section
				84211(k) or
				Section 84303 for a gift, a meal, or
				travel, a committee controlled by a candidate shall briefly describe the
				political, legislative, or governmental purpose of the expenditure and the
				following:
(1) For an itemized expenditure on
				a gift, the date of the gift, the nature of the gift, and if made to an
				individual recipient, the name of the recipient, or if made to a group of
				recipients, the name of each recipient who received a benefit of $50 or
				more.
(2) For an itemized
				expenditure on a meal, other than a meal reported as an expenditure for travel,
				the date of the meal, the number of individuals for whom the expenditure was
				paid, and whether these individuals included the candidate, a member of the
				candidate's "household" as defined by Section
				89511(b)(4), or an
				individual with the authority to approve expenditures of the committee's
				campaign funds.
(3) For an itemized
				expenditure on travel, including lodging or a meal, the date or dates of
				travel, the destination, the goods or services paid for by the expenditure, the
				number of individuals for whom the expenditure was paid, and whether these
				individuals included the candidate, a member of the candidate's "household" as
				defined by Section
				89511(b)(4), or an
				individual with authority to approve expenditures of the committee's campaign
				funds.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18421.9 - Reporting Expenditures Charged to a Credit, Debit or Charge Card by a Candidate or Committee

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A candidate or committee shall disclose the information, as
				  pertinent, required by paragraphs (1) through (5) of subdivision (k) of Section
				  84211 for expenditures paid by the
				  candidate or committee to a credit, debit or charge card company if the
				  expenditures reach the $100 aggregate threshold for that subdivision. A
				  candidate or committee shall also disclose the information, as pertinent,
				  required by paragraphs (1) through (5) of subdivision (k) of Section
				  84211 for each specific expenditure
				  of $100 or more charged on the candidate's or committee's credit, debit or
				  charge card.
1. New section
				  filed 2-11-2010; operative 3-13-2010. Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to
				  Fair Political Practices Commission v. Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil
				  C010924, California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, nonpublished
				  decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative
				  Procedure Act rulemaking requirements and not subject to procedural or
				  substantive review by OAL) (Register 2010, No.
				  7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 84211 and
					 84303,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18421.10 - Reporting Contributions from Limited Liability Companies

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(a) Contributions from a Limited Liability
				Company that Qualifies as an Independent Expenditure Committee or Major Donor.
				For contributions of $100 or more received from a limited liability company
				that has qualified as a committee under Sections
				82013(b) or (c),
				the "name" of the contributor reported in a committee's statements and reports
				filed under Chapter 4 or 5 of the Act shall include the name of the limited
				liability company and the full legal name of the limited liability company's
				responsible officer, as defined in Regulation 18402.2.
(b) Contributions from a Limited Liability
				Company that Does Not Qualify as a Committee. For contributions of $100 or more
				received from a limited liability company that does not qualify as a committee
				under Section
				82013, the "name" of the
				contributor reported in a committee's statements and reports filed under
				Chapter 4 or 5 of the Act shall include the name of the limited liability
				company and the full legal name of the individual primarily responsible for
				approving the contribution. If more than one individual shares in the primary
				responsibility for approving a contribution, at least one such individual must
				be identified.
(c) Contributions
				from a Limited Liability Company that Qualifies as a Recipient Committee. For
				contributions of $100 or more received from a limited liability company that
				has qualified as a committee under Section
				82013(a), the
				"name" of the contributor reported in a committee's statements and reports
				filed under Chapter 4 or 5 of the Act shall include the name of the limited
				liability company's committee and the name of its principal officer as defined
				in Section 82047.6.
(d) A contribution lacking the "name"
				information required by subdivisions (a) through (c) of this regulation shall
				be returned pursuant to Section
				85700 and Regulation
				18570.
1. New section
				  filed 7-22-2020; operative 8-21-2020 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2,
				  section 18312(e).
				  Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
				  Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
				  Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
				  regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
				  requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
				  (Register 2020, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 81004,
					 82013,
					 82047.6,
					 84211 and
					 85700 Government
					 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18421.11 - Reporting Payments in Connection with Amplification of Online Communications

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(a) When reporting an itemized expenditure
				pursuant to Sections
				84204,
				84211(k) or
				84303, a committee must
				specifically describe any amounts paid for amplification of an online
				communication, including the type purchased and a detailed description of the
				number of shares, follows, reposts, comments, likes, dislikes, or similar
				electronic registrations of approval or disapproval purchased.
(b) For purposes of this section,
				"amplification" of online communications means efforts to create or increase
				the appearance of support or opposition for a candidate, committee, or measure
				online through the purchase of followers, friends, shares, follows, reposts,
				comments, likes, dislikes, or similar electronic registrations of approval or
				disapproval that are visible to other users of an online platform, service, web
				application, digital application, or Internet site.
(c) For purposes of this regulation, a
				"digital application"--also known as an "application program," or abbreviated
				as "application," or "app"--is a computer program that performs a specific task
				or set of tasks on an electronic device such as a computer, mobile device, or
				tablet.
(d) For purposes of this
				regulation, a "web application"--often abbreviated as "web app"--is an
				application, as defined in subdivision (c), in which all or some parts of the
				program are downloaded from the Internet or run from an Internet server each
				time the program runs.
1. New section
				  filed 12-6-2021; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2,
				  section 18312(e)(1)(A).
				  Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
				  Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
				  Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
				  regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
				  requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
				  (Register 2021, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 83112 and
					 84211(k),
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 84204,
					 84211,
					 84303 and
					 84501,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18422 - Multipurpose Organization Political Activity Transparency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any person or group that receives
				contributions from others of $2,000 or more to make expenditures in California
				must register as a committee and file campaign reports under Section
				82013 and the Act. In addition, a
				multipurpose organization making political expenditures in California that
				qualifies as a committee pursuant to Section
				84222 must
				file a statement of organization and campaign reports to disclose the funds
				that it used for the political expenditures and the sources of those
				funds.
(b) Statement of
				Organization.
(1) Multipurpose Organization
				Committee Name. A multipurpose organization committee's name must be the full
				legal name of the organization. Pursuant to Section
				84222(e)(1)(A), a
				multipurpose organization filing a statement of organization must indicate in
				its committee name that it is filing under Section
				84222 by including one of the
				following descriptions in parentheses after its name:
(i) For a non-profit tax-exempt organization
				include "nonprofit 501(c)( )" specifying the type of nonprofit tax-exempt
				organization from Internal Revenue Code Section
				501(c)(3)-(10);
(ii) For a federal or out-of-state political
				committee, include "Fed PAC ID #" or the two letter state abbreviation such as
				"TX PAC ID #"; or
(iii) For any
				other type of multipurpose organization, include "multipurpose organization" or
				"MPO." This description must appear at the end of the committee's name in
				parentheses on the committee's statement of organization and campaign reports.
				Notwithstanding any other provision of the Act or Commission regulations, this
				description is not required to be included in the committee's name on
				advertisements, communications, sender identification, or
				disclaimers.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18422.1 - Required Recordkeeping for Multipurpose Organizations

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(a) A multipurpose organization must maintain
				detailed records and original source documentation necessary to establish its
				compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of Section
				84222 of the Act and Regulation
				18422. A multipurpose organization, including a publicly funded nonprofit
				organization under Section
				84222.5, that qualifies as a
				committee under Section
				84222(c) shall
				maintain records as follows:
(1) For a
				contribution or other receipt of less than $25 solicited or accepted for the
				purpose of making contributions or expenditures in California and any other
				payment of less than $25 that meets the criteria of Section
				84222(c)(2), (3), or
				(4), or for an expenditure made of less than
				$25:
(A) The accounts and records must contain
				a continuous computation of reportable fund balances, and include a listing
				reflecting the dates and daily totals of the contributions, other receipts, or
				expenditures on the dates of the contributions, other receipts, or
				expenditures.
(B) The original
				source documentation must consist of all bank statements, check registers,
				check stubs, bank or passbooks, and any other records reflecting a continuous
				computation of account balances in any account in which funds that are required
				to be reported under Section
				84222 were or are contained,
				including but not limited to checking accounts, savings accounts, money market
				accounts, certificates of deposit, or credit card accounts, in any bank or
				other financial institution.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18423 - Payments for Personal Services as Contributions and Expenditures

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(a) The payment of
				salary, reimbursement for personal expenses, or other compensation by an
				employer to an employee who spends more than 10% of compensated time in any one
				month rendering services for political purposes is a contribution, as defined
				in Section 82015 and Regulation 18215, or an
				expenditure, as defined in Section
				82025, by the employer if:
(1) The employee renders services at the
				request or direction of the employer; or
(2) The employee, with consent of the
				employer, is relieved of any normal working responsibilities related to the
				employee's employment in order to render the personal services, unless the
				employee engages in political activity on bona fide, although compensable,
				vacation time or pursuant to a uniform policy allowing employees to engage in
				political activity.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18424 - Behested Payment Reporting. Additional Information

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To the extent the information is known to the elected officer
				  or Public Utilities Commission ("PUC") member, the behested payment report
				  filed pursuant to Section
				  84224 shall include the
				  following:
(a) A brief description of
				any relationship of the nonprofit organization payee to the elected officer,
				PUC member, or a member of their immediate family, or member of their campaign
				or officeholder staff. The brief description shall include the following
				information about any individual listed above:
(1) Any decision-making capacity within the
				organization, such as a board member or executive officer position.
(2) Salaried employment at the
				organization.
(3) Status as a
				founding member of the organization.
(4) A position on an honorary or advisory
				board of the organization.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18424.1 - Behested Payment Reporting. Good Faith Estimate

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A good faith estimate of a behested payment amount, payment
				  date or both will meet the reporting requirements under Section
				  84224 where each of the following
				  are met:
(a) The elected officer or
				Public Utilities Commission ("PUC") member practiced reasonable efforts to
				obtain the required information and is unable to ascertain the exact amount or
				date of the behested payment from the payee prior to the reporting deadline.
				For purposes of this regulation, reasonable efforts include sending a written
				request to the payee for the required information prior to the 30 day filing
				deadline.
(b) The elected official
				or PUC member states the payment information is an estimated amount or
				estimated date that reflects the best efforts of the elected officer or PUC
				member to ascertain the accurate information and states the reason the official
				is unable to provide the information.
(c) An amended report with corrected
				information is filed within 10 days of the elected officer or PUC member
				receiving the payment information from the payee.
1. New section
				  filed 11-8-2021; operative 12-8-2021 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2,
				  section 18312(e).
				  Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
				  Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
				  Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
				  regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
				  requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
				  (Register 2021, No. 46).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 82004.5,
					 82041.3
					 and
					 84224,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18424.2 - Behested Payment Reporting. Charitable Organization Fundraising Solicitations

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(a) A payment made in response to a
				fundraising solicitation from a charitable organization is a reportable payment
				"made at the behest of" the elected officer or Public Utilities Commissioner
				("PUC") member in the following circumstances:
(1) The solicitation is sent under the
				control or at the direction of, in cooperation, coordination, or concert with,
				at the request or suggestion of, or with the express, prior consent of the
				elected officer, PUC member, or agent thereof; and
(2) The solicitation "features" the elected
				officer or PUC member.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18424.3 - Behested Payment Reporting. Payments from Donor Advised Funds

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(a) The "name of
				payor" reported in a behested payment report under Section
				84224 for a payment from a
				sponsoring organization utilizing a donor advised fund must include the
				following information to the extent it is known by the elected officer or
				Public Utility Commission ("PUC") member filing the report:
(1) The name of the sponsoring
				organization.
(2) The name of the
				donor advised fund. If the sponsoring organization withholds the name of the
				donor advised fund, the official shall report this name as "anonymous donor
				advised fund."
(3) The name of the
				donor. Where a donor advised fund has more than one donor, the name of the
				donor, or donors, who exercised advisory privileges over the donor advised fund
				for the payment may be provided in lieu of naming each donor. Where a donor's
				advisor exercised discretion in the making of a behested payment, the official
				must provide the name of the donor's advisor for this payment, in addition to
				the donor. If the sponsoring organization withholds the donor information, the
				official shall report the name as "anonymous donor" and to the extent known,
				the donor's advisor.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18425 - 24-Hour Contribution Reports

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(a) Application. This regulation applies to
				24-hour contribution reports filed pursuant to Sections
				84203 and
				85309.
(b) Report Contents. In addition to the
				information specified in Section
				84203, a report filed pursuant to
				Section 84203 or
				85309 must contain the following
				information:
(1) The name and address of the
				filer, and if applicable, the filer's identification number issued by the
				Secretary of State.
(2) Date of the
				filing.
(3) Identification of
				amended information.
(4) The date
				the contribution was received.
(5)
				The full name and address of the contributor and the contributor's
				identification code. If the contributor is an individual, his or her occupation
				and employer.
(6) The amount of the
				contribution.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18426 - Semi-Annual Statement Early Filing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Whenever a person is required to file a semi-annual campaign
				  statement pursuant to Government Code Section
				  84200,
				  that person may file the statement at any time prior to the date the statement
				  is due so long as the statement includes all expenditures and contributions
				  made or received during the period specified by Section
				  84200. If
				  the filer makes expenditures or receives contributions after filing the
				  semi-annual statement, but prior to the closing date prescribed in Government
				  Code Section
				  84200, the filer must, not later
				  than the time specified in Section
				  84200, amend the filed statement to
				  include all such expenditures and contributions.
1. New section
				  filed 6-17-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 25). For
				  history of former Section, see Register 76, No. 14.
2. Repealer and
				  new section filed 10-29-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76,
				  No. 44).
3. Editorial correction (Register 77, No.
				  22).
4. Amendment filed 2-17-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 82, No. 8).
5. Amendment filed 3-3-86; effective thirtieth
				  day thereafter (Register 86, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Section
					 84200,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18426.1 - Assistant Treasurer: Duties and Liability

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pursuant to Government Code section
				  84100,
				  every recipient committee shall have a treasurer, and may designate, on the
				  committee's statement of organization, one assistant treasurer. The assistant
				  treasurer may sign and verify campaign statement(s) on behalf of the committee
				  which the assistant treasurer has used reasonable diligence to prepare and
				  review, and signs to that effect under penalty of perjury as required by
				  Government Code section
				  81004.
				  With respect to statements signed by the assistant treasurer, the treasurer and
				  assistant treasurer shall be jointly and severally liable for any violations
				  for which the Political Reform Act would otherwise hold the treasurer liable.
				  The assistant treasurer shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the
				  treasurer as set forth in the Political Reform Act and Commission regulations
				  (including Title 2, California Code of Regulations sections
				  18401 and
				  18427) in the event of a temporary
				  vacancy in the office or in the event the treasurer is unavailable. Consistent
				  with Section
				  84100(a), a
				  committee may not accept a contribution or make an expenditure at a time when
				  the office of treasurer is vacant.
1. New section
				  filed 9-30-99; operative 9-30-99 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 99, No. 40).
2. Amendment of section heading and section
				  filed 9-14-2020; operative 10-14-2020 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2,
				  section 18312(e).
				  Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
				  Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
				  Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
				  regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
				  requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
				  (Register 2020, No. 38).
3. Amendment filed 5-12-2021; operative
				  6-11-2021 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, section
				  18312(e).
				  Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
				  Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
				  Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
				  regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
				  requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
				  (Register 2021, No. 20).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 81004,
					 84100 and
					 84104,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18427 - Duties of Treasurers and Candidates with Respect to Campaign Statements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Treasurers. The
				treasurer of a committee shall verify that to the best of the treasurer's
				knowledge the committee campaign statements are true and complete and use all
				reasonable diligence in the preparation of the statements. To comply with these
				duties the treasurer shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish a system of record keeping
				sufficient to ensure that receipts and expenditures are recorded promptly and
				accurately, and sufficient to comply with regulations established by the
				Commission related to record keeping.
(2) Either maintain the records personally or
				monitor record keeping by others.
(3) Take steps to ensure compliance with all
				requirements of the Act concerning the receipt and expenditure of funds and the
				reporting of funds.
(4) Either
				prepare campaign statements personally or review with care the campaign
				statements and underlying records prepared by others.
(5) Correct inaccuracies or omissions in
				campaign statements of which the treasurer knows, and cause to be checked, and,
				if necessary, corrected, information in campaign statements a person of
				reasonable prudence would question based on all the surrounding circumstances
				of which the treasurer is aware or should be aware by reason of the treasurer's
				duties under this regulation and the Act.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18427.1 - Notification to Contributors of Filing Obligations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A notification to a contributor required
				by Section 84105 shall contain the following
				language or substantially similar language as applicable:
(1) Major Donors: If your contribution(s) to
				this committee and to other California state or local committees total(s)
				$10,000 or more in a calendar year, California law requires you to file a Major
				Donor Committee Campaign Statement (Form 461). The deadline and location for
				filing this statement will depend upon the timing and type of contribution(s)
				you have made. For additional information visit
www.fppc.ca.gov
and review the available campaign
				materials.
(2) Nonprofit Groups: If
				your organization is a nonprofit organization, it may qualify as a major donor
				committee required to file Form 461 or as a recipient committee required to
				file the Form 460 disclosing donors. Refer to Section
				84222 and Regulation 18422 to
				determine your filing requirements. For additional information visit
www.fppc.ca.gov
and review the available
				campaign materials.
(3) 24-Hour
				Reports: Major donors, nonprofits and other multipurpose organizations that
				trigger reporting obligations must also file a 24-hour contribution report if
				they make contributions totaling $1,000 or more to a single candidate, any of
				the candidate's controlled committees, or to a committee primarily formed to
				support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure during the 90 days prior to the
				election, or on the date of the election, in which the candidate or ballot
				measure is being voted on. The 24-hour reports are also required if they make
				contributions totaling $1,000 or more to state or county political party
				committees during the 90 days prior to a state election, or on the date of the
				election, including state special elections.
(4) Electronic Filing: State committees that
				make contributions of $25,000 or more must file electronically with the
				Secretary of State. State committees that are required to file the Form Form
				497 24-hour contribution report must file this form electronically even if the
				$25,000 threshold has not yet been met. For more information on the electronic
				filing requirements, contact the Secretary of State's office at (916) 653-6224.
				Local committees should contact the local jurisdiction to determine if there
				are electronic filing requirements.
(5) Failure to file campaign statements may
				result in late filing penalties ($10/day) and fines (up to $5,000/violation).
				For assistance with your filing obligations, contact the Fair Political
				Practices Commission toll-free at (866) ASK-FPPC, send an email to
				advice@fppc.ca.gov, or refer to the Commission's website:
www.fppc.ca.gov
.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18428 - Reporting of Contributions and Independent Expenditures Required to be Aggregated

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				Whenever a monetary threshold identified in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of the Act
				has been met or exceeded, contributions and independent expenditures from
				different sources that are aggregated and treated as if received from a single
				person shall be reported as follows:
(b) Major Donor and Independent Expenditure
				Committees:
(1) Any committee pursuant to
				Section 82013(b) or (c)
				that is required to aggregate contributions under Section
				82015.5 or independent expenditures
				under Regulation 18225.4 shall file its campaign statement reflecting the total
				aggregated amount of the contributions or independent expenditures made for the
				required reporting period. The campaign statement shall be filed in the name of
				an individual or one of the contributing entities that directs and controls the
				making of the payments of the entity or entities whose contributions or
				independent expenditures are required to be aggregated. The filer shall
				indicate in the campaign statement under the "name of filer" that the campaign
				statement includes the aggregated activities of other entities directed and
				controlled by the filer (e.g., (name of filer) "including aggregated
				contributions/independent expenditures"). In itemizing the amount of each
				contribution or independent expenditure made, the campaign statement must also
				identify the name of the entity making the contributions or independent
				expenditures for each itemized payment made. The filer shall also identify on
				each campaign statement it is required to file the addition or deletion of any
				entity, other than a committee pursuant to Section
				82013(a), with
				which the filer is required to aggregate contributions or independent
				expenditures. If the committee has filed a previous campaign statement that did
				not require aggregation and it was filed in a name other than the required name
				of the filer for reporting aggregated contributions or independent expenditures
				as set forth above, the subsequent report shall include under the name of filer
				the former name under which the report was filed (e.g., (name of filer)
				formerly (name of individual only) or (name of entity only).
(2) Whenever any person identified in this
				subdivision makes a contribution that is subject to aggregation to a committee
				that is required to report the contribution on its own campaign statements, the
				person making the contribution shall notify the recipient committee of the
				"name of filer" under which the contribution is being reported on that person's
				statement.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18429 - Providing a Procedure to Obtain an Exemption from Reporting and Disclosure Requirements (84102, 84210(g), 84210(h), 84210(j), 84210(k), 84214). [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 5-10-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No.
				  20).
2. Editorial correction in Section
				  18429 (Register 76, No.
				  34).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-21-77 as an emergency;
				  effective upon filing (Register 77, No. 4).
4. Reinstatement of
				  subsection (a) as it appeared prior to the filing of 1-21-77 by operation of
				  Section
				  11422.1(b),
				  Government Code (Register 77, No. 51).
5. Repealer filed 6-22-78;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No.
				  25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 84102,
					 84210(g),
					 84210(h),
					 84210(j),
					 84210(k),
					 84214, and
					 84300,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18430 - Committees Controlled by More than One Candidate

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) If a committee other than a legislative
				caucus committee is controlled by more than one candidate:
(1) The name of each controlling candidate
				must be listed on the statement of organization;
(2) The name of each controlling candidate
				must be listed on the cover sheet of every campaign statement filed by the
				committee;
(3) Each controlling
				candidate must list the name of the committee, indicating that it is a
				controlled committee of that candidate, on the cover sheet of every campaign
				statement filed by the candidate;
(4) The campaign statements of the controlled
				committee cannot be combined or consolidated with the campaign statements of
				any controlling candidate.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18431 - Reporting of Expenditures by an Agent or Independent Contractor

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The following
				expenditures, and all similar expenditures, when made by an agent or
				independent contractor, including any vendor or subvendor, on behalf of or for
				the benefit of a candidate or committee, must be reported under Section
				84303. Expenditures not of the
				types included below do not have to be reported. Expenditures that must be
				reported include all of the following:
(1)
				Expenditures to any person, other than an employee of the agent or independent
				contractor, for expert advice, expert analysis, or campaign management
				services, including but not limited to analysis, advice, or management services
				in connection with any of the following:
(A)
				Development of campaign strategy.
(B) Campaign management.
(C) Design or management of campaign
				literature or advertising.
(D)
				Campaign fund raising.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18432 - Reporting Cumulative Contributions and Expenditures for Each Fiscal Year. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 4-24-89; operative 5-24-89 (Register 89, No. 18).
2. Amendment
				  filed 4-26-95; operative 4-26-95 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 95, No. 17).
3. Repealer filed 10-23-96; operative
				  10-23-96 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 96, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 81002,
					 84211,
					 85102 and
					 85301-
					 85303,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18432.5 - Intermediary and Earmarked Funds Disclosure

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For purposes of Government Code Section
				84302, a
				person, as defined in Government Code Section
				82047, is
				an intermediary for a contribution if either of the following applies:
(1) The recipient of the contribution would
				consider the person to be the contributor without the disclosure of the
				identity of the true source of the contribution.
(2) The person is an intermediary pursuant to
				Regulation 18419.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18435 - Definition of Mass Mailing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				A "mass mailing" has been made when over two hundred substantially similar
				pieces of mail have been sent within a calendar month.
(b) The "sender", as used in Section
				84305, is:
(1) The candidate or committee who pays for
				the largest portion of expenditures attributable to the designing, printing,
				and posting of the mailing which are reportable under Sections
				84200 through
				84216.5; or
(2) The candidate or committee who
				coordinates the expenditure for the mailing pursuant to Regulation 18225.7(c)
				with a person who pays for the mailing and the person does not qualify as a
				candidate or committee under Section
				82013.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18435.5 - Slate Mailer Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				Section 84305.5 requires a slate mailer to
				identify the slate mailer organization or committee sending the slate mailer,
				and to designate by an asterisk (*) each candidate and each ballot measure
				supported or opposed in a slate mailer for which payment of $100 or more has
				been received by the organization or committee (either from the candidate,
				ballot measure committee, or from any other person "at the behest" of a
				candidate or ballot measure committee as defined in Regulation
				18225.7).
(b) To ensure that it is
				easily legible, the Notice to Voters required by Section
				84305.5 shall appear with a
				reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the statement
				and must appear on a plain background, not superimposed over an illustration or
				a patterned background. Examples of a reasonable degree of color contrast that
				would meet the standard required by Section
				84305.5 are when the diclosure is
				printed in black text on a white background or a similar degree of color
				contrast between the background and the text of the disclosure.
(c) Slate Mailers in Multiple Languages. The
				Notice to Voters in a slate mailer shall appear in English. In addition, if all
				or a significant portion of the slate mailer appears in a language other than
				English, the Notice to Voters must also appear in that language.
(d) Electronic Slate Mailers. In addition to
				applying to slate mailers sent by traditional mail, the slate mailer
				identification and disclosure requirements of Section
				84305.5 apply to slate mailers
				distributed electronically.
(1) The "outside"
				of an electronic slate mailer where the name, street address, and city of the
				slate mailer organization or committee primarily formed to support or oppose
				one or more ballot measures is to be shown pursuant to Section
				84305.5(a)(1)
				includes:
(i) A clickable image or frame of
				an electronic slate mailer that leads to the slate mailer.
(ii) The body of an email or text message
				that contains a clickable link or attachment to the slate
				mailer.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18438 - Application of Government Code Section 84308

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The prohibitions and requirements of
				Section 84308, as effective January 1,
				2023, do not apply to proceedings participated in, or contributions made to or
				accepted, solicited, or directed by an officer prior to January 1,
				2023.
(b) Proceedings participated
				in, or contributions made to or accepted, solicited, or directed by, an officer
				as defined by former Section
				84308, prior to January 1, 2023,
				shall be subject to former Section
				84308 and related regulations
				applicable at the time of the proceeding or when the contribution was made to
				or accepted, solicited, or directed by the officer.
1. New section
				  filed filed 7-13-2023; operative 8-12-2023 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2,
				  section 18312(e).
				  Submitted to OAL for filing and printing pursuant to Fair Political Practices
				  Commission v. Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court
				  of Appeal, Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992
				  (FPPC regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
				  requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
				  (Register 2023, No. 28). For prior history, see Register 95, No. 17.
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Section
					 84308,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure › Section 18438.1 - Officers and Agencies Under Government Code Section 84308

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The officers of an agency exempted by
				Section 84308(a)(3) are
				exempted only from proceedings before the exempted agency.
(b) Members of the Governor's Cabinet, when
				acting in the capacity of agency secretary advising or consulting the
				Governor's Office, are officers of the Governor's Office and exempt from
				Section 84308. The member is not exempted
				from proceedings before the member's agency or other governing body not
				otherwise exempted.
(c) "Alternate"
				as used in Section
				84308(a)(4) means
				any person designated to serve as an officer of an agency who has served at
				least once in the preceding three months, or who knows or has reason to know
				will serve as an officer of the agency in the next three months.
(d) An officer of an agency includes only
				those persons who may make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use
				their official position to influence a decision in the license, permit, or
				entitlement for use proceeding, or who exercise authority or budgetary control
				over the agency of officers who may do so, and:
(1) Serve in an elected position, including
				any official appointed to an elected position due to an interim vacancy or an
				election otherwise canceled because the official was the sole candidate for the
				position;
(2) Serve as a member of
				a board or commission;
(3) Serve as
				the chief executive of a state agency or county, city or district of any kind;
				or
(4) Have decisionmaking
				authority with respect to the proceeding involving a license, permit, or other
				entitlement for use and is also a candidate for elected office or has been a
				candidate for elected office in the 12 months prior to the
				proceeding.