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California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18503 - Small Contributor Committees

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(a) A "small contributor committee" means any
				committee that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The committee has been in existence for
				at least six months. To meet this requirement, the committee may count the
				length of time it existed before January 1, 2001.
(2) Within 36 months before making a
				contribution under Government Code section
				85302, the
				committee receives contributions from 100 or more persons. To meet this
				requirement, the committee may count contributions received before January 1,
				2001.
(3) The committee's campaign
				funds do not include any contributions that exceed $200 per person per calendar
				year, including campaign funds received before January 1, 2001.
(4) The committee makes contributions to five
				or more candidates for any elective office every 36 months and each
				contribution equals or exceeds $25. To meet this requirement, a committee may
				count contributions made before January 1, 2001.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18519.4 - Surplus Funds from Elections Prior to 1/1/97. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 1-7-97 as an emergency; operative 1-7-97 (Register 97, No. 2). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-7-97 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
2. Amendment of subsections (c) and (d) filed 5-13-97;
				  operative 5-13-97. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Fair
				  Political Practices Commission v. Office of Administrative Law, Linda Stockdale
				  Brewer, Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 512795 (1991) (Register 97, No.
				  20).
3. Change without regulatory effect adding explanatory Note
				  filed 7-18-2000 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2000, No. 29).
4. Repealer filed 5-4-2001;
				  operative 6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Section
					 89519,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18520 - Statement of Intention to be a Candidate

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(a) For purposes of Government Code section
				85200,
				"specific office" means a specific term of "elective office" as defined in
				Government Code section
				82023.
(b) Prior to the solicitation or receipt of
				any contribution or loan for a specific office, the individual must file a
				statement, signed under penalty of perjury, of intention to be a candidate for
				the specific office.
(c) Candidates
				are not required to file a new statement of intention to be a candidate for the
				general election or special general election, after filing a statement of
				intention for the connected primary election or special primary
				election.
1. New section
				  filed 4-26-2002; operative 5-26-2002 (Register 2002, No. 17). 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).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 84101,
					 85200 and
					 85201,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18521 - Establishment of Separate Controlled Committee for Each Campaign Account

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(a) A candidate who
				is required to file a statement of organization for a controlled committee
				pursuant to Section
				84101 shall establish a separate
				controlled committee and campaign bank account for each specific office
				identified in statements filed by the candidate pursuant to Section
				85200 and Regulation
				18520.
(b) Candidates, Other than
				Candidates for Elective State Office or Elective City or County Office Subject
				to Section 85301(d): A
				controlled committee and campaign bank account established for a specific
				office may be redesignated as a campaign bank account for a future election if:
(1) The future election is for the same
				elective office;
(2) The funds in
				the campaign bank account/committee are not considered "surplus campaign funds"
				as defined in Section
				89519;
(3) The candidate amends the Statement of
				Organization for the committee to reflect the redesignation for the future
				election;
(4) The candidate files a
				new statement, signed under penalty of perjury, of intention to be a candidate
				for the specific future election; and
(5) Redesignation of committees/bank accounts
				is not otherwise prohibited by law.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18521.5 - Ballot Measure Committees Controlled by Candidates for Elective State Office

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Except as otherwise provided for recall committees under
				  Section 85315 and Regulation 18531.5, a
				  candidate for elective state office, or a candidate for city or county elective
				  office subject to the contribution limit in Section
				  85301(d), may
				  control a committee under Section
				  82013(a) to
				  support or oppose the qualification or passage of a measure, only as provided
				  in this regulation.
(a) Committee
				Name.
(1) If the committee is a general
				purpose ballot measure committee, the committee name must include the name of
				the controlling candidate pursuant to Regulation 18402(c)(1), and expressly
				indicate it is a ballot measure committee.
(2) If the committee is a primarily formed
				ballot measure committee, the committee name must include, in addition to the
				information set forth in subdivision (a)(1), the information required in
				Section 84107.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18522 - Payments from Personal Funds for Filing Fee or Candidate Statement. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 3-22-89; operative 4-21-89 (Register 89, No. 15).
2. Repealer
				  filed 4-26-95; operative 4-26-95 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 95, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 84200,
					 84221,
					 85200 and
					 85201,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18523.1 - Written Solicitation for Contributions

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(a) When a candidate or controlled committee
				of a candidate makes any written solicitation for contributions, the
				solicitation shall identify the particular controlled committee by
				name.
(b) Candidates for elective
				state office and candidates for elective city or county offices subject to the
				contribution limit in Section
				85301(d) must
				include all of the following information in any written solicitation for
				contributions:
(1) Identification of the
				particular controlled committee for which the contribution is solicited by
				name;
(2) Identification of the
				specific office for which the contributions are solicited.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18524 - Investment and Expenditure of Candidates' Campaign Funds

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(a) All contributions received by a candidate
				shall be deposited in the candidate's campaign bank account established
				pursuant to Government Code Section
				85201. The
				candidate shall make all campaign expenditures from the campaign bank account.
				Moneys in the candidate's campaign bank account shall be spent only on expenses
				associated with the candidate's election to the specific elective office
				designated in the statement of intention and expenses associated with holding
				that office.
(b) The candidate may
				transfer funds from the campaign bank account to certificates of deposit,
				interest-bearing saving accounts, money market accounts, or similar accounts
				which shall be established only for funds for the same elective office for
				which the campaign bank account was established. Prior to expenditure, the
				funds shall be redeposited in the candidate's campaign bank account.
(c) The candidate may establish one or more
				credit card accounts or one or more charge accounts for the campaign bank
				account. Expenditures for payment of charges incurred on each credit card or
				charge account shall be made only from the campaign bank account. The credit
				card and charge accounts shall be used only for expenses associated with the
				candidate's election to the specific elective office designated in the
				statement of intention or expenses associated with holding that
				office.
(d) The candidate may
				establish, for the campaign bank account, one petty cash fund at each campaign
				office. No more than $100 shall be deposited in a petty cash fund at any time.
				No expenditure of $100 or more shall be made from a petty cash fund.
				Expenditures of less than $100 from a petty cash fund shall be deemed to be
				expenditures from the campaign bank account. All expenditures from a petty cash
				fund shall be for expenses associated with the candidate's election to the
				specific elective office designated in the statement of intention or for
				expenses associated with holding that office.
1. New Section
				  filed 4-20-89; operative 5-20-89 (Register 89, No. 18).
2. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 2-23-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, Government Code
				  (Register 99, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Section
					 85201,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18525 - Incumbent Candidates' Election Expenses and Officeholder Expenses

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(a) An incumbent
				elected officer shall make expenditures for the following campaign expenses
				from the appropriate campaign bank account for election to a future term of
				office:
(1) Payments for fundraising and
				campaign strategy expenses for election to a future term of office.
(2) Payments for mass mailings, political
				advertising, opinion polls or surveys, and other communications in connection
				with election to a future term of office. For purposes of this section, a mass
				mailing, political advertisement, opinion poll or survey, or other
				communication shall be considered "in connection with election to a future term
				of office" if it makes reference to the officer's future election or status as
				a candidate for a future term of office, or if it is made by an incumbent
				officer within 3 months prior to an election for which the officer has filed
				any of the following:
(A) A statement of
				intention to be a candidate for a specific office, pursuant to Government Code
				Section
				85200.
(B) A declaration of candidacy or nomination
				papers, as specified in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
				8000) of Division 8 of the
				Elections Code.
(C) Any other
				documents necessary to be listed on the ballot as a candidate for any state or
				local office.
(3)
				Payments for services and actual expenses of political consultants, the
				campaign treasurer and other campaign staff, pollsters and other persons
				providing services directly in connection with a future election.
(4) Payments for voter registration and
				get-out-the-vote drives.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18526 - Reimbursement of Expenditures

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(a)
				Expenditures made at the behest of the candidate for goods, services or travel
				expenses payable from the campaign bank account may be reimbursed and will be
				deemed expenditures from the campaign bank account if all the following apply:
(1) The person to be reimbursed is a
				volunteer or paid employee of the candidate's controlled committee.
(2) The treasurer of the committee is
				provided with a dated receipt and a written description of each expenditure
				prior to reimbursement.
(3)
				Reimbursement is paid within 45 calendar days after the expenditures are paid
				by the person to be reimbursed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18526.1 - Use of Personal Funds for Officeholder Expenditures. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 1-26-90; operative 2-25-90 (Register 90, No. 5).
2. Amendment
				  of subsections (b)(3)-(d) filed 10-11-94; operative 10-11-94 pursuant to
				  Government Code section
				  11346.2(d)
				  (Register 94, No. 41).
3. Editorial correction of Reference cite
				  (Register 95, No. 21).
4. 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
					 84211,
					 85200,
					 85201,
					 89510 and
					 89511.5,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18530 - Use of Public Funds

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(a)
				Government Code section
				85300
				prohibits the payment of public moneys, in the form of matching funds or cash
				subsidies, for the public financing of elections. The prohibition in this
				subsection does not apply to public officers and candidates in charter cities
				and counties.
1. New section
				  filed 9-10-90; operative 10-10-90 (Register 90, No. 43).
2.
				  Amendment filed 5-26-98; operative 5-26-98. Submitted to OAL for printing only
				  pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v. Office of Administrative
				  Law, Linda Stockdale Brewer, Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 51275 (1991)
				  (Register 98, No. 22).
3. Amendment of section heading and repealer
				  and new section filed 12-15-98; operative 12-15-98 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 98, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Section
					 85300,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18530.1 - Use of Funds Raised Prior to January 1, 1997. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 1-6-97 as an emergency; operative 1-6-97. Submitted to OAL for printing
				  only (Register 97, No. 2).
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1
				  (Register 97, No. 25).
3. Section refiled as a permanent regulation
				  6-17-97; operative 6-17-97. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 97,
				  No. 25).
4. Change without regulatory effect adding explanatory Note
				  filed 7-18-2000 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2000, No. 29).
5. Repealer filed 5-4-2001;
				  operative 6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Section
					 49, California Political Reform Act
					 of 1996.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18530.4 - Legal Defense Funds - State Candidates and Officers

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(a) Application and Definitions.
(1) This regulation applies to the bank
				account permitted by Section
				85304(a).
(2) For purposes of this regulation, the
				following definitions apply:
(A) "Legal
				defense funds" means money in the legal defense account.
(B) "Legal defense account" means the bank
				account established at a financial institution located in the State of
				California pursuant to Section
				85304(a).
(C) "Legal defense committee" means a
				committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) of this regulation.
(D) "Candidate" means a candidate for
				elective state office who raises legal defense funds.
(E) "Officer" means an elected state officer
				who raises legal defense funds.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18530.45 - Legal Defense Funds - Local Candidates and Officers

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(a) Application and Definitions.
(1) This regulation applies to the bank
				account permitted by Section
				85304.5(a).
(2) For purposes of this regulation, the
				following definitions apply:
(A) "Legal
				defense funds" means money in the legal defense account.
(B) "Legal defense account" means the bank
				account established at a financial institution located in the State of
				California pursuant to Section
				85304.5(a).
(C) "Legal defense committee" means a
				committee formed pursuant to subdivision (c) of this regulation.
(D) "Candidate" means a candidate for
				elective office in a local government agency.
(E) "Officer" means an elected officer in a
				local government agency.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18530.7 - Extensions of Credit

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(a)
				Except as provided in subdivision (b), an extension of credit which consists of
				a receipt of goods or services pursuant to an agreement between the provider of
				the goods or services and a candidate or committee, and where payment is not
				made until a later date, is a contribution subject to Government Code section
				85307(a).
(b) For purposes of Government Code section
				85307(a),
				an extension of credit is not a contribution made by the provider of the goods
				or services or a contribution accepted by the candidate or committee if either
				subdivision (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this regulation is met:
(1) Payment is made on or before the earlier
				of the following dates:
(A) 45 days after the
				date of the invoice; or
(B) 45 days
				from the date the goods or services are delivered; or
(C) For services ongoing in nature, 45 days
				after the date of the invoice, where services are billed no less frequently
				than on a three-month billing cycle.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18530.9 - Contributions to Candidate Controlled Ballot Measure Committees. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 7-26-2004; operative 11-3-2004 (Register 2004, No. 31).
2.
				  Repealer filed 9-20-2007; operative 10-20-2007. 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 2007, No.
				  38).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 82016,
					 82043,
					 85301 and
					 85302,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.1 - Affiliated Entities Sharing One Contribution Limit. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 11-10-97; operative 11-10-97 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 97, No. 46).
2. Change without regulatory effect adding
				  explanatory Note filed 7-18-2000 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2000, No. 29).
3. Repealer filed 5-4-2001;
				  operative 6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Section
					 85311,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.2 - Refunding General Election Contributions

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(a) The following provisions apply to the pro
				rata refund of contributions raised for a general election or a special general
				election by a candidate for elective state office or a candidate for an
				elective city or county office subject to the contribution limit in Section
				85301(d) who is
				defeated in the primary or special primary election, or who withdraws from the
				general election or special general election, as required under Section
				85318:
(1) The candidate shall apply Regulation
				18540, subdivisions (a)(1) through (a)(7), to calculate expenses attributable
				to the general election or the special general election that may be deducted
				from the refunds.
(2) The candidate
				shall convert to cash and include in the total contributions subject to refund
				each campaign asset, or the applicable portion thereof, if all of the following
				apply:
(A) The asset was received as a
				non-monetary contribution for the general or special general
				election.
(B) The candidate's
				committee held the asset on the day after the primary election, or the day
				after the candidate has withdrawn from the general election.
(C) The value of the asset was $50 or
				more.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.3 - Transfers of Funds into Officeholder Accounts. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 1-6-97 as an emergency; operative 1-6-97. Submitted to OAL for printing
				  only (Register 97, No. 2).
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1
				  (Register 97, No. 25).
3. Section refiled as a permanent regulation
				  6-17-97; operative 6-17-97. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 97,
				  No. 25).
4. Change without regulatory effect adding explanatory Note
				  filed 7-18-2000 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2000, No. 29).
5. Repealer filed 5-4-2001;
				  operative 6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 85313 and
					 89512,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.4 - Officeholder Accounts-Reporting. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 1-7-97 as an emergency; operative 1-7-97. Submitted to OAL for printing
				  only (Register 97, No. 2).
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1
				  (Register 97, No. 25).
3. Permanent regulation filed 6-19-97;
				  operative 6-19-97. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 97, No.
				  25).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-26-98; operative
				  5-26-98 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 98, No. 22).
5. Repealer filed 5-4-2001; operative
				  6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 85200,
					 85201,
					 85301-
					 85313,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.5 - Recall Elections

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(a)
				Definitions. For purposes of this section:
(1)
				"Target officer" means an elected officer who is the subject of a recall
				effort.
(2) "Replacement candidate"
				means a candidate within the meaning of Section
				82007 who is running to replace a
				target officer in the event the recall is successful and who is on the same
				ballot as the recall measure.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.6 - Treatment of Debts Outstanding After an Election - Prior to January 24, 2004

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The provisions of this regulation apply to contributions
				  accepted by a committee prior to January 24, 2004. For rules regarding the
				  treatment of contributions accepted on or after January 24, 2004, see
				  regulation 18531.61.
(a) Pre-2001
				Elections. Government Code section
				85316 does
				not apply to a candidate for elective state office in an election held prior to
				January 1, 2001.
(1) There are no
				contribution limits in effect for elections held prior to January 1, 2001 for
				contributions made on or after January 1, 2001.
(2) Contributions for an election held prior
				to January 1, 2001 may be accepted in an amount that exceeds net debts
				outstanding.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.61 - Treatment of Debts Outstanding After an Election

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(a) Application. Under Section
				85316(a) a
				candidate for elective state office may solicit and accept contributions after
				an election to pay net debts outstanding, subject to the applicable
				contribution limit for that election. This regulation applies to contributions
				accepted under Section
				85316(a) on or
				after January 24, 2004, by a candidate for elective state office. See
				Regulation 18531.6 for rules regarding the treatment of similar contributions
				accepted before January 24, 2004.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of Section
				85316(a) and this
				regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) "The applicable contribution limit for
				that election" means the contribution limit, if any, as provided in Sections
				85301 and
				85302 applicable on the date of the
				election.
(2) "That election" or
				"the election" means the election for which a candidate for elective state
				office is raising contributions to pay net debts outstanding.
(3) "Net debts outstanding" means the total
				of a committee's outstanding debts minus its assets.
(A) For purposes of calculating net debts
				outstanding, "outstanding debts" include the following:
(i) An amount necessary to cover the cost of
				raising funds as permitted under Section
				85316(a) and this
				regulation;
(ii) Costs related to
				complying with the post-election requirements of Title 9 (commencing with
				Section 81000) of the Government Code and
				other necessary administrative costs related to winding down the campaign,
				including office space rental, staff salaries, and office supplies;
(iii) Legal fees and expenses incurred
				directly in connection with monitoring the count of absentee or provisional
				ballots for the election, or with a ballot recount conducted under Chapter 9
				(commencing with Section
				15600) of Division 15 of the
				Elections Code for the election; and
(iv) The total amount of unpaid debts, loans
				and accrued expenditures incurred with respect to the
				election.
(B) For
				purposes of calculating net debts outstanding, "assets" include:
(i) The total cash on hand available to pay
				those debts and obligations, including: currency; balances on deposit in banks,
				savings and loan institutions, and other depository institutions; traveler's
				checks; certificates of deposit; treasury bills; and any other committee
				investments valued at fair market value;
(ii) The total amounts owed to the candidate
				controlled committee in the form of credits, refunds of deposits, returns, or
				receivables, or a commercially reasonable amount based on the collectability of
				those credits, refunds, returns, or
				receivables.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.62 - Elected State Officeholder Bank Accounts

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(a) Application and Definitions. For purposes
				of Section 85316(b) and this
				regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Officeholder" means an elected state
				officer.
(2) "Officeholder
				controlled committee" means a committee formed pursuant to subdivision (c) of
				this regulation.
(3) "Officeholder
				account" means the bank account established at a financial institution located
				in the State of California pursuant to Section
				85316(b).
(4) "Officeholder funds" means money in the
				officeholder account.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.63 - Treatment of Debts Outstanding After a City or County Election for Offices Subject to AB 571 - Prior to January 1, 2021

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(a) Application. The provisions of this
				regulation apply to contributions accepted by a committee for an elective city
				or county office subject to Section
				85301(d) prior to
				January 1, 2021. For rules regarding the treatment of contributions received on
				or after January 1, 2021 by a committee for an elective city or county office
				subject to Section
				85301(d), see
				Regulation 18531.64.
(b) Pre-2021
				Elections. Section
				85316 does not apply to a candidate
				for elective city or county office subject to Section
				85301(d) in an
				election held prior to January 1, 2021.
(1)
				There are no contribution limits in effect under the Act for elections held
				prior to January 1, 2021 for contributions made on or after January 1, 2021 to
				elective city and county offices subject to Section
				85301(d).
(2) Contributions for an election held prior
				to January 1, 2021 for those offices subject to the contribution limit in
				Section 85301(d) may be
				accepted in an amount that exceeds net debts outstanding.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.64 - Treatment of Debts Outstanding After a City or County Election

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(a) Application.
				Under Section
				85316(a) a
				candidate for an elective city or county office subject to Section
				85301(d) may
				solicit and accept contributions after an election to pay net debts
				outstanding, subject to the applicable contribution limit for that election.
				This regulation applies to contributions accepted under Section
				85316(a) on or
				after January 1, 2021. See Regulation 18531.63 for rules regarding the
				treatment of contributions received by a candidate for an elective city or
				county office subject to Section
				85301(d) before
				January 1, 2021.
(b) Definitions.
				For purposes of Section
				85316(a) and this
				regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) "The applicable contribution limit for
				that election" means the contribution limit, if any, as provided in Section
				85301 applicable on the date of the
				election.
(2) "That election" or
				"the election" means the election for which a candidate for elective city or
				county office subject to Section
				85301(d) is
				raising contributions to pay net debts outstanding.
(3) "Net debts outstanding" means the total
				of a committee's outstanding debts minus its assets.
(A) For purposes of calculating net debts
				outstanding, "outstanding debts" include the following:
(i) An amount necessary to cover the cost of
				raising funds as permitted under Section
				85316(a) and this
				regulation;
(ii) Costs related to
				complying with the post-election requirements of the Act and other necessary
				administrative costs related to winding down the campaign, including office
				space rental, staff salaries, and office supplies;
(iii) Legal fees and expenses incurred
				directly in connection with monitoring the count of absentee or provisional
				ballots for the election, or with a ballot recount conducted under Chapter 9
				(commencing with Section
				15600) of Division 15 of the
				Elections Code for the election; and
(iv) The total amount of unpaid debts, loans
				and accrued expenditures incurred with respect to the
				election.
(B) For
				purposes of calculating net debts outstanding, "assets" include:
(i) The total cash on hand available to pay
				those debts and obligations, including: currency; balances on deposit in banks,
				savings and loan institutions, and other depository institutions; traveler's
				checks; certificates of deposit; treasury bills; and any other committee
				investments valued at fair market value;
(ii) The total amounts owed to the candidate
				controlled committee in the form of credits, refunds of deposits, returns, or
				receivables, or a commercially reasonable amount based on the collectability of
				those credits, refunds, returns, or
				receivables.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18531.10 - Communications Identifying State Candidates

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(a) Definitions. For purposes of Section
				85310:
(1) A candidate is "clearly identified" if
				the communication states the candidate's name, makes unambiguous reference to
				the candidate's office or status as a candidate, or unambiguously describes the
				candidate in any manner. A candidate also is "clearly identified" if the
				communication contains the voice or a visual depiction of the candidate. A
				candidate is not considered "clearly identified" if the candidate's name is
				required by the provisions of state or federal law to appear in the
				communication and the candidate is not singled out in the manner of
				display.
(2) A communication
				"expressly advocate[s]" the election or defeat of a candidate as that term is
				defined in Section
				82025(c)(2).
(3) A communication is "made at the behest"
				of a candidate as that term is defined in Regulation
				18225.7.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18532 - Solicitation of Contributions in Excess of the Contribution Limits. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 10-19-89; operative 11-18-89 (Register 89, No. 42).
2.
				  Amendment filed 4-26-95; operative 4-26-95 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 95, No. 17).
3. Amendment of section and repealer of
				  footnote filed 10-23-96; operative 10-23-96 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 96, No. 43).
4. Repealer filed 5-4-2001; operative
				  6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 85301,
					 85302,
					 85303 and
					 85305,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18533 - Contributions from Joint Checking Accounts

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(a) A contribution made from a checking
				account by a check bearing the printed name of more than one individual must be
				attributed to the individual whose name is printed on the check and who signs
				the check, unless an accompanying document directs otherwise. The document must
				indicate the amount to be attributed to each contributing individual and must
				be signed by each contributing individual whose name is printed on the check.
				If each individual whose name is printed on the check signs the check, the
				contribution must be attributed equally to each individual, unless an
				accompanying document signed by each individual directs otherwise.
If the name of the individual who signs the check is not
				  printed on the check, an accompanying document, signed by the contributing
				  individuals, must state to whom the contribution is
				  attributed.
(b) For purposes
				of this regulation, each contributing individual is a "person" as defined in
				Section 82047 and is subject to the
				contribution limitations set forth in Sections
				85301 and
				85303.
(c) If the individual who signs the check or
				accompanying document is acting as an intermediary for another contributor, or
				the contribution is earmarked as provided in Section
				85704, this regulation does not
				apply and Regulation 18432.5 will apply instead.
1. New section
				  filed 2-23-90; operative 3-25-90 (Register 90, No. 11).
2. Amendment
				  filed 4-26-95; operative 4-26-95 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 95, No. 17).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) and repealer
				  of footnote filed 10-23-96; operative 10-23-96 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 96, No. 43).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
				  5-4-2001; operative 6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
5. Amendment
				  filed 2-13-2018; operative 3-15-2018 pursuant to title 2, section
				  18312(e)(1)(A) of
				  the California Code of Regulations. 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) (Register 2018, No.
				  7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference: Sections
					 85301 and
					 85303,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18536 - Transfer and Attribution of Contributions

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For purposes of Section
				  85306:
(a) A committee transferring funds must
				designate in its records at the time of its first transfer whether it elects
				the "first in, first out" or a "last in, first out" method of accounting for
				the current and future transfers. That designation is irrevocable.
(1) "First in, first out" means that campaign
				funds being transferred are attributed to the transferring committee's
				contributors in chronological order beginning with the earliest of its
				contributors or, if there has been a prior transfer, beginning with the
				earliest contributor for which unattributed contributions remain.
(2) "Last in, first out" means that campaign
				funds being transferred are attributed to the transferring committee's
				contributors in reverse chronological order beginning with the most recent of
				its contributors or, if there has been a prior transfer, beginning with the
				most recent contributor for which unattributed contributions remain.
(3) Campaign funds shall be attributed to
				contributors in the lesser of the following amounts:
(A) The actual amount of the original
				contribution from the person to whom the campaign funds are being
				attributed;
(B) The applicable
				contribution limit under Section
				85301 or
				85302; or
(C) The amount of campaign funds the
				committee is seeking to transfer that has not yet been
				attributed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18536.1 - Establishment of Separate Bank Account for Contributions in Compliance with Contribution Limitations. [Repealed]

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1. New section
				  filed 9-26-88 as an emergency; operative 9-26-88 (Register 88, No. 41). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or
				  emergency language will be repealed on 1-24-89.
2. Certificate of
				  Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 12-21-88 and filed 1-19-89;
				  operative 1-19-89 (Register 89, No. 4).
3. Change without regulatory
				  effect repealing section filed 2-24-93; operative 2-24-93 pursuant to title 1,
				  section 100, California Code of Regulations
				  (Register 93, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code; and Section
					 12400,
					 Elections Code. Reference: Sections
					 85200,
					 85201 and
					 85301-
					 85306,
					 Government Code; and Section
					 12400,
					 Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18536.2 - Use of Campaign Funds for Any Lawful Purpose Other than to Support or Oppose a Candidacy for Elective Office. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New section
				  filed 9-26-88 as an emergency; operative 9-26-88 (Register 88, No. 41). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or
				  emergency language will be repealed on 1-24-89.
2. Certificate of
				  Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 12-21-88 and filed 1-19-89;
				  operative 1-19-89 (Register 89, No. 4).
3. Change without regulatory
				  effect repealing section filed 2-24-93; operative 2-24-93 pursuant to title 1,
				  section 100, California Code of Regulations
				  (Register 93, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code; and Section
					 12400, Election Code. Reference:
					 Section
					 85306,
					 Government Code; and Sections
					 12400 and
					 12401,
					 Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18537 - Contribution Limits and Application to Repaid Loans

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(a) This regulation is applicable to loans
				received or made that are subject to the contribution limits of chapter 5 of
				this title.
(b) Forgiveness of a
				loan made to a candidate or committee shall not constitute an additional
				contribution from the lender for purposes of the contribution
				limitations.
(c) Except as
				prohibited by Government Code section
				85316,
				repayment of a loan in whole or in part shall enable the lender, guarantor,
				endorser, or cosigner to make additional contributions to the same candidate or
				committee provided that the additional contributions, when combined with the
				outstanding balance of any loan from that contributor, do not result in a
				violation of the contribution limits.
(d) Each loan received shall be reported as a
				contribution on the campaign report for the reporting period in which it was
				received regardless of whether it has been retired, forgiven, or remains
				outstanding in whole or in part. A candidate or committee which has repaid a
				loan, in whole or in part, and has received an additional contribution from the
				lender, shall indicate on the campaign statement that the cumulative amount of
				the contributor's contribution has been reduced accordingly.
1. New section
				  filed 7-13-90; operative 8-12-90 (Register 90, No. 34).
2. Amendment
				  filed 4-26-95; operative 4-26-95 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 95, No. 17).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) and repealer
				  of footnote filed 10-23-96; operative 10-23-96 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 96, No. 43).
4. Editorial correction of subsection (b)
				  (Register 2001, No. 18).
5. Amendment of subsection (a) and
				  amendment of NOTE filed 5-4-2001; operative 6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No.
				  18).
6. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 6-20-2006; operative
				  7-20-2006. 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 2006, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 83112,
					 Government Code. Reference Sections
					 84211 and
					 85301-
					 85321,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission › Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform › Section 18537.1 - Carry over of Contributions

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(a) For purposes of Section
				85317 and this regulation, "carry
				over" refers to the movement of campaign funds to the candidate's controlled
				committee established for a subsequent election to the same elective state
				office or the same elective city or county office subject to the contribution
				limit in Section
				85301(d), without
				attribution as required by Section
				85306(a).
(b) Campaign funds are available to be
				"carried over" pursuant to Section
				85317 and this regulation only if
				all of the following apply:
(1) The funds to
				be "carried over" are held in a campaign bank account/campaign committee
				established for an election to elective state office occurring on or after
				January 1, 2001, or for candidates for statewide elective office, for an
				election occurring on or after November 6, 2002, or for an elective city or
				county office subject to the contribution limit in Section
				85301(d), for an
				election occurring on or after January 1, 2021;
(2) The campaign bank account/campaign
				committee that is holding the funds to be "carried over" was established for an
				election that has already been held; and
(3) The funds to be "carried over" are not
				considered "surplus campaign funds" as defined in Government Code section
				89519.