§ 18406. Short Form for Candidates or Officeholders Who Receive and Spend Less than $1,000 in a Calendar Year.
(a) A candidate or officeholder who plans to receive contributions of less
than $1,000 and who plans to make expenditures of less than $1,000 in a calendar
year may file a short form campaign statement for that calendar year. The period
covered by the short form is the calendar year. No other campaign statements
must be filed by a candidate or officeholder who has filed the short form campaign
statement for activity in the calendar year unless the candidate or officeholder
receives $1,000 or more in contributions or makes $1,000 or more in expenditures.
(b) A candidate who files a short form campaign statement in connection with
an elective office, covering the calendar year in which the candidate’s
name will appear on the ballot, with a declaration of candidacy, as a pre-election
statement pursuant to Government Code section 84200.5, or as a semi-annual campaign
statement pursuant to Government Code section 84200 for the period ending June
30, and subsequently receives monetary or non monetary contributions totaling
$1,000 or more or makes expenditures totaling $1,000 or more prior to the election
shall send written notification to the Secretary of State, the local filing
officer with whom the candidate is required to file the originals of his or
her campaign statements, and each candidate contending for the same office,
as follows:
(1) The notification shall be sent within 48 hours of receiving contributions
totaling $1,000 or more or making expenditures of $1,000 or more;
(2) The notification shall include the name and address of the candidate, the
elective office for which the short form campaign statement was filed, the date
of the election, and the date contributions totaling $1,000 or more were received
or expenditures totaling $1,000 or more were made;
(3) The notification shall be sent by guaranteed overnight delivery, personal
delivery, or facsimile transmission.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 83112 and 84206, Government Code.
Reference: Section 84206, Government Code.
History
(1.) New section filed 3-3-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter.
(2.) Amendment filed 6-15-88; effective thirtieth day thereafter.
(3.) Amendment filed 5-23-94; effective upon filing.
(4.) Amendment filed 5-26-98; effective upon filing.
(5.) Amendment filed 6-26-01; effective upon filing.
(6.) Amendment filed 10-26-04; operative 11-25-04.