Forms / Manuals

Campaign Disclosure Forms
Legislative Changes Effective 2013
- Form 400 (1/05) - Slate Mailer Organization Statement of Organization
- Form 401 (1/05) - Slate Mailer Organization Campaign Statement
- Form 402 (1/05) - Slate Mailer Organization Statement of Termination
- Form 410 (12/12) - Statement of Organization - Form and Fact Sheet
Effective January 1, 2013: All committees must now disclose the financial institution and bank account number used by the committee.
- Form 425 (1/01) - Semi-Annual Statement of No Activity (Not for use by candidates/officeholders)
- Form 450 (1/05) - Recipient Committee Campaign Statement-Short Form (Not for use by candidates/officeholders)
- Form 460 (1/05) - Consolidated Campaign Disclosure Form
- Form 461 (3/11) - Independent Expenditure Committee and Major Donor Committee Campaign Statement
- Form 462 (12/12) - Verification of Independent Expenditures
- Form 465 (6/09) - Supplemental Independent Expenditure Report
- Form 470 (1/08 Revised 12/12) - Officeholder/Candidate Campaign Statement-Short Form and Form 470 Supplement
- Form 495 (1/05) - Supplemental Pre-Election Campaign Statement
- Form 496 (3/11 Revised 12/12) - 496 24-hour Independent Expenditure Report
- Form 497 (3/11 Revised 12/12) - 497 24-hour Contribution Report
- Form 498 (1/05) - Late Payment Report (Slate Mailer Organizations)
- Form 501 (4/11 Revised 12/12) - Candidate Intention Statement
- Form 511 (1/02) - Paid Spokesperson Report
- Form E-530 (7/10) - Communications Identifying State Candidates (Instructions)
- Prior year versions of campaign disclosure forms
Campaign Disclosure Manuals
Please note that most of the manuals are large Adobe.pdf files (some up to 1.9 mb) and may require substantial download time on lower speed connections. To help better serve you, in addition to providing a link to the full manual, we have provided a link to each chapter of each manual for faster download.
Campaign Disclosure Manual 1 - Information for State Candidates, Their Controlled Committees, and Primarily Formed Committees for State Candidates (Revised 02/2008)
- Full Manual
- Individual Chapters (click on the link or scroll down to view)
Campaign Disclosure Manual 2 - Information for Local Candidates, Superior Court Judges, Their Controlled Committees, and Primarily Formed Committees for Local Candidates (Revised 05/2007)
- Full Manual
- Individual Chapters (click on the link or scroll down to view)
Campaign Disclosure Manual 3 - Information for Committees Primarily Formed to Support or Oppose a Ballot Measure (Revised 05/2007)
- Full Manual
- Individual Chapters (click on the link or scroll down to view)
Campaign Disclosure Manual 5 - Information for Major Donor Committees (Revised 02/2008)
- Full Manual
- Individual Chapters (click on the link or scroll down to view)
Campaign Disclosure Manual 6 - Information for Independent Expenditure Committees (Revised 10/2008)
2007 - 2009 Campaign Legislative and Regulatory Revisions
Gift, Meal and Travel Reporting for Candidate Controlled Committees. (06/08)
Campaign Disclosure Information Manuals for general purpose committees and slate mailer organizations are not available on the website at this time. Please contact us if you have reporting questions.
Manuals - Individual Chapters
Campaign Disclosure Manual 1 - Information for State Candidates, Their Controlled Committees, and Primarily Formed Committees for State Candidates (Revised 02/2008)
- State Candidate Checklist
- Contents/What's New for 2007/2008
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Contribution Limits, Voluntary Expenditure Ceilings, and Related Restrictions
- Chapter 2 - Finances/Recordkeeping
- Chapter 3 - Contributions
- Chapter 4 - Communications
- Chapter 5 - Getting Started
- Chapter 6 - When and Where to File Reports
- Chapter 7 - Committee Report-Form 460
- Chapter 8 - Additional Reports
- Chapter 9 - After the Election
- Chapter 10 - Restrictions
- Chapter 11 - Committees Primarily Formed to Support or Oppose State Candidates
- About the Political Reform Act/How to Get Help
- Entire Manual 1
Campaign Disclosure Manual 2 - Information for Local Candidates, Superior Court Judges, Their Controlled Committees, and Primarily Formed Committees for Local Candidates (Revised 05/2007)
- What's New for 2007
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Finances/Recordkeeping
- Chapter 2 - Contributions
- Chapter 3 - Communications
- Chapter 4 - Getting Started
- Chapter 5 - When and Where to File Reports
- Chapter 6 - Committee Report-Form 460
- Chapter 7 - Additional Reports
- Chapter 8 - After the Election
- Chapter 9 - Restrictions
- Definitions
- About the Political Reform Act/How to Get Help
- Entire Manual 2
Campaign Disclosure Manual 3 - Information for Committees Primarily Formed to Support or Oppose a Ballot Measure (Revised 05/2007)
- What's New for 2007
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Qualification As a Committee and Naming the Committee
- Chapter 2 - Finances/Recordkeeping
- Chapter 3 - Contributions
- Chapter 4 - Communications
- Chapter 5 - Getting Started
- Chapter 6 - When and Where to File Reports
- Chapter 7 - Committee Report
- Chapter 8 - Additional Reports
- Chapter 9 - After the Election
- Chapter 10 - Restrictions
- Definitions and Elections Code Provisions Affecting Ballot Measure Activities
- About the Political Reform Act/How to Get Help
- Entire Manual 3
Campaign Disclosure Manual 5 - Information for Major Donor Committees (Revised 02/2008)
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Are You a Committee?
- Chapter 2 - Contributions
- Chapter 3 - Communications
- Chapter 4 - Reporting Requirements
- About the Political Reform Act/How to Get Help
- Entire Manual 5
Campaign Disclosure Manual 6 - Information for Independent Expenditure Committees (Revised 10/2008)
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Committee Qualification
- Chapter 2 - Notices on Political Mailings and Broadcasts
- Chapter 3 - Reporting Requirements
- Chapter 4 - Event Based Reporting for Certain Nonprofits Making Occasional Expenditures to Support or Oppose Ballot Measures
- About the Political Reform Act/How to Get Help
- Entire Manual 6















