A. A person required by the Charter or this Article to file a document or other item with the Ethics Commission shall do so in a method prescribed by the Ethics Commission. (Amended by Ord. No. 183,236, Eff. 10/30/14.)
1. If an electronic filing is required, the Ethics Commission shall provide a unique identifier to the person who is required to file, to be used in place of a physical signature for submitting and verifying data under penalty of perjury. An electronic filing shall be presumed to be filed under penalty of perjury by the filer. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,362, Eff. 1/30/13.)
2. If a paper filing is required, it shall contain the physical signature of the person who is required to file. It is considered filed on the earlier of the date of receipt by the Ethics Commission or the date of the postmark if it is mailed and bears the correct address and postage.
B. A City campaign, officeholder, legal defense, recall, ballot measure, primarily formed, or general purpose committee shall file campaign statements electronically once the committee has received contributions or made expenditures of $10,000 or more. This requirement continues until the committee is no longer required to file campaign statements with the Ethics Commission. A person who is not required to file electronically, may do so voluntarily.
C. A person required by the Charter or this Article to file a document or other item with the Ethics Commission, shall prepare and retain detailed records (including bills, receipts, and other documents) needed to comply with the filing requirement. The records shall be retained for at least four years following the filing deadline.