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Each candidate and committee shall file campaign statements in the time and manner required by the Political Reform Act of 1974 as amended (Government Code Sections 84100 et seq.). Compliance with the requirements of that act shall be deemed to be compliance with this section.
(Amended by Ord. No. 9374 (N.S.), effective 9-6-01)
State law reference(s)--Campaign statements, Gov. Code, §§ 84100--84305.
(a) Candidates and committees and all other persons, pursuant to state law, required to file a campaign statement with the County that has received contributions or made expenditures of $10,000 or more, shall electronically file that campaign statement using the Registrar of Voter's online filing system.
(b) Once a candidate or committee or other person, pursuant to state law, is subject to the electronic filing requirements imposed by subsection (a), the candidate or committee or other person will remain subject to the electronic filing requirements until the person or known committee files a termination statement pursuant to the Political Reform Act.
(c) It is unlawful for a candidate or committee or other person, pursuant to state law, to electronically file a campaign statement for which California law requires a signature under penalty of perjury unless each required treasurer, candidate, or officer has reviewed the campaign statement and electronically certified under penalty of perjury that to the best of their knowledge the information contained therein is true and complete.
(d) Any candidate or committee or other person, pursuant to state law, not required to file online pursuant to subsection (a) may do so voluntarily. A candidate or committee or other person, pursuant to state law, who voluntarily files online shall continue to file online until the person or known committee files a termination statement pursuant to the Political Reform Act.
(e) A candidate or committee or other person, pursuant to state law, that has electronically filed a campaign statement using the Registrar of Voter's online filing system is not required to file a paper copy of that statement with the Registrar of Voters.
(f) A candidate or committee or other person, pursuant to state law, required by the Political Reform Act to file an original campaign statement with the Secretary of State and a copy of that statement with the Registrar of Voters may elect to file the copy with the Registrar of Voters either in paper format or by using the Registrar of Voter's online filing system.
(g) If the Registrar of Voter's online filing system is not capable of accepting a particular type of campaign statement, candidates and committees and all other persons, pursuant to state law, shall file that campaign statement in paper format with the Registrar of Voters.
(Added by Ord. No. 10377 (N.S.), effective 4-16-15)
E. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
(a) (1) No person other than a candidate shall make, and no campaign treasurer shall solicit or accept, any contribution which will cause the total amount contributed by such person with respect to a single election in support of or opposition to such candidate, including contributions to any controlled committees supporting or opposing such candidate, to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) as adjusted pursuant to subdivision (d) below.
(2) No political party committee shall make, and no candidate or campaign treasurer shall solicit or accept, any contribution which will cause the total amount contributed by all local, state and federal committees of the same political party with respect to a single election in support of or opposition to such candidate, including contributions to any controlled committees, to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for any supervisorial district election and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any election for the office of Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk, District Attorney, Sheriff or Treasurer/Tax-Collector. Said limits shall be adjusted pursuant to subdivision (d) below.
(3) The term "controlled committee" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 23.101(c).
(b) The terms of this section are applicable to any contributions made to a candidate or controlled committee hereunder, whether used by such candidate or controlled committee to finance a current campaign, to pay deficits incurred in prior campaigns, or otherwise.
(c) If any person is found guilty of violating the terms of this section, the amount of funds received constituting such violation shall be paid by the candidate or controlled committee treasurer who received such funds to the County Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund of the County.
(d) The dollar limitation set forth in subdivision (a)(1) and (2) of this section shall be adjusted by the Registrar of Voters to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ("CPI-U"), San Diego Region, as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, and rounded to the nearest fifty dollars ($50), on or after January 2, 2013 and on or after January 2 of every odd-numbered year thereafter. Each adjustment shall be calculated based on the total change in the CPI-U, San Diego Region, since the last adjustment was made. The adjusted contribution limit shall be posted on the Registrar of Voters' website.
(Amended by Ord. No. 6253 (N.S.), effective 4-8-82; amended by Ord. No. 9318 (N.S.), effective 4-19-01; amended by Ord. No. 9374 (N.S.), effective 9-6-01; amended by Ord. No. 10138 (N.S.), effective 5-5-11; amended by Ord. No. 10233 (N.S.), effective 1-3-13; amended by Ord. No. 10284 (N.S.), effective 10-10-13; amended by Ord. No. 10373 (N.S.), effective 3-5-15)
(a) A candidate for County elective office may raise contributions for a general election prior to the primary election for the same elective office if the candidate sets aside these contributions and uses these contributions for the general election. If the candidate for County elective office is defeated in the primary election or otherwise withdraws from the general election, the general election funds shall be refunded to the contributors on a pro rata basis less any expenses associated with the raising and administration of general election contributions.
(b) A contribution for an election may be accepted by a candidate for elective County office after the date of the election only to the extent that the contribution does not exceed net debts outstanding from the election, and the contribution does not otherwise exceed the applicable contribution limit for that election.
(c) A candidate for County elective office may carry over contributions raised in connection with one election for elective County office to pay campaign expenditures incurred in connection with a subsequent election for the same elective County office.
(d) If a candidate has a surplus of contributions over expenses after a primary County election and will be in a runoff for the elective County office, the candidate need not allocate that surplus among contributors to the primary election, and may solicit from and receive contributions from contributors who donated before the primary election up to the contribution limit without reference to the contribution made before the primary.
(e) Contributions made for primary and general elections for the same office shall be identified and allocated to either the primary or general or both at the direction of the candidate.
(Added by Ord. No. 7349 (N.S.), effective 9-3-87; amended by Ord. No. 9374 (N.S.), effective 9-6-01)
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