California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 594

Introduced by Assembly Member Gordon

February 24, 2015

An act to amend Sections 82013, 82036, 82036.5, 84101, 84103, 84200.6, and 84218 of, to repeal Sections 84200.7, 84202.5, and 84203.5 of, and to repeal and add Section 84200.5 of, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 594, as introduced, Gordon. Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign statements.

Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, provides for the comprehensive regulation of campaign financing, including requiring the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures and imposing other reporting and recordkeeping requirements on campaign committees. The act requires elected officers, candidates, and committees to file various reports, including semiannual reports, preelection statements, and supplemental preelection statements.

This bill would recast the requirements for filing preelection statements and would repeal other reporting requirements, including supplemental preelection statements and supplemental independent expenditure reports.

The act defines “committee” as a person or combination of persons who receives contributions or makes independent expenditures of $1,000 or more in a calendar year or who makes contributions of $10,000 or more in a calendar year to or at the behest of candidates. The act defines “late contributions” and “late independent expenditures” for purposes of the act to include certain contributions and independent expenditures, respectively, that are made within 90 days before the date of the election.

This bill would revise the definition of “committee” by increasing the qualifying monetary thresholds to $2,000 for contributions received or independent expenditures made by a person or combination of persons or $20,000 for contributions made to or at the behest of candidates by a person or combination of persons.

This bill would revise the definitions of “late contributions” and “late independent expenditures” to increase the reporting threshold to $2,000 and to specify that those terms also include contributions and independent expenditures that are made on the date of the election.

The bill would also make conforming changes.

A violation of the act’s provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act’s purposes upon a 2⁄3 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements.

This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.

Vote: ²⁄₃. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 82013 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

82013.  

“Committee” means any person or combination of
persons who directly or indirectly does any of the following:

(a) Receives contributions totaling begin delete one end delete begin insert two end insert thousand dollars
begin delete ($1,000) end delete begin insert ($2,000) end insert or more in a calendar year.

(b) Makes independent expenditures totaling begin delete one end delete begin insert two end insert thousand
dollars begin delete ($1,000) end delete begin insert ($2,000) end insert or more in a calendar year; or

(c) Makes contributions totaling begin delete ten end delete begin insert twenty end insert thousand dollars
begin delete ($10,000) end delete begin insert ($20,000) end insert or more in a calendar year to or at the behest
of candidates or committees.

A person or combination of persons that becomes a committee
shall retain its status as a committee until such time as that status
is terminated pursuant to Section 84214.

SEC. 2.  

Section 82036 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

82036.  

“Late contribution” means any of the following:

(a) A contribution, including a loan, that totals in the aggregate
begin delete one end delete begin insert two end insert thousand dollars begin delete ($1,000) end delete begin insert ($2,000) end insert or more and is made
to or received by a candidate, a controlled committee, or a
committee formed or existing primarily to support or oppose a
candidate or measure begin delete within 90 days before end delete begin insert on end insert the date of the
begin delete election end delete begin insert election, or during the 90-day period preceding the date
of the election, end insert at which the candidate or measure is to be voted
on. For purposes of the Board of Administration of the Public
Employees’ Retirement System and the Teachers’ Retirement
Board, “the date of the election” is the deadline to return ballots.

(b) A contribution, including a loan, that totals in the aggregate
begin delete one end delete begin insert two end insert thousand dollars begin delete ($1,000) end delete begin insert ($2,000) end insert or more and is made
to or received by a political party committee, as defined in Section
85205, begin insert on the date of a state election or end insert within 90 days before the
date of a state election.

SEC. 3.  

Section 82036.5 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

82036.5.  

“Late independent expenditure” means an independent
expenditure that totals in the aggregate begin delete one end delete begin insert two end insert thousand dollars
begin delete ($1,000) end delete begin insert ($2,000) end insert or more and is made for or against a specific
candidate or measure involved in an election begin delete within 90 days before end delete
begin insert on end insert the date of the begin insert election or during the 90-day period preceding
the date of the end insert election. For purposes of the Board of
Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and
the Teachers’ Retirement Board, “the date of the election” is the
deadline to return ballots.

SEC. 4.  

Section 84101 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

84101.  

(a) A committee that is a committee by virtue of
subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file a statement of
organization. The committee shall file the original of the statement
of organization with the Secretary of State and shall also file a
copy of the statement of organization with the local filing officer,
if any, with whom the committee is required to file the originals
of its campaign reports pursuant to Section 84215. The original
and copy of the statement of organization shall be filed within 10
days after the committee has qualified as a committee. The
Secretary of State shall assign a number to each committee that
files a statement of organization and shall notify the committee of
the number. The Secretary of State shall send a copy of statements
filed pursuant to this section to the county elections official of each
county that he or she deems appropriate. A county elections official
who receives a copy of a statement of organization from the
Secretary of State pursuant to this section shall send a copy of the
statement to the clerk of each city in the county that he or she
deems appropriate.

(b) In addition to filing the statement of organization as required
by subdivision (a), if a committee qualifies as a committee under
subdivision (a) of Section 82013 before the date of an election in
connection with which the committee is required to file preelection
statements, but after the closing date of the last campaign statement
required to be filed before the election pursuant to Section begin delete 84200.7,
84200.8, end delete begin insert 84200.8 end insert or 84200.9, the committee shall file, by facsimile
transmission, begin insert online transmission, end insert guaranteed overnight delivery,
or personal delivery within 24 hours of qualifying as a committee,
the information required to be reported in the statement of
organization. The information required by this subdivision shall
be filed with the filing officer with whom the committee is required
to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to Section
84215.

(c) If an independent expenditure committee qualifies as a
committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 during the
time period described in Section 82036.5 and makes independent
expenditures of begin delete one end delete begin insert two end insert thousand dollars begin delete ($1,000) end delete begin insert ($2,000) end insert or
more to support or oppose a candidate or candidates for office, the
committee shall file, by facsimile transmission, online transmission,
guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery within 24 hours
of qualifying as a committee, the information required to be
reported in the statement of organization. The information required
by this section shall be filed with the filing officer with whom the
committee is required to file the original of its campaign reports
pursuant to Section 84215, and shall be filed at all locations
required for the candidate or candidates supported or opposed by
the independent expenditures. The filings required by this section
are in addition to filings that may be required by begin delete Sections 84203.5
and end delete begin insert Section end insert 84204.

(d) For purposes of this section, in calculating whether begin delete one end delete begin insert two end insert
thousand dollars begin delete ($1,000) end delete begin insert ($2,000) end insert in contributions has been
received, payments for a filing fee or for a statement of
qualifications to appear in a sample ballot shall not be included if
these payments have been made from the candidate’s personal
funds.

SEC. 5.  

Section 84103 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

84103.  

(a)  begin delete Whenever end delete begin insert If end insert there is a change in any of the
information contained in a statement of organization, an
amendment shall be filed within 10 days to reflect the change. The
committee shall file the original of the amendment with the
Secretary of State and shall also file a copy of the amendment with
the local filing officer, if any, with whom the committee is required
to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to Section
84215.

(b) In addition to filing an amendment to a statement of
organization as required by subdivision (a), a committee as defined
in subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall, by facsimile transmission,
online transmission, guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal
delivery within 24 hours, notify the filing officer with whom it is
required to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to
Section 84215 begin delete when end delete begin insert if end insert the change requiring the amendment occurs
before the date of the election in connection with which the
committee is required to file a preelection statement, but after the
closing date of the last preelection statement required to be filed
for the election pursuant to Section begin delete 84200.7 or end delete 84200.8, if any of
the following information is changed:

(1) The name of the committee.

(2) The name of the treasurer or other principal officers.

(3) The name of any candidate or committee by which the
committee is controlled or with which it acts jointly.

The notification shall include the changed information, the date
of the change, the name of the person providing the notification,
and the committee’s name and identification number.

A committee may file a notification online only if the appropriate
filing officer is capable of receiving the notification in that manner.

SEC. 6.  

Section 84200.5 of the Government Code is repealed.

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84200.5.  

In addition to the campaign statements required by
Section 84200, elected officers, candidates, and committees shall
file preelection statements as follows:

(a) During an even-numbered year, all candidates for elective
state office being voted upon in the statewide direct primary
election or the statewide general election, their controlled
committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose
an elected state officer or a state candidate being voted upon shall
file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section
84200.7 or 84200.8. All elected state officers who, during the
applicable reporting periods covered by Section 84200.7 or
84200.8, contribute to any committee required to report receipts,
expenditures, or contributions pursuant to this title, or make an
independent expenditure, shall file the applicable preelection
statements specified in Section 84200.7 or 84200.8. However, a
candidate for an office that is not being voted upon in the
November election, his or her controlled committee, and any
committee primarily formed to support or oppose that candidate
is not required to file statements in connection with the November
election pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 84200.7 unless,
during the reporting periods covered by Section 84200.7, the
candidate, his or her controlled committee, or any committee
primarily formed to support or oppose that candidate contributes
to any committee required to report receipts, expenditures, or
contributions pursuant to this title or makes independent
expenditures.

(b) During an even-numbered year, all candidates not specified
in subdivision (a) who are running for offices being voted upon
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November,
their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to
support or oppose those candidates or a measure being voted upon
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November
of an even-numbered year shall file the preelection statements
specified in subdivision (a) of Section 84200.7 in the case of a
June election, or subdivision (b) of Section 84200.7 in the case of
a November election.

(c) All candidates for offices being voted upon on a date other
than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November
of an even-numbered year, their controlled committees, and
committees primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate or
a measure being voted upon on a date other than the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered
year shall file the preelection statements specified in Section
84200.8.

(d) During an election period for the Board of Administration
of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’
Retirement Board, all candidates for these boards, their controlled
committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose
the candidates shall file the preelection statements specified in
Section 84200.9.

(e) In an even-numbered year in which the statewide direct
primary election is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in June, a state or county general purpose committee formed
pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013, other than a political
party committee as defined in Section 85205, shall file the
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.7 if it makes
contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred
dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection
statement. A state or county general purpose committee formed
pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required
to file the statements specified in Section 84200.7.

(f) During an even-numbered year in which the statewide direct
primary election is held on a date other than the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in June, a state or county general purpose
committee formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013,
other than a political party committee as defined in Section 85205,
shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8
if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five
hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the
preelection statement. A state or county general purpose committee
formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not
required to file the statements specified in Section 84200.8.

(g) During an election period for the Board of Administration
of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’
Retirement Board, a state or county general purpose committee
formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.9 if it makes
contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred
dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection
statement to support or oppose a candidate, or a committee
primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate, on the ballot
for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’
Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board. A state or
county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision
(b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the statements
specified in Section 84200.9.

(h) A political party committee as defined in Section 85205
shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section
84200.7 or 84200.8 in connection with a state election if the
committee receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars
($1,000) or more, or if it makes contributions or independent
expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more, during
the period covered by the preelection statement.

(i) City general purpose committees shall file statements as
follows:

(1) City general purpose committees in a city that has an election
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November
of an even-numbered year shall file the statements specified in
subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 84200.7 for the six-month period
in which the city election is held, if they make contributions or
independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or
more during the period covered by the preelection statement.

(2) City general purpose committees in a city that has an election
on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 if they make
contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred
dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection
statement.

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SEC. 7.  

Section 84200.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:

84200.5.  

In addition to the campaign statements required by
Section 84200, elected officers, candidates, and committees shall
file preelection statements as follows:

(a) All candidates appearing on the ballot to be voted on at the
next election, their controlled committees, and committees
primarily formed to support or oppose an elected officer, candidate
or a measure appearing on the ballot to be voted on at the next
election shall file the applicable preelection statements specified
in Section 84200.8.

(b) All elected state officers and candidates for elective state
office who are not appearing on the ballot at the next statewide
primary or general election ballot, and who, during the preelection
reporting periods covered by Section 84200.8, contribute to any
committee required to report receipts, expenditures, or
contributions pursuant to this title, or make an independent
expenditure of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in connection
with the statewide primary or general election, shall file the
applicable preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8.

(c) A state or county general purpose recipient committee
formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013, other than a
political party committee as defined in Section 84205, shall file
the applicable preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8
if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling one
thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in connection with the statewide
primary or general election during the period covered by the
preelection statements. However, a state or county general purpose
committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section
82013 is not required to file the preelection statements specified
in Section 84200.8.

(d) A political party committee as defined in Section 84205
shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section
84200.8 in connection with a statewide election if the committee
receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or
more, or if it makes contributions or independent expenditures
totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, in connection with
the election during the period covered by the preelection statement.

(e) A city general purpose committee formed pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the applicable
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 if it makes
contributions or independent expenditures totaling one thousand
dollars ($1,000) or more in connection with a city election in the
committee’s jurisdiction during the period covered by the
preelection statements. However, a city general purpose committee
formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not
required to file the preelection statements specified in Section
84200.8.

(f) CalPERS and CalSTRS Elections. During an election period
for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’
Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board:

(1) All candidates for these boards, their controlled committees,
and committees primarily formed to support or oppose the
candidates shall file the preelection statements specified in Section
84200.9.

(2) A state or county general purpose committee formed
pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.9 if it makes
contributions or independent expenditures totaling one thousand
dollars ($1,000) or more during the period covered by the
preelection statement to support or oppose a candidate, or a
committee primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate on
the ballot for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees
Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board.

(3) However, a general purpose committee formed pursuant to
subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the
statements specified in Section 84200.9.

SEC. 8.  

Section 84200.6 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

84200.6.  

In addition to the campaign statements required by
Sections 84200 and 84200.5, all candidates and committees shall
file the following special statements and reports:

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(a) Supplemental preelection statements when required by
Section 84202.5.

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(b)

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begin insert (a) end insert  Late contribution begin delete reports end delete begin insert reports, end insert when required by Section
84203.

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(c) Independent expenditure reports when required by Section
84203.5.

end delete begin delete

(d)

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begin insert (b) end insert  Late independent expenditure begin delete reports end delete begin insert reports, end insert when required
by Section 84204.

SEC. 9.  

Section 84200.7 of the Government Code is repealed.

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84200.7.  

(a) Preelection statements for the June election period
shall be filed as follows:

(1) For the period ending March 17, a statement to be filed no
later than March 22. However, for a special election called after
March 17, or for which the period for filing nomination documents,
as defined in Section 333 of the Elections Code, ends after March
17, a preelection statement for the period ending 45 days before
the election shall be filed no later than 40 days before the election.

(2) For the period ending 17 days before the election, a statement
to be filed no later than 12 days before the election. All candidates
being voted upon in the June election, their controlled committees,
and committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate
or measure being voted upon in the June election shall file this
statement by guaranteed overnight delivery service or by personal
delivery.

(b) Preelection statements for the November election period
shall be filed as follows:

(1) For the period ending September 30, a statement to be filed
no later than October 5.

(2) For the period ending 17 days before the election, a statement
to be filed no later than 12 days before the election. All candidates
being voted upon in the November election, their controlled
committees, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose
a candidate or measure being voted upon in the November election
shall file this statement by guaranteed overnight delivery service
or by personal delivery.

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SEC. 10.  

Section 84202.5 of the Government Code is repealed.

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84202.5.  

(a) Any candidate or any committee pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 82013 which makes contributions
totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more in connection with
an election, including a runoff election, shall file a supplemental
preelection statement no later than 12 days before the election, for
the period ending 17 days before the election. This statement shall
be filed by guaranteed overnight delivery service or by personal
delivery with each office with which the candidate or committee
filing the statement is required to file its next campaign statement
pursuant to Section 84215.

(b) This section shall not apply to candidates or committees
during any semiannual period in which the candidate or committee
is required to file preelection statements pursuant to Section
84200.5.

(c) If a candidate or committee makes contributions totaling ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) or more in connection with an election
and all of those contributions are reported pursuant to Section
84200 or 84202.7 on or before the closing date specified in
subdivision (a), the candidate or committee shall not be required
to file additional statements for that period pursuant to this section.

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SEC. 11.  

Section 84203.5 of the Government Code is repealed.

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84203.5.  

(a) In addition to any campaign statements required
by this article, if a candidate or committee has made independent
expenditures totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in a
calendar year to support or oppose a candidate, a measure or
qualification of a measure, it shall file independent expenditure
reports at the same time, covering the same periods, and in the
places where the candidate or committee would be required to file
campaign statements under this article, as if it were formed or
existing primarily to support or oppose the candidate or measure
or qualification of the measure. No independent expenditure report
need be filed to cover a period for which there has been no activity
to report.

(b) An independent expenditure report shall contain the
following information:

(1) The name, street address, and telephone number of the
candidate or committee making the expenditure and of the
committee’s treasurer, and the number assigned to the committee
by the Secretary of State.

(2) If the report is related to a candidate, the full name of the
candidate and the office and district for which the candidate seeks
nomination or election. If the report is related to a measure or
qualification of a measure, the number or letter of the measure, or
if none has yet been assigned, a brief description of the subject
matter of the measure, and the jurisdiction in which the measure
is to be voted on or would be voted on if it qualified.

(3) The total amount of expenditures related to the candidate or
measure during the period covered by the report made to persons
who have received less than one hundred dollars ($100).

(4) The total amount of expenditures related to the candidate or
measure during the period covered by the report made to persons
who have received one hundred dollars ($100) or more.

(5) For each person to whom an expenditure of one hundred
dollars ($100) or more related to the candidate or measure has
been made during the period covered by the report and for each
person who has provided consideration for an expenditure of one
hundred dollars ($100) or more during the period covered by the
report:

(A) His or her full name.

(B) His or her street address.

(C) If the person is a committee, the name of the committee,
the number assigned to the committee by the Secretary of State,
or if no number has been assigned, the full name and street address
of the treasurer of the committee.

(D) The date of the expenditure.

(E) The amount of the expenditure.

(F) A brief description of the consideration for which each
expenditure was made and the value of the consideration if less
than the total amount of the expenditure.

(G) The cumulative amount of expenditures to such person.

(6) A list of all the filing officers with whom the committee
filed its most recent campaign statement.

(c) Filing officers shall maintain paper reports filed pursuant to
this section under the name of the candidate or measure supported
or opposed by the independent expenditure.

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SEC. 12.  

Section 84218 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

84218.  

(a) A slate mailer organization shall file semiannual
campaign statements no later than July 31 for the period ending
June 30, and no later than January 31 for the period ending
December 31.

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(b) In addition to the semiannual statements required by
subdivision (a), slate mailer organizations shall file preelection
statements as follows:

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(1) Any slate mailer organization which produces a slate mailer
supporting or opposing candidates or measures being voted on in
an election held upon the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the
statements specified in Section 84200.7 if, during the period
covered by the preelection statement, the slate mailer organization
receives payments totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more
from any person for the support of or opposition to candidates or
ballot measures in one or more slate mailers, or expends five
hundred dollars ($500) or more to produce one or more slate
mailers.

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(2)  Any

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begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert In addition to the semiannual statements required by
subdivision (a), a end insert slate mailer organization which produces a slate
mailer supporting or opposing candidates or measures being voted
on in an election begin delete held on a date other than the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year end delete
shall file the statements specified in Section 84200.8 if, during the
period covered by the preelection statement, the slate mailer
organization receives payments totaling begin delete five hundred dollars ($500) end delete
begin insert one thousand dollars ($1,000) end insert or more from any person for the
support of or opposition to candidates or ballot measures in one
or more slate mailers, or expends five hundred dollars ($500) or
more to produce one or more slate mailers.

(c) A slate mailer organization shall file two copies of its
campaign reports with the clerk of the county in which it is
domiciled. A slate mailer organization is domiciled at the address
listed on its statement of organization unless it is domiciled outside
California, in which case its domicile shall be deemed to be Los
Angeles County for purposes of this section.

In addition, slate mailer organizations shall file campaign reports
as follows:

(1) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more
slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted
on in a state election, or in more than one county, shall file
campaign reports in the same manner as state general purpose
committees pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 84215.

(2) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more
slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted
on in only one county, or in more than one jurisdiction within one
county, shall file campaign reports in the same manner as county
general purpose committees pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section
84215.

(3) A slate mailer organization which produces one or more
slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted
on in only one city shall file campaign reports in the same manner
as city general purpose committees pursuant to subdivision (d) of
Section 84215.

(4) Notwithstanding the above, no slate mailer organization
shall be required to file more than the original and one copy, or
two copies, of a campaign report with any one county or city clerk
or with the Secretary of State.

SEC. 13.  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant
to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.

SEC. 14.  

The Legislature finds and declares that this bill
furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within
the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government
Code.