Amended in Senate March 27, 2014

Senate Bill No. 1442

Introduced by Senators Lara, Corbett, De León, Hill, Monning, Roth, Steinberg, and Torres

February 21, 2014

An act begin insert to amend Sections 82036, 82036.5, 82048.4, 84101, 84103, 84200, 84200.5, 84200.6, 84200.8, 84215, 84218, 84252, and 90002 of, to add Section 84200.3 to, and to repeal Sections 84200.7, 84202.3, 84202.5, 84202.7, 84203.5, and 84204.5 of, the Government Code, end insert relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1442, as amended, Lara. Political Reform Act of 1974 begin insert : end insert begin insert campaign statements end insert .

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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, committees, and slate mailer organizations to file various reports, including semiannual reports, preelection statements, and supplemental preelection statements.

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This bill would require elected state officers, candidates for elective state office, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate for elective state office or one or more statewide ballot measures to file quarterly statements each year instead of semiannual statements, as specified. The bill would recast or repeal other specified reporting requirements, including supplemental preelection statements, supplemental independent expenditure reports, and odd-numbered year reports.

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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.

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This bill would revise the definitions to specify that those terms also include contributions and independent expenditures that are made on the date of the election.

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The bill would also make conforming changes.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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 also imposes administrative, civil, and criminal fines and penalties for violations of its provisions.

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This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to campaign committee reporting schedules under the Political Reform Act of 1974.

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Vote:  begin delete majority end delete begin insert ²⁄₃ end insert . Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert .

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 82036 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

82036.  

“Late contribution” means any of the following:

(a) A contribution, including a loan, that totals in the aggregate
one thousand dollars ($1,000) 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
one thousand dollars ($1,000) 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.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert Section 82036.5 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

82036.5.  

“Late independent expenditure” means an independent
expenditure that totals in the aggregate one thousand dollars
($1,000) 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.

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begin insert SEC. 3. end insert   

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begin insert Section 82048.4 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

82048.4.  

(a) “Slate mailer organization” means, except as
provided in subdivision (b), begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert person who, directly or
indirectly, does all of the following:

(1) Is involved in the production of one or more slate mailers
and exercises control over the selection of the candidates and
measures to be supported or opposed in the slate mailers.

(2) Receives or is promised payments totaling five hundred
dollars ($500) or more in a calendar year for the production of one
or more slate mailers.

(b)  begin delete Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a slate mailer organization
shall end delete begin insert “Slate mailer organization” does end insert not include any of the
following:

(1) A candidate or officeholder or a candidate’s or officeholder’s
controlled committee.

(2) An official committee of begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert political party.

(3) A legislative caucus committee.

(4) A committee primarily formed to support or oppose a
candidate, officeholder, or ballot measure.

(c) The production and distribution of slate mailers by a slate
mailer organization shall not be considered making contributions
or expenditures for purposes of subdivision (b) or (c) of Section
82013. If a slate mailer organization makes contributions or
expenditures other than by producing or distributing slate mailers,
and it reports those contributions and expenditures pursuant to
Sections 84218 and 84219, no additional campaign reports shall
be required of the slate mailer organization pursuant to Section
begin delete 84200 end delete begin insert 84200, 84200.3, end insert or 84200.5.

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begin insert SEC. 4. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84101 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

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
begin insert or quarterly end insert 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, end delete begin insert 84200.3, end insert 84200.8, 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 one thousand dollars ($1,000) 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 one
thousand dollars ($1,000) 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.

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begin insert SEC. 5. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84103 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

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.

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begin insert SEC. 6. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84200 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

84200.  

(a) Except as begin insert otherwise end insert provided in begin delete paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3), end delete begin insert this section, end insert elected officers, candidates, and
committees pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file
semiannual statements each year no later than July 31 for the period
ending June 30, and no later than January 31 for the period ending
December 31.

(1) A candidate who, during the past six months begin insert , end insert has filed a
declaration pursuant to Section 84206 shall not be required to file
a semiannual statement for that six-month period.

(2) Elected officers whose salaries are less than two hundred
dollars ($200) a month, judges, judicial candidates, and their
controlled committees shall not file semiannual statements pursuant
to this subdivision for any six-month period in which they have
not made or received any contributions or made any expenditures.

(3) A judge who is not listed on the ballot for reelection to, or
recall from, any elective office during a calendar year shall not
file semiannual statements pursuant to this subdivision for any
six-month period in that year if both of the following apply:

(A) The judge has not received any contributions.

(B) The only expenditures made by the judge during the calendar
year are contributions from the judge’s personal funds to other
candidates or committees totaling less than one thousand dollars
($1,000).

(b) All committees pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section
82013 shall file campaign statements each year no later than July
31 for the period ending June 30, and no later than January 31 for
the period ending December 31, if they have made contributions
or independent expenditures, including payments to a slate mailer
organization, during the six-month period before the closing date
of the statements.

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(c) This section does not apply to an elected state officer, a
candidate for elective state office, or a committee that is subject
to Section 84200.3.

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begin insert SEC. 7. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84200.3 is added to the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert , to
read: end insert

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begin insert 84200.3. end insert   

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an elected
state officer, a candidate for elective state office, or a committee
formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 that is
primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate for elective
state office or one or more statewide ballot measures shall file
quarterly campaign statements each year, as follows:

(1) No later than April 7 for the period commencing January 1
and ending March 31.

(2) No later than July 31 for the period commencing April 1
and ending June 30.

(3) No later than October 7 for the period commencing July 1
and ending September 30.

(4) No later than January 31 for the period commencing October
1 and ending December 31.

(b) A committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of
Section 82013 that is primarily formed to support or oppose a
candidate for elective state office or one or more statewide ballot
measures shall file quarterly campaign statements as required by
subdivision (a), unless the committee has not made contributions
or independent expenditures during the reporting period.

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begin insert SEC. 8. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84200.5 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

84200.5.  

In addition to the campaign statements required by
begin delete Section 84200, end delete begin insert Sections 84200 and 84200.3, end insert 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
begin delete 84200.7 or end delete 84200.8. All elected state officers who, during the
applicable reporting periods covered by Section begin delete 84200.7 or end delete
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 begin delete 84200.7 or end delete 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 begin delete subdivision (b) of Section 84200.7 end delete begin insert Section
84200.8 end insert unless, during the reporting periods covered by Section
begin delete 84200.7 end delete begin insert 84200.8 end insert , 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 begin delete 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 end delete begin insert Section 84200.8 end insert .

(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.

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(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.

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(f)

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begin insert (e) end insert  During an even-numbered year in begin delete which end delete begin insert connection with end insert
the statewide direct primary election begin delete is held on a date other than
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June end delete , 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.

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(g)

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begin insert (f) end insert  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.

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(h)

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begin insert (g) end insert  A political party begin delete committee end delete begin insert committee, end insert as defined in Section
begin delete 85205 end delete begin insert 85205, end insert shall file the applicable preelection statements
specified in Section begin delete 84200.7 or end delete 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.

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(i)

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begin insert (h) end insert  City general purpose committees shall file begin delete statements as
follows: end delete begin insert the applicable preelection statements specified in Section
84200.8 in connection with a city election if they make
contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred
dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection
statement. end insert

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(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.

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(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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begin insert SEC. 9. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84200.6 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

84200.6.  

In addition to the campaign statements required by
Sections begin delete 84200 end delete begin insert 84200, 84200.3, end insert 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.

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(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.

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begin insert SEC. 10. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84200.7 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is repealed. end insert

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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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begin insert SEC. 11. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84200.8 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

84200.8.  

Preelection statements shall be filed under this section
as follows:

(a) For begin delete the period ending 45 days before the election, the end delete begin insert a
candidate or committee described in subdivision (b) of Section
84200.5 or a city or county general purpose committee described
in subdivision (e) or (h) of Section 84200.5, the end insert statement shall be
filed no later than 40 days before the begin insert election for the period ending
45 days before the end insert election.

(b) For begin delete the period ending 17 days before the election, the end delete begin insert a
candidate or committee described in Section 84200.5, except a
candidate or committee required to file preelection statements
pursuant to Section 84200.9, the end insert statement shall be filed no later
than 12 days before the begin insert election for the period ending 17 days
before the end insert election. All candidates being voted upon in the election
in connection with which the statement is filed, their controlled
committees, and committees formed primarily to support or oppose
a candidate or measure being voted upon in that election shall file
this statement by guaranteed overnight delivery service or by
personal delivery.

(c) For runoff elections held within 60 days of the qualifying
election, an additional preelection statement for the period ending
17 days before the runoff election shall be filed no later than 12
days before the begin delete election. end delete begin insert election by a candidate or committee
described in Section 84200.5, except a candidate or committee
required to file preelection statements pursuant to Section 84200.9. end insert
All candidates being voted upon in the election in connection with
which the statement is filed, their controlled committees, and
committees formed primarily to support or oppose a candidate or
measure being voted upon in that election shall file this statement
by guaranteed overnight delivery service or personal delivery.

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begin insert SEC. 12. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84202.3 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is repealed. end insert

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84202.3.  

(a) In addition to the campaign statements required
by Section 84200, committees pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 82013 that are primarily formed to support or oppose the
qualification, passage, or defeat of a measure and proponents of a
state ballot measure who control a committee formed or existing
primarily to support the qualification, passage, or defeat of a state
ballot measure, shall file campaign statements on the following
dates:

(1) No later than April 30 for the period January 1 through
March 31.

(2) No later than October 31 for the period July 1 through
September 30.

(b) This section shall not apply to a committee during any
semiannual period in which the committee is required to file
preelection statements pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of
Section 84200.5.

(c) This section shall not apply to a committee following the
election at which the measure is voted upon unless the committee
makes contributions or expenditures to support or oppose the
qualification or passage of another ballot measure.

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begin insert SEC. 13. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84202.5 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is repealed. end insert

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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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begin insert SEC. 14. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84202.7 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is repealed. end insert

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84202.7.  

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), during an
odd-numbered year, any committee by virtue of Section 82013
that makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
or more to elected state officers, their controlled committees, or
committees primarily formed to support or oppose any elected
state officer during a period specified below shall file campaign
statements on the following dates:

(1) No later than April 30 for the period of January 1 through
March 31.

(2) No later than October 31 for the period of July 1 through
September 30.

(b) If a committee makes contributions totaling ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) or more to elected state officers, their controlled
committees, or committees primarily formed to support or oppose
any elected state officer during a period specified in subdivision
(a), and all of those contributions are reported pursuant to Section
84202.5 on or before the time specified in subdivision (a), the
committee shall not be required to file additional statements for
that period pursuant to this section.

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begin insert SEC. 15. end insert   

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begin insert Section 84203.5 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is repealed. end insert

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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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begin insert SEC. 16. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 84204.5 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is repealed. end insert

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84204.5.  

(a) In addition to any other report required by this
title, a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 that
is required to file reports pursuant to Section 84605 shall file online
or electronically with the Secretary of State each time it makes
contributions totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more or
each time it makes independent expenditures totaling five thousand
dollars ($5,000) or more to support or oppose the qualification or
passage of a single state ballot measure. The report shall be filed
within 10 business days of making the contributions or independent
expenditures and shall contain all of the following:

(1) The full name, street address, and identification number of
the committee.

(2) The number or letter of the measure if the measure has
qualified for the ballot and has been assigned a number or letter;
the title of the measure if the measure has not been assigned a
number or letter but has been issued a title by the Attorney General;
or the subject of the measure if the measure has not been assigned
a number or letter and has not been issued a title by the Attorney
General.

(3) In the case of a contribution, the date and amount of the
contribution and the name, address, and identification number of
the committee to whom the contribution was made. In addition,
the report shall include the information required by paragraphs (1)
to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of Section 84211, regarding
contributions or loans received from a person described in that
subdivision, covering the period from the day after the closing
date of the last campaign report filed to the date of the contribution
requiring a report under this section, or if the committee has not
previously filed a campaign statement, covering the period from
the previous January 1 to the date of the contribution requiring a
report under this section. No information described in paragraphs
(1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of Section 84211 that is
required to be reported pursuant to this subdivision is required to
be reported in more than one report provided for in this subdivision
for each contribution or loan received from a person described in
subdivision (f) of Section 84211.

(4) In the case of an independent expenditure, the date, amount,
and a description of the goods or services for which the expenditure
was made. In addition, the report shall include the information
required by paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of
Section 84211 regarding contributions or loans received from a
person described in that subdivision, covering the period from the
day after the closing date of the last campaign report filed to the
date of the expenditure, or if the committee has not previously
filed a campaign statement, covering the period from the previous
January 1 to the date of the expenditure. No information described
in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of Section
84211 that is required to be reported pursuant to this subdivision
is required to be reported in more than one report provided for in
this subdivision for each contribution or loan received from a
person described in subdivision (f) of Section 84211.

(b) Reports required by this section are not required to be filed
by a committee primarily formed to support or oppose the
qualification or passage of a state ballot measure for expenditures
made on behalf of the ballot measure or measures for which it is
formed.

(c) Independent expenditures that have been disclosed by a
committee pursuant to Section 84204 or 85500 are not required to
be disclosed pursuant to this section.

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begin insert

begin insert SEC. 17. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 84215 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

84215.  

All candidates and elected officers and their controlled
committees, except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e), shall
file one copy of the campaign statements required by begin delete Section end delete
begin insert Sections end insert 84200 begin insert and 84200.3 end insert with the elections official of the
county in which the candidate or elected official is domiciled, as
defined in subdivision (b) of Section 349 of the Elections Code.
In addition, campaign statements shall be filed at the following
places:

(a) Statewide elected officers, including members of the State
Board of Equalization; Members of the Legislature; Supreme Court
justices, court of appeal justices, and superior court judges;
candidates for those offices and their controlled committees;
committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose these
candidates, elected officers, justices and judges, or statewide
measures, or the qualification of state ballot measures; and all state
general purpose committees and filers not specified in subdivisions
(b) to (e), inclusive, shall file a campaign statement by online or
electronic means, as specified in Section 84605, and shall file the
original and one copy of the campaign statement in paper format
with the Secretary of State.

(b) Elected officers in jurisdictions other than legislative
districts, State Board of Equalization districts, or appellate court
districts that contain parts of two or more counties, candidates for
these offices, their controlled committees, and committees formed
or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local
measures to be voted upon in one of these jurisdictions shall file
the original and one copy with the elections official of the county
with the largest number of registered voters in the jurisdiction.

(c) County elected officers, candidates for these offices, their
controlled committees, committees formed or existing primarily
to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon
in any number of jurisdictions within one county, other than those
specified in subdivision (d), and county general purpose
committees shall file the original and one copy with the elections
official of the county.

(d) City elected officers, candidates for city office, their
controlled committees, committees formed or existing primarily
to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon
in one city, and city general purpose committees shall file the
original and one copy with the clerk of the city and are not required
to file with the local elections official of the county in which they
are domiciled.

(e) Elected members of the Board of Administration of the
Public Employees’ Retirement System, elected members of the
Teachers’ Retirement Board, candidates for these offices, their
controlled committees, and committees formed or existing
primarily to support or oppose these candidates or elected members
shall file the original and one copy with the Secretary of State, and
a copy shall be filed at the relevant board’s office in Sacramento.
These elected officers, candidates, and committees need not file
with the elections official of the county in which they are
domiciled.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a
committee, candidate, or elected officer is not required to file more
than the original and one copy, or one copy, of a campaign
statement with any one county elections official or city clerk or
with the Secretary of State.

(g) If a committee is required to file campaign statements
required by Section begin delete 84200 end delete begin insert 84200, 84200.3, end insert or 84200.5 in places
designated in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, it shall continue to
file these statements in those places, in addition to any other places
required by this title, until the end of the calendar year.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 18. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 84218 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

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:

(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.

(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 held on a date other than the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year
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 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.

(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.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 19. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 84252 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

84252.  

begin delete (a) end delete begin delete end delete begin delete   end delete begin delete end delete A committee primarily formed to support or
oppose a LAFCO proposal shall file all statements required under
this chapter except that, in lieu of the statements required by
begin delete Sections 84200 and 84202.3, end delete begin insert Section 84200, end insert the committee shall
file monthly campaign statements from the time circulation of a
petition begins until a measure is placed on the ballot or, if a
measure is not placed on the ballot, until the committee is
terminated pursuant to Section 84214. The committee shall file an
original and one copy of each statement on the 15th day of each
calendar month, covering the prior calendar month, with the clerk
of the county in which the measure may be voted on. If the petition
results in a measure that is placed on the ballot, the committee
thereafter shall file campaign statements required by this chapter.

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(b) In addition to any other statements required by this chapter,
a committee that makes independent expenditures in connection
with a LAFCO proposal shall file statements pursuant to Section
84203.5.

end delete begin delete end delete

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 20. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 90002 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended
to read: end insert

90002.  

(a) Audits and investigations of lobbying firms and
lobbyist employers shall be performed on a biennial basis and shall
cover reports filed during a period of two years.

(b) If a lobbying firm or lobbyist employer keeps a separate
account for all receipts and payments for which reporting is
required by this chapter, the requirement of an audit under
subdivision (a) of Section 90001 shall be satisfied by an audit of
that account and the supporting documentation required to be
maintained by Section 86110.

(c)  begin delete No end delete begin insert An end insert audit or investigation of begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert candidate, controlled
committee, or committee primarily supporting or opposing a
candidate or a measure in connection with a report or statement
required by Chapter 4 begin insert (commencing with Section 84100) end insert of this
begin delete title, end delete begin insert title end insert shall begin insert not end insert begin until after the last date for filing the first
report or statement following the general, begin delete runoff end delete begin insert runoff, end insert or special
election for the office for which the candidate ran, or following
the election at which the measure was adopted or defeated, except
that audits and investigations of statewide candidates, their
controlled committees, and committees primarily supporting or
opposing those statewide candidates who were defeated in the
primary election and who are not required to file statements for
the general election may begin after the last date for filing the first
report or statement following the primary election. When the
campaign statements or reports of a candidate, controlled
committee, or a committee primarily supporting or opposing a
candidate are audited and investigated pursuant to Section 90001,
the audit and investigation shall cover all campaign statements
and reports filed for the primary and general or special or runoff
elections and any previous campaign statement or report filed
pursuant to Section begin delete 84200 end delete begin insert 84200, 84200.3, end insert or 84200.5 since the
last election for that office, but shall exclude any statements or
reports which have previously been audited pursuant to Section
90001 or 90003. When the campaign statements or reports of a
committee primarily supporting or opposing a measure are audited
and investigated, the audit and investigation shall cover all
campaign statements and reports from the beginning date of the
first campaign statement filed by the committee in connection with
the measure. For all other committees, the audit and investigation
shall cover all campaign statements filed during the previous two
calendar years.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 21. end insert   

end insert begin insert

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.

end insert

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 22. end insert   

end insert begin insert

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.

end insert

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation relating to campaign committee reporting schedules
under the Political Reform Act of 1974.

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