Committees Subject to Campaign Finance Filing Requirements
San Francisco Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code section 1.113 requires a committee that raises or spends funds to support or oppose a recall, initiative or referendum petition to file campaign statements during periods in which signatures are gathered. A committee is required to file campaign disclosure reports if it is any of the following:
- A committee primarily formed to support or oppose the qualification of a measure; or
- A recipient committee that is a proponent of a recall, initiative or referendum petition; or
- A committee that makes independent expenditures totaling $1,000 or more in a calendar year to support or oppose the qualification of a measure and that is either a general purpose recipient committee or an independent expenditure committee.
Notice of Petition Circulation
Within one business day of the first date that a petition is circulated to qualify a measure for the ballot, the proponent must file Form SFEC-113 with the Ethics Commission by email (ethics.commission@sfgov.org) or facsimile (415/252-3112) to inform the Commission that the proponent has begun to circulate the petition.
Forms Used to Satisfy Filing Requirements
To comply with the filing requirements of section 1.113, a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a recall, initiative or referendum petition must file Form 460 during the 1.113 signature gathering period. General purpose committees must file campaign statements under the same 1.113 filing schedule governing a committee supporting or opposing the recall, initiative or referendum petition as follows:
- A general purpose recipient committee that is a proponent of such measure must file Forms 460 and 465;
- A general purpose recipient committee that is not a proponent of such measure must file Form 465; and
- An independent expenditure committee must file Form 465.
General Filing Periods During Circulation of Petition
| Filing Deadline | Reporting Period |
|---|---|
| the 5th day of every month | covering through the last day of the previous month |
| the 20th day of every month | covering through the 15th day of the month |
| the 5th day of the month following the end of the circulation period to disclose contributions or expenditures made during the signature gathering period | covering through the last day of the previous month |
Committees that raise or spend money to support or oppose a measure during the circulation of the measure, must also file quarterly and semi-annual statements in addition to the filing periods prescribed by section 1.113.
1.113 Filing Schedules
June 5, 2012
- Competitive Bidding and Zero Waste Ordinance (Qualified for the June 5, 2012 Election)
- Protect Coit Tower Initiative (Qualified for the June 5, 2012 Election)
November 8, 2011
- Student Assignment System (Qualified for the November 8, 2011 Election)
- Gential Cutting of Male Minors (Removed per Court Order 7/28/2011)
- Retirement Benefits for City Employees (Qualified for the November 8, 2011 Election)
- Parkmerced Zoning Referendum (Failed to Qualify)
November 2, 2010
- Saturday Voting Ordinance (Qualified for the November 2, 2010 Election)
- Muni Charter Amendment (Qualified for the November 2, 2010 Election)
- Sustainable City Employees Benefits Reform (Qualified for the November 2, 2010 Election)
- Hotel Tax Loophole Close & Temporary Visitor Surcharge (Qualified for the November 2, 2010 Election)
June 8, 2010
- Petition for the Recall of Sophenia Maxwell – Failed to Qualify
November 3, 2009 Election
- Mid-Market Arts Revitalization and Tourism Special ARTS Sign District – Qualified for the November, 3, 2009 Election
November 4, 2008 Election
- Choice for Student – JROTC - Qualified for the November 4, 2008 Election
- Renaming the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant - Qualified for the November 4, 2008 Election
- REVISED Recall of District 3 Supervisor – Failed to Qualify
- Stop the Enforcement - Qualified for the November 4, 2008 Election
June 3, 2008 Election
- Affordable Housing – Qualified for the June 3, 2008 Election
- Bayview Jobs, Parks and Housing Proponents* – Qualified for the June 3, 2008 Election
- Recall of District 3 Supervisor – Failed to Qualify
February 5, 2008
- Alcatraz Conversion Project – Qualified for the February 5, 2008 Election
- Deferred Retirement Option Program – Qualified for the February 5, 2008 Election
- Recall of District 1 Supervisor – Failed to Qualify
- Recall of District 3 Supervisor – Failed to Qualify
November 6, 2007
- Parking for Neighborhoods – Qualified for the November 6, 2007 Election
* Initiative formerly called "Mixed Use Development Project for Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard."