| Deadline | Period | Form | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within 10 Days Independent Expenditure Verification | Ongoing | 462 | · Committees making independent expenditures of $1,000 or more in the aggregate for a specific candidate or measure must file this form with the FPPC. · Email only. No paper copy. · Committees file only one Form 462 per election for each candidate or measure supported or opposed by an independent expenditure |
| Within 10 Business Days $5,000 Report (Local Ballot Measure Qualification Payments) | Ongoing | 496 497 | Form 496: A recipient committee makes independent expenditures totaling $5,000 or more to support or oppose the qualification of a single local ballot measure Form 497: · Contributions totaling $5,000 or more are made by a recipient committee to support or oppose the qualification of a single local ballot measure · Contributions Received: List all new contributions of $100 or more received by the committee that have not been previously reported in connection with the qualification of the measure up through the date of the $5,000 or more payment. · Where to File: File in the jurisdiction of the local measure and not necessarily where the committee files its regular campaign statements. |
| January 31, 2024** Semi-Annual | * – 12/31/23 | 450 or 460 | · All committees must file this statement. · May be filed on January 25, 2024. |
| Within 24 Hours Contribution / Independent Expenditure Reports | 12/6/23 – 3/5/24 | 497 | · File if a contribution of $1,000 or more in the aggregate is received from a single source. · File if a contribution of $1,000 or more in the aggregate is made to or in connection with another candidate or another measure listed on the March 5, 2024, ballot, or made to a political party committee. · The recipient of a non-monetary contribution of $1,000 or more in the aggregate must file a Form 497 within 48 hours from the time the contribution is received. · File by personal delivery, e-mail, guaranteed overnight service, or fax. The committee may also file online, if available. |
| January 25, 2024 1st Pre-Election | 1/1/24 – 1/20/24 | 450 or 460 | All committees must file this statement. |
| February 22, 2024 2nd Pre-Election | 1/21/24 – 2/17/24 | 450 or 460 | All committees must file this statement. |
| March 1, 2024 3rd Pre-Election | 2/18/24 – 2/28/24 | 450 or 460 | All committees must file this statement. |
| July 31, 2024 Semi-Annual | 2/29/24 – 6/30/24 | 450 or 460 | All committees must file Form 460 unless the committee filed termination Forms 410 and 460 before June 30, 2024. |
Additional Filing Requirements:
- Ballot Measure Quarterly Report: Quarterly campaign reports are required by Primarily Formed Ballot Measure Committees prior to the semi-annual period in which pre-election reports must be filed.
- SFEC Form 113: The proponent of any petition that is circulated to qualify a measure for the ballot must inform the Ethics Commission that the proponent has begun to circulate the petition by filing Form SFEC -113 within one business day of the first date that the petition is circulated.
- SFEC Form 114.5: Each committee which receives contributions that in aggregate total $5,000 or more in a single calendar year, which were made at the behest of a City elective officer, must file this form no later than the deadline to file its semi-annual or pre-election statement.
- SFEC Form 124: Each committee which receives contributions that in aggregate total $10,000 or more during an election cycle, from a single business entity, must file this form no later than the deadline to file its semi-annual or pre-election statement.
- SFEC Form 125: Any candidate-controlled ballot measure committee which receives contributions which were “bundled” must file Form SFEC-125 at the time they are required to file a semi-annual or pre-election statement.
- SFEC Form 161: Each committee which pays for a “mass mailing” must e-file a SFEC Form161 (including a copy of the mailing – specification notes) within 5 days of the mailing, or within 48 hours if sent within the last 16 days prior to the election.
- Form 511 – Paid Spokesperson Report: File within 10 days of making either of the following expenditures related to an advertisement to support or oppose a ballot measure:
- 1) A payment totaling $5,000 or more to an individual to appear in an advertisement, or
- 2) A payment of any amount to an individual portraying a member of a licensed occupation (e.g., nurse, doctor, firefighter
- Method of Delivery: All Committees identified in CGCC 1.112(b) must electronically e-file campaign statements using the method identified on the webpage titled Complete List of Campaign & Public Financing Forms.
Additional Notes:
- *Period Covered: The period covered by any statement begins on the day after the closing date of the last statement filed, or January 1, if no previous statement has been filed.
- **Deadlines: Due to the election being held early in the year, the deadline for the first pre-election statement for calendar year 2024 is earlier than the deadline for the semi-annual statement for calendar year 2023. A committee active in both calendar years may file the 2023 semi-annual statement on January 25, 2024.
- Deadline Extensions: Deadlines are extended when they fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or an official state holiday.
- This extension does not apply to a 24-Hour (Form 497) that is due the weekend before the election,
- This extension never applies to any 24-Hour Independent Expenditure Report (Form 496).
- Multipurpose Organizations (including non-profits): A multipurpose organization that uses its general dues account to make contributions or expenditures may qualify as a recipient committee if expenditures exceed $50,000 in a 12-month period or $100,000 in four consecutive calendar years.
- An organization that qualifies as a recipient committee needs to file reports disclosing contributors.
- For more information, see the FPPC’s fact sheet, Campaign Reporting Rules for Multipurpose Organizations.
- Public Documents: All statements and reports are public documents.
- Advertisement Disclaimers: All ballot measure advertisements require disclaimers, please review disclaimer charts for specific disclaimer requirements.
- Complete Committee Treasurer Training – File Form 107: Training for Committee Treasurer