| 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 statement with the FPPC. · Email only. No paper copy is required. · 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: Report independent expenditures totaling $5,000 or more to support or oppose the qualification of a single local ballot measure. · Form 497: Report contributions totaling $5,000 or more 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 it’s regular campaign statements. |
| Jan 31, 2024** Semi-Annual | * – 12/31/23 | 450 or 460 | · All committees must file Form 450 or Form 460. · May be filed on January 25, 2024. |
| Within 24 Hours Election Cycle Reports | 12/6/23 – 3/5/24 | 496 497 | · Form 496: File if an independent expenditure of $1,000 or more in the aggregate is made in connection with a candidate or measure listed on the March 5, 2024, ballot. >A copy of any advertisement associated with a Form 496 filing must be filed with the Ethics Commission at the time the e-filing is required. Media Formatting Specifications for SFEC Form 161,162,163. · Form 497: File if a contribution of $1,000 or more in the aggregate is made to or in connection with a ballot measure committee listed on the March 5, 2024, ballot. |
| Jan 25, 2024 1st Pre-Election | 1/1/24 – 1/20/24 | 450 or 460 | · File if contributions or independent expenditures totaling $500 or more during the period covered by the pre-election statement. >Fees for the establishment or administration of the committee do not count towards the $500 threshold requiring the pre-election statement. |
| Feb 22, 2024 2nd Pre-Election | 1/21/24 – 2/17/24 | 450 or 460 | · File if contributions or independent expenditures totaling $500 or more during the period covered by the pre-election statement. >Fees for the establishment or administration of the committee do not count towards the $500 threshold requiring the pre-election statement. |
| March 1, 2024 3rd Pre-Election | 2/18/24 – 2/28/24 | 450 or 460 | · File if contributions or independent expenditures totaling $500 or more during the period covered by the pre-election statement. >Fees for the establishment or administration of the committee do not count towards the $500 threshold requiring the pre-election statement. |
| July 31, 2024 Semi-Annual | 2/29/24 – 6/30/24 | 450 or 460 | · All committees must file Form 450 or Form 460 unless the committee filed termination Forms 410 and 450/460. |
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 Form 497 due the weekend before the election.
- This extension never applies to a Form 496.
- 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.
- 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 it’s 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 it’s semi-annual or pre-election statement.
- 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:
- A payment totaling $5,000 or more to an individual to appear in an advertisement, or
- A payment of any amount to an individual portraying a member of a licensed occupation (e.g., nurse, doctor, firefighter).
- Late Filing Fines: Late filed statements required to be e-filed will be assessed a $25 per day late fine, until the statement is e-filed. Late filed statements required to be filed on paper will be assessed a $10 per day late fine, until the statement is filed.
- Public Documents: All statements and reports are public documents.
- Advertisement Disclaimers: Many advertisements require disclaimers, please review disclaimer charts for specific disclaimer requirements.
- Other Committee Expenditures: Contact the Ethics Commission if the committee makes independent expenditures/contributions to candidates and/or other measures. Additional reports may be required.
- Committee Status: A city committee may make contributions or independent expenditures in connection with other elections. Generally, a city committee spends more than 70% of its funds in connection with elections in one city. See FPPC Regulation 18227.5 to determine whether a committee is a city, county, or state committee.
- Multipurpose Organizations (Including non-profits): A multipurpose organization that uses it’s general dues account to make contributions or expenditures may qualify as a major donor or independent expenditure committee as may be required to report payments on Campaign Form 461.
- Such an organization will 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 may need to file reports disclosing contributors.
- For more information, see the FPPC’s fact sheet, Campaign Reporting Rules for Multipurpose Organizations.