Transcript UPCOMING MARCH/NOVEMBER ELECTIONS

BALLOT MEASURE
COMMITTEE REPORTING
Presented to CALAFCO by
Adrianne Korchmaros, Political Reform Consultant
Technical Assistance Division,
Fair Political Practices Commission
www.fppc.ca.gov
1/866-ASK FPPC
The following visual aids contain only
highlights of selected provisions of the
law; they do not carry the weight of the
law.
Purpose of the Campaign
Disclosure Requirements
To ensure that the contributions and
expenditures affecting election
campaigns are fully and truthfully
disclosed to the public, so that voters
may be better informed.
Gov. Code § 81002
Purpose of the Campaign
Disclosure Requirements
Contributions to campaign committees
have increased dramatically and the
public has a right to know the individuals
and groups that finance campaigns.
What Ballot Measure
Committees File
FPPC Form
 410
- Registers the committee
 460
- Ongoing disclosure reports
 497
- 16-day period before election
Statement of Organization (Form 410)
Deadline: File within 10 days of receiving or spending $1,000. Once
a measure letter has been assigned, amend to include in name.
X
12 2 06
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE TAXPAYER TRAP
Lucinda Rogers
10 Parkway Plaza
100 Sandburg Street
Orange CA 95888 555/333-5430
Orange, CA 92856 555 333-5432
John Perkins
15 Callister Street
n/a
555 333-5433
Orange CA 95888 555/333-4444
County of Orange
12/7/06
Lucinda Rogers
Statement of Organization (Form 410)
(Second page)
ANNEXATION OF CITRUS GROVE
Orange County
X
Campaign Statement
Form 460
Report:
Contributions received (money in)
Expenditures made (money out)
Fast Facts:
Form 460
 Form 460 is a public document
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Reviewed by filing officer
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Use Form 460 to amend
Amendment
Generally, date of postmark is date filed
Subject to $10 a day late fine
Subject to other
enforcement penalties
Filing Requirements
Prior to the semi-annual period in which
the measure supported or opposed is
being voted on, ballot measure
committees file quarterly and semiannual campaign statements. For
example, a committee that qualifies in
January will file its first statement
covering January – March on April 30th.
Sample Filing Schedule
Measure has Qualified for the Ballot
Two pre-election filings are required on the 40th
and 12th days before the election.
Campaign Statement
(Form 460 Cover Page)
7/1/07
9/22/07
X
9/27/07
11/06/07
X
Ben
Rogers
Lucinda
Rogers
Form 460 - Schedule A
Reporting Monetary Contributions
8/24
Julia Williams
123 South B Street
Orange, CA 92856
X
CEO,
AB HOMES
80,000
198,000
If the qualification of a measure extends into two calendar
years, the period covered for the cumulative amount ends
on December 31 of the second calendar year.
Money Laundering
This occurs when the true source of a
contribution is not reported. This is a serious
violation of the Political Reform Act.
Form 460 - Schedule B
Reporting Loans Received
LEGACY RESIDENTIAL
123 South B Street
Orange, CA 92856
X
X
8,000
0
1,000
7,000
N/A
N/A
8,000
12/2/06
Each loan is reported separately until repaid.
8,000
Form 460 - Schedule E
Reporting Payments Made
CENTAUR COMMUNICATION
21 Beach Way
San Diego, CA 92101
CNS
120,920
All expenditures of $100 or more are required to be
reported. Subvendors are reported at $500.
Late Contribution Report
If $1,000 or more is received from a
single source in 16-day period
before election
Then Form 497 - Late Contribution Report - is
Filed
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by fax
guaranteed overnight mail
personal delivery
Late Contribution Report - Form 497
File: Within 24 hours if monetary contribution
Within 48 hours if non-monetary contribution
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE TAXPAYER TRAP
555 333-5433
3000123
10/23/07
1
100 Sandburg Street
Orange,
CA
92856
FIFTEEN GROUP LAND & DEVELOPMENT, LLC
10/22 1444 Granite Street
X
Washington DC 10011
1
10,000
Ballot Measure Committees
Identification Requirements
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Mass mailings
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Robocalls
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Committee name
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Ads (donor names/paid speakers)
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