2007 California Government Code Article 1. Organization Of Committees

CA Codes (gov:84100-84108)

84100.  Every committee shall have a treasurer.  No expenditure
shall be made by or on behalf of a committee without the
authorization of the treasurer or that of his or her designated
agents.  No contribution or expenditure shall be accepted or made by
or on behalf of a committee at a time when there is a vacancy in the
office of treasurer.



84101.  (a) A committee that is a committee by virtue of subdivision
(a) of Section 82013 shall file with the Secretary of State a
statement of organization within 10 days after it has qualified as a
committee.  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 which 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 statements, but after the closing date of the last
campaign statement required to be filed before the election pursuant
to Section 84200.7 or 84200.8, the committee shall file, by facsimile
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 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 (,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 to file 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 Sections 84203.5 and 84204.
   (d) For purposes of this section, in calculating whether one
thousand dollars (,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.



84102.  The statement of organization required by Section 84101
shall include:
   (a) The name, street address, and telephone number, if any, of the
committee.  In the case of a sponsored committee, the name of the
committee shall include the name of its sponsor.  Whenever a
committee has more than one sponsor, and the sponsors are members of
an industry or other identifiable group, a term identifying that
industry or group shall be included in the name of the committee.
   (b) In the case of a sponsored committee, the name, street
address, and telephone number of each sponsor.
   (c) The full name, street address, and telephone number, if any,
of the treasurer and other principal officers.
   (d) The full name and office sought by any candidate and the title
and ballot number, if any, of any measure, which the committee
supports or opposes as its primary activity.  A committee which does
not support or oppose one or more candidates or ballot measures as
its primary activity shall provide a brief description of its
political activities, including whether it supports or opposes
candidates or measures and whether such candidates or measures have
common characteristics such as a political party affiliation.
   (e) A statement whether the committee is independent or
controlled, and if it is controlled, the name of each candidate, or
state measure proponent by which it is controlled, or the name of any
controlled committee with which it acts jointly.  If a committee is
controlled by a candidate for partisan office, the controlled
committee shall indicate the political party, if any, with which the
candidate is affiliated.
   (f) For a committee controlled by a candidate for his or her
election, the name and address of the financial institution where the
committee has established an account and the account number.
   (g) Such other information as shall be required by the rules or
regulations of the commission consistent with the purposes and
provisions of this chapter.



84103.  (a) Whenever 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 when 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 84200.7 or 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.



84104.  It shall be the duty of each candidate, treasurer, and
elected officer to maintain detailed accounts, records, bills, and
receipts necessary to prepare campaign statements, to establish that
campaign statements were properly filed, and to otherwise comply with
the provisions of this chapter. The detailed accounts, records,
bills, and receipts shall be retained by the filer for a period
specified by the commission.  However, the commission shall not
require retention of records for a period longer than the statute of
limitations specified in Section 91000.5 or two years after the
adoption of an audit report pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with
Section 90000), whichever is less.



84105.  A candidate or committee which receives contributions of
five thousand dollars (,000) or more from any person shall inform
the contributor that he or she may be required to file campaign
reports.  The notification shall occur within two weeks of receipt of
the contributions but need not be sent to any contributor who has an
identification number assigned by the Secretary of State issued
pursuant to Section 84101.



84106.  (a) Whenever identification of a sponsored committee is
required by this title, the identification shall include the full
name of the committee as required in its statement of organization.
   (b) A sponsored committee shall use only one name in its statement
of organization.



84107.  Within 30 days of the designation of the numerical order of
propositions appearing on the ballot, any committee which is
primarily formed to support or oppose a ballot measure, shall, if
supporting the measure, include the statement, "a committee for
Proposition ____," or, if opposing the measure, include the
statement, "a committee against Proposition ____," in any reference
to the committee required by law.



84108.  (a) Every slate mailer organization shall comply with the
requirements of Sections 84100, 84101, 84103, and 84104.
   (b) The statement of organization of a slate mailer organization
shall include:
   (1) The name, street address, and telephone number of the
organization.  In the case of an individual or business entity that
qualifies as a slate mailer organization, the name of the slate
mailer organization shall include the name by which the individual or
entity is identified for legal purposes.  Whenever identification of
a slate mailer organization is required by this title, the
identification shall include the full name of the slate mailer
organization as contained in its statement of organization.
   (2) The full name, street address, and telephone number of the
treasurer and other principal officers.
   (3) The full name, street address, and telephone number of each
person with final decisionmaking authority as to which candidates or
measures will be supported or opposed in the organization's slate
mailers.
   (c) The statement of organization shall be filed with the
Secretary of State within 10 days after the slate mailer organization
receives or is promised five hundred dollars (0) or more for
producing one or more slate mailers.  However, if an entity qualifies
as a slate mailer organization before the date of an election in
which it is required to file preelection statements, but after the
closing date of the last campaign statement required to be filed
before the election pursuant to Section 84218, the slate mailer
organization shall file with the Secretary of State, by  facsimile
transmission, guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery
within 24 hours of qualifying as a slate mailer organization, the
information required to be reported in the statement of organization.