In addition to the campaign statements required by Section 84200, elected officers, candidates, and committees shall file preelection statements as follows:
(a) All candidates appearing on the ballot to be voted on at the next election, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose an elected officer, candidate, or a measure appearing on the ballot to be voted on at the next election shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8.
(b) All elected state officers and candidates for elective state office who are not appearing on the ballot at the next statewide primary or general election, and who, during the preelection reporting periods covered by Section 84200.8, contribute to any committee required to report receipts, expenditures, or contributions pursuant to this title, or make an independent expenditure of five hundred dollars ($500) or more in connection with the statewide primary or general election, shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8.
(c) A state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013, other than a political party committee as defined in Section 85205, shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more in connection with the statewide primary or general election during the period covered by the preelection statements. However, a state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8.
(d) A political party committee as defined in Section 85205 shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 in connection with a state election if the committee receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, or if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more, in connection with the election during the period covered by the preelection statement.
(e) A city general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more in connection with a city election in the committee’s jurisdiction during the period covered by the preelection statements. However, a city general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8.
(f) During an election period for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board:
(1) All candidates for these boards, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose the candidates shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.9.
(2) A state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the preelection statements specified in Section 84200.9 if it makes contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection statement to support or oppose a candidate, or a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate on the ballot for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board.
(3) However, a general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the statements specified in Section 84200.9.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 364, Sec. 7. (AB 594) Effective January 1, 2016.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018