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AB-45 Political Reform Act of 1974.(2013-2014)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 81010 of the Government Code is amended to read:

81010.
 With respect to reports and statements filed with a filing officer him or her  pursuant to this title, the filing officer shall: shall do all of the following: 
(a) Supply the necessary forms and manuals prescribed by the Commission; Commission. 
(b) Immediately affix a date stamp to each statement of economic interests filed pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 87100) to reflect the date of receipt by the filing officer.
(b) (c)  Determine whether required documents have been filed and, if so, whether they conform on their face with the requirements of this title; title. 
(c) (d)  Notify promptly all persons and known committees who have failed to file a report or statement in the form and at the time required by this title; title. 
(d) (e)  Report apparent violations of this title to the appropriate agencies; and agencies. 
(e) (f)  Compile and maintain a current list of all reports and statements filed with this office.

SEC. 2.

 Section 82007 of the Government Code is amended to read:

82007.
 (a) “Candidate” means any of the following:
(1) Anyone who is listed on a ballot or is qualified to have write-in votes cast on their behalf counted by elections officials for nomination or election to any elective office.
(2) “Candidate”  Anyone who receives a contribution, makes an expenditure, or gives their consent for another   means an individual who is listed on the ballot, or who has qualified to have write-in votes on his or her behalf counted by election officials, for nomination for or election to an elective office, or who receives a contribution or makes an expenditure or gives his or her consent for any other  person to receive a contribution or make an expenditure, to bring about the person’s  expenditure with a view to bringing about his or her  nomination or election to an elective office, even if any of the following apply: whether or not the specific elective office for which he or she will seek nomination or election is known at the time the contribution is received or the expenditure is made and whether or not he or she has announced his or her candidacy or filed a declaration of candidacy at that time. “Candidate” also includes an officeholder. An individual who becomes a candidate shall retain his or her status as a candidate until the time he or she leaves office and his or her status as a candidate is terminated pursuant to Section 84214. “Candidate” does not include a person within the meaning of Section 301(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. 
(A) The specific elective office for which the person will seek nomination or election is unknown at the time the contribution is received or the expenditure is made.
(B) The person has not announced the candidacy or filed a declaration of candidacy.
(3) An elected officer, including any elected officer who is the subject of a recall.
(b) Anyone who becomes a candidate retains candidate status until that status is terminated under Section 84214.
(c) “Candidate” does not include any candidate, as defined in Section 30101(2) of Title 52 of the United States Code, for federal office, as to the person’s activities related to seeking nomination or election to that federal office.

SEC. 3.

 Section 82013 of the Government Code is amended to read:

82013.
 “Committee” means any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly does any of the following:
(a) Receives contributions totaling two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in a calendar year.
(b) Makes independent expenditures totaling one two  thousand dollars ($1,000) ($2,000)  or more in a calendar year; or year. 
(c) Makes contributions totaling ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more in a calendar year to or at the behest of candidates or committees.
A person or combination of persons that becomes a committee shall retain its status as a committee until such time as that status is terminated pursuant to Section 84214.

SEC. 4.

 Section 82015 of the Government Code is amended to read:

82015.
 (a) “Contribution” means a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, payment  except to the extent that full and adequate consideration is received or if  received, unless  it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that the payment  it  is not made for political purposes.
(b) (1) A payment made at the behest of a committee, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 82013, is a contribution to the committee unless full and adequate consideration is received from the committee for making the payment.
(2) A payment made at the behest of a candidate is a contribution to the candidate unless the criteria in either subparagraph (A) or (B) are satisfied:
(A) Full and adequate consideration is received from the candidate.
(B) It is clear from the surrounding circumstances that the payment was made for purposes unrelated to his or her candidacy for elective office. The following types of payments are presumed to be for purposes unrelated to a candidate’s candidacy for elective office:
(i) A payment made principally for personal purposes, in which case it may be considered a gift under the provisions of Section 82028. Payments that are otherwise subject to the limits of Section 86203 are presumed to be principally for personal purposes.
(ii) A payment made by a state, local, or federal governmental agency or by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) (iii)  “Contribution” includes all of the following: A payment not covered by clause (i), made principally for legislative, governmental, or charitable purposes, in which case it is neither a gift nor a contribution. However, payments of this type that are made at the behest of a candidate who is an elected officer shall be reported within 30 days following the date on which the payment or payments equal or exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate from the same source in the same calendar year in which they are made. The report shall be filed by the elected officer with the elected officer’s agency and shall be a public record subject to inspection and copying pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 81008. The report shall contain the following information: name of payer, address of payer, amount of the payment, date or dates the payment or payments were made, the name and address of the payee, a brief description of the goods or services provided or purchased, if any, and a description of the specific purpose or event for which the payment or payments were made. Once the five-thousand-dollar ($5,000) aggregate threshold from a single source has been reached for a calendar year, all payments for the calendar year made by that source must be disclosed within 30 days after the date the threshold was reached or the payment was made, whichever occurs later. Within 30 days after receipt of the report, state agencies shall forward a copy of these reports to the Fair Political Practices Commission, and local agencies shall forward a copy of these reports to the officer with whom elected officers of that agency file their campaign statements. 
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), a payment is made for purposes related to a candidate’s candidacy for elective office if all or a portion of the payment is used for election-related activities. For purposes of this subparagraph, “election-related activities” shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) Communications that contain express advocacy of the nomination or election of the candidate or the defeat of his or her opponent.
(ii) Communications that contain reference to the candidate’s candidacy for elective office, the candidate’s election campaign, or the candidate’s or his or her opponent’s qualifications for elective office.
(iii) Solicitation of contributions to the candidate or to third persons for use in support of the candidate or in opposition to his or her opponent.
(iv) Arranging, coordinating, developing, writing, distributing, preparing, or planning of any communication or activity described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii).
(v) Recruiting or coordinating campaign activities of campaign volunteers on behalf of the candidate.
(vi) Preparing campaign budgets.
(vii) Preparing campaign finance disclosure statements.
(viii) Communications directed to voters or potential voters as part of activities encouraging or assisting persons to vote if the communication contains express advocacy of the nomination or election of the candidate or the defeat of his or her opponent.
(D) A contribution made at the behest of a candidate for a different candidate or to a committee not controlled by the behesting candidate is not a contribution to the behesting candidate.
(3) A payment made at the behest of a member of the Public Utilities Commission, made principally for legislative, governmental, or charitable purposes, is not a contribution. However, payments of this type shall be reported within 30 days following the date on which the payment or payments equal or exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate from the same source in the same calendar year in which they are made. The report shall be filed by the member with the Public Utilities Commission and shall be a public record subject to inspection and copying pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 81008. The report shall contain the following information: name of payer, address of payer, amount of the payment, date or dates the payment or payments were made, the name and address of the payee, a brief description of the goods or services provided or purchased, if any, and a description of the specific purpose or event for which the payment or payments were made. Once the five-thousand-dollar ($5,000) aggregate threshold from a single source has been reached for a calendar year, all payments for the calendar year made by that source must be disclosed within 30 days after the date the threshold was reached or the payment was made, whichever occurs later. Within 30 days after receipt of the report, the Public Utilities Commission shall forward a copy of these reports to the Fair Political Practices Commission.
(1) (c)  The  “Contribution” includes the  purchase of tickets for events such as dinners, luncheons, rallies, and similar fundraising events; the candidate’s own money or property used on behalf of the candidate’s candidacy,  his or her candidacy  other than personal funds of the candidate used to pay either a filing fee for a declaration of candidacy or a candidate statement prepared pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections Code; the granting of discounts or rebates not extended to the public generally or the granting of discounts or rebates by television and radio stations and newspapers not extended on an equal basis to all candidates for the same office; the payment of compensation by any person for the personal services or expenses of any other person if the services are rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of a candidate or committee without payment of full and adequate consideration.
(2) (d)  The  “Contribution” further includes any  transfer of anything of value received by a committee from another committee, unless full and adequate consideration is received.
(3) The payment of public moneys by a state or local governmental agency for a communication to the public that satisfies both of the following:
(A) The communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a clearly identified measure, or, taken as a whole and in context, unambiguously urges a particular result in an election.
(B) The communication is made at the behest of the affected candidate or committee.
(4) A payment made by a person to a multipurpose organization as defined and described in Section 84222.
(5) (A)   A payment made by a lobbyist or a cohabitant of a lobbyist for costs related to a fundraising event held at the home of the lobbyist, including the value of the use of the home as a fundraising event venue. A payment described in this paragraph is attributable to the lobbyist for purposes of Section 85702.
(B) A payment made by a lobbying firm for costs related to a fundraising event held at the office of the lobbying firm, including the value of the use of the office as a fundraising event venue.
(c) “Contribution” does not include any of the following:
(1) (e)  Amounts  “Contribution” does not include amounts  received pursuant to an enforceable promise to the extent those amounts have been previously reported as a contribution. However, the fact that those amounts have been received shall be indicated in the appropriate campaign statement.
(2) (f)  Except as provided in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b),  “Contribution” does not include  a payment made by an occupant of a home or office for costs related to any meeting or fundraising event held in the occupant’s home or office if the costs for the meeting or fundraising event are five hundred dollars ($500) or less.
(3) (g)  Volunteer  Notwithstanding the foregoing definition of “contribution,” the term does not include volunteer  personal services or payments made by any individual for the individual’s  his or her  own travel expenses if the payments are made voluntarily without any understanding or agreement that they will shall  be, directly or indirectly, repaid to the individual. him or her. 
(h) “Contribution” further includes the payment of public moneys by a state or local governmental agency for a communication to the public that satisfies both of the following:
(1) The communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a clearly identified measure, or, taken as a whole and in context, unambiguously urges a particular result in an election.
(2) The communication is made at the behest of the affected candidate or committee.
(4) (i)  A (1)   behested payment, as defined in Section 82004.5, but only as to the behesting committee, elected officer, or member of the Public Utilities Commission. “Contribution” further includes a payment made to a multipurpose organization if the donor knows or has reason to know that the payment, or part of the payment, will be used to make a contribution or an independent expenditure. 
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a donor knows that a payment to a multipurpose organization will be used to make a contribution or an independent expenditure if the donor specifies that to be the purpose for which the payment must be used or if the donor makes the payment in response to a message or solicitation indicating the multipurpose organization’s intent to make a contribution or an independent expenditure.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), a donor is presumed to have reason to know that a payment to a multipurpose organization will be used to make a contribution or an independent expenditure if the recipient multipurpose organization has made aggregate contributions or independent expenditures of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more during the calendar year in which the payment is made or during any of the four preceding calendar years.
(4) For purposes of paragraph (1), a donor who makes an aggregate payment of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more to a multipurpose organization within the six months prior to an election is presumed to have reason to know that the aggregate payments will be used by the multipurpose organization to make a contribution or an independent expenditure if the multipurpose organization makes an aggregate contribution or independent expenditure of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more to support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure within the six months prior to that election.
(5) A donor who makes a contribution described in paragraph (1) shall be identified and reported by the multipurpose organization receiving the contribution in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission.
(6) For purposes of this subdivision, “multipurpose organization” means a nonprofit organization, a federal or out-of-state political action committee, or a local club focusing on educational or social activities.

SEC. 5.

 Section 84101 of the Government Code is amended to read:

84101.
 (a) A committee that is a committee by virtue of subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file a statement of organization. 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 that the Secretary of State  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 the county elections official  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 84200.8  84200.7, 84200.8,  or 84200.9, 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 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 ($1,000) 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 shall be filed 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 Section  Sections 84203.5 and  84204.
(d) For purposes of this section, in calculating whether two thousand dollars ($2,000) 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.

SEC. 6.

 Section 84211 of the Government Code is amended to read:

84211.
 Each campaign statement required by this article shall contain all of the following information:
(a) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the campaign statement and the total cumulative amount of contributions received.
(b) The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the campaign statement and the total cumulative amount of expenditures made.
(c) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the campaign statement from persons who have given a cumulative amount of one hundred dollars ($100) or more.
(d) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the campaign statement from persons who have given a cumulative amount of less than one hundred dollars ($100).
(e) The balance of cash and cash equivalents on hand at the beginning and the end of the period covered by the campaign statement.
(f) If the cumulative amount of contributions (including loans) received from a person is one hundred dollars ($100) or more and a contribution or loan has been received from that person during the period covered by the campaign statement, all of the following:
(1) That person’s  His or her  full name.
(2) That person’s  His or her  street address.
(3) That person’s  His or her  occupation.
(4) The name of that person’s employer,  his or her employer  or, if self-employed, the name of the business.
(5) The date and amount received for each contribution received during the period covered by the campaign statement and, if the contribution is a loan, the interest rate for the loan.
(6) The cumulative amount of contributions.
(g) If the cumulative amount of loans received from or made to a person is one hundred dollars ($100) or more, and a loan has been received from or made to a person during the period covered by the campaign statement, or is outstanding during the period covered by the campaign statement, all of the following:
(1) That person’s  His or her  full name.
(2) That person’s  His or her  street address.
(3) That person’s  His or her  occupation.
(4) The name of that person’s employer,  his or her employer  or, if self-employed, the name of the business.
(5) The original date and amount of each loan.
(6) The due date and interest rate of the loan.
(7) The cumulative payment made or received to date at the end of the reporting period.
(8) The balance outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
(9) The cumulative amount of contributions.
(h) For each person, other than the filer, who is directly, indirectly, or contingently liable for repayment of a loan received or outstanding during the period covered by the campaign statement, all of the following:
(1) That person’s  His or her  full name.
(2) That person’s  His or her  street address.
(3) That person’s  His or her  occupation.
(4) The name of that person’s employer,  his or her employer  or, if self-employed, the name of the business.
(5) The amount of that person’s  his or her  maximum liability outstanding.
(i) The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the campaign statement to persons who have received one hundred dollars ($100) or more.
(j) The total amount of expenditures made during the period covered by the campaign statement to persons who have received less than one hundred dollars ($100).
(k) For each person to whom an expenditure of one hundred dollars ($100) or more has been made during the period covered by the campaign statement, all of the following:
(1) That person’s  His or her  full name.
(2) That person’s  His or her  street address.
(3) The amount of each expenditure.
(4) A brief description of the consideration for which each expenditure was made.
(5) In the case of an expenditure which that  is a contribution to a candidate, elected officer, or committee or an independent expenditure to support or oppose a candidate or measure, in addition to the information required in paragraphs (1) to (4) above, (4), inclusive,  the date of the contribution or independent expenditure, expenditure;  the cumulative amount of contributions made to a candidate, elected officer, or committee, or the cumulative amount of independent expenditures made relative to a candidate or measure; the full name of the candidate, and the office and district for which the candidate  he or she  seeks nomination or election, or the number or letter of the measure; and the jurisdiction in which the measure or candidate is voted upon.
(6) The information required in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, for each person, if different from the payee, who has provided consideration for an expenditure of five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the campaign statement.
For purposes of subdivisions (i), (j), and (k) only, the terms term  “expenditure” or “expenditures” mean means  any individual payment or accrued expense, unless it is clear from surrounding circumstances that a series of payments or accrued expenses are for a single service or product.
(l) In the case of a controlled committee, an official committee of a political party, or an organization formed or existing primarily for political purposes, the amount and source of any miscellaneous receipt.
(m) If a committee is listed pursuant to subdivision (f), (g), (h), (k), (l), or (q), (p),  the number assigned to the committee by the Secretary of State shall be listed, listed  or, if no number has been assigned, the full name and street address of the treasurer of the committee.
(n) In a campaign statement filed by a candidate who is a candidate in both a state primary and general election, such a candidate’s his or her  controlled committee, or a committee primarily formed to support or oppose such a candidate, the total amount of contributions received and the total amount of expenditures made for the period January 1 through June 30 and the total amount of contributions received and expenditures made for the period July 1 through December 31.
(o) The full name, residential or business address, and telephone number of the filer, or filer or,  in the case of a campaign statement filed by a committee defined by subdivision (a) of Section 82013, the name, street address, and telephone number of the committee and of the committee treasurer. In the case of a committee defined by subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013, the name that the filer uses on campaign statements shall be the name by which the filer is identified for other legal purposes or any name by which the filer is commonly known to the public.
(p) If the campaign statement is filed by a candidate, the name, street address, and treasurer of any committee of which that candidate  he or she  has knowledge which has received contributions or made expenditures on behalf of the candidate’s  his or her  candidacy and whether the committee is controlled by the candidate.
(q) A contribution need not be reported nor shall it be deemed accepted if it is not cashed, negotiated, or deposited and is returned to the contributor before the closing date of the campaign statement on which the contribution would otherwise be reported.
(r) If a committee primarily formed for the qualification or support of, or opposition to, an initiative or ballot measure is required to report an expenditure to a business entity pursuant to subdivision (k) and 50 percent or more of the business entity is owned by a candidate or person controlling the committee, by an officer or employee of the committee, or by a spouse of any of these individuals, the committee’s campaign statement shall also contain, in addition to the information required by subdivision (k), that person’s name, the relationship of that person to the committee, and a description of that person’s ownership interest or position with the business entity.
(s) (1)  If a committee primarily formed for the qualification or support of, or opposition to, an initiative or ballot measure is required to report an expenditure to a business entity pursuant to subdivision (k), and a candidate or person controlling the committee, an officer or employee of the committee, or a spouse of any of these individuals is an officer, partner, consultant, or employee of the business entity, the committee’s campaign statement shall also contain, in addition to the information required by subdivision (k), that person’s name, the relationship of that person to the committee, and a description of that person’s ownership interest or position with the business entity.
(2) For a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a statewide ballot measure, the reporting thresholds for disclosure of contributions, including loans, and expenditures specified in subdivisions (c), (d), (f), (g), (i), (j), and (k) shall be established in regulations adopted by the Commission and may be adjusted in regulations adopted by the Commission in any odd-numbered year after 2013 to reflect any increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index, rounded to the nearest one hundred dollars ($100). The thresholds established pursuant to this paragraph shall be not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not greater than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(t) If the campaign statement is filed by a committee, as defined in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013, information sufficient to identify the nature and interests of the filer, including:
(1) If the filer is an individual, the name and address of the filer’s employer, if any, or the filer’s  his or her  principal place of business if the filer is self-employed, and a description of the business activity in which the filer or the filer’s  his or her  employer is engaged.
(2) If the filer is a business entity, a description of the business activity in which it is engaged.
(3) If the filer is an industry, trade, or professional association, a description of the industry, trade, or profession which that  it represents, including a specific description of any portion or faction of the industry, trade, or profession which that  the association exclusively or primarily represents.
(4) If the filer is not an individual, business entity, or industry, trade, or professional association, a statement of the person’s nature and purposes, including a description of any industry, trade, profession, or other group with a common economic interest which that  the person principally represents or from which its membership or financial support is principally derived.

SEC. 7.

 Section 84215 of the Government Code is amended to read:

84215.
 All candidates and elected officers and their controlled committees, except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e), shall file one copy of the campaign statements required by Section 84200 with the elections official of the county in which the candidate or elected official is domiciled, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 349 of the Elections Code. In addition, campaign statements shall be filed at the following places:
(a) Statewide elected officers, including members of the State Board of Equalization; Members of the Legislature; Supreme Court justices, court of appeal justices, and superior court judges; candidates for those offices and their controlled committees; committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose these candidates, elected officers, justices and judges, or statewide measures, or the qualification of state ballot measures; and all state general purpose committees and filers not specified in subdivisions (b) to (e), inclusive, shall file a campaign statement by online or electronic means, as specified in Section 84605, and  and, if not required to file the statement by online or electronic means,  shall file the original and one copy of the  campaign statement in paper format with the Secretary of State.
(b) Elected officers in jurisdictions other than legislative districts, State Board of Equalization districts, or appellate court districts that contain parts of two or more counties, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, and committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in one of these jurisdictions shall file the original and one copy with the elections official of the county with the largest number of registered voters in the jurisdiction.
(c) County elected officers, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in any number of jurisdictions within one county, other than those specified in subdivision (d), and county general purpose committees shall file the original and one copy with the elections official of the county.
(d) City elected officers, candidates for city office, their controlled committees, committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose candidates or local measures to be voted upon in one city, and city general purpose committees shall file the original and one copy with the clerk of the city and are not required to file with the local elections official of the county in which they are domiciled.
(e) Elected members of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, elected members of the Teachers’ Retirement Board, candidates for these offices, their controlled committees, and committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose these candidates or elected members shall file the original and one copy  with the Secretary of State, and a copy shall be filed at the relevant board’s office in Sacramento. These elected officers, candidates, and committees need not file with the elections official of the county in which they are domiciled.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a committee, candidate, or elected officer is not required to file more than the original and one copy, or one copy, of a campaign statement with any one county elections official or city clerk or with the Secretary of State.
(g) If a committee is required to file campaign statements required by Section 84200 or 84200.5 in places designated in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, it shall continue to file these statements in those places, in addition to any other places required by this title, until the end of the calendar year.

SEC. 8.

 Section 84215.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

84215.5.
 A statement or report filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter shall be made available to the Commission by the Secretary of State, upon request of the Commission.

SEC. 9.

 Section 84605 of the Government Code is amended to read:

84605.
 (a) The following persons shall file online or electronically with the Secretary of State:
(1) Any candidate, including superior court, appellate court, and Supreme Court candidates and officeholders, committee, or other persons who are required, pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 85100),  84100),  to file statements, reports, or other documents in connection with a state elective office or state measure. measure, provided that the total cumulative reportable amount of contributions received, expenditures made, loans made, or loans received is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more. In determining the cumulative reportable amount, all controlled committees, as defined by Section 82016, shall be included. For a committee subject to this title prior to January 1, 2000, the beginning date for calculating cumulative totals is January 1, 2000. For a committee that is first subject to this title on or after January 1, 2000, the beginning date for calculating cumulative totals is the date the committee is first subject to this title. A committee, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 82013, shall file online or electronically if it makes contributions of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more in a calendar year. 
(2) Any state  general purpose committees, as defined in Section 82027.5, including the general purpose committees of political parties, as defined in Section 85205,  and small contributor committees, as defined in Section 85203. 85203, that cumulatively receive contributions or make expenditures totaling twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more to support or oppose candidates for any elective state office or state measure. For a committee subject to this title prior to January 1, 2000, the beginning date for calculating cumulative totals is January 1, 2000. For a committee that first is subject to this title on or after January 1, 2000, the beginning date for calculating cumulative totals is the date the committee is first subject to this title. 
(3) Any slate mailer organization that produces one or more slate mailers supporting or opposing candidates or measures voted on in a state election or in more than one county. with cumulative reportable payments received or made for the purposes of producing slate mailers of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more. For a slate mailer organization subject to this title prior to January 1, 2000, the beginning date for calculating cumulative totals is January 1, 2000. For a slate mailer organization that first is subject to this title on or after January 1, 2000, the beginning date for calculating cumulative totals is the date the organization is first subject to this title. 
(4) Any lobbyist, lobbying firm, lobbyist employer, or other persons required, pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 86100), to file statements, reports, or other documents. documents, provided that the total amount of any category of reportable payments, expenses, contributions, gifts, or other items is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more in a calendar quarter. 
(5) Any elected local government officer or candidate for elective local government office filing with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 84226.
(b) The Secretary of State shall also disclose on the internet Internet  any late contribution or late independent expenditure report, as defined by Sections 84203 and 84204, respectively, not covered by paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (a) or any other provision of law.
(c) Committees and other persons that are not required to file online or electronically by this section may do so voluntarily.
(d) Once a person or entity is required to file online or electronically, subject to subdivision (a) or (c), the person or entity shall be required to file all subsequent reports online or electronically.
(c) (e)  It shall be presumed that online or electronic filers file under penalty of perjury.
(f) Persons filing online or electronically shall not be required to continue to file required disclosure statements and reports in paper format with the Secretary of State. However, an original paper copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State during any period of time for which the online or electronic system operated by the Secretary of State is malfunctioning, unavailable, or otherwise not capable of receiving online or electronically filed disclosure statements and reports.
(d) (g)  The Secretary of State shall maintain at all times a secured, official version of all original online and electronically filed statements and reports required by this chapter, which  chapter. Upon determination by the Secretary of State, pursuant to Section 84606, that the system is operating securely and effectively, this online or electronic version  shall be the official version for audit and other legal purposes.
(e) (h)  Except for statements related to a local elective office or a local ballot measure filed by a candidate for local elective office who is also a candidate for elective state office, and for filings subject to Section 84226,  a copy of a statement, report, or other document filed by online or electronic means with the Secretary of State shall not be filed with a local filing officer.

SEC. 10.

 Section 85201 of the Government Code is amended to read:

85201.
 (a) Upon the filing of the statement of intention pursuant to Section 85200, the individual shall establish one campaign contribution account at an office of a financial institution located in the state.
(b) As required by subdivision (f) of Section 84102, a candidate who raises contributions of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in a calendar year shall set forth the name and address of the financial institution where the candidate has established a campaign contribution account and the account number on the committee statement of organization filed pursuant to Sections 84101 and 84103.
(c) All contributions or loans made to the candidate, to a person on behalf of the candidate, or to the candidate’s controlled committee shall be deposited in the account.
(d) Any personal funds which will be utilized to promote the election of the candidate shall be deposited in the account prior to expenditure.
(e) All campaign expenditures shall be made from the account.
(f) Subdivisions (d) and (e) do not apply to a candidate’s payment for a filing fee and statement of qualifications from the candidate’s  his or her  personal funds.
(g) This section does not apply to a candidate who will not receive contributions and who makes expenditures from personal funds of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in a calendar year to support the candidate’s  his or her  candidacy. For purposes of this section, a candidate’s payment for a filing fee and statement of qualifications shall not be included in calculating the total expenditures made.
(h) An individual who raises contributions from others for that individual’s  his or her  campaign, but who raises or spends less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in a calendar year, and does not qualify as a committee under Section 82013, shall establish a campaign contribution account pursuant to subdivision (a), but is not required to file a committee statement of organization pursuant to Section 84101 or other statement of bank account information.

SEC. 11.

 Section 86119 is added to the Government Code, to read:

86119.
 A registration or report filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter shall be made available to the Commission by the Secretary of State, upon request of the Commission.

SEC. 12.

 Section 90009 is added to the Government Code, to read:

90009.
 (a) To further the purposes of this title, the Commission may seek injunctive relief in a superior court to compel disclosure consistent with this title.
(b) A court shall grant expedited review to an action filed pursuant to subdivision (a) as follows:
(1) The court shall conduct an expedited hearing with an opportunity for the defendant to respond.
(2) Briefs of the parties shall be required pursuant to an expedited schedule.
(c) A superior or appellate court may, at its discretion, grant a stay of an order granting relief pursuant to subdivision (a).
SEC. 13.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 14.
 The Legislature finds and declares that this bill furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government Code.