Candidate Handbook Special Municipal Election April 15, 2025

• Travel expenses, such as a commercial airline or hotel paid $500 or more;

• Print or online advertisements;

• Polling and survey research;

• Talent and media services, production costs;

• Voter canvas program;

• Robocalls;

• Printing and literature; and

• Design or management of campaign literature or advertising. * If signature gathering, door-to-door solicitations, or canvassing is done by an individual, the agent or independent contractor does not need to supply the name of the individual to the committee, nor does the committee need to name the individual. For more information regarding this, please review Regulation 18431(e).

QUICK TIP: Payments made to subvendors may be itemized on Schedule E or Schedule G. Accrued expenses owed to a subvendor are reported on Schedule F.

Generally, agents and independent contractors must provide the committee with the required payment information no later than three working days prior to the deadline for filing the campaign statement; however, an expenditure of $1,000 or more made for a contribution or independent expenditure in the 90 days before an election, including the date of the election, must be reported to the committee within 24 hours . Expenditures made by the agent or independent contractor for its own overhead and operating expenses need not be itemized.

Fair Political Practices Commission advice@fppc.ca.gov

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Campaign Manual 2 August 2023

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