California Fair Political Practices Commission Frequently Asked Questions: Campaign Activity
to be included, but the FPPC recommends that committees include the committee ID number on all public campaign materials. 32. Q. If a committee has more than one address, may any of the addresses be used on mass mailings? A. Any address that is on the committee’s Statement of Organization (Form 410) on file with the Secretary of State’s office may be used. 33. Q. Are emails sent by a candidate’s committee required to include an advertisement disclaimer statement? A. Yes. Mass mailings, including emails, must include a “paid for by” disclaimer (e.g., “Paid for by Jones for Supervisor 2022”). 34. Q. How does a committee report payments made to a person to provide favorable or unfavorable content on an Internet site about a candidate or ballot measure? A. For each payment of $100 or more, use the code “WEB” and report the amount of the payment, the payee, the name of the individual providing content, and the website name or URL on which the communication is published in the first instance. 35. Q. Does a candidate or committee incur reporting obligations if an unpaid blogger or other individual endorses their candidacy in their Internet communications? A. No. Uncompensated Internet activity, including blogging, social networking, sending or forwarding an email, or providing a link to a website, does not trigger a reporting obligation. 36. Q. Does the FPPC have a summary of the requirements for disclaimers on advertisements? A. Yes, a summary of the requirements, as well as charts for each type of committee are available on the FPPC’s website. 24-Hour Contribution (Form 497) Report Questions 37. Q. If a contribution of $1,000 or more is made to one of a candidate’s campaign committees (e.g., legal defense, ballot measure, past election), but not to the committee that is formed for the election triggering the 90-day reporting, are the candidate and/or the donor required to file a Form 497? A. Yes. When a candidate is in a 90-day reporting period, each contribution of $1,000 or more to any of their committees requires the Form 497 to be filed by both the candidate and the donor. 38. Q. During the 90-day reporting period, must a candidate file a Form 497 if a contribution of $500 is received by one of the candidate's campaign committees (e.g., legal defense, ballot measure, past election) and another contribution of $500 from the same donor is received by the committee that is formed for the election triggering 90-day reporting? A. No. Because a single committee did not receive $1,000 or more, the candidate is not required to file a Form 497. The donor is also not required to file a Form 497 as the donor did not make a contribution of $1,000 or more to a single committee.
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