I. I am a candidate for a county central committee and would like to create a mailer for myself and a few other central committee candidates. May we create a mailing together and are there any reporting requirements? Yes, you may. If each candidate’s total spending on all of their campaign activity (including the mailer) remains below $2,000 in a calendar year, there are no reporting requirements. If a candidate spends $2,000 or more for their share of the mailer, or $2,000 or more on total campaign activity, there are reporting requirements. G. Form 470 – Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement – Short Form The Form 470 must be filed by a candidate or officeholder who does not anticipate raising or spending $2,000 or more in a calendar year. Payments from the candidate’s personal funds used to pay filing or ballot statement fees do not count toward the $2,000 committee qualification threshold. QUICK TIP: If the Form 470 is filed and the candidate then raises or spends $2,000 or more in that calendar year, the candidate must file the Form 470 Supplement, the Form 410, and begin filing the Form 460. The Form 470 may not be used if the candidate or officeholder has an existing controlled committee established for a past election, future election, or ballot measure (including recalls). There are special exceptions, discussed below, that apply to judges and unpaid elected officeholders (officeholders who receive salaries of less than $200 per month).
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Campaign Manual 2 August 2023 Page 139
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