However, a candidate in a city or county that has not enacted contribution limits must terminate their candidate controlled committee no later than 24 months after the earliest:
• The date the candidate is defeated;
• Leaves office;
• The term of office for which the committee was formed ends; or
• For withdrawn candidates, no later than 24 months after the election from which the candidate withdrew.
Ex 12.5 - Blake Thomas is currently a city councilmember (elected in 2019) in a jurisdiction subject to AB 571. Blake runs and is reelected to that seat on November 7, 2023. Blake must terminate the candidate controlled city council committee from 2019 by no later than the term of office for which the committee was formed ends in 2023.
A primarily formed committee also does not have a deadline to terminate. However, the committee, by its nature, may need to change its committee status if it remains open after the election. A committee that remains open must continue to file semi-annual campaign statements (i.e., Form 460 or Form 450) and pay the annual fee, as described in Chapter 1, until it terminates. There are specific requirements that must be met in order for a committee to terminate. A committee may terminate only if the committee: • Has ceased receiving contributions or making expenditures and does not anticipate receiving contributions or making expenditures in the future;
• Has no remaining campaign funds;
• Has filed all required campaign statements, disclosing all reportable transactions, including the disposition of leftover funds; and • Has eliminated all debts, or has no intention or ability to discharge debts.
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Chapter 12.11
Campaign Manual 2 August 2023 Page 408
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