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Campaign Disclosure For Candidates:
How To Get Started
This is an introduction to some of the most common campaign disclosure forms filed by candidates early in their campaigns. It should be used as a supplement to (and not a replacement for) the Campaign Disclosure Information Manuals. The forms identified below are required by the Political Reform Act.
It is important to note that candidates may need to file a number of other documents in addition to campaign disclosure forms (e.g., Filing Fees or Petitions in Lieu, Declarations of Intention, Nomination Papers, Statements of Economic Interests).
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Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement)
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Form 501 must be filed prior to the solicitation or receipt of any contribution or expenditure of any personal funds used for the election.
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- The filing officer who receives the candidate's original campaign disclosure statements.
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Form 410 (Statement of Organization Recipient Committee)
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Must be filed within 10 days of receiving $1,000 or more. (May be filed
earlier.) After Form 410 is filed, the Secretary of State will issue the
identification number for your campaign committee.
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- The original and one copy with the Secretary of State's Political Reform
Division, and
- one copy with the local filing official, if any, with whom you file the originals of your campaign disclosure statements.
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Form 470 (Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement-Short Form) --
This form may be used when a candidate does not have a controlled committee and
does not anticipate raising or spending $1,000 or more in a calendar year.
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Must be filed no later than the deadline for the first required campaign
disclosure statement. (May be filed earlier.)
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- The original and one copy with your filing officer, and
- (if applicable) two copies with each additional filing official(s) for your elective office.
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Form 460 (Recipient Committee Campaign Statement) - This form is used by candidates and their
controlled committees to disclose itemized receipts and expenditures.
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Must be filed according to applicable filing schedules.
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- The original and one copy with your filing officer, and
- (if applicable) two copies with each additional filing official(s) for
your elective office.
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