Duarte Municipal Code Ch. 2.46 Electronic Filing of Campaign Disclosure Statements and Statements Of…

Any elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person required to file statements, reports, or other documents ("statements") as required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act (California Government Code Section 54100 et seq.) may file such statements using the city clerk's electronic filing system ("system") according to procedures established by the city clerk. These procedures shall ensure that the system complies with the requirements set forth in Section 84615 of the Government Code.

This section is implemented in accordance with the authority granted to cities by state law and is intended to supplement, and not conflict with, the Political Reform Act.

(Ord. No. 915, § 4, 1-24-2023)

An elected officer, candidate, or committee may choose to utilize the system by electronically filing a statement that is required to be filed with the city clerk pursuant to Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act. Once the elected officer, candidate, or committee has filed electronically, all subsequent statements shall be filed electronically.

Any elected officer, candidate, or committee who has electronically filed a statement using system, is not required to file a copy of that statement in paper format with the city clerk.

The city clerk shall issue an electronic confirmation that notifies the filer that the statement was received. Such notification shall include the date and time that the statement was received and the method by which the filer may view and print the data received by the city clerk. The date of the filing for a statement filed using the system shall be the day that it is received by the city clerk.

If the system is not capable of accepting a statement due to technical difficulties, an elected officer, candidate, or committee shall file that statement in paper format with the city clerk.

(Ord. No. 915, § 4, 1-24-2023)

Any person holding a position listed in Government Code Section 87200 or designated in the city's local conflict of interest code adopted pursuant to Government Code Section 87300 may file any required statement of economic interests (Form 700) electronically using the city clerk's system.

(Ord. No. 915, § 4, 1-24-2023)