Lathrop Municipal Code Ch. 2.60 Electronic Filling

A. Whenever any elected officer, candidate, committee or other person is required to file campaign statements, reports or other related documents required by the Political Reform Act (Title 9 of the Government Code), shall file such documents online or electronically with the city clerk, unless exempt from the requirement to file online pursuant to Government Code Section 84615, because the elected officer, candidate, committee or other person receives contributions totaling less than $2,000, and makes expenditures totaling less than $2,000 in a calendar year.

B. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to persons or combinations of persons who qualify as a committee under Section 82013 of the Political Reform Act.

C. The provisions of this subsection shall also apply to any person holding a position listed in Government Code Section 82700 or designated in the city's local conflict of interest code adopted pursuant to Government Code Section 83700, and shall file any required statement of economic interest reports (Form 700) electronically with the city clerk/local filing officer.

D. The date of filing for a statement, report, or other document that is filed online or electronically shall be the day that it is received by the city clerk/local filing officer, and the electronic system will confirm with a timestamp ensuring that the statement, report, or other document was received.

E. Filings set forth in subsections A and B of this section, which are filed and received electronically with the city clerk are not required to also be filed with the city clerk in paper format. An electronic filing will be the official record of such filing. Filers must sign electronic filings in the system under penalty of perjury.

F. In any instance in which an original statement, report or other document must be filed with the California Secretary of State and a copy of that statement, report or other document is required to be filed with the city clerk, the filer may, but is not required to, file the copy electronically.

G. If the city clerk's electronic system is not capable of accepting a particular type of statement, report or other document, an elected officer, candidate, committee or other person shall file that document with the city clerk in an alternative format.

H. If access to online filings has not been prescribed in a timely manner, the elected city officer, candidate, or committee may file an original statement by paper, at the discretion of the city clerk/local filing officer.

I. While electronic filing of statements will be mandated under this chapter, the city clerk/local filing officer, will have the right to accept a paper filing in lieu of an electronic filing at the city clerk's discretion, in instances where indigency or a catastrophe prevent electronic filing, and to accommodate an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) request.

J. Once a candidate or committee is subject to the electronic filing requirements imposed by this chapter, the candidate or committee will remain subject to the electronic filing requirements until the candidate or committee files a termination statement pursuant to the Political Reform Act.

(Ord. 22-437 § 1)