Menifee Municipal Code Ch. 2.06 Electronic Filing of Campaign Disclosure

Consistent with the provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 81000 through 81016), a system of electronic filing of campaign disclosure statements is established in order to streamline the filing process for elected officers, candidates, and committees that are required to file such disclosures and to enhance the public’s access to campaign disclosure reports.

(Ord. 2019-288, passed 12-4-2019)

(A) Any elected officer, candidate, committee or other person required to file specified statements, reports, or other documents with the City Clerk as required by Chapter 4 (commencing with § 84100) of Title 9 of the Cal. Gov’t Code, also known as the Political Reform Act, and that has received contributions or made expenditures of $1,000 or more, may electronically file such statements using the City Clerk’s online system according to procedures established by the City Clerk.

(B) To ensure reporting continuity, once any statement, report or other document is filed electronically on behalf of any elected officer, candidate, or committee as set forth in division (A), above all future statements, reports and other documents on behalf of that officer, candidate or committee shall be required to be filed electronically using the City Clerk online filing system except as provided in division (E).

(C) Any elected officer, candidate, committee or other person who has electronically filed a statement, report, or other document using the City Clerk’s online filing system is not required to file a copy of that document in paper format with the City Clerk.

(D) In any instance in which an original statement, report, or other document must be filed with the Secretary of State or Riverside County Registrar of Voters, the filer must file the copy with the City Clerk electronically using the Clerk’s online filing system or the filer may, but is not required to, file the copy electronically.

(E) If the City Clerk’s 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 in paper format with the City Clerk.

(Ord. 2019-288, passed 12-4-2019)