San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. VIII Fees

Sec. 800. Charter Authorization. Sec. 810. Candidate Filing Fees. Sec. 815. Candidate Statement Fees. Sec. 820. Initiative Petition Fees. Sec. 830. Ballot Argument Fees. Sec. 840. Signatures in Lieu of Fees.

SEC. 800. CHARTER AUTHORIZATION. The fees imposed by this Article are adopted pursuant to Charter Section 13.109. (Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; amended by Ord. 183-03, File No. 030652, App. 7/25/2003) SEC. 810. CANDIDATE FILING FEES. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), at the time a candidate files his or her nomination certificates the candidate shall pay to the Department of Elections a sum equal to $2,000 or 2% of the current annual salary for the office to which the candidate seeks election, whichever is greater. (b) At the time a candidate for the Board of Supervisors, Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District, or the Governing Board of the San Francisco Community College District files his or her declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall pay $500 to the Department of Elections. (Added by Ord. 50-13 , File No. 120899, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; amended by Ord. 8-19, File No. 181029, App. 1/25/2019, Eff. 2/25/2019) (Former Sec. 810 added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; repealed by Ord. 291-06, File No. 061375, App. 11/29/2006) SEC. 815. CANDIDATE STATEMENT FEES. At the time that a candidate files a candidate statement pursuant to Section 220 of this Code, the candidate shall pay a candidate statement filing fee in an amount proposed by the Director of Elections and approved by the Board of Supervisors as required by Charter Section 13.109 and in accordance with California Elections Code Section 13307(c). (Added by Ord. 291-06, File No. 061375, App. 11/29/2006)

SEC. 820. INITIATIVE PETITION FEES. At the time a proponent files a notice of intention to circulate an initiative petition, the proponent shall pay a petition filing fee of $200.00 pursuant to Section 320 of this Code. (Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97) SEC. 830. BALLOT ARGUMENT FEES. At the time that the author of a ballot argument submits the argument for publication as a paid argument, the author shall pay a ballot argument filing fee of $200.00 plus $2.00 per word pursuant to Sections 560, 565 and 570 of this Code. (Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; amended by Ord. 270-98, App. 8/28/98; Eff. 1/1/99) SEC. 840. SIGNATURES IN LIEU OF FEES. Each signature submitted in lieu of a fee that is specified in this Article shall reduce the amount of the fee by $0.50. (Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; amended by Ord. 270-98, App. 8/28/98; Eff. 1/1/99)