Sec. 2-402. - Required electronic filing.

(a)

Upon establishment of an electronic filing system pursuant to this article by the registrar of voters, each filer shall file statements using the registrar of voters' electronic filing system according to procedures established by the registrar of voters.

(b)

Filers are exempt from these requirements if they received less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in contributions and made less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in expenditures, or another amount as established by the Political Reform Act in a calendar year.

(c)

In any instance in which the electronic filing of statements is not required, elected officers, candidates, committees, or other persons may voluntarily choose to file electronically.

(d)

All statements filed electronically under this article shall be signed under penalty of perjury and verified by the filer pursuant to Government Code Section 81004.

(e)

Filers who have electronically filed a statement using the registrar of voters' electronic filing system are not required to file copies of that document in paper format with the registrar of voters.

(f)

If statements cannot be filed electronically using the registrar of voters' electronic filing system, filers shall file statements in paper format with the registrar of voters. In that case, the registrar of voters shall upload the statements into the electronic filing system as soon as reasonably practicable.

(g)

The electronic filing system shall allow filers to complete and submit statements free of charge.

(Ord. No. 6434, § I, 6-6-2023)