Union City Municipal Code Ch. 2.05 Campaign Reporting Requirements

A. Standard Reporting. All candidates for elective office in the City of Union City must adhere to the campaign reporting requirements established under the Political Reform Act of 1974, including the filing of campaign statements as prescribed by state law.

B. Additional Pre-Election Statement Requirement.

1. Filing Requirement. In addition to the State law required filing of campaign statements, each recipient committee formed in conjunction with an election for a municipal office shall file one additional recipient committee pre-election campaign statement with the City Clerk.

2. Filing Deadline. This statement must be filed four calendar days before the election, no later than 2:00 p.m.

3. Coverage Period. The additional pre-election statement shall cover the period from the day after the last date of the most recent pre-election statement required by State law to seven calendar days before the election.

C. Definitions: For the purposes of this chapter, all definitions included in the Political Reform Act of 1974 as they relate to reporting requirements shall apply.

(Ord. 921-24, 4/23/2024)

Each candidate shall sign and submit a form provided by the City Clerk acknowledging receipt of Union City Municipal Code Chapter 2.05 and understanding of the campaign filing and reporting requirements specified in the Union City Municipal Code.

(Ord. 921-24, 4/23/2024)

The reports submitted in accordance with this chapter shall include contributions received and expenditures made by candidates up to midnight of the Wednesday before the scheduled general municipal election.

(Ord. 410-93 § 3, 1993; Ord. 921-24, 4/23/2024)

All definitions included in the Political Reform Act of 1974 as they relate to reporting requirements shall be used by candidates in submitting this additional report.

(Ord. 410-93 § 4, 1993; Ord. 921-24, 4/23/2024)

(Ord. 410-93 § 5, 1993; Ord. 921-24, 4/23/2024)

A. Any elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person required to file statements, reports, or other documents required by Government Code Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100), except an elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person who receives contributions totaling less than $1,000 and makes expenditures totaling less than $1,000 in a calendar year, shall file those statements, reports, or other documents online or electronically with the City Clerk.

B. 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.

C. 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.

D. The electronic filing system will operate securely and effectively and will not unduly burden filers. Specifically, the electronic filing system will ensure the integrity of the data and includes safeguards against efforts to tamper with, manipulate, alter, or subvert data; the electronic filing system will only accept a filing in the standardized record format developed by the Secretary of State and compatible with the Secretary of State's system for receiving an online or electronic filing; and the electronic filing system will be available free of charge to filers and to the public for viewing filings.

(Ord. 894 § 3, 2022; Ord. 921-24, 4/23/2024; Ord. 2026-001, 1/13/2026)