FORMING A COMMITTEE AND WHAT FORMS TO USE

Below is a list of different types of committees and what forms to use to open up a committee.

Please view Campaign Manuals/Addendum for updated legislative and regulatory changes to the Political Reform Act by visiting the FPPC’s website at

www.fppc.ca.gov

Candidate

Please be advised that before money is raised or spent in connection with an election, the candidate and committee treasurer should become familiar with the various campaign disclosure forms applicable to the type of campaign or committee involved.

Candidate Forms

(Spending Less Than $1,000)

Form 501

Form 470

Manual*

(Spending More Than $1,000)

Form 501

Form 410

Form 460

Manual*

*Manual 1 for State Candidates or Manual 2 for Local Candidates

General Purpose Ballot Measure Committee Definition  

Form 460

• A person, entity or organization that receives contributions totaling $1,000 or more during a calendar year to support or oppose various candidates and measures (e.g., political parties, political action committees).

(From California FPPC Form 460)

Form 450

Form 450 is for use by a recipient committee if the committee:

• Is not controlled by a candidate. (Exception: Candidate controlled ballot measure committees may use this form)
• Has not received a contribution which must be itemized (a cumulative amount of $100 or more from a single source);
• Has not received any other payments of $100 or more (miscellaneous increases to cash);
• Has no outstanding loans made or received; and
• Has no accrued expenses (unpaid bills).

The committee may use this form only if all of the above criteria are met. If all criteria are not met, the committee must use Form 460, Recipient Committee Campaign Statement.

Please Refer to Manual D and the Addendum for more updated legislative and regulatory changes to the Political Reform Act.

(From California FPPC Form 450)

General Purpose Ballot Measure Committee Forms

Form 410

Form 460

Form 450

Form 511

Manual 3

General Purpose Committee Definition

Form 460

• A person, entity or organization that receives contributions totaling $1,000 or more during a calendar year to support or oppose various candidates and measures (e.g., political parties, political action committees).

(From California FPPC Form 460)

Form 450

Form 450 is for use by a recipient committee if the committee:

• Is not controlled by a candidate. (Exception: Candidate controlled ballot measure committees may use this form)
• Has not received a contribution which must be itemized (a cumulative amount of $100 or more from a single source);
• Has not received any other payments of $100 or more (miscellaneous increases to cash);
• Has no outstanding loans made or received; and
• Has no accrued expenses (unpaid bills).

The committee may use this form only if all of the above criteria are met. If all criteria are not met, the committee must use Form 460, Recipient Committee Campaign Statement.

Please Refer to Manual C and the Addendum for more updated legislative and regulatory changes to the Political Reform Act.

(From California FPPC Form 450)

General Purpose Committee Forms (PACs)

Form 410

Form 425

Form 450

Form 460

Manual C

Major Donors

• An individual or entity that makes monetary or nonmonetary contributions (including loans) to state or local officeholders, candidates and committees totaling $10,000 or more in a calendar year.

(From California FPPC Form 461)

Independent Expenditure Committees

• An individual or entity that makes independent expenditures totaling $1,000 or more in a calendar year to support or oppose state or local candidates or ballot measures.
• An “Independent Expenditure” for a communication that expressly advocates the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or ballot measure that is not made to - or at the behest of – an officeholder, candidate, or committee.

(From California FPPC Form 461)

Please Refer to Manual E and the Addendum for more updated legislative and regulatory changes to the Political Reform Act.

Major Donors/Independent Expenditure Committees (Corporate/Individuals) Forms

Form 461

Manual E

Slate Mailer/Slate Mailer Organization Definition  

What is a Slate Mailer?

“Slate Mailer” means a mass mailing that supports or opposes a total of four or more candidates or ballot measures.

What is a Slater Mailer Organization ?

A slate mailer organization is any individual or entity which, directly, does both of the following:

• Is involved in the production of one or more slate mailers and exercises control over the selection of the candidates and measures to be supported or opposed in the slate mailers.
• Receives or is promised payments totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more in a calendar year for the production of one or more slate mailers.

(From California FPPC form 461)

Please Refer to Manual F and the Addendum for more updated legislative and regulatory changes to the Political Reform Act.

Slate Mailer Organizations Forms

Form 400

Form 401

Form 402

Manual F