Fillable Form 460 - Recipient Committee Campaign Statement Cover Page (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

Instructions for

460

CALIFORNIA

Recipient Committee

FORM

Campaign Statement – Cover Page

Period Covered by a Statement:

Sponsored Committees

Veriﬁ cation:

• A sponsored committee is one that has a

The “period covered” by a campaign statement

The statement must be signed by the committee

sponsor—a business entity, organization,

begins the day after the closing date of the last

treasurer or the assistant treasurer named on the

union, or other entity—that meets certain

campaign statement you ﬁ led. For example, if the

committee’s Statement of Organization (Form

criteria. Sponsored ballot measure committees

closing date of the last statement was September

410). An ofﬁ ceholder, candidate, or state measure

and general purpose committees must include

30, the beginning date of the next statement will be

proponent who controls the committee must also

the name of the sponsor in the name of the

October 1.

sign the statement. If two or three ofﬁ ceholders,

committee.

candidates, or proponents control the committee,

If this is the committee’s ﬁ rst campaign statement,

each must sign the statement. If more than three

Small Contributor Committees

begin with January 1 of the current calendar year.

control the committee, one may sign on behalf of

• This term is signiﬁ cant only if the committee

the others.

makes contributions to candidates running for

The closing date of the statement depends on the

elective state ofﬁ ce.

type of statement you are ﬁ ling.

Under certain circumstances, the responsible

ofﬁ cer of a sponsoring organization must sign the

Type of Statement:

statement.

Date of Election:

Check the appropriate box(es) to indicate the type

If you are ﬁ ling this statement as a preelection

of statement you are ﬁ ling (or amending).

Additional Important Information:

statement in connection with an election, enter the

date of the election.

Refer to the FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual

Amendments: If you are ﬁ ling an amendment to a

for your type of committee for information about:

previously ﬁ led statement, give a brief explanation

Type of Recipient Committee:

• When, where, and what type of statements the

of the amendment and list the schedules being

committee is required to ﬁ le.

Check one box to indicate the type of committee

amended. Include an amended summary page, if

ﬁ ling the statement. General descriptions are

applicable. Be sure to enter the period covered of

• Closing date of campaign statements.

provided on the cover sheet to this form, or contact

the statement you are amending.

• Sponsored committee criteria.

your ﬁ ling ofﬁ cer or the FPPC for assistance.

Following are some additional guidelines:

Termination: A committee must continue ﬁ ling

• Termination criteria.

campaign statements each year until it is eligible to

• Recordkeeping requirements and prohibitions.

Controlled Committee

terminate and ﬁ les a Form 410 Termination.

• A controlled committee is one that is controlled

Most ofﬁ ceholders must continue ﬁ ling campaign

by a candidate, ofﬁ ceholder or, in the case

statements until they have terminated all controlled

of a state ballot measure committee, by the

committees and have left ofﬁ ce.

proponent of the measure. A committee is

“controlled” if the candidate, ofﬁ ceholder,

Committee I.D. Number:

or proponent, his or her agent, or any other

If the committee has not yet received an

committee he or she controls, has a signiﬁ cant

identiﬁ cation number from the Secretary of State,

inﬂ uence on the actions or decisions of the

FPPC Form 460 (Jan/05)

enter “Not Yet Received.” File Form 410 to obtain

committee.

FPPC Form 460 Instructions - Rev. 1 (Aug/2012)

an I.D. Number.

FPPC Advice: advice@fppc.ca.gov  866/275-3772

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