Other Campaign Filers - Forms and Manuals

Manuals, Guides and Filing Schedules

Manuals & Guides

Guide Name	Location/File Type	File Size
FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual 5 Information for Major Donor Committees	PDF available from the FPPC	N/A
FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manual 6 Information for Independent Expenditure Committees	PDF available from the FPPC	N/A
SFEC Information for Persons Making Expenditures Relating to Candidates for City Elective Office	HTML	N/A
SFEC Guide for Treasurers of Recipient Committees other than Candidate-Controlled Committees	PDF	193k

Filing Schedules

Major Donors and Independent Expenditure Committees should pay particular attention to Sec. 1.135 of the Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance which may require the filing of Supplemental Preelection Statements.

• FPPC Filing Deadlines
• General Ethics Commission Calendar Including Important Deadlines
• Current SFEC 1.113 Filing Schedules 
• Archive of Courtesy Notices since 2011

Financial Disclosure Reporting

Filing of Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Forms

Form Name	Form #	Location/File Type	File Size
Independent Expenditure Committee and Major Donor Committee Campaign Statement File an original and a copy with the Ethics Commission	FPPC Form 461	E-File; PDF available from the FPPC	N/A
Supplemental Independent Expenditure Report File an original and a copy with the Ethics Commission	FPPC Form 465	E-File; PDF available from the FPPC	N/A
Late Independent Expenditure Report Electronically file, if required, and paper file an original copy with the Ethics Commission (faxed or scanned copies sent via e-mail to the Ethics Commission are acceptable to satisfy the paper filing requirement)	FPPC Form 496	E-File; PDF available from the FPPC	N/A
Late Contribution Report (24 hour report, 16 days before an election) Electronically file, if required, and paper file an original copy with the Ethics Commission (faxed or scanned copies sent via e-mail to the Ethics Commission are acceptable to satisfy the paper filing requirement)	FPPC  Form 497	E-File; PDF available from the FPPC	N/A

Filing of San Francisco Ethics Commission (SFEC) Forms

Form Name	Form #	Location/File Type	File Size
Request to Receive Notice of the Ethics Commission's Certification of a Candidate's Eligibility to Receive Pubic Funds File an original and a copy with the Ethics Commission	SFEC Form 152(c)	PDF / Word	86k / 52k

Third Party Disclosure Regarding San Francisco Candidates

Form Name	Form #	Location/File Type	File Size
Third Party Disclosure Form Regarding San Francisco Candidates File an original and a copy with the Ethics Commission	N/A	PDF / Word	202k / 191k

Fines

Any person who violates any of the reporting requirements or contribution or expenditure limitations, including both paper and electronic reporting requirements, set forth in state or local law, may be subject to fines, penalties and/or imprisonment. Fines vary depending on the violation but potentially are significant—and can be as much as three times the amount of money received or spent in excess of legal limits. In addition to any other penalties that may be imposed, late fees for filing any copy of a statement or report filed after the deadline are $10 per day for paper filings, limited to the amount of activity during the reporting period or $100, whichever is greater. In addition, there is a $25 per day fee for electronic statements or reports filed after the deadline, limited to the amount of activity during the reporting period or $250, whichever is greater.

• San Francisco Ethics Commission's policy on fines and waivers
• Pay late fees on-line with a debit/credit card or e-check