SECTIONS 85500-85505 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 85500-85505

85500. (a) In addition to any other report required by this title,
a committee, including a political party committee, that is required
to file reports pursuant to Section 84605 and that makes independent
expenditures of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more during an
election cycle in connection with a candidate for elective state
office or state ballot measure, shall file online or electronically a
report with the Secretary of State disclosing the making of the
independent expenditure. This report shall disclose the same
information required by subdivision (b) of Section 84204 and shall be
filed within 24 hours of the time the independent expenditure is
made.
(b) An expenditure may not be considered independent, and shall be
treated as a contribution from the person making the expenditure to
the candidate on whose behalf, or for whose benefit, the expenditure
is made, if the expenditure is made under any of the following
circumstances:
(1) The expenditure is made with the cooperation of, or in
consultation with, the candidate on whose behalf, or for whose
benefit, the expenditure is made, or any controlled committee or any
agent of the candidate.
(2) The expenditure is made in concert with, or at the request or
suggestion of, the candidate on whose behalf, or for whose benefit,
the expenditure is made, or any controlled committee or any agent of
the candidate.
(3) The expenditure is made under any arrangement, coordination,
or direction with respect to the candidate or the candidate's agent
and the person making the expenditure.

85501. A controlled committee of a candidate may not make
independent expenditures and may not contribute funds to another
committee for the purpose of making independent expenditures to
support or oppose other candidates.

85505. (a) The Secretary of State shall include on the Internet Web
site of the Secretary of State's office, as part of the campaign
finance activity that is publicly disclosed, any independent
expenditure, as defined in Section 82031, that is reported pursuant
to Section 85500 with respect to a candidate for elective state
office and a statewide ballot measure. This information shall be
linked to the part of the Web site that the Secretary of State
maintains concerning that candidate or ballot measure.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all forms created for
the purpose of filing the online or electronic report required
pursuant to Section 85500 include a separate field for the filer to
input the legislative district number and the number or letter of a
statewide ballot measure.