Candidate Instructional Guide November 2024

Election Activities in General

This form is the first form filed by the candidate and is not filed using the City's electronic filing system. Only an original paper statement is required. The form shall be typed using the electronic PDF fillable form; handwritten forms shall not be accepted. Additional details on completing this form can be found in Chapter Four of Campaign Disclosure Manual 2 .

Candidate Campaign Statement Short Form (Form 470)

If a candidate does not anticipate raising or spending $2,000 or more in a calendar year, the candidate may file a Form 470 . Payments from the candidate's personal funds used to pay for a candidate's statement submitted with nomination documents do not count toward the $2,000 threshold. This form shall be submitted when the candidate files nomination documents if the candidate has not formed a recipient committee. This form is not filed using the City's electronic filing system. Only an original paper statement is required. The form shall be typed using the electronic PDF fillable form; handwritten forms shall not be accepted. Additional details can be found in Chapter Four of Campaign Disclosure Manual 2. If a Form 470 is filed and $2,000 or more is raised or spent later in the calendar year, the candidate's filing obligations and deadlines shall change. If this occurs, a Form 470S (supplemental) shall be filed with the City Clerk within 48 hours of reaching this threshold, and notification shall be sent to all candidates seeking the same office. The notice shall be sent by guaranteed overnight delivery, personal delivery, or fax. This form is not filed using the City's electronic filing system. Only an original paper statement is required. The form shall be typed using the electronic PDF fillable form; handwritten forms shall not be accepted. In addition, a Form 410 shall be filed, and the candidate shall begin filing detailed campaign statements using the Form 460 . Additional details can be found in Chapter Four of Campaign Disclosure Manual 2.

Statement of Organization (Form 410)

All candidates that receive $2,000 or more in contributions in a calendar year qualify as a recipient committee and shall file a Form 410 . The Form 410 identifies the name of the committee, the treasurer and officers, and the committee's purpose. Candidates may not re-use (or re-designate) a prior committee for a future election. A new and separate committee is required for each election.

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Rev. 03/16/22