November 3, 2020 Candidate Packet - Flipping Book Version

A nonmonetary contribution is made on the earlier of the following:

Ex 8.7 - Your committee, working on behalf of the Friends of the Forest committee, arranged for the mailing of a campaign piece supporting their issue. The mailer is sent to voters directly from the mail house on September 4. On September 6, the mail house submits an invoice for payment to your committee. Your committee made a nonmonetary contribution to the Friends of the Forest committee on September 4 (the date they received the benefit of the expenditure). Schedule D is a summary of payments made by the committee that were contributions to other candidates and committees or independent expenditures to support or oppose other candidates and ballot measures. The payments are also reported on Schedule E, F, or H. Ex 8.8 -The Committee to Elect Waters for Seaside Mayor 20XX made a contribution of $100 to the Committee to Support Growth in Seaside, Yes on Measure C. In addition to reporting the contribution on Schedule D, the expenditure must also be reported on Schedule E.

• The date an expenditure is made for the goods or services;

• The date the committee or an agent of the committee obtained possession or control of the goods or services; or • The date the committee otherwise received the benefit of the expenditure. A payment made in connection with the development, production, or dissemination of a communication that is an independent expenditure must be reported no later than the date the communication is mailed, broadcast, or otherwise disseminated to the public. A payment for a communication that is never disseminated to the public is not considered an independent expenditure and need not be reported on Schedule D. The payment must be reported on Schedule E as an expenditure. If a total of $100 or more is contributed or expended during a calendar year to support or oppose a single candidate, ballot measure, or a general purpose committee (e.g., a political party), disclose the name of the candidate and the office sought or held, the number or letter and jurisdiction of the ballot measure, or the name of the general purpose committee. For each candidate or measure listed, indicate whether the payment was made to support or oppose the candidate or measure. Type of Payment Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the payment was a monetary contribution, nonmonetary contribution, or independent expenditure. 2 3 Candidate and Office, Measure and Jurisdiction, or Committee

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Campaign Manual 2 June 2020