Cal. Gov. Code § 84103
Organization of Committees
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
(a) Whenever there is a change in any of the information contained in a statement of organization, an amendment shall be filed within 10 days to reflect the change. The committee shall file the original of the amendment with the Secretary of State and shall also file a copy of the amendment with the local filing officer, if any, with whom the committee is required to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to Section 84215.
(a) If there is a change in any of the information contained in a committee registration, the committee shall amend its registration within 10 days to reflect the change. The Secretary of State shall make available to the local filing officer designated by the filer on their registration the information filed pursuant to this subdivision.
(b) In addition to filing an amendment to a statement of organization as required by subdivision (a), a committee as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall, by facsimile transmission, online transmission, guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery within 24 hours, notify the filing officer with whom it is required to file the originals of its campaign reports pursuant to Section 84215 when the change requiring the amendment occurs before the date of the election in connection with which the committee is required to file a preelection statement, but after the closing date of the last preelection statement required to be filed for the election pursuant to Section 84200.7 or 84200.8, if any of the following information is changed: (1) The name of the committee. (2) The name of the treasurer or other principal officers. (3) The name of any candidate or committee by which the committee is controlled or with which it acts jointly. The notification shall include the changed information, the date of the change, the name of the person providing the notification, and the committee’s name and identification number. A committee may file a notification online only if the appropriate filing officer is capable of receiving the notification in that manner.
(b) (1) In addition to amending a committee registration as required by subdivision (a), a committee as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall amend its committee registration within 24 hours if the change requiring the amendment occurs within 16 days before the date of the election in connection with which the committee is required to file a preelection report, and if any of the following information is changed: (A) The name of the committee. (B) The name of the treasurer or other principal officers. (C) The name of any candidate or committee by which the committee is controlled or with which it acts jointly. (2) The amendment shall include the changed information, the date of the change, and the committee’s name and identification number. (3) Within 24 hours, the Secretary of State shall make available to the local filing officer designated by the filer on their registration the information filed pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) (1) If an amendment to a committee registration identifies a new treasurer or assistant treasurer that person shall complete the acknowledgment required by subdivision (d) of Section 84102.
(2) A failure to complete the acknowledgment pursuant to paragraph (1) is not a violation of this title. However, the Secretary of State shall not accept an amendment to a committee registration that identifies a new treasurer or assistant treasurer unless the acknowledgment has been completed.
(3) This subdivision shall not become operative until the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 84602.
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