SEC. 1.152. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTING IN ELECTIONS FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND MAYOR.
§ 1.152
Candidate committees for Board of Supervisors and Mayor races must file supplemental campaign finance reports with the Ethics Commission when their contributions and expenditures reach specified thresholds ($10,000 and $100,000 for Supervisors; $50,000 and $1,000,000 for Mayor), within 24 hours of hitting each threshold, with reports posted online within two business days. These enhanced reporting requirements activate once the Ethics Commission certifies that at least one candidate qualifies for public financing.
When someone runs for Supervisor or Mayor in San Francisco, their campaign committee must report large money amounts to the Ethics Commission quickly. For Supervisor races, they file a report when they raise or spend $10,000, and again once they hit $100,000 total; after that, they report every time they raise or spend another $10,000. For Mayor races, they file when hitting $50,000, and again at $1,000,000 total; then they report every additional $50,000. All reports must be filed within 24 hours, and the Ethics Commission posts them online within two business days. However, these extra reporting rules only kick in once the Ethics Commission announces that at least one candidate in that race is eligible for public campaign funds.
- Complex:The provision has multiple nested thresholds, different rules for two offices, and a conditional activation clause that requires understanding the interplay between supplemental reporting and public financing certification.
- Controversial:Campaign finance disclosure thresholds and their stringency are frequently debated in San Francisco elections, with advocates on different sides disagreeing about transparency levels and reporting burdens.
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Official text
(a) ELECTIONS FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
(1) In addition to the campaign disclosure requirements imposed by the California Political Reform Act and other provisions of this Chapter, each candidate committee supporting a candidate for the Board of Supervisors shall file a statement with the Ethics Commission indicating when the committee has received contributions to be deposited into its Campaign Contribution Trust Account or made expenditures that equal or exceed $10,000 within 24 hours of reaching or exceeding that amount.
(2) In addition to the supplemental report in subsection (a)(1) of this Section, each candidate committee supporting a candidate for the Board of Supervisors shall file a statement with the Ethics Commission disclosing when the committee has received contributions to be deposited into its Campaign Contribution Trust Account or made expenditures that in the aggregate-equal or exceed $100,000. The candidate committee shall file this report within 24 hours of reaching or exceeding the threshold. Thereafter, the candidate committee shall file an additional supplemental report within 24 hours of every time the candidate committee receives additional contributions to be deposited into its Campaign Contribution Trust Account or makes additional expenditures that in the aggregate equal or exceed $10,000.
(3) The Executive Director shall post the information disclosed on statements required by this subsection on the website of the Ethics Commission within two business days of the statement's filing.
(b) ELECTIONS FOR MAYOR.
(1) In addition to the campaign disclosure requirements imposed by the California Political Reform Act and other provisions of this Chapter, each candidate committee supporting a candidate for Mayor shall file a statement with the Ethics Commission indicating when the candidate committee has received contributions to be deposited into its Campaign Contribution Trust Account or made expenditures that equal or exceed $50,000 within 24 hours of reaching or exceeding that amount.
(2) In addition to the supplemental report in Subsection (b)(1) of this Section, each candidate committee supporting a candidate for Mayor shall file a statement with the Ethics Commission disclosing when the candidate committee has received contributions to be deposited into its Campaign Contribution Trust Account or made expenditures that in the aggregate-equal or exceed $1,000,000. The candidate committee shall file this report within 24 hours of reaching or exceeding the threshold. Thereafter, the candidate committee shall file an additional supplemental report within 24 hours of every time the candidate committee receives additional contributions or makes additional expenditures that in the aggregate equal or exceed $50,000.
(3) The Executive Director shall post the information disclosed on statements required by this subsection on the website of the Ethics Commission within two business days of the statement's filing.
(c) The supplemental statements required by Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) are not required until the Ethics Commission has certified that at least one candidate is eligible to receive public funds under this Chapter, provided that within two business days of the date that the Ethics Commission provides notice under this subsection that it has certified that a candidate is eligible to receive public funds under this Chapter, any report that previously would have been required under (a)(2) and (b)(2) must be filed. Within two business days of certifying that at least one candidate is eligible to receive public financing under this Chapter, the Ethics Commission shall post a notice on its website, send out a press release and send written notice by regular or electronic mail to all other candidates running for the same City elective office and to any other person who has requested such notice.
(Added by Proposition O, 11/7/2000; amended by Ord. 141-03, File No. 030034, App. 6/27/2003; Ord. 3-06, File No. 051439, App. 1/20/2006; Ord. 31-06, File No. 051773, App. 2/23/2006; Ord. 268-07, File No. 071003, App. 11/26/2007; Ord. 234-09, File. No. 090989, App. 11/20/2009; Ord. 102-15 , File No. 150294, App. 6/25/2015, Eff. 7/25/2015; Ord. 218-19, File No. 190660, App. 10/4/2019, Eff. 11/4/2019, Oper. 1/1/2020)