SEC. 1.160. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAFT COMMITTEES.
§ 1.160
Draft committees—groups that raise or spend $1,000 or more to encourage a specific person to run for San Francisco office before they officially qualify as a candidate—must file the same campaign finance reports that candidate-supporting committees are required to file under state and local law. If the person they support eventually becomes an official candidate, the draft committee continues filing under the same rules.
If a group collects money or spends $1,000 or more trying to get a specific person to run for a San Francisco elected office, that group has to follow the same rules for reporting money and spending as committees that support actual candidates do. The group has to keep following these rules even after the person declares and becomes an official candidate. The City's Ethics Commission can write additional rules to explain what these terms mean.
- Complex:The section relies heavily on cross-references to state law (California Government Code section 82047.5) and undefined parallel obligations ('as required by either state or local law'), which requires readers to consult multiple sources to understand full compliance duties.
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Official text
(a) Definitions. Whenever in this Section the following words or phrases are used, they shall mean:
"Draft committee" shall mean any person, group of persons, or entity that either receives contributions of $1,000 or more or makes expenditures of $1,000 or more, in order to support the qualification or election of an identifiable person to City elective office who has not qualified as a candidate.
"Primarily formed committee " shall be defined as set forth in the California Political Reform Act, California Government Code section 82047.5.
"Support" shall mean any public actions or statements encouraging or urging an identifiable person to declare as a candidate for City elective office.
The Ethics Commission may adopt regulations further defining these terms.
(b) Filing Requirements.
(1) Draft committees shall file campaign finance-related filings, reports, or statements required by either state or local law for a primarily formed committee supporting a candidate seeking the same City elective office.
(2) If the identifiable person supported by a draft committee qualifies as a candidate for City elective office, the committee shall continue to file, as required by either state or local law, as a primarily formed committee supporting that candidate.
(Added by Ord. 85-15 , File No. 150220, Eff. 7/19/2015)
(Former Sec. 1.160 added by Proposition O, 11/7/2000; repealed by Ord. 234-09, File. No. 090989, App. 11/20/2009)