SEC. 1.107. TRAINING FOR CANDIDATES AND TREASURERS.
§ 1.107
Candidates for San Francisco elective office and their treasurers must attend an Ethics Commission training program within one year before any election in which the candidate appears on the ballot. Committee treasurers must attend the next available training after their committee files or updates its organization statement. Treasurers serving multiple committees need attend training only once every 12 months.
If you run for City office in San Francisco, you and the person managing your campaign funds (your treasurer) must take a training run by the Ethics Commission. You have to do this within the year before your election. If you're a treasurer and your committee is newly set up or gets a new treasurer, you need to attend the next available training. If one person treasures money for more than one campaign committee, they only need to do the training once per year, not for each committee.
- Complex:The section cross-references California Government Code Section 82013 and the definition of 'committee' requires understanding of campaign finance law outside this Code.
- Controversial:Mandatory political training requirements can be seen as a barrier to entry for candidates, raising issues about access and who can run for office.
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Official text
(a) Training Requirements.
(1) Candidates. Every candidate for City elective office and his or her treasurer shall attend a training program conducted or sponsored by the Ethics Commission within one year prior to any election at which the candidate's name will appear on the ballot.
(2) Treasurers. Every committee treasurer shall attend the next training program conducted or sponsored by the Ethics Commission after the date the committee files either its original statement of organization or an amendment to a statement of organization designating a new treasurer.
(b) Exception. An individual who serves as the treasurer for more than one committee is not required to attend a training required by Subsection (a) if that individual has attended such a training within the previous 12 months.
(c) Definition. For the purposes of this section, "committee" shall mean any committee that: (1) qualifies as committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 of the California Government Code; and (2) is required to file its semi-annual campaign statements with the Ethics Commission.
(Added by Ord. 228-06, File No. 060501, App. 9/14/2006; Ord. 234-09, File. No. 090989, App. 11/20/2009)