§ 18530.3. Reporting of Specified Contributions and Expenditures by Political Party Committees.

(a) A political party committee as defined in Government Code section 85205 shall disclose on campaign reports filed pursuant to this title contributions to any accounts holding what are commonly known as “Federal Levin Funds” pursuant to title 2 U.S.C.A., section 441i(b), which are used to make “contributions” under Government Code section 82015, for the purpose of supporting or defeating any state or local candidate or ballot measure. The limitation set forth at Government Code section 85303(b) applies to all contributions made for the purpose of making contributions for the support or defeat of candidates for elective state office, including contributions to Levin Fund accounts.

(b) A political party committee as defined in Government Code section 85205 shall disclose on campaign reports filed pursuant to this title expenditures made from any account established and maintained under provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, which are “expenditures” under Government Code section 82025, made for the purpose of supporting or defeating any state or local candidate or ballot measure.

(c) A political party committee as defined in Government Code section 85205 shall disclose on the allocation schedule of its campaign reports, and on any other reports which the political party committee is required to file under this title, any expenditures by its federal committee which are “contributions” or “independent expenditures” made for the purpose of supporting or defeating any state or local candidate or ballot measure, as defined in Government Code sections 82015 and 82031. For each such contribution or independent expenditure the political party committee shall include a description of the account or accounts from which the contribution or expenditure is made, but shall not be required to allocate or itemize under Government Code section 84211(f), (g), or (h) any contributions received by its federal campaign committee used for the purposes described in this subdivision.

(d) Any committee described in Government Code section 82013, including any major donor committee, shall disclose on its periodic campaign statements any contribution it has made to the Federal Levin Fund account of a political party committee as defined in Government Code section 85205.

(e) A political party committee as defined in Government Code section 85205 shall provide notification of potential major donor committee filing obligations under Government Code section 84105 and 2 Cal. Code Regs. section 18427.1, to donors of contributions reported under subdivision (a) of this section.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 1-9-2007; operative 2-8-2007. Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v. Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal, Third District Court of Appeal, unpublished decision, 1992. (FPPC regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking requirements) (Register 2007, No. 2).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 83112, Government Code. Reference: Sections 82015, 82025, 82031, 85303 and 85205, Government Code.