Rule 1-01 Scope of Rules

Rule 1-02 Definitions
    “Act”
    “Advance”
    “Authorized committee”
    “Board”
    “Business dealings with the city”
    “Candidate”
    “Certification”
    “Charter”
    “Code”
    “Contribution”
    “Disclosure statement”
    “Doing Business Database ”
    “Domestic partner”
    “Election”
    “Entity”
    “Federal form”
    “Fund”
    “Fundraising agent”
    “In-kind contribution”
    “Intermediary”
    “Labor Organization”
    “Matchable contribution”
    “Multicandidate committee”
    “On the ballot”
    “Participant”
    “Political committee”
    “Principal committee”
    “Program”
    “Public funds”
    “Receipts”
    “Reporting period”
    “Rule”
    “State form”
    “Transfer”
    “Treasurer”
    “Unspent campaign funds”

Rule 1-03 Restrictions on Use of Receipts
    (a) Restriction on use
    (b) Exception

Rule 1-04 Contributions
    (a) Receipt
    (b) Deposit
    (c) Returning receipts
        (1) Excess and prohibited contributions
        (2) Restrictions on return
    (d) Contributions from political committees
    (e) Corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships
    (f) Attributing a contribution to an election
    (g) In-kind contributions
        (1) As expenditures
        (2) Valuation
        (3) Goods and services provided at a price below fair market value
        (4) Extensions of credit
            (i) Generally
            (ii) Corporate vendors
            (iii) Loans
        (5) Debts forgiven
        (6) Commercially reasonable treatment of debts
        (7) Failure to report a liability
    (h) Multiple contributions from a single source
        (1) General factors
        (2) Labor organizations
    (i) Omitted
    (j) Earmarked contributions
    (k) Joint contributions
    (l) Tickets for fund-raising events
    (m) Post-election contributions
    (n) Solicitation of contributions for elections not subject to the Act
    (o) Court-ordered rerun elections
    (p) Joint fundraising; endorsements
    (q) Anticipated runoff primary or runoff special elections
    (r) Contributions by minors

Rule 1-05 Loans
    (a) Repayment by next election
    (b) Loans not made in regular course of business
    (c) Loans made in regular course of business
    (d) Third party repays loan
    (e) Omitted
    (f) Omitted
    (g) Post-election loans
    (h) Attributing a loan to an election
    (i) Deposit
    (j) Loans forgiven

Rule 1-06 Special Elections

Rule 1-07 Funds Originally Received for Other Elections
    (a) Use
    (b) Surplus funds
    (c) Contribution limit; prohibited contributions
    (d) Related expenditures

Rule 1-08 Expenditures
    (a) Expenditures
    (b) Making an expenditure
    (c) Attributing an expenditure to an election
    (d) Expenditure limits
    (e) Omitted
    (f) Independent expenditures
    (g) Spending public funds
    (h) Joint expenditures; endorsements
    (i) Expenditures by check
    (j) Omitted
    (k) Volunteer services
    (l) Expenditure limit compliance
    (m) Fundraising for more than one election
    (n) Fundraising solicitations
    (o) Expenditure limit compliance for transfers

Rule 1-09 Documents Submitted to the Board
    (a) Date received
        (1) Generally
        (2) Postmark date
        (3) Disclosure statements
        (4) Documents submitted electronically
    (b) Legibility; Readability
    (c) Documentation

Rule 1-10 Severability

Rule 1-11 Filer Registration
    (a)
    (b)
    (c)
    (d)
    (e)
    (f) Applicable requirements
    (g) Construction

Rule 2-01 Certification
    (a) Contents
    (b) Legal effect
    (c) Signatures
    (d) Amendments
    (e) Petition for extraordinary circumstances
    (f) Rescission

Rule 2-02 Breach of Certification

Rules 2-03 to 2-05 Omitted

Rule 2-06 Bank Accounts
    (a) Deposit of receipts
    (b) Separate accounts for different elections
    (c) Runoff primary and runoff special elections
    (d) Special elections
    (e) Personal and business funds
    (f) Court-ordered rerun elections
    (g) Segregated Bank Accounts for Rule 5-01(n) Disbursements

Rule 2-07 Disqualification from Ballot
    (a) Public funds eligibility
    (b) Notice of disqualification
    (c) Remedies for disqualification
    (d) Disqualification reversed

Rule 2-08 Write-In Candidates
    (a) Notice
    (b) Disclosure obligations
    (c) Ineligibility for public funds
    (c) Inclusion in Voter Guide

Rule 2-09 Terminating a Candidacy
    (a) No “Opting-Out”
    (b) “Off the ballot” termination
    (c) “Ceased campaigning” termination
    (d) Termination by Board

Rule 2-10 Limited Participation
    (a) Generally
    (b) Program Compliance
    (c) Penalties

Rule 2-11 Non-Participation
    (a) Generally
    (b) Compliance
    (c) Penalties   

Rule 2-12 Mandatory Training

Rule 3-01 Explanation

Rule 3-02 Filing Dates
    (a) First disclosure statement
    (b) Semi-annual disclosure statements
    (c) Pre-election disclosure statements
    (d) Post-election disclosure statements
    (e) Daily disclosures during two weeks preceding the election
    (f) Exceptions
        (1) Not in primary election
        (2) Not in general election
        (3) Deferred filing
        (4) Small campaigns
        (5) Other political committees
        (6) Next disclosure statement
        (7) Board requests
        (8) Terminated candidacy
        (9) Terminated committee
    (g) Omitted
    (h) Weekends and holidays

Rule 3-03 Contents
    (a) Reporting period
        (1) Generally
        (2) First disclosure statement
        (3) Special elections
    (b) Summary information
    (c) Contributions and other receipts
        (1) Basic contents
        (2) Transfers
        (3) Advances and reimbursements
        (4) Contributions totaling $99 or less from a single source
        (5) Unitemized contribution totaling more than $99 from a single source
        (6) Employment information
        (7) Intermediary requirements
            (i) Exception
            (ii) Contributions delivered to fundraising agents
            (iii) Contributions delivered by an intermediary's agent
        (8) Omitted
        (9) Affiliated contributors
        (10) Joint fundraising events
    (d) Loans
    (e) Expenditures
        (1)
        (2)
        (3) Subcontracted goods and services
        (4) Credit card and charge card purchases

Rule 3-04 Claiming Matchable Contributions
    (a) Threshold; Back-up documentation
    (b) Matchable contributions
    (c) Returned contributions are not matchable
    (d) Loans and loans forgiven are not matchable

Rule 3-05 Segregated Account Bank Statements, Contribution Cards, and Checks

Rule 3-06 Forms for Disclosure Statements

Rule 3-07 Insufficient Disclosure Statements

Rule 3-08 Verification

Rule 3-09 Supplemental Documents

Rule 3-10 Ballot Proposal Committees

Rule 3-11 Proof of Filing with the Conflicts of Interest Board; Payment of Penalties
    (a) Requirements
        (1) Due Dates
        (2) Special Election Due Dates
    (b) Date Submitted

Rule 4-01 Records to be Kept
    (a) Generally
    (b) Receipts
        (1) Deposit slips
        (2) Photocopies of checks and other monetary instruments
        (3) Cash and money order contribution cards
        (4) Omitted
        (5) Intermediary contribution statements
        (6) Credit card contributions
        (7) Segregated Account Contribution Cards
        (8) Transfers
    (c) In-kind contributions
    (d) Bills
    (e) Disbursements
        (1) By check
        (2) Petty cash
        (3) Credit card and charge card purchases
        (4) Reimbursement of advances
    (f) Bank records
    (g) Loans
    (h) Subcontracted goods and services
    (i) Fundraisers
    (j) Campaign offices
    (k) Political advertisements and literature
    (l) Vendors
    (m) Advances
    (n) Business dealings with the City

Rule 4-02 Omitted

Rule 4-03 Record Retention
    (a) Six-year retention period
    (b) Custodian and location

Rule 4-04 Assistance to Candidates; Records

Rule 4-05 Audits

Rule 5-01 Payment Procedure
    (a) (1) Board determines eligibility
         (2) Public funds cap
         (3) Small primaries
         (4) Non-competitive campaigns
         (5) Bonus determinations
    (b) Preliminary review of disclosure statements
    (c) Basis for payments
    (d) Validity of matchable contribution claims and projected rate of invalid claims
    (e) Withholding of public funds
    (f) Basis for ineligibility determination
    (g) Payment is not final determination
    (h) Notice to participants
    (i) Pre-election payments
    (j) Flat grants in special circumstances
    (k) Post-payment audits
    (l) Characterization of payments as for the primary or general election
    (m) Post-election payments
    (n) Deductions from payments
    (o) Use of final payment
    (p) Responding to invalid matching claims reports
    (q) Ballot disqualification by Board of Elections; candidate not opposed on the ballot
    (r) Reduction in maximum public funds payable
    (s) Approval by Board subject to correction of limited, isolated, and easily corrected compliance issues
    (t) Payment of expenditures made in connection with litigation with public funds
    (u) Payment by electronic funds transfer

Rule 5-02 Review of Eligibility, Payment, and Repayment Determinations
    (a) Post-election written petitions for review
    (b) Final disqualification from the ballot

Rule 5-03 Repaying Public Funds
    (a) Participants returning public funds
    (b) Participant is disqualified from the ballot
    (c) Excess public fund payments
    (d) Improper use of public funds
    (e) Unspent campaign funds
    (f) Other reasons for repayment
    (g) Repayment determinations

Rule 5-04 Fund Administration

Rule 6-01 Generally
    (a) Records access officer
    (b) Record location, availability, and use
    (c) Requests for access
    (d) Denial of access
    (e) Fees

Rule 7-01 Complaints and Investigations
    (a) Initiation of proceeding
    (b) Service of complaints
    (c) Contents of complaint
    (d) Initial complaint processing
    (e) Opportunity to respond to complaint
    (f) Investigation

Rule 7-02 Board Determinations
    (a) Determination that complaint lacks merit
    (b) Participant not eligible for public funds
    (c) Notice and opportunity to contest
    (d) Conciliation
    (e) Omitted
    (f) Adjudications in accordance with section 1046 of the Charter
    (g) Penalties for Disclosure Statement and Contribution Violations

Rule 7-03 Review of Contributions and Expenditures
    (a) Determination of eligibility
    (b) Generally
    (c) Facial Determinations
    (d) Petitions
    (e) Petitioner’s burden
    (f) Notice of petition
    (g) Response to the petition
    (h) Hearing
    (i) Notice of determination
    (j) New petitions
    (k) Reconsideration
    (l) Submission of false information

Rule 7-04 Advisory Opinions

Rule 7-05 Contribution and Expenditure Limit Adjustments

Rule 7-06 Ethical Guidelines

Rule 8-01 Procedures for Submitting Petitions

Rule 8-02 Responses to Petitions

Rule 9-01 Submission in Electronic Medium
    (a) Electronic Submission Generally
    (b) C-SMART   

Rule 9-02 Electronic Medium Requirements
    (a) Exceptions
    (b) Enhancements

Rule 9-03 Disclosure Statement Submission Requirements
    (a) Verification
    (b) Deficient submissions; Legibility
    (c) Supplemental Paper Submissions

Rule 10-01 Definitions
    “Ballot proposal”
    “Candidate Voter Guide statement”
    “Election”

Rule 10-02 Contents
    (a) General information
    (b) Candidates
    (c) Omitted
    (d) Ballot proposals
    (e) Board determines whether to publish statements for and against ballot proposals

Rule 10-03 Publication and Distribution

Rule 10-04 Elections Not Held As Scheduled

Rule 11-01 Scope

Rule 11-02 Registration

Rule 11-03 Periodic Disclosure Reports
    (a) Forms
    (b) Electronic submissions
    (c) Bimonthly reports

Rule 11-04 Restrictions

Rule 11-05 Records and Audit

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