City candidates and elected officeholders are subject to detailed public disclosure requirements regarding their political fundraising and expenditure activities. Complete and timely disclosure ensures that this information is easily accessible to the public.

• Disclosure
• Electronic Filing
• Related Laws
• Campaign Finance Forms

Disclosure

City candidates, officeholders and their political committees are required to file campaign statements with the City Ethics Commission at specific intervals that disclose all monetary (including loans) and non- monetary contributions received; all expenditures (including loans) made; unpaid bills; and any increases to cash, such as bank interest and dividends received.

• 2009 Special Election (CD 2) Totals
• 2009 Municipal and LAUSD Election Totals
• 2009 Primary - A Campaign Finance Snapshot 
• 2008 California General Election Totals (Local Ballot Measures)
• 2008 Special Municipal Election Totals 
• Election Totals - 1999 to Present


• View Disclosure Statements
• Search Contributions
• Search Expenditures
• Search Independent Expenditures
• Search Campaign Literature 

Electronic Filing

When candidates have raised or spent at least $25,000 in connection with their campaign, they must begin to file campaign disclosure statements online in addition to filing paper copies of statements. Once the $25,000 threshold is met, the next statement due must be filed electronically. In addition to late filing penalties that may be imposed for a late filing of a paper copy, an additional penalty of $25 per day applies after the deadline for the late filing of the online copy.

• Login to Campaign Finance Electronic Filing System
  (If you would like to request a login, please e-mail our administrator at ethics.cefs@lacity.org.)

Related Laws

General:

• Charter § 470
• Municipal Code §§ 49.7.1 et seq.

Officeholder Accounts:

• Administrative Code § 24.10

Public Matching Funds:

• Charter § 471
• Municipal Code §§ 49.7.13 – 49.7.23
• Administrative Code § 24.5

LAUSD:

• Charter § 803

Campaign Finance Forms

City Forms:

• Declaration of Intent to Solicit & Receive Contributions (CEC Form 12)
• Statement of Understanding (CEC Form 13)
• Controlled Committee Account Information (CEC Form 14)
• Cancellation of Declaration of Intent to Solicit & Receive Contributions (CEC Form 15)
• Matching Funds Claim Form* (CEC Form 21)
• Matchable Contributions List* (CEC Form 22)
• Disclosure Addendum for Officeholder Account (CEC Form 38)*
• Non-Candidate Spending Form
• Non-Candidate Spending Form* (Excel Format)

State Forms:

• Statement of Organization* (CA Form 410)
• Recipient Committee Campaign Statement (Long Form)* (CA Form 460)
• Recipient Committee Campaign Statement (Short Form)* (CA Form 470)
  [only for candidates who will not raise or spend $1000 or more in connection with their campaign]
• Candidate Intention Statement* (CA Form 501)
• All State Campaign Disclosure Forms (FPPC)