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WHO: Statewide elected officers, candidates for these offices, supreme court justices, and their controlled committees. 
WHERE:
  • Secretary of State (original and 1 copy)
  • Los Angeles (1 copy)
  • San Francisco (1 copy)
  • County of Domicile* (1 copy--file only if location is different from other required filing locations)
 

 
WHO: Committees primarily formed to support or oppose a statewide officer, candidate or supreme court justice. 
WHERE:
  • Secretary of State (original and 1 copy)
  • Los Angeles (1 copy)
  • San Francisco (1 copy)
 

 
WHO: Members of the Legislature or Board of Equalization, court of appeal justices, superior court judges, and candidates for these offices and their controlled committees.
WHERE:
  • Secretary of State (original and 1 copy)
  • Affected District (1 copy in county with the largest number of registered voters in the jursidiction of the election)
  • County of Domicile* (1 copy--file only if location is different from other required filing locations)
 

 
WHO: Committees primarily formed to support or oppose members of the Legislature or Board of Equalization, court of appeal justices or superior court judges.
WHERE:
  • Secretary of State (original and 1 copy)
  • Affected District (1 copy in county with the largest number of registered voters in the jursidiction of the election)
 

 
WHO: Elected officers in jurisdictions (excluding legislative, Board of Equalization, or appellate court districts) which contain parts of two or more counties, candidates for such offices and their controlled committees.
WHERE:
  • Affected District (original and 1 copy in county with the largest number of registered voters in the jursidiction of the election)
  • County of Domicile* (1 copy--file only if location is different from other required filing locations)
 

 
WHO: Committees primarily formed to support or oppose officers, local ballot measures or candidates running in jurisdictions (excluding legislative, Board of Equalization, or appellate court districts) which contain parts of two or more counties.
WHERE:
  • Affected District (original and 1 copy in county with the largest number of registered voters in the jursidiction of the election)
 

 
WHO: County elected officers, candidates for such offices, and their controlled committees.
WHERE:
  • County Clerk or Registrar of Voters

  • (original and 1 copy in county where active)
  • County of Domicile* (1 copy--file only if location is different from county where active)
 

 
WHO: Committees primarily formed to support or oppose officers or candidates for county elective office or county ballot measures voted upon in any number of jurisdictions within a single county election.
WHERE: 
  • County Clerk or Registrar of Voters (original and 1 copy in county where active)
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    WHO: City elected officials, candidates for city office, their controlled committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose such candidates or officers or ballot measures voted upon in one city election
    WHERE: 
  • City Clerk (original and 1 copy in city where active)
  •  
     

    *A committee is domiciled at the address listed on its campaign statement. If the committee is domiciled outside of California, then Los Angeles shall be considered the county of domicile.


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