Campaign and Committee Disclaimers

Candidates and Measure Finance Committee chairs must submit all widely shared campaign materials to the City Clerk’s Office by the deadline for campaign finance disclosure reports. Materials must be filed electronically on the Campaign Finance Reporting System. Video or radio ads must also be submitted as a copy or a link to both the City Clerk and the Independent Auditor. All campaign materials must clearly state who paid for them. Please see the Rules by the City Clerk for the Election Code and the Open and Ethical Election Code of the City Charter.

The disclaimer requirements are based on the type of advertisement and who paid for it, and are summarized in the following charts:

1. Communications by Candidates or Candidate Committees for their own Election
2. Disclaimer Examples for Candidate or Candidate Committees
3. Independent Expenditure Ads on Candidates and Measure Finance Committees Supporting or Opposing a Measure
4. Disclaimer Examples for Independent Expenditures on Candidates and Measure Finance Committees Supporting or Opposing a Measure
5. Example Campaign Materials Exempt from Disclaimers

This page is meant as a guide for different types of advertisements and does not constitute legal advice. Each candidate and committee
shall be responsible for legal compliance and review the provisions of the Rules by the City Clerk for the Election Code and the Open and Ethical
Election Code of the City Charter or State Law, if there is a conflict, the provisions of the Rules, City Charter, or State Law shall prevail.

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