[Community Rights Network] General Purpose committees - FYI - read only if interested

[karinajoy]

FYI - what do you think? K

General purpose committees are usually ongoing in nature and support (or oppose) a variety of candidates and ballot measures. Most committees share a common affiliation among the contributors and make political expenditures over several years to further the group’s goals. General purpose committees are often referred to as political action committees (PACs) and include political party committees, general purpose ballot measure or issue committees, and small contributor committees. Some of these committees are sponsored by an entity or organization, such as a labor union.

If more than 70% of a committee’s contributions and expenditures on candidates or measures are on a single
candidate, single measure, a group of specific candidates in the same local election or two or more measures being voted upon in the same state or local election, the committee is designated as a primarily formed committee rather than a general purpose committee. Primarily formed committees do not use this manual but should use Campaign Disclosure Manuals 1, 2 or 3 depending upon whether the committee is making payments on ballot measures or candidates.

A committee is required to review its status quarterly and a committee formed within 6 months of an election in which the committee makes contributions or expenditures must review its status at the end of each month. The Form 410 must be amended if a committee’s status changes.

For purposes of determining whether the committee is general purpose or a primarily formed committee, the treasurer must count contributions and expenditures made to support or oppose candidates or measures during:
 The current two year period, beginning January 1 of the current or previous odd- numbered year and ending with December 31 of the following even-number year; or
 The immediate preceding 24 months.

http://www.fppc.ca.gov/ipmeetings/05-09/ch4/Ch1.pdf
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