Candidacy
Cal. GOV § 85201
California Statutes
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a) Upon the filing of the statement of intention pursuant to
Section 85200, the individual shall establish one campaign contribution account at an office of a financial institution located in the state. (
b) As required by subdivision (
f) of
Section 84102, a candidate who raises contributions of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in a calendar year shall set forth the name and address of the financial institution where the candidate has established a campaign contribution account and the account number on the committee statement of organization filed pursuant to Sections and 84103. (
c) All contributions or loans made to the candidate, to a person on behalf of the candidate, or to the candidate’s controlled committee shall be deposited in the account. (
d) Any personal funds which will be utilized to promote the election of the candidate shall be deposited in the account prior to expenditure. (
e) All campaign expenditures shall be made from the account. (
f) Subdivisions (
d) and (
e) do not apply to a candidate’s payment for a filing fee and statement of qualifications from the candidate’s personal funds. (
g) This
section does not apply to a candidate who will not receive contributions and who makes expenditures from personal funds of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in a calendar year to support the candidate’s candidacy. For purposes of this section, a candidate’s payment for a filing fee and statement of qualifications shall not be included in calculating the total expenditures made. (
h) An individual who raises contributions from others for that individual’s campaign, but who raises or spends less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in a calendar year, and does not qualify as a committee under
Section 82013, shall establish a campaign contribution account pursuant to subdivision (a), but is not required to file a committee statement of organization pursuant to