Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform

  1. § 18500 - Contribution Limits. [Repealed]
  2. § 18502 - Broad Based Political Committee. [Repealed]
  3. § 18502.1 - Reporting by Small Contributor Committees. [Repealed]
  4. § 18502.2 - Early Registration as Broad Based Political Committee. [Repealed]
  5. § 18503 - Small Contributor Committees
  6. § 18519.4 - Surplus Funds from Elections Prior to 1/1/97. [Repealed]
  7. § 18520 - Statement of Intention to be a Candidate
  8. § 18521 - Establishment of Separate Controlled Committee for Each Campaign Account
  9. § 18521.5 - Ballot Measure Committees Controlled by Candidates for Elective State Office
  10. § 18522 - Payments from Personal Funds for Filing Fee or Candidate Statement. [Repealed]
  11. § 18523 - Nondesignated Contributions or Loans
  12. § 18523.1 - Written Solicitation for Contributions
  13. § 18524 - Investment and Expenditure of Candidates' Campaign Funds
  14. § 18525 - Incumbent Candidates' Election Expenses and Officeholder Expenses
  15. § 18526 - Reimbursement of Expenditures
  16. § 18526.1 - Use of Personal Funds for Officeholder Expenditures. [Repealed]
  17. § 18530 - Use of Public Funds
  18. § 18530.1 - Use of Funds Raised Prior to January 1, 1997. [Repealed]
  19. § 18530.2 - Transfer of Funds Raised Prior to Proposition 34 and Assembly Bill 571 Limits
  20. § 18530.3 - Reporting of Specified Contributions and Expenditures by Political Party Committees
  21. § 18530.4 - Legal Defense Funds - State Candidates and Officers
  22. § 18530.45 - Legal Defense Funds - Local Candidates and Officers
  23. § 18530.7 - Extensions of Credit
  24. § 18530.8 - Personal Loans
  25. § 18530.9 - Contributions to Candidate Controlled Ballot Measure Committees. [Repealed]
  26. § 18531 - Return or Attribution of Excessive Contributions
  27. § 18531.1 - Affiliated Entities Sharing One Contribution Limit. [Repealed]
  28. § 18531.2 - Refunding General Election Contributions
  29. § 18531.3 - Transfers of Funds into Officeholder Accounts. [Repealed]
  30. § 18531.4 - Officeholder Accounts-Reporting. [Repealed]
  31. § 18531.5 - Recall Elections
  32. § 18531.6 - Treatment of Debts Outstanding After an Election - Prior to January 24, 2004
  33. § 18531.61 - Treatment of Debts Outstanding After an Election
  34. § 18531.62 - Elected State Officeholder Bank Accounts
  35. § 18531.63 - Treatment of Debts Outstanding After a City or County Election for Offices Subject to AB 571 - Prior to January 1, 2021
  36. § 18531.64 - Treatment of Debts Outstanding After a City or County Election
  37. § 18531.7 - Payments for Communications - Section 85312
  38. § 18531.10 - Communications Identifying State Candidates
  39. § 18532 - Solicitation of Contributions in Excess of the Contribution Limits. [Repealed]
  40. § 18533 - Contributions from Joint Checking Accounts
  41. § 18534 - Required Committee Bank Accounts
  42. § 18535 - Restrictions on Contributions Between Candidates
  43. § 18536 - Transfer and Attribution of Contributions
  44. § 18536.1 - Establishment of Separate Bank Account for Contributions in Compliance with Contribution Limitations. [Repealed]
  45. § 18536.2 - Use of Campaign Funds for Any Lawful Purpose Other than to Support or Oppose a Candidacy for Elective Office. [Repealed]
  46. § 18537 - Contribution Limits and Application to Repaid Loans
  47. § 18537.1 - Carry over of Contributions
  48. § 18538 - Ballot Measure Committees; Expenditures as Contributions to Candidates. [Repealed]
  49. § 18538.2 - Political Endorsements. [Repealed]
  50. § 18539 - Online Disclosure of Contributions. [Repealed]
  51. § 18539.2 - Reporting Payments Pursuant to Government Code Section 85310
  52. § 18540 - Voluntary Expenditure Ceilings
  53. § 18541 - Voluntary Expenditure Limits-Notification and Designation Requirements. [Repealed]
  54. § 18542 - Notification of Personal Contributions in Excess of the Voluntary Expenditure Limits
  55. § 18543 - Lifting of Voluntary Expenditure Limits
  56. § 18544 - Campaign Contribution and Voluntary Expenditure COLA Formula
  57. § 18545 - Contribution Limit and Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling Amounts
  58. § 18550 - 24-Hour Independent Expenditure Reports
  59. § 18550.1 - Independent and Coordinated Expenditures. [Repealed]
  60. § 18564 - Notice Requirement for Independent Expenditures Exceeding $10,000. [Repealed]
  61. Article 1 - Statewide Measures (§ 18570 to 18590)

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