REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 6, 2019
FROM
JANICE RUTHERFORD, Second District Supervisor, Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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Updating Campaign E-File Requirements for Filers
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Direct the County Administrative Office (CAO), County Counsel, and the Registrar of Voters (ROV) to develop findings and a proposed ordinance necessary to eliminate the requirement that candidates for County office and others file both electronic and paper copies of campaign finance statements.
2. Consider whether to provide in a future proposed ordinance that candidates for elective office for all of the school districts and special districts for which the ROV serves as the local filing officer must file statements electronically or, in the alternative, have the option to file electronically.
3. Consider whether to include in a future proposed ordinance a lower threshold for which electronic filing is required for all candidates and committees as allowed by state law.
(Presenter: Supervisor Janice Rutherford, Second District Supervisor, 387-4833)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item may result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). If this item is approved and an ordinance is adopted by the Board of Supervisors (Board) at a future meeting, then it is possible that there will be a modest increase in Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) due to increased staffing needs. This would be determined after implementation of the new filing requirements. There will be no increase in software costs because the existing contract with NetFile can accommodate the additional electronic filing without increasing the cost of the contract.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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