Only three local candidates for the March 5 primary filed the required campaign finance reports covering the period Jan. 1-20 with the Tuolumne County Elections Department by Thursday's deadline. .
As of Friday morning, when the U.S. Democratic Party collected the report, only District 4 county supervisor candidate Steve Griefer and District 5 county supervisor candidate Arthur Schmidt had submitted the correct paperwork. and Sonora City Council candidate Darren Duez.
California law requires candidates in local elections to file either Forms 460 or 470, depending on their fundraising and expenditures.
Candidates who have raised or disbursed more than $2,000 during a calendar year will file Form 460, which identifies donors who contributed $100 or more in cash, loans, and non-monetary goods or services during a particular filing period. is needed. You must also list any expenses of $100 or more.
Candidates who do not plan to raise or spend more than $2,000 for their campaign during the calendar year only need to file Form 470 and do not need to provide any details. If you exceed the limit, you will need to submit an additional form.
The first pre-election report, covering January 1 to 20, must be submitted by Thursday, and the second pre-election report, covering January 21 to February 17, must be submitted by Thursday. Applications must be submitted by February 22nd.
Candidates also must submit a semi-annual report by January 31st for campaign finances prior to January 1st, as well as a separate report for campaign finances from February 18th to June 30th. Applications must be submitted by July 31st.
California Fair Political Practices Commission spokesman Jay Wierenga on Friday clarified the rules and said candidates who do not file campaign finance reports on time will be fined up to $10 per day for each day they are late. He said he may be subject to penalties.
Wierenga said local election officials may choose not to impose fines if they determine the late filing was due to accident or mistake.
If the election official notifies the candidate of the late filing and the notification is not received within 10 days, the fee will not be waived. If a notified candidate intentionally fails to file a report, the FPPC may impose a fine of up to $5,000.
Mr. Duez filed Form 470 on November 29th, declaring that he did not plan to raise or spend more than $2,000. He is one of four people vying for three open seats on the City Council, joining incumbent City Council members Anne Segerstrom, Beth Levin and Stephen Opie.
Kim Quest, an election technician and deputy secretary for the Office of Elections, confirmed by phone Friday afternoon that Levine came to file Form 460, which was filed between Jan. 1 and Jan. 20. Not until last year had her finances covered. I hadn't submitted either form yet.
Mr. Griefer and Mr. Schmidt will each have their first pre-election report covering Jan. 1-20 and their first semi-annual report covering campaign finance before Jan. 1 by Thursday's deadline. submitted a document.
District 1 county supervisor candidates Matt Hawkins and Mike Holland each filed campaign finance reports before Jan. 1, but as of Friday morning, they have only filed their campaign finance reports from Jan. 1 to Jan. 20. disclosure information had not yet been submitted.
Hawkins, a Sonora City Council member, and Holland, a member of the Sonora Union High School District Board of Trustees, are competing against Sonora Mayor Mark Plummer for the seat being vacated by incumbent District 1 Superintendent David Goldenberg. He is running against him and retail owner Tanya Kerzner.
Quest said Plummer and Holland each filed their documents late Friday afternoon, but it was too late for this story. Mr. Plummer filed a Form 470 indicating that he did not plan to raise or spend more than $2,000, but Mr. Holland did not file a Form 460 from January 1 to 20.
Griefer has raised the most money of any candidate who has filed so far, and is running for the District 4 seat being vacated by retiring County Supervisor Kathleen Huff. It was Mr. Griefer who was competing against Mr. Saari.
Last year, Griefer raised $7,651 and spent $4,023.39. From January 1st to January 20th he collected $1,250 and spent $301.60. All of the funding he has received to date has come in the form of cash from donors, rather than loans or in-kind donations.
Mr. Griefer's individual donors were listed in two filings as follows: Highlanders to Doug Courtney ($100); Thomas Crosby ($250). Kay Crow ($100). Dorothy Davis ($500). Camberly Fox Yoder ($317). Thomas Gardner ($300). Frederick Griefer ($100). Karen Hopkins ($100). Lionel Hunt ($1,500). Corinna Law ($100). Bradley Nelsen ($100). Lois O'Day ($100). Pacific Gas and Electric Company ($1,000). Carl Rodefer ($1,000). Jason Roan ($100). Joe Sobchak ($100). Brian Watson ($100). Terry Wemmer ($1,000). Jeremy Zawodny ($500). Patti Beaulieu ($200). Kathryn Edgerton ($100). Joseph Powell ($500). Nick Staufcher ($200). and James Wagner ($250). He also had $284 in unified contributions of less than $100 each.
Schmidt, a former grocery store owner who is challenging incumbent District 5 Supervisor Jaron Brandon, totaled $9,999 in donations last year, including $5,000 in loans to himself. It was reported that it was a thing. The rest of his money came from cash donors, including a total of $600 raised from January 1st to 20th. His expenses totaled $7,698.25 between the two filing periods.
Donors to Schmidt's campaign include Mark Banks ($500) and Alfred Bastos ($100). Mike Callahan ($2,500). Cindy Gerhart ($100). Steven Johnson ($100). Carl Rodefer ($1,000). Fanya Schmidt ($150). Kara Walker ($100). Daniel Watson ($200). Mary Williams ($100). Edward Kleinite ($500). and Kathleen Wolfe ($100). He also had his $149 in unified contributions under $100.
Hawkins' Form 460, released Friday morning, includes all of last year, during which he collected a total of $4,068.95 in monetary and in-kind contributions. He spent his $3,069.08. His donors are listed as: Eric Daniel Ramellis ($1,500); Aaron Rasmussen ($100). Josh Bixler ($500). Jeff Muzio ($420); Jude St. Pierre ($100). Jerry Morrow ($100). Darren Duez ($500). Oscar Martinez ($500). He also received a unified cash contribution of $99 and a unified in-kind contribution of $50, each less than his $100. He also donated $199.95 out of his own pocket.
Mr. Holland's Form 460, released Friday morning, covers the period from July 1 to December 31, during which time Mr. Holland collected $348 in cash contributions and received a $5,000 loan from himself. It was written down. He reported spending $3,788.41 during the period. The only contribution he made over his $100 was his $100 from Erin Perez.
