The purpose of this chapter is to require the filing of campaign disclosure statements by elected officials, candidates, or committees electronically. The City Council enacts this chapter in accordance with the authority granted to cities by State law.
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Pursuant to California Government Code Section 84615, the City of Garden Grove hereby finds that the online or electronic filing system required by this chapter will operate securely and effectively and will not unduly burden filers. Said system promotes the use of electronic filing of campaign forms required by the State of California to provide for a streamlined paperless and secure system to meet the demand for digital and transparent systems.
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A. 
Any elected officer, candidate, committee or other person required to file statements, reports or other documents required by Government Code Section 84100 et seq., shall file those statements, reports or other documents online or electronically with the City Clerk. However, an elected officer, candidate, committee or other person who receives contributions totaling less than $2,000.00 and makes expenditures totaling less than $2,000.00 in a calendar year is not subject to the requirements of this section.
B. 
In any instance in which an original statement, report or other document must be filed with the California Secretary of State and a copy of that statement, report or other document is required to be filed with the City Clerk, the filer may, but is not required to, file the copy electronically.
C. 
Once an elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person files a statement, report, or other document electronically pursuant to subsection A, all future statements, reports, or other documents on behalf of that filer shall be filed electronically.
D. 
If the City Clerk's electronic system is not capable of accepting a particular type of statement, report or other document, an elected officer, candidate, committee or other person shall file that document with the City Clerk in an alternative format.
E. 
The date of filing for a statement, report, or other document that is filed online or electronically pursuant to this section shall be the day that it is received by the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall issue to a person who files a statement, report, or other document online or electronically an electronic confirmation that notifies the filer that the statement, report, or other document was received. The confirmation shall include the date and the time that the statement, report, or other document was received by the City Clerk and the method by which the filer may view and print the data received by the City Clerk.
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