The San Benito County Elections Department prefers that candidates and committees utilize our online filing system for all Campaign Finance Forms. Our online filing system can be found at eCampaign.
For those who wish to file by paper, we provide links to the campaign finance forms, most commonly used in San Benito County. This is not a complete list. For a listing, and links to all campaign Finance forms, please review to the Secretary of State’s Forms page.
- Form 410 – Statement of Organization Forms and Fact Sheets
- Form 425 – Semi-Annual Statement of No Activity
- Form 450 – Recipient Committee Campaign Statement Short Form
- Form 460 – Recipient Committee Campaign Statement
- Form 461 – Major Donor & Independent Expenditures
- Form 470 – Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement
- Form 496 – Late Independent Expenditure Report
- Form 497 – Late Contribution Report
- Form 501 – Candidate Intention Statement
Form 410 – Statement of Organization Forms and Fact Sheets
Form 410 (05/2017)Statement of Organization
Form 410 Fact Sheet Principal Officer and Treasurer Identification
Form 410 Fact Sheet – Don’t Delay your ID Number
Form 425 – Semi-Annual Statement of No Activity
Form 425 (1/2001)– For use by recipient committees that have not received any contributions and have not made any expenditures during the six-month period covered by a semi-annual statement. Candidate controlled committees formed for an elective office many not use this form.
Form 450 – Recipient Committee Campaign Statement Short Form
Form 450 (01/2016)
To be used by a recipient committee if the committee:
- Is not controlled by a candidate;
- Has not received a contribution which must be itemized;
- Has not received any other payment of $100 or more;
- Has no outstanding loans made or received; and
- Has no accrued expenses.
Form 460 – Recipient Committee Campaign Statement
This statement is used to disclose receipts and expenditures as well as the filer’s total financial activity for various periodic reports. This form is also used as an amendment to update missing or incorrect information. Please refer to our Form 460 page for more information and links for this form.
Form 461 – Major Donor & Independent Expenditures
Form 461 Major Donor and Independent Expenditure Committee Campaign Statement
Major donor committees (which make contributions of $10,000 or more in a calendar year) and independent expenditure committees (which make independent expenditures of $1,000 or more in a calendar year to influence our local and state elections)
Form 465 – Supplemental Independent Expense Report
Form 465 Supplemental Independent Expenditure Report (SIE)
The paper statement is used to disclose independent expenditures of $1,000 or more to support or oppose a single candidate or a single measure in the jurisdiction of the election. Electronic filers, who make independent expenditures of $1,000 or more to support or oppose a state candidate or a state measure during the 90 days before an election, are not subject to this paper requirement.
Form 470 – Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement
Form 470 (1/2016) Office holder and Candidate Campaign Statement Short Form
AND Form 470 Supplement
Use this form annually if you are an officeholder who earns as a part of that office, more than $200 per month. Also filed by all candidates who do not intend to spend or receive more than $2000 during their candidacy.
Form 496 – 24 Hour Independent Expenditure Report
Form 496 (01/2016) Independent Expenditure Report
Use this form to report a late independent expenditure. This form must be filed by fax, guaranteed overnight delivery, or personal delivery. Regular mail may not be used. State law or local ordinance also may require this form to be filed electronically.
Form 497 – 24 Hour Contribution Report
Form 497 (01/2016) Contribution Report
This form may be used to report a late contribution. It must be filed by fax, guaranteed overnight delivery service or personal delivery. Regular mail may not be used. State law or local ordinance also may require this form to be filed electronically.
Form 501 – Candidate Intention Statement
Form 501 (1/2016) Candidate Intention Statement
A Candidate for state or local office must file this form prior to solicitation or receipt of any contribution, or expenditure of any personal funds used for the election.
