Beginning January 1, 2023, filers required by the Political Reform Act of 1974 to file a report or statement by paper with the Secretary of State may instead file the paper report or statement by email.

All statements must be signed using a verified digital signature consistent with FPPC Regulation 18104(b) (2). To comply with this requirement, see​​​​ FPPC guidance.

**IMPORTANT: If you are required to file electronically or online, that obligation and method of filing remains unchanged. This guidance pertains only to filings previously required to be filed by paper. Filing statements by email does not satisfy the online filing requirement under GC 84605 (Political Reform Act) to file electronically with the Secretary of State in CAL-ACCESS. If your filing is received and filed by email, it only fulfills your obligation to file a report or statement by paper.

Filings received with a scanned copy of a signature or without a digital signature that qualifies as a “secure electronic signature” pursuant to the FPPC regulation and guidance referenced above will not be processed. 

To ensure receipt of your filing, follow these guidelines:

Campaign statements should be submitted individually, with one form per attachment.  

Naming conventions for timely processing of Campaign Statements:

All files should  

  1. Have the form number as the first numerical characters to appear in the file name 
  2. Contain the word “form” and the FPPC form number of the document 
  3. Contain an underscore after the FPPC form number 
  4. Include any additional information that you see fit, after the underscore 
  • Example File Names Include:  
    • “FORM410_Committee Name ID123456.pdf” 
    • “FORM410_Committee Name.pdf” 
    • “FORM410_ID123456.pdf” 
    • “FORM410_.pdf” 

If your filing is an amendment, indicate that with an "A" after the form number 

  • Example: "FORM410A_Committee Name ID123456.pdf" 
    • Or any other file naming variation shown above  

If your filing is a termination, indicate that with a "T" after the form number 

  • Example: "FORM410T_Committee Name ID123456.pdf" 
    • Or any other file naming variation shown above

Digital Filing Frequently Asked Questions