The Campaign Contribution Period for the November 2024 election is from March 6, 2024 through November 4, 2024. (Ordinance 30768) No candidate may solicit, accept, or deposit contributions outside of the Campaign Contribution Period. Any contribution received outside the Campaign Contribution Period must be returned to the contributor or donor within 5 business days.

The campaign contribution limit for each 2024 election is $700 for City Councilmember Candidates, and $1500 for Mayoral candidates. (Resolution 2023-207)

2024 Campaign Ads

• 2024 Campaign Advertising Disclosure Information for Candidates

Runoff/General Election Documents

• November 2024 Runoff Candidates
• 2024 Candidate Ballot Statements

Primary Election documents

• 2024 Primary Qualified Candidate in Random Alphabet Order as provided to the Registrar of Voters on December 15.
• 2024 Primary List of Candidates who have pulled or submitted nomination documents-updated December 8, 2023 AT 4:49 P.M.
• 2024 Candidate Ballot Statements for ten day review.  Candidates may withdraw a statement up to 5pm on Monday December 11, but may not edit any statement submitted.
• Resolution certifying the results of the March Primary
• Letter of authorization to pick up nomination papers (to be used when a candidate can not pick up the nomination papers in person)

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS

• State of California Filing Deadlines for Local Candidates
• View Campaign Forms
• Contains financial information provided by local candidates and committees as well as lobbyist filings. It can answer questions about who is contributing money, who is receiving money, how it is being spent and who a lobbyist is lobbying.  Use the Public Access Portal to research campaign contributions and expenditures, review campaign statements filed by candidates, examine a committee‘s filing history, or view lobbyist filings.

  https://www.southtechhosting.com/SanJoseCity/CampaignDocsWebRetrieval/

• Filer Access Portal
  The City of San Jose's Office of the City Clerk is pleased to offer a new online filing feature for our campaign financial disclosure. This portal will provide the capability for filers to complete and submit campaign finance disclosure forms online. It is an easy, convenient, and user-friendly way to file these forms. This new, free online service is available to any local committee, candidate, or officeholder that is required to file campaign disclosure documents with our office. This system will also accommodate Cal-Access filers who may use another professional software system allowing those filers to upload data from another system.

  https://www.southtechhosting.com/SanJoseCity/eCampaign/

• Guide for CAL Access Filers (For clients that use another system to manage their accounts)

THE LEVINE ACT

The Levine Act requires a Party in a Proceeding before the City of San José that involves any action related to their contract, license, permit, or use entitlement to disclose any campaign contributions to City elected or appointed officials totaling more than $250 within the 12 months prior to the City decision.  A Participant to a Proceeding may voluntarily report a campaign contribution on this form and submit to city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov

Resources

• FORM 502 Personal Campaign Funds Declaration of Candidate -updated November 21, 2023 to make fillable
• FORM 504 Disclosure of Post-Election Payment Agreements -updated November 21, 2023 to make fillable

• Election Signs Size and Placement (link to Municipal Code)
• Local Campaign rules (link to Municipal Code)
• FPPC Candidate Toolkit
• 2024 Candidate Information guide
• 2024 Dates of Interest - updated November 13, 2023

PDFs of Council Districts

GIS Site for City Maps

• City of San José Office of the City Attorney
  The City Attorney’s Office provides legal interpretation of the San José Municipal Code regarding elections and ethics.
• Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)-for State required campaign forms and information.  The FPPC is the State agency that enforces State laws regarding, among other things, campaign financing and spending, financial conflicts of interest, and gifts and honoraria given to public officials and candidates under the Political Reform Act. The FPPC provides written and oral advice to public agencies, candidates, and officials on the requirements of the Political Reform Act. The FPPC’s Advice Line can be reached at 1-866-ASK-FPPC (1-866-275-3772) or advice@fppc.ca.gov.

• City of San José Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices. The San José Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices monitors compliance with all campaign and ethics ordinances in the San José Municipal Code. The commission reviews and investigates allegations of violations of the Code and makes recommendations for enforcement action where appropriate.
• Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
  The Registrar of Voters (ROV) is the County Elections Official and the office conducts all Federal, State, County, Municipal, School District, and Special District scheduled and special elections. The ROV Office is also responsible for voter registration, education, and outreach; maintenance of registration files; verification of initiatives, referenda and recall petitions; and filing of campaign reports.
• State of California Secretary of State Elections Division 
  The Elections Division oversees all federal and state elections within California. As the chief elections officer for the largest state in the nation, the California Secretary of State tests and certifies all voting equipment for security, accuracy, reliability, and accessibility in order to ensure that every vote is counted as it was cast. The Secretary also ensures election laws and campaign disclosure requirements are enforced, maintains a statewide database of all registered voters, certifies the official lists of candidates for elections, tracks and certifies ballot initiatives, compiles election returns and certifies election results, educates California citizens about their voting rights, and promotes voter registration and participation.

ABOUT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

As the City of San Jose Elections Official, the City Clerk administers State, and Local procedures through which the City Councilmembers are selected. The City Clerk assists candidates in meeting their legal responsibilities before, during and after an election. From Election pre-planning and filing nomination paperwork to certification of election results and filing of final campaign disclosure documents, the City Clerk manages the process which forms the foundation of our City government.  The City Clerk does not provide legal interpretation or legal guidance on State rules or Local ordinances.