Form 410: Committee Setup Wizard

Form 410 Builder

Statement of Organization — Recipient Committee

Who Files

Recipient Committees — Persons (including an officeholder or candidate), organizations, groups, or other entities that raise contributions from others totaling $2,000 or more in a calendar year to spend on California elections. They must register with the Secretary of State and report all receipts and expenditures. "Contributions" include monetary payments, loans, and non-monetary goods and services received or made for a political purpose.

Candidates — The personal funds of a candidate or officeholder used to seek or hold elective office are contributions and count toward qualifying as a recipient committee. However, personal funds used to pay a candidate filing fee or a fee for the statement of qualifications to appear in the ballot pamphlet do not count toward the $2,000 threshold.

Multipurpose Organizations — A nonprofit organization, federal or out-of-state PAC, or other multipurpose organization that makes contributions or expenditures in California elections may also be required to register as a recipient committee with the Secretary of State (generally if its political expenditures exceed $50,000 in any 12-month period or $100,000 in four consecutive calendar years). See the FPPC Fact Sheet on Multipurpose Organizations Reporting Political Spending and the Official Form 410 Instructions.

Note: Campaign Comply does not currently support filings for multipurpose organizations — please contact a professional treasurer.

When to File

File this form within 10 days of receiving $2,000 in contributions. Include a $50 payment made payable to the Secretary of State. Thereafter, the $50 fee is due annually no later than January 15. In addition to the $50 fee, a penalty of $150 may be assessed if payment is late.

For early submissions, mark the "not yet qualified" box. The $50 fee is requested at this time but is not legally required until the committee qualification threshold has been met.

24-hour filing deadlines near an election:

A recipient committee that qualifies during the 16 days prior to an election in which it must file pre-election statements must file a Form 410 within 24 hours of qualification with the filing officer who will receive the committee's original disclosure statements.
A recipient committee that qualifies during the 90 days prior to an election (or on the date of the election) in which the committee makes independent expenditures of $1,000 or more to support or oppose a candidate in that election must file the Form 410 within 24 hours of qualification with the filing officer who will receive the committee's original disclosure statements and with the filing officer(s) for the candidate(s) supported or opposed by the independent expenditure.
If, during the 16 days prior to an election when a committee is required to file pre-election statements, a change occurs in the name of the committee, the treasurer or other principal officers, or the controlling candidate, an amendment must be filed with the filing officer receiving the committee's original campaign statements within 24 hours of the change.

Use Form 410 to file

Original Statement of Organization
Amendment to a previously filed statement
Termination of the committee

Before You Begin

Gather your committee's name and type, treasurer and principal officer details, address, and bank account information. Your progress saves automatically.

Official FPPC Resources

📘 FPPC Campaign Disclosure Manuals — official step-by-step guidance for your committee type.

📄 Full Form 410 (FPPC PDF) — the official form and its instructions may contain additional detail beyond this builder.

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Qualification

Type & Name

Contact Info

Officers

Bank Account

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Qualification Status

Determine if your committee has received $2,000 in contributions (the "$2,000 Threshold")

Filing Type

Original Filing

First time filing this Form 410

Amendment

Correcting or updating a previously filed Form 410

Termination

Committee is terminating (must file final reports)

When information contained in your Statement of Organization (the Form 410) changes, file an amendment within 10 days of the change with the Secretary of State and local filing officer (if applicable). During the period 16 days before an election, file an amendment within 24 hours.

Termination Requirements

A committee may only terminate when ALL of the following conditions are met:

The committee has ceased to receive contributions and make expenditures.
The committee does not anticipate receiving contributions, repayments of outstanding loans made to others, or any other receipts in the future, and does not anticipate making expenditures in the future.
The committee has eliminated, or has no intention or ability to discharge, all debts, loans received, and other obligations.
The committee has no funds.
The committee has filed all required campaign statements disclosing all reportable transactions, including disposition of funds.

Note: State candidates have mandatory termination deadlines applicable to their committees.

Surplus funds: Elected officers leaving office and defeated candidates face restrictions on disposition of surplus campaign funds (Gov. Code §89519). Leftover funds of ballot measure committees may be used for political, legislative, or governmental purposes (Gov. Code §§89511–89518; Elections Code §18680; Reg. 18521.5).

How to Terminate

State Committees: Complete page one of Form 410 and mark the termination box. Send the Form and last Form 450 or 460 (also marked termination) to the Secretary of State.
Local Committees: Complete page one of Form 410, mark the termination box, and send the Form to the Secretary of State. Also send a copy of the Form 410 and last Form 450 or 460 (marked termination) to your city or county filing officer.

Committee ID Number (FPPC Assigned) Enter the FPPC-assigned Committee ID number from your original filing.

Has your committee received $2,000 or more in contributions?

Date Qualification Threshold Met The date you received $2,000 or more in total contributions

Contact Information

Enter your committee's address and contact details

Street Address

Physical street address required - No P.O. Box allowed Street address cannot be a P.O. Box

City

ZIP Code

State

Phone Number

Email Address

Fax Number (Optional)

Mailing Address (if different from street address) A post office box is acceptable for the mailing address

Mailing City

Mailing State

Mailing ZIP

County of Domicile County where committee address is located (list "Los Angeles" if the committee is domiciled outside of CA)

Jurisdiction Where Active

Treasurer and Other Principal Officers

Designate your committee's treasurer and other officers

Important: Your committee cannot accept contributions or make expenditures without a designated treasurer. The treasurer is legally responsible for the accuracy of all reports.

Treasurer Information

A committee may have only one treasurer and one assistant treasurer. A candidate may serve as their own treasurer or assistant treasurer.

Candidate will serve as their own treasurer

Treasurer Full Name

Street Address No P.O. Box allowed

City

State

ZIP Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Assistant Treasurer (Optional)

This committee has an assistant treasurer

Assistant Treasurer Full Name

Street Address

City

State

ZIP Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Principal Officers

Principal Officer Requirements by Committee Type:

Primarily Formed Committees: REQUIRED — Identify all principal officers (if 3 or fewer), or at least 3 (if more than 3)
General Purpose Committees (PACs): REQUIRED — Identify all principal officers (if 3 or fewer), or at least 3 (if more than 3)
Controlled Committees: Optional - Principal officers may be identified but are not required

Who are Principal Officers?

Principal officers are the individual(s) primarily responsible for approving the political activity of the committee, including:

Authorizing the content of communications
Authorizing contributions and other expenditures
Determining strategy

How many to list:

If 3 or fewer principal officers: Identify ALL of them
If more than 3 principal officers: Identify at least 3
If no one besides the treasurer qualifies: Identify that individual as both treasurer and principal officer
If more than 3 principal officers are identified, an attachment to the Form 410 may be necessary

Required information: Name, street address, telephone number, and email address

Bank Account Information

Campaign bank account details

Note: Non-qualified committees are not required to provide bank account information yet. You can file Form 410 as "Not Yet Qualified" and amend later.

Has your committee opened a campaign bank account?

Financial Institution Name

Financial Institution Address

City

State

ZIP Code

Phone Number

Bank Account Number

Persons Authorized to Obtain Bank Records

List persons (besides the treasurer) who are authorized to obtain bank records. If more than 2 persons are authorized, you only need to list 2.

Authorized Person 1 Name

Authorized Person 2 Name

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Mark as Ready to File Check this box when you've completed all required fields and are ready to file with the FPPC.

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Form 410: Committee Setup Wizard

Form 410 Builder

Who Files

When to File

Use Form 410 to file

Before You Begin

Official FPPC Resources

Import Your Candidate Information from Form 501

Qualification Status

Committee Type & Name

Part A: Committee Type

Candidate Information

Officeholder Information

Legal Defense Fund Information

You Likely Want to Consult a Professional Treasurer

Ballot Measure Details

Second Ballot Measure

Sponsor Information

Candidate Support/Opposition Details

Second Candidate

Sponsor Information

Recall Election Details

Sponsor Information

Sponsor Information

Part B: Committee Name

Contact Information

Treasurer and Other Principal Officers

Treasurer Information

Assistant Treasurer (Optional)

Principal Officers

Bank Account Information

Persons Authorized to Obtain Bank Records

Review and Submit