Form 700 Electronic Filing for Statements that are Forwarded to FPPC

The FPPC is excited to announce that we have implemented an electronic filing system for the Form 700! Beginning in January 2017, those filers within your agency whose statements are forwarded to FPPC can file their assuming office, leaving office, and annual statements electronically.

As a filing officer, what are my first steps?

To ensure the system is ready and to make this switchover successful for you, the filer, and FPPC, we are asking for your help by verifying your agency filers' information to ensure completeness and accuracy. This effort will replace the annual requirement of reviewing and submitting the Article II list.

All filing officers should have received an email from the FPPC that provided a training guide with detailed instructions on how to review and update your filers' information.

Which of my filers does this apply to?

The system should only contain information for those filers whose statements are forwarded to FPPC. This includes elected state officials, judges, legislative staffers and Government Code Section 87200 filers for cities and counties. For state and multi-county agencies, this applies to those filers whose statements are forwarded to FPPC under your agency's conflict of interest code.

What happens once my filers' information has been updated?

After your filers' information has been updated, they will receive an electronically generated e-mail providing them with a login ID and password to use to file their annual Form 700. The e-mail will also include access to a video that provides step-by-step instructions on how to file their statement online. If you add new filers before then or if you have filers who leave, the system will generate e-mails to these individuals notifying them to file their assuming or leaving office statement.

Our agency has an existing electronic filing system. May our filers continue to file using our current system?

Effective January 1, 2025, Commission Filers must e-file their Form 700s via the FPPC Portal. No other means of filing will satisfy a Commission Filer’s Form 700 filing obligation after January 1, 2025. Also, please note that the Commission’s Data Exchange was disabled on January 1, 2025, and thus will no longer accept filings from the e-filing systems maintained by other agencies. 

What about filing expanded statements when a filer holds more than one position?

The FPPC is pleased to announce a new feature in our electronic filing system. Filers can now expand their Form 700, Statement of Economic Interests, to include other entities for which the Fair Political Practices Commission is not the filing officer.

What do I do if I have more questions?

For questions related to FPPC's electronic filing system, please send them to form700@fppc.ca.gov. If you have general questions regarding your filers or your filing officer duties, please contact your assigned FPPC filing officer.

How to Request Advice

If you have questions about your obligations under the Act, you can request advice directly from FPPC staff.

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FPPC's Electronic Filing System

To verify, update, or add information for your filers whose statements are forwarded to the FPPC, click the button below to log on to the system.

Log on to the FPPC's e-filing system