§ 13311 Confidential Filing Statements

Elections Code·California

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This law says that any statements filed under Section 13307 stay secret until the filing deadline is over, even if the public records law would normally make them public.

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•Statements filed under Section 13307 are kept confidential.
•The confidentiality rule overrides the California Public Records Act.
•The statements stay secret only until the filing deadline expires.

Example

A group submits a written statement to the state about a new ballot measure they want to put on the ballot.

Even though the public records law usually lets anyone see such statements, this law keeps the group's statement hidden until the deadline for filing those statements passes.

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§ 13311 Confidential Filing Statements

Notwithstanding the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code), the statements filed pursuant to Section 13307 shall remain confidential until the expiration of the filing deadline. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 99. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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California Public Records Act Section 13307 confidential filing deadline

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 13311.

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