CA AB510

Requires committees making expenditures of $5,000 or more to individuals appearing in ballot measure advertisements to include disclosure statements stating the individual is being paid by the campaign or its donors.

Expands requirements to cover any expenditure amount when an individual in a ballot measure advertisement portrays a member of a licensed, certified, or specialized profession, requiring disclosure that they are compensated spokespersons not necessarily employed in those occupations.

Mandates committees file reports within 10 days of expenditure identifying the ballot measure, date, amount, recipient name, and for licensed profession portrayals, the recipient's occupation.

Allows committees to omit the spokespersons disclosure if the portrayed occupation matches the recipient's documented license, certification, or training and the committee maintains credible documentation available to the Commission.

Violations are punishable as misdemeanors under the Political Reform Act of 1974; bill declares no local reimbursement is required as it only creates new crime penalties.