1. Who receives the contribution
The website displays a Zelle QR code identifying Agnes Gonzalez as the recipient. Zelle and participating financial institutions handle the banking authentication and transfer outside this website. The static website does not receive a donor's bank login, account password, debit-card PIN, or other bank authentication credentials.
2. Campaign records are separate from website privacy
A political committee has legal recordkeeping and reporting obligations that are different from ordinary website privacy practices. Information required to document or report a contribution may have to be retained even if a contributor asks the campaign to delete ordinary correspondence. Campaign filings are public records, and information required on those filings may become publicly accessible.
3. California recordkeeping — contributions under $25
Under current FPPC Regulation 18401, campaign records for contributions under $25 must include continuous campaign-account balance information and a listing reflecting the dates and daily totals of contributions. Original source documentation such as bank statements and account records must also be maintained.
4. California recordkeeping — $25 to $99.99
For a contribution of $25 or more but less than $100, Regulation 18401 requires records including the date, amount, full name and street address of the contributor, the contributor's cumulative amount, and whether the contribution is monetary or nonmonetary. The rule also requires original source documentation for deposits and electronic transactions.
5. California recordkeeping — $100 or more
For a contribution of $100 or more, the committee must also maintain the contributor's occupation and employer, or the principal place of business if self-employed, in addition to the information required for smaller contributions. Government Code section 85700 and FPPC guidance require a contribution of $100 or more to be returned if required contributor information is not obtained within 60 days. FPPC guidance also addresses what must occur when a contribution cannot be returned.
| Amount | Key records highlighted by current FPPC rules |
|---|---|
| Under $25 | Date/daily totals, continuous campaign-account records, and source documentation. |
| $25–$99.99 | Date, amount, full name, street address, cumulative amount, monetary/nonmonetary status, and supporting deposit/electronic records. |
| $100+ | All of the above plus occupation and employer (or principal place of business if self-employed); missing required contributor information can trigger a return requirement. |
6. Electronic contributions and 2026 payment-processor rules
California FPPC Regulation 18401 requires detailed source documentation for electronic transactions. In addition, amended Regulation 18421.3, effective January 21, 2026, imposes specific requirements when a candidate or committee contracts with a payment vendor or collecting agent. Among other things, the regulated vendor/collecting agent must use Address Verification Service, provide required contributor information to the committee, automatically reject certain $100-or-more prepaid-card contributions, and identify foreign-IP contributions and verify that a contributor is not a prohibited source before transfer when required by the rule.
The campaign treasurer is responsible for determining how the actual Zelle arrangement is classified and whether it supplies the records and controls required by the Political Reform Act and current FPPC regulations. The presence of a Zelle QR code on this page should not be read as a legal determination that every Zelle configuration satisfies Regulation 18421.3.
7. Prepaid debit, prepaid credit, and gift cards
FPPC Regulation 18430.1, effective January 21, 2026, prohibits a candidate or committee from accepting contributions totaling $100 or more from a single source that consist of, or are made with, a prepaid debit card, prepaid credit card, or gift card, subject to the regulation's terms.
8. Cash contributions
California Government Code section 84300 prohibits campaign contributions of $100 or more in cash. The campaign should not treat Zelle or another electronic transaction as a way to avoid source-identification or recordkeeping requirements.
9. True donor; no reimbursement or contributions in another person's name
California law prohibits making a contribution in the name of another person and requires accurate identification of the true source and intermediaries. A contributor should use the contributor's own funds and should not make a contribution with an agreement that another person will reimburse the contribution.
10. Foreign-national restriction
Federal law prohibits contributions, donations, expenditures, and certain other election-related spending by foreign nationals in connection with federal, state, or local elections, and prohibits knowing acceptance of prohibited foreign-national contributions. Lawful permanent residents are treated differently under federal law. The committee is responsible for screening and resolving questionable contributions as required.
11. Contribution limits for this school-board race
The FPPC expressly states that California's AB 571 default contribution-limit rules for city and county candidates do not apply to school-board candidates. Therefore this website does not state that the $5,900 2025–2026 AB 571 city/county default is the limit for this race.
School-district, county, or other applicable local rules may impose different requirements or limits. The campaign treasurer should confirm the rule applicable to the 2026 Rowland Unified School District Board of Education election with the appropriate filing/elections authority and FPPC advice resources before accepting a contribution that could implicate a limit.
12. 24-hour reporting during the 90-day election period
FPPC guidance states that local committees generally must file Form 497 within 24 hours when contributions totaling $1,000 or more from a single source are received during the 90 days before the election or on Election Day. The contribution must also be reported on the committee's next applicable campaign statement. Filing location and electronic-filing requirements should be confirmed with the committee's filing officer.
13. Form 460 and public reporting
Recipient committees that meet the applicable qualification threshold use Form 460 for campaign reporting. Contributions that meet itemization requirements must be disclosed on campaign statements. Campaign forms are public records. A contributor should understand that legally required identifying information may be disclosed on public campaign filings.
14. Four-year record retention
Current FPPC Regulation 18401 generally requires copies of filed campaign statements and the related accounts, records, bills, receipts, and original source documentation to be retained for four years after the campaign statement to which they relate is filed, subject to specific exceptions.
15. Refunds, prohibited contributions, and missing information
The campaign may reject or return a contribution if it is prohibited, exceeds an applicable limit, comes from an impermissible source, cannot be adequately documented, is made through a prohibited payment method, or otherwise creates a compliance issue. Additional follow-up may be required to obtain contributor information.
16. Zelle privacy and third-party processing
Scanning or following the Zelle QR moves the user into an independent payment environment. Zelle and participating financial institutions apply their own privacy, security, eligibility, and transaction rules. The campaign website does not control those systems. The campaign's receipt and campaign-finance handling of a contribution is separate from the bank's or Zelle's collection of data needed to provide payment services.
17. Not tax or legal advice
This page summarizes selected campaign-finance issues for transparency. It does not replace the Political Reform Act, FPPC regulations, the committee's filing schedule, formal FPPC advice, local rules, federal law, or advice from the campaign treasurer or counsel.
18. Campaign contribution contact
For contribution questions or to provide contributor information requested by the campaign, contact 1-626-964-4863 or AGNESGONZ81@GMAIL.COM.