★ Voter alert · Potential fines for campaign filings ★
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Sarabjit Cheema

$121,000+ in potential late filing fines

9 required campaign reports are missing from Union City's records. Potential late fees accrue every single day they stay unfiled.
RAW LATE-FEE EXPOSURE — LIVE, NOT A FINAL AMOUNT
$0.000000
Accruing $90 every day · $0.0010 every second
Fast facts
9
Required reports not on file
5+
Years since her last report
$90
More in potential fees, every day
FPPC
State watchdog shut down her committee 3/17/2025
If we can't trust her to tell voters where her money came from and where it went…

…can we trust her with Union City's budget? Campaign finance reports are how voters see who funds a candidate and how it's spent. Hers stopped after October 2020.

Reporting rules exist so voters can see where a candidate's money comes from and where it goes. The City's records show no reports on file since 2020, and the state's Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), California's campaign finance watchdog, administratively terminated her committee on 3/17/2025.

If she hasn't followed the transparency rules that apply to candidates, or the guidance of the City of Union City and the Fair Political Practices Commission, how can residents count on her to be accountable and responsive to them?
What $121,000 could do for Union City
Based on average round-number cost estimates.
The math: report by report
Reporting periodDue dateDays overduePotential fee
The ruleGov. Code §91013: $10 per day after the deadline until a late statement is filed. The final fee for each statement is capped at the greater of $100 or the cumulative amount stated in that statement.
The gapThe City's online filing list shows 2020 filings only. No Form 460 appears for the nine semiannual periods from 10/18/2020 through 12/31/2024.
The result9 reports × $10/day since each due date, plus $40 for the 10/26/2020 report filed 4 days after its 10/22/2020 deadline.
The City's filing record
Screenshot of the City of Union City CampaignDocs eRetrieval filed forms list for Cheema For Mayor 2020; Sarabjit Kaur. The last Form 460 campaign statements were filed 10/26/2020. Form 460-T and Form 410-T termination forms are dated 3/17/2025.

When the filings stopped. The City's filing list for Cheema For Mayor 2020 shows its last campaign statements (Form 460) were filed on 10/26/2020. Nothing further appears until 3/17/2025, when the FPPC administratively terminated the committee.

Source: City of Union City CampaignDocs eRetrieval, filed forms list.

Voters deserve to know how campaign money is handled.

Verify the Records Yourself

Residents are encouraged to independently review the underlying public records. You can examine Union City's campaign finance filing archive or contact the City Clerk to request copies of relevant correspondence, filing notices, and campaign finance records under the California Public Records Act.

View Official Campaign Finance Records Request Records From the City Clerk

About these figures. "Potential" fees are estimates calculated from the City of Union City's public SouthTech filing list, the FPPC Notice of Administrative Termination (FPPC No. 2021-00174), and the statutory $10/day rate. They are "raw" late-fee exposure, not a final fine amount, and not a fine assessed by the FPPC or the City. Under Gov. Code §91013, the final late-filing fee for each statement is capped at the greater of $100 or the cumulative amount stated in that statement. Because the missing statements have not been filed, the cap cannot yet be applied and the final amount cannot be determined.

Fees accrue in whole days; the live counter spreads the daily amount across each second for display.