1.30.055 Additional campaign statement filing requirement.

   Every city council candidate and every committee supporting or opposing a city council candidate shall file with the city clerk a campaign statement no later than five calendar days prior to the date of the election for which the candidate appears on the ballot. The statement shall cover the period from the closing date of the reporting period for the last pre-election campaign statement required to be filed under the Political Reform Act of 1974 through midnight of the sixth calendar day prior to the date of that election.

(Ord. 2251)

1.30.060 Additional campaign statement disclosure requirements - Exceptions

   A person receiving a contribution or contributions on behalf of or as the agent of a city council candidate or on behalf of or as the agent of a committee supporting or opposing a city council candidate or a city ballot measure shall not be deemed to have made a separate and additional contribution to such city council candidate or committee for purposes of the additional campaign statement disclosure requirements provided for by § 1.30.050 of this article when transferring such initial contribution or contributions to the council candidate or committee provided the person receiving the contribution or contributions transfers the same to the council candidate or committee in the same form as received and without exercising or attempting to exercise any control over its use.

(Ord. 1751)

1.30.065 Campaign disclosure statements - Document filing method.

   A.   Mandatory Online or Electronic Filing. It is the finding of the city council that an elected officer, candidate, committee or other person required to file statements, reports, or other documents with the City of Chico elections official as required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act shall electronically file all such statements, reports or documents online or electronically. The city’s online system can and will operate securely and effectively and will not unduly burden filers. By way of this finding, the use of online or electronic filing is hereby authorized and required for elected officers, candidates, committees and other persons filing statements, reports or other documents described in Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act.

      1.   In any instance in which an original statement, report or other document must be filed with the Secretary of State and a copy of that statement, report, or other document is required to be filed with the city, the filer may, but is not required to, file the copy online or electronically.

(Ord. 2453)

1.30.070 Required notices.

   A.   The following notices shall be provided in any written solicitation for a contribution by a city council candidate or by a committee supporting or opposing any city council candidate.

      1.   If written solicitation is made by a city council candidate for a contribution to the candidate’s campaign for election to the city council, the solicitation shall include the following written notice in no less than 10-point type on each such solicitation:

         NOTICE

         Chapter 1.30 of the Chico Municipal Code limits the total amount of contributions to a candidate seeking election to the city council to $500 per contributor. In addition, each candidate is required to publicly report the amount of each contribution received and the name, address, occupation and employer of each contributor.

      2.   If a written solicitation is made by a committee that is not a candidate controlled committee, then the solicitation shall include the following written notice in no less than 10-point type on each solicitation:

         NOTICE

         Chapter 1.30 of the Chico Municipal Code requires each committee supporting or opposing a candidate seeking election to the city council to publicly report the amount of each contribution received and the name, address, occupation and employer of each contributor.

   B.   Any committee making a written solicitation for a contribution to support or oppose a city ballot measure shall include the following written notice in no less than 10-point type on each such solicitation:

         NOTICE

         Chapter 1.30 of the Chico Municipal Code requires each committee supporting or opposing a city ballot measure to publicly report the amount of each contribution of $50 or more and the name, address, occupation and employer of each contributor who makes such a contribution.

(Ord. 1751 §1 (part), Ord. 2251, Ord. 2274) Ord. 2421 §3)

1.30.080 Violations.

   A.   Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.

   B.   Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under subsection A who is a member of the council at the time of the conviction shall be deemed to have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude and shall, in addition to the penalties imposed by the court, suffer forfeiture of the office of councilmember in the manner provided by Section 405 of the city charter.

(Ord. 1751 §1 (part), Ord. 2251, Ord. 2268)

ARTICLE II. CITY BALLOTS

1.30.100 Purpose

   The purpose of this article is to implement certain provisions of the California Elections Code pertaining to city ballots.

(Ord. 1751 §1 (part))

1.30.110 Rebuttal arguments.

   The provisions of Sections 9220 and 9285 of the California Elections Code which provide for the filing of rebuttal arguments in the manner and within the time provided for therein is hereby adopted and shall apply to any city election on an initiative, a proposed amendment to the City Charter, a proposition concerning the issuance of bonds, an advisory question, and any other proposition or question submitted to the voters of the city.

(Ord. 1751 §1 (part), Ord. 1807, Ord. 2251 §1)