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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)
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)
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)
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