(Amended by Ord. No. 183,236, Eff. 10/30/14.)
A. Each candidate for elected City office shall file with the Ethics Commission a statement of acceptance or rejection of matching funds. The statement may not be filed earlier than the date the candidate files a Declaration of Intent to Solicit and Receive Contributions under Charter Section 470(c)(1) and may not be filed later than the final date to file a Declaration of Intention to Become a Candidate under City Election Code Section 301.
B. A candidate who agrees to accept matching funds shall comply with the requirements of the program, including, but not limited to, the expenditure ceilings.
C. A candidate who has filed a statement of acceptance of matching funds may subsequently reject matching funds up to five business days after the final filing date for the Declaration of Intention to Become a Candidate if another candidate in the same race has rejected matching funds. A candidate who subsequently rejects matching funds is a non-participating candidate, shall return to the City any matching funds payments received for that election, and may not receive any further matching funds payments for that election.