A. The city recorder shall prepare forms for all campaign finance and financial statements required by this chapter and shall furnish copies thereof, together with a copy of this chapter, to the secretary of every political committee or personal campaign committee, to every candidate, and to all others who make a request therefor.
B. 1. At the time a candidate files a declaration of candidacy and again fourteen (14) days before each election, the city recorder shall inform the candidate in writing or, if requested by the reporting entity, by electronic mail:
a. Of the provision of this chapter governing the disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures; and
b. The dates when the candidate's campaign finance statements are required to be filed.
c. That if the campaign finance statement due seven (7) days before the general election is not received in the city recorder's office by five o'clock (5:00) P.M. on the due date due, if practicable the candidate's name will be removed from the ballot by blocking out the candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to the voters, or, if removing the candidate's name is not practicable, the voters will be informed that the candidate has been disqualified and that any votes cast for the candidate will not be counted.
d. That if any campaign finance statement or verified financial statement is not filed when due, the entity or candidate may be guilty of an infraction.
C. All statements and reports required by this chapter shall be available for public inspection and copying at the office of the city recorder during normal business hours and no later than one business day after the statement or report is filed.
D. The city recorder shall inspect all campaign finance statements, verified financial statements, and reports within one day after the same are filed. In addition, the city recorder shall inspect any filed campaign finance statement, verified financial statement, or report within one day after receiving a complaint from a candidate or a voter that such campaign finance statement, verified financial statement, or report does not comply with this chapter. If it appears to the city recorder that any political committee or personal campaign committee has failed to file a campaign finance statement, verified financial statement, or report required by this chapter, or that a campaign finance statement, verified filed financial statement, or report does not comply with this chapter, the city recorder shall notify in writing the delinquent political committee or personal campaign committee, requesting compliance with this chapter. Such notification may be given by United States mail, hand delivery, facsimile transmission, or overnight delivery service. (Ord. 24-05 § 4, 2005: Ord. 1-01 § 2, 2000: Ord. 77-98 § 1, 1998)