If a candidate fails or refuses to file the statement required by § 4.35.010, his or her filing shall be refused or, if previously accepted, shall be returned and his or her name shall be withheld or removed from the filing records of candidates.
(a) A person failing or refusing to comply with the requirements of this chapter shall forfeit his or her nomination and shall not be seated or sworn to the office for which the person is a candidate.
(b) A person who refuses or knowingly fails to make a required disclosure of information as provided in this chapter or who files a statement containing false or misleading information knowing it to be false or misleading, shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine as provided for violations in §§ 1.10.070 and 1.10.075.
(Ord. 2014-04, passed 4-8-14)