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The mayor and council shall establish an election campaign account in the general fund into which shall be deposited such sums as may be appropriated from time to time in the annual budget, gifts and donations made to the city for the support of public election campaign financing, and such sums as may otherwise be appropriated to said account. Money in said account shall be expended from time to time for the purpose of assisting the financing of public election campaigns.
(Ord. No. 6300, § 1, eff. 3-4-86)
(a) Public matching funds may be expended only for the receiving candidate's direct campaign purposes such as, but not limited to, purchasing campaign literature or media space or time, mailings, renting campaign headquarters, or paying for campaign headquarter telephones. A candidate who signs a campaign contract may use neither contributions nor public matching funds for indirect campaign purposes such as, but not limited to, providing a candidate's personal support, or for donation to another's campaign. Permissibility of an expenditure of public matching funds shall be determined by the campaign finance administrator.
(b) Goods with a value in excess of two hundred dollars ($200.00) any part of which have been purchased with public matching funds and having a useful life extending beyond the end of the campaign period shall revert to the city.
(Ord. No. 6300, § 1, eff. 3-4-86)
(a) The city clerk or other officer appointed by the mayor and council shall be the campaign finance administrator. The office of the campaign finance administrator shall not be included in the classified civil service.
(b) The campaign finance administrator shall be responsible for the management of said office, shall administer the provisions of the subchapter and is authorized to adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind suitable administrative rules and regulations to carry out the policies and purposes of this subchapter. Prior to becoming effective, such rules and regulations shall be approved by the mayor and council.
(Ord. No. 6300, § 1, eff. 3-4-86)
(a) A candidate or person who knowingly or intentionally refuses or fails to comply with the requirements of subchapters A and B of chapter XVI of the Tucson Charter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and any such candidate's name shall not appear upon the ballot. If the ballot is printed before conviction, the candidate shall be denied the right to hold office if elected.
(b) In addition to other penalties provided for by law, any candidate who fails to comply with the requirements of subchapters A and B of chapter XVI of the Tucson Charter or conditions of a properly executed campaign contract shall be ineligible to receive further funds until in compliance. Any candidate who exceeds the contract expenditure limitation shall immediately return to the appropriate city account three dollars ($3.00) for each dollar overspent in that election.
(Ord. No. 6300, § 1, eff. 3-4-86)