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In addition to the procedures set forth in this article, all petitions that have been submitted by a candidate who is found guilty of petition forgery shall be disqualified and that candidate shall not be eligible to seek election to a public office for a period of not less than five (5) years.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
(a) Any elector filing any court action challenging the nomination of a candidate as provided for in this chapter shall do so no later than 5:00 p.m. of the tenth (10th) day, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, after the last day for filing nomination papers and petitions. The elector shall specify in the action the petition number, line number and basis for the challenge for each signature being challenged. Failure to specify this information shall result in the dismissal of the court action.
(b) Any elector may challenge a candidate for any reason relating to qualifications for the office sought as prescribed by law, including age, residency, or failure to fully pay fines, penalties or judgments.
(c) For the purposes of an action challenging nomination petitions, the city clerk acts as the person's agent to receive service of process. Process in an action challenging a nomination petition shall be served immediately after the action is filed and in no event more than twenty-four (24) hours after filing the action, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
(d) Immediately on receipt of process served on the city clerk as agent for a person filing a nomination petition, the city clerk shall mail the process to the person and shall notify the person by telephone of the filing of the action.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
Secs. 12-75 – 12-80. Reserved.
ARTICLE VII.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE; CANDIDATES, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, AND PUBLIC FUNDING PROGRAM
CAMPAIGN FINANCE; CANDIDATES, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, AND PUBLIC FUNDING PROGRAM
The provisions of this article shall apply to all political committees making contributions to candidates for the offices of mayor or council member, and all candidate committees in any city election. Political action committees intending to influence any petition drive must also comply with provisions of article XI of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
(a) In exchange for public matching funds, a candidate for mayor or council member may file a signed, notarized contract with the city agreeing to abide by limitations on the candidate's contributions, limitations on campaign expenditures, and limitations on the use of all contributions as specified in the City Charter, and pursuant to the Campaign Finance Administration Rules and Regulations adopted by the mayor and council.
(b) An individual wishing to become a public funding candidate must sign a campaign contract within thirty (30) days after the first of any of the following events occur:
(1) The individual circulates or files nomination papers for a specified election; or
(2) The individual publicly or formally declares candidacy for a specified election; or
(3) The individual accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure for a specified election.
(c) A candidate who signs a contract shall comply with all contribution and expenditure limitations, even if the candidate never qualifies to receive public funds.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
(a) The city clerk or other officer appointed by the mayor and council shall administer the public matching funds program as 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 program, and is authorized to adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind administrative rules and regulations to carry out the policies and purposes of the program. Prior to becoming effective, such rules and regulations shall be approved by the mayor and council.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
(a) A candidate for election shall register as a candidate committee if the candidate receives contributions or makes expenditures, in any combination, of at least five hundred dollars ($500) in connection with that candidacy.
(b) For public funding candidates any contributions received prior to the filing of a statement of organization will not be matched with public funds.
(c) A person that qualifies as a committee as prescribed by this section shall report all contributions, expenditures and disbursements that occurred before qualifying as a committee and shall maintain and produce records as prescribed by section 12-85 of this code.
(d) An entity shall register as a political action committee if both of the following apply:
(1) The entity is organized for the primary purpose of influencing the result of an election.
(2) The entity knowingly receives contributions or makes expenditures, in any combination, of at least one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) in connection with any election during a calendar year.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in subsection (d) above, a person shall register as a political action committee prior to the circulation of initiative, referendum or recall petitions.
(f) The city clerk shall make a rebuttable presumption that an entity is organized for the primary purpose of influencing the results of an election if it meets the requirements found in A.R.S. § 16-905 (c).
(g) A fund that is established by a corporation, limited liability company, labor organization or partnership for the purpose of influencing the result of an election shall register as a political action committee.
(h) A committee is not subject to state income tax and is not required to file a state income tax return.
(i) The dollar amounts prescribed by this section shall be increased pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-931.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18; Ord. No. 11813, § 1, 1-20-21)
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