§ 2.190.040. Contribution limits.

A.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section or Section 2.190.070, other than a political party, no person or committee, including political action committees and controlled committees, shall make to any candidate or any candidate's controlled committee, and no candidate or his or her controlled committee shall solicit or accept, any contribution from any person or committee, including political action committees and controlled committees, which exceeds $300.00 for each primary election campaign and $ 300.00 for each general election campaign.

B.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.190.070, if either in a primary election campaign or in a general election campaign, a candidate commits to and does not exceed the voluntary expenditure limit set forth in Section 2.190.050, the contribution limits set forth in subsection A of this section shall be increased to $ 1,500.00 for that primary or that general election campaign.

C.

No candidate or his or her controlled committee shall solicit or accept a total amount exceeding $150,000.00 for each primary election campaign and $150,000.00 for each general election campaign, from all political action committees, other than controlled committees or a political party, combined.

D.

No political party shall make to any candidate or any candidate's controlled committee, and no candidate or his or her controlled committee shall solicit or accept, any contribution from any political party which exceeds $6,500.00 for each primary election campaign and $6,500.00 for each general election campaign.

(Ord. 2011-0040 § 2, 2011: Ord. 96-0041 § 1 (part), 1996.)