§ 2.190.060. Contribution of candidate's personal funds.

A.

The contribution limits set forth in Section 2.190.040 shall not apply to the personal funds of the candidate, but shall apply to the personal funds of the spouse of the candidate. Any contribution made to a candidate or to his or her controlled committee from the community property of the candidate and his or her spouse shall be considered a contribution from the personal funds of the candidate.

B.

No candidate shall personally make loans to his or her campaign for county office or to his or her controlled committee which have a total outstanding balance at any one point in time of more than $20,000.00.

C.

While there is no mandatory limit under this chapter on the contribution of the personal funds of the candidate to his or her campaign for county office other than the loan limitation set forth in subsection B of this section, a candidate may voluntarily agree to limit his or her contribution of personal funds, as set forth in subsection D of this section.

D.

No later than the close of filing for a primary election, and no later than thirty days after the primary election for a general election, each candidate shall file with the registrar-recorder a declaration signed under penalty of perjury committing to one of the following options relating to the contribution of the personal funds of the candidate to his or her campaign for county office:

1.

That during the primary or the general election, whichever is applicable, the candidate will not make a total contribution of the personal funds of the candidate to his or her campaign for county office exceeding $50,000.00. This option shall be known as the "$50,000.00 personal funds limit option;"

2.

That during the primary or the general election, whichever is applicable, the candidate will not make a total contribution of the personal funds of the candidate to his or her campaign for county office exceeding $100,000.00. This option shall be known as the "$100,000.00 personal funds limit option;"

3.

That during the primary or the general election, whichever is applicable, the candidate will not make a total contribution of the personal funds of the candidate to his or her campaign for county office exceeding $300,000.00. This option shall be known as the "$300,000.00 personal funds limit option;"

4.

That during the primary or the general election, whichever is applicable, the candidate will not agree to any limitation on the total contribution of the personal funds of the candidate to his or her campaign for county office. This option shall be known as the "unlimited personal funds option."

E.

In each primary election and in each general election, each candidate for county office who has chosen the $100,000.00 personal funds limit option, within 10 days after filing his or her declaration with the registrar-recorder as set forth in subsection D of this section, shall contribute an amount which is in excess of $50,000.00 of the personal funds of that candidate to his or her campaign for county office by depositing such an amount in his or her campaign account. Within 24 hours after making such a deposit of the personal funds of the candidate in his or her campaign account, the candidate shall file with the registrar-recorder, under penalty of perjury, a declaration stating that he or she has made such a deposit of his or her personal funds.

F.

In each primary election and in each general election, each candidate for county office who has chosen the $300,000.00 personal funds limit option, within 10 days after filing his or her declaration with the registrar-recorder as set forth in subsection D of this section, shall contribute an amount which is in excess of $100,000.00 of the personal funds of that candidate to his or her campaign for county office by depositing such an amount in his or her campaign account. Within 24 hours after making such a deposit of the personal funds of the candidate in his or her campaign account, the candidate shall file with the registrar-recorder, under penalty of perjury, a declaration stating that he or she has made such a deposit of his or her personal funds.

G.

In each primary election and in each general election, each candidate for county office who has chosen the unlimited personal funds option, within 10 days after filing his or her declaration with the registrar-recorder as set forth in subsection D of this section, shall contribute an amount which is in excess of $300,000.00 of the personal funds of that candidate to his or her campaign for county office by depositing such an amount in his or her campaign account. Within 24 hours after making such a deposit of the personal funds of the candidate in his or her campaign account, the candidate shall file with the registrar-recorder, under penalty of perjury, a declaration stating that he or she has made such a deposit of his or her personal funds.

H.

If a candidate agrees to a personal funds limit pursuant to subsection D.1., D.2., or D.3. of this section for a primary or for a general election campaign, the total of personal funds contributed by the candidate to his campaign for the applicable primary or general election campaign, including the outstanding balance of unpaid loans, shall not exceed that personal funds limit.

I.

Any candidate who, prior to the effective date of the amendment to this section enacting the $50,000.00 personal funds limit option set forth in subsection D.1., had filed the declaration required by subsection D, shall have the opportunity to submit a revised declaration committing to one of the options set forth in subsection D. Upon the effective date of that amendment, the registrar-recorder shall provide written notification by certified mail to each such candidate of the opportunity to file a revised declaration. Such revised declaration shall be signed under the penalty of perjury and shall be filed no later than the close of filing for the primary election in 2002.

(Ord. 2001-0094 § 3, 2001: Ord. 96-0041 § 1 (part), 1996.)