City of Philadelphia - File #: 060629

• File #: 060629
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/14/2006
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 10/26/2006
• Title: Amending and clarifying the campaign finance provisions of Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code; in particular, defining, for purposes of the Chapter, what it means to be a "candidate" for City elective office; prohibiting the acceptance of contributions in excess of the contribution limits; prohibiting candidates from spending the amount of any contribution in excess of the contribution limits, including any excess contributions made before a person became a candidate; providing that if one candidate makes contributions of his or her own resources in excess of a specified amount to his or her own campaign, then the contribution limits for all other candidates will be increased; providing for enforcement, including the imposition of civil penalties, by the Board of Ethics; and making certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode, Councilmember O'Neill
• Indexes: CAMPAIGN FINANCE
• Code sections: 20-1000 - CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/16/2006	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/26/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/26/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
10/19/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/19/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
10/19/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/19/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/19/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/19/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
9/14/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
9/14/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred

Title
Amending and clarifying the campaign finance provisions of Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code; in particular, defining, for purposes of the Chapter, what it means to be a "candidate" for City elective office; prohibiting the acceptance of contributions in excess of the contribution limits; prohibiting candidates from spending the amount of any contribution in excess of the contribution limits, including any excess contributions made before a person became a candidate; providing that if one candidate makes contributions of his or her own resources in excess of a specified amount to his or her own campaign, then the contribution limits for all other candidates will be increased; providing for enforcement, including the imposition of civil penalties, by the Board of Ethics; and making certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 20-1000. [CAMPAIGN] POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.

§20-1001. Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) Candidate.

(a) An individual who files nomination papers or petitions for City elective office;

(b) An individual who publicly announces his or her candidacy for City elective office.

(2) Candidate political committee. The one political committee used by a candidate to receive all contributions and make all expenditures as required by §20-1003.

(3) City elective office. The offices of Mayor, District Attorney, City Controller, Register of Wills, Sheriff, Clerk of Quarter Sessions, City Commissioner or City Council.

[(2)] (4) Contribution. Money, gifts, forgiveness of debts, loans, or things having a monetary value incurred or received by a candidate or his/her agent for use in advocating or influencing the election of the candidate.

[(1)] (5) Covered e...