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Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Campaign Contributions and Expenditures," by requiring candidates for elective City office, treasurers of political committees and other persons to file certain campaign finance reports with the Board of Ethics, by requiring the Board of Ethics to arrange for the publication of such information on the City's official website in a searchable format, and by making conforming changes to existing provisions of Chapter 20-1000, all under certain terms and conditions.
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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 CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
§20-1001. Definitions.
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(7) Board of Ethics. The Board of Ethics created under Section 3-100(e) of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter.
(8) City Commissioners. The City Commissioners acting in their capacity as the County Board of Elections.
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§20-1004. Campaign Expenditure Limitations.
(1) Campaign Contract.
(a) Effective for the elections for Mayor and City Council in the year 2007 and thereafter, a candidate seeking election to any of said offices may sign a contract with the Election Reform Board to abide by limitations on campaign expenditures [and agreeing to report his/her contributions and expenditures to the Election Reform Board to be publicly posted on a website developed by the Election Reform Board].
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§20-1006. Campaign Finance Disclosure.
(1) Whenever a candidate, treasurer of a political committee or other person files a required report of receipts and expenditures with the City Commissioners pursuant to Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Election Code (25 P.S. §3241 et seq.), or files such report with the Secretary of the Commonwealth because such report is filed by a political committee and concerns both candidates who file for nomination with the Secretar...
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