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Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code ("Political Contributions and Expenditures") to add and make changes to provisions regarding campaign contributions and disclosure of political committee expenditures; 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 as follows:
CHAPTER 20-1000. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
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? 20-1002. Contribution Limitations.
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(b) The maximum amounts for purposes of subsections 20-1002(2), (7)(b), and (8)(b) shall equal twelve thousand dollars ($12,000), multiplied by the CPI Multiplier, rounded to the nearest one hundred dollars ($100).
The Finance Director shall certify the new maximum amounts in writing to the Mayor, the City Council President, the Chief Clerk of Council, and the Board of Ethics.
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(13) [If a candidate makes ] A campaign may pay a political committee or other person [an expenditure to a political committee in order] to have [his or her] the candidate's name placed on a sample ballot distributed by that political committee or to conduct or organize get-out-the-vote activities (such as canvassing or the distribution of campaign literature or sample ballots) and, so long as the recipient political committee or other person offers similar services to other campaigns and the amount charged is commensurate with the services provided, any expenditures made by the political committee or other person for printing or distribution of the campaign literature or sample ballot on which the candidate appears shall not be counted as a contribution to the candidate for the purpose of calculating the contribution limits set forth in this Section and shall be permissible under Section 20-1003. In the case of such payment being made to a person other than a political committee, whether directly by the campaign or through another person, the ...
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