CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
O-24-25 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Joaqu?n Baca, by request
ORDINANCE
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Amending Articles XIII And XVI Of The City Charter Relating To Elections And Public Campaign Financing (Baca, by request)
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WHEREAS, additional clarifications around campaign finance reporting requirements are necessary to ensure clarity and transparency; and
WHEREAS, the 2023 election cycle highlighted the need for updates to the Open and Ethical Elections Code to ensure continued participation and compliance; and
WHEREAS, Article XIII and XVI allow for the Council to amend these Articles of the City Charter by ordinance adopted by a majority plus two of the entire membership of the council voting in favor of such amendment or amendments.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. Article XIII of the City Charter is amended as follows, with all sections and subsections renumbered accordingly:
"Section 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) "Anonymous Contribution" means a contribution received by a candidate or a Measure Finance Committee for which the contributor cannot be identified. Contributions received by a host pursuant to Section 4(j) of this Election Code shall not be considered anonymous contributions.
(b) "Broadly Distributed" means material that has been sent, delivered, or transmitted to more than 100 people.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Ethics and Campaign Practices established pursuant to Article XII of this Charter.
(d) "Campaign Materials" means any published, printed or broadly distributed campaign advertising or communications such as newspaper advertisements, handbills, petitions, circulars, letters, radio or TV broadcasts, cable distributions, social media sites, websites, electronic or telephonic transmissions or similar written material used in a campaign by a candidate or a Measure Finance Committee.
(e) "Candi...
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