CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-20-29 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Pat Davis, by request
ORDINANCE
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Amending Article XVI Section 3 And Section 6 Of The City Charter; Chapter 2 Article 4, Section 13, ROA 1994 To: Change The Dates Of The Exploratory Period For Mayoral Candidates; Change The Dates Of The Qualifying Period For Mayoral And Council Applicant Candidates; Change The Timeframe For Gathering Seed Money; And Change The Time Frame For All Candidates To File Their Petitions (Davis, by request)
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AMENDING ARTICLE XVI SECTION 3 AND SECTION 6 OF THE CITY CHARTER; CHAPTER 2 ARTICLE 4, SECTION 13, ROA 1994 TO: CHANGE THE DATES OF THE EXPLORATORY PERIOD FOR MAYORAL CANDIDATES; CHANGE THE DATES OF THE QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR MAYORAL AND COUNCIL APPLICANT CANDIDATES; CHANGE THE TIMEFRAME FOR GATHERING SEEDMONEY; AND CHANGE THE TIME FRAME FOR ALL CANDIDATES TO FILE THEIR PETITIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. Article XVI, Sections 3 and 6 are amended as follows:
CITY CHARTER, ART. XVI, OPEN AND ETHICAL ELECTIONS CODE
Section 3. DEFINITIONS.
(G) EXPLORATORY PERIOD
(1) For Mayoral Applicant Candidates, the exploratory period begins 246 days before the election, and ends 200 days before the election; and
(2) For Council Applicant Candidates, the exploratory period begins 191 days before the election, and ends 156 days before the election.
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(Q) QUALIFYING PERIOD.
(1) For Mayoral Applicant Candidates the Qualifying Period begins 199 days before the election, and ends 136 days before the election; and
(2) For Council Applicant Candidates, the Qualifying Period begins 155 days before the election, and ends 120 days before the election.
Section 6. SEED MONEY-IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.
(H) Mayoral Applicant Candidates may accept Seed Money from 246 days before the election through 136 days before the electio...
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