City of Albuquerque - File #: O-22-40

• File #: O-22-40
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/19/2022
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2022
• Enactment date: 12/20/2022
• Enactment #: O-2022-042
• Title: C/S Amending Articles, XII, XIII, And XVI Of The City Charter Relating To Elections And Public Campaign Financing (Davis, Pe?a, Bassan by request)
• Sponsors: Pat Davis (By Request), Klarissa J. Peña (By Request), Brook Bassan (By Request)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/27/2022	City Clerk	Published
12/19/2022	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
12/9/2022	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
12/5/2022	City Council	Passed	Pass
11/21/2022	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Substituted
11/14/2022	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Substituted	Pass
11/14/2022	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Substituted	Pass
10/24/2022	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Postponed	Pass
9/19/2022	City Council	Introduced and Referred
9/19/2022	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S O-22-40 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Pat Davis, Klarissa J. Pe?a, and Brook Bassan, by request


ORDINANCE
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C/S Amending Articles, XII, XIII, And XVI Of The City Charter Relating To Elections And Public Campaign Financing (Davis, Pe?a, Bassan by request)
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AMENDING ARTICLES, XII, XIII, AND XVI OF THE CITY CHARTER RELATING TO ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING.
WHEREAS, changes to the local election act require removing references to management of elections that the City no longer maintains; and
WHEREAS, additional clarifications around campaign finance reporting requirements are necessary to ensure clarity and transparency; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 election cycle highlighted the need for updates to the Open and Ethical Election Code to ensure continued participation and compliance; and
WHEREAS, Articles XII, XIII, and XVI allow 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 XII, Section 9 of the City Charter is amended as follows:
"Section 9. INVESTIGATION.
(a) The Board or City Clerk may choose to ask for an investigation; to do this, it may temporarily employ or contract with investigators and require investigation by city staff assigned to the Board or by the Office of Inspector General upon acceptance of the complaint, or upon evidence or belief of fraud or a violation of the Charter. The Board or City Clerk shall direct and limit the scope and nature of all such investigations. No such investigation shall be undertaken unless it is specifically authorized and defined by the Board or City Clerk. For the purposes of this section, the term "allegations" means both any formal ch...