Official:Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," by adding a new Chapter entitled "Campaign Contributions and Expenditures," under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Goode
Introduced: November 9, 2003
Signed: December 18, 2003
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill adds new rules to limit how much money candidates for Mayor and City Council can receive from donors during elections. It also creates a nonpartisan board to enforce these limits.
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