Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the public financing of campaigns for elective City office, and the making of appropriations to the Board of Ethics to administer such program and to carry out its other Charter duties; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: February 8, 2007
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill proposes amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require public financing of campaigns for elective City office and making appropriations to the Board of Ethics to administer such program.
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