Official:Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Political Contributions and Expenditures," by providing that expenditures incurred in the printing or distribution of sample ballots shall not be considered a contribution for purposes of the contribution limits of that Chapter, and clarifying that the requirement of a single candidate political committee does not prohibit other committees or entities from making expenditures for the printing or distribution of sample ballots listing the names of more than one candidate, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Tasco
Introduced: March 4, 2010
Signed: June 3, 2010
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends Philadelphia's campaign finance law to exempt sample ballot expenditures from contribution limits and allow multiple candidate committees to distribute sample ballots together.
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