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Elections - Surplus Funds and Reporting Deadlines - For the purpose of updating candidate reporting deadline requirements and penalties for municipal elections; moving fees from the City Code to the annual Fees Schedule; and generally related to failure to file required campaign and election reports.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 20-24
Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Referred to:
Rules and City Government Committee
Finance Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Elections - Surplus Funds and Reporting Deadlines
FOR the purpose of updating candidate reporting deadline requirements and penalties for municipal elections; moving fees from the City Code to the annual Fees Schedule; and generally related to failure to file required campaign and election reports.
BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2024 Edition:
4.44.040
4.44.100
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
Title 4 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 4.44 - Fair Election Practices
Section 4.44.040 - Anonymous contributions-Surplus funds.
A. Anonymous Contributions. Any money or other thing of value received from any unknown person or source by any treasurer or other persons or committee authorized to incur obligations or to pay or defray obligations or expenses under the provisions of this chapter, shall not be used for any political purpose whatsoever, but shall be paid by the treasurer, or other persons or committee receiving the money or thing, to the City to help defray the expenses of the election.
B. Surplus Funds. Prior to the time of filing the final report required by this chapter, any surplus funds remaining after payment of all campaign expenditures shall be:
1. Paid to the City central committee of the party of which the candidate is a member or for which the political committee is acting; or
2. Paid...
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