City of Annapolis - File #: O-15-21

• File #: O-15-21
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/3/2021
• In control: Rules & City Government Committee
• On agenda: 6/28/2021
• Final action: 6/28/2021
• Title: Elections - Independent Expenditure Report - For the purpose of requiring the filing of Independent Expenditure Reports; providing reporting procedures and requirements; adopting state provisions; providing certain definitions; providing penalties; and generally relating to Independent Expenditure Reports.
• Sponsors: Rob Savidge, Ross Arnett, Elly Tierney, Brooks Schandelmeier
• Indexes: Rules and City Government Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/28/2021	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
6/28/2021	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
6/28/2021	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
6/28/2021	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
6/28/2021	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
6/8/2021	1	Rules & City Government Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
5/24/2021	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
5/10/2021	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
5/10/2021	1	City Council	refer

Title
Elections - Independent Expenditure Report - For the purpose of requiring the filing of Independent Expenditure Reports; providing reporting procedures and requirements; adopting state provisions; providing certain definitions; providing penalties; and generally relating to Independent Expenditure Reports.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 15-21

Introduced by: Alderman Savidge
Co-sponsored by: Alderman Arnett, Alderwoman Tierney,
Alderman Schandelmeier

Referred to
Rules and City Government Committee
90 day Rule:___________

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Elections - Independent Expenditure Report

FOR the purpose of requiring the filing of Independent Expenditure Reports; providing reporting procedures and requirements; adopting state provisions; providing certain definitions; providing penalties; and generally relating to Independent Expenditure Reports.


BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2021 Edition
4.44.080
4.44.090

BY adding the following portions to the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2021 Edition
4.44.085


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 4.44.080 - Election reports required.

A. A candidate to public or party office, and the treasurer designated by that candidate shall file and sign the report or statement of contributions, loans and expenditures as prescribed in accordance with this chapter with the board. UNLESS A FINAL REPORT IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION F, ElectionELECTION reports as specified below are required by all candidates for public or party office, whether or not the candidate's name appears on the primary ballot, the candidate withdraws subsequent to filing the candidate's certificate of candidacy or the candidate is unsuccessful in the ...