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Ordinance No. 2214 <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br /> C. The voluntary contribution limits stated in subsections A and B of this section shall not <br /> apply to contributions made or received in support of, or in opposition to, a ballot <br /> measure, nor shall said voluntary contribution limits apply to contributions made by a <br /> candidate to his or her own campaign. <br /> D. A candidate may transfer campaign funds from that candidate's-controlled committee to <br /> a campaign committee for elective city office controlled by the same candidate. <br /> Contributions transferred shall be attributed to specific contributors using a "last in, first <br /> out" or "first in, first out" accounting method, and these attributed contributions when <br /> aggregated with all other contributions from the same contributor shall not exceed the <br /> limits set forth in subsections A and B of this section. A committee transferring funds <br /> must designate in its records at the time of its first transfer whether it elects the "last in, <br /> first out" or a "first in, first out" method of accounting for the current and future transfers. <br /> This designation is irrevocable. Candidates and committees shall comply with the <br /> campaign finance requirements set forth in Section 18536 of Title 2 of the California <br /> Code of Regulations, as amended, except that references therein to state contribution <br /> limits shall be deemed to refer to the requirements of this chapter. <br /> E. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is acknowledged that the contribution limits of this <br /> chapter are voluntary, and candidates, candidates' committees and other persons must <br /> still adhere to the requirements of state law regarding state contribution limits. <br /> 1.22.030 Voluntary campaign expenditure limitation. <br /> A. The voluntary expenditure limit for candidates for the office of council member or mayor <br /> in a general election, cumulated with the expenditures of such candidates'-controlled <br /> committees, shall be: twenty-four thousand dollars ($24,000) for the office of council <br /> member; and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for the office of mayor for the election <br /> period. <br /> B. The voluntary expenditure limit for candidates for the office of council member or mayor <br /> in a special election, cumulated with the expenditures of such candidates'-controlled <br /> committees, shall be: twenty-four thousand dollars ($24,000) for the office of council <br /> member; and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for the office of mayor for the election <br /> period. <br /> C. Each candidate for the office of council member or mayor may voluntarily pledge to <br /> adhere to the expenditure limitation set forth in this section by signing and submitting an <br /> original voluntary pledge, on the form provided by the city clerk, simultaneously with the <br /> candidate filing nomination papers for office. <br /> 1.22.040 Verification of compliance. <br /> A. Each candidate and candidate's-controlled committee which has taken the voluntary <br /> contribution limitation pledge set forth in Section 1.22.025 shall execute a verification, in <br /> a form provided by the city clerk, stating that such candidate or candidate's-controlled <br /> committee did not accept any cumulative contribution in excess of the amount <br /> established by Section 1.22.025. Such verification shall be filed with the city clerk along <br /> with each campaign statement required by Section 1.20.030 of this code. <br /> B. Each candidate and candidate's-controlled committee which has taken the voluntary <br /> expenditure limitation pledge set forth in Section 1.22.030 shall execute a verification, in <br />