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Ordinance No. Page 2 A. "Election" means any municipal election, whether general or special, at which the offices of mayor and/or council member are to be filled. B. "Election period" means that period of time: 1. For general municipal elections, from January 1st of the calendar year preceding the year of the general municipal election, until December 31st of the year of the general municipal election. 2. For special elections, which includes recall elections, from the date that the City Council calls for the special election, until sixty (60) days after the special election. C. "Organization or committee" includes an Independent Expenditure Committee. 1.22.030 Voluntary Campaign Expenditure Limitation. A. The voluntary expenditure limit for candidates for the office of council member or mayor in a general municipal election, cumulated with the expenditures of such candidates' controlled committees, shall be One Dollar ($1.00) for each registered voter within the city, subject to adjustment as provided in subsection C, based on the number of registered voters in the city last reported by the county elections official to the Secretary of State One Hundred and Fifty (150) days prior to the date of the general municipal election, for the election period. B. The voluntary expenditure limit for candidates for the office of council member or mayor in a special election, which includes recall elections, cumulated with the expenditures of such candidates' controlled committees, shall be One Dollar ($1.00) for each registered voter within the city, subject to adjustment as provided in subsection C, based on the number of registered voters in the city last reported by the county elections official to the Secretary of State on the date when the special election is called by the City Council, for the election period. C. In addition to the voluntary expenditure limit changing based upon the variation in the number of registered voters in the city, the One Dollar ($1.00) voluntary expenditure limit shall also be cumulatively adjusted based upon the Consumer Price Index. D. Each candidate for the office of council member or mayor may voluntarily pledge to adhere to the expenditure limitation set forth in this section by signing and submitting an original voluntary pledge, on the form provided by the City Clerk, simultaneously with the candidate filing nomination papers for office. 1.22.040 Verification of Compliance. Each candidate, officeholder and their controlled committee which has taken the voluntary expenditure limitation pledge set forth in Section 1.22.030 shall execute a verification, in a form provided by the City Clerk, stating that such candidate, officeholder or their controlled committee did not make any cumulative expenditure in