Title
Amending Chapter 28 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code regarding campaign financial reports.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1
Section 28.03 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 28.01. - Definitions of terms.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
Election means:
(1) A general, special, primary or runoff election; or
(2) A convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate.
Sec. 28.03. - Committees and political funds.
(d) Campaign reports:
(1) Every candidate, the secretary of every personal campaign committee and treasurer of every committee or political fund shall file with the city clerk the reports required by this section in any year it receives contributions or makes expenditures of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more.
(2) Every candidate, the secretary of every personal campaign committee and the treasurer of every committee and every political fund shall file a financial statement as followsdue at noon on the following dates:
a. Ten (10) daysEither Eight (8) weeks before the primary general or special election, or if there is a primary, two (2) weeks before the primary ;
b. Ten (10) daysTwo (2) weeks before the regulargeneral or special elections; and
c. On the last Tuesday in January 31of each year the personal campaign committee or the committee is in existence; and
d. Thirty (30) days after the special or regular election.
The statements shall be verified upon the oath of the party filing and shall cover all transactions made up to and including the fifth thirdday before the filing of the statement and not accounted for and reported upon in statements previously filed, except that the report due in January must cover all transactions made up to and including December 31 of the previous year. No transactions shall be made thereafter which are no...
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