THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 20-1000. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
§ 20-1001. Definitions.
For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
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(11.1) Incumbent. An individual who holds a City elective office.
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§ 20-1002. Contribution Limitations.
(1) Except as provided in subsection [(6),]
(9),
no individual shall make total contributions per calendar year, including contributions made to or through one or more political committees, of more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to a candidate for City elective office
or to an incumbent
.
(2) Except as provided in subsection [(6),]
(9),
no person, other than individuals who are covered under § 20-1002(1), and no political committee shall make total contributions per calendar year, including contributions made to or through one or more political committees, of more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to a candidate for City elective office
or to an incumbent
.
(3) During those calendar years in which a covered election is not occurring, candidates shall be limited in receiving political committee contributions as follows:
(i) candidates for Mayor
and an incumbent Mayor
may receive political committee contributions totaling no more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per year;
(ii) candidates for District Attorney and City Controller
and incumbents serving in either office
may receive political committee contributions totaling no more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per year;
(iii) candidates for City Council, Sheriff and City Commissioner
and incumbents serving in any such office
may receive political committee contributions totaling no more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per year.
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(12) No candidate for City elective office,
no incumbent,
and no political committee, shall accept any contribution or post- candidacy contribution which exceeds the contribution limits set forth in this Chapter.
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