How can the campaign contribution limits be enforced?
The Board of Ethics is authorized to enforce the City’s campaign finance law either by filing an action in court or by administratively adjudicating alleged violations. The maximum penalty for a violation of the campaign finance law is $2,000. 11. Q: Are candidates and committees required to file campaign finance reports with the Board of Ethics? A. Yes. All candidates for City elective office are required to file electronic reports with the Board of Ethics via the Records Department. Also, whenever a political committee files a campaign finance report with the City Commissioners or the Secretary of State, it must file electronically a copy of that report with the Board, through the Department of Records, if the report filed with the City Commissioners or Secretary of State discloses, or should disclose, any contributions or expenditures made to influence a covered election, including contributions from or expenditures to a candidate for City elective office. 12. Q: Are judicial candid
