HomeMy WebLinkAbout122 - 10/03/2000 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN REPORTS ORDINANCE NO. 122, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 7-129
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RELATING TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN REPORTS
WHEREAS, Article 45 of Title 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, commonly referred to
as the Fair Campaign Practices Act (the "FCPA"), contains provisions requiring certain election
campaign reports to be filed with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS,the FCPA, as amended by the enactment of House Bill 00-1095,provides that
the reporting periods for all reports required to be filed with the municipal clerk shall close five
calendar days prior to the effective date of filing; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the reports required by the FCPA, the Council has required in
Section 7-129 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins that an additional preelection report be filed
with the City Clerk on the fourteenth day prior to the date of the election; and
WHEREAS, Section 7-129 provides that the additional report be current in all respects as
of two days prior to the filing date; and
WHEREAS,Council believes that the reporting period for all campaign election reports filed
with the City Clerk should be the same, and that all such reports should be current as of two days
prior to the filing date of such report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 7-129 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-129. Additional preelection report required; timeliness of reports.
In addition to the reports required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of Section
1-45-101 et seq., C.R.S., each candidate and campaign treasurer for candidates or
issues shall, on the fourteenth day prior to the date of the election, file another
campaign report,which report shall include all information required in Section 1-45-
108, C.R.S. All campaign election reports filed with the City Clerk, whether under
Section 1-45-101 et seq., C.R.S. or under the provisions of this Section, shall be
current in all respects as of three (3) working days prior to the date upon which each
such report is to be filed.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 19th day of
September, A.D.2000,and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of October,A.D. 2000.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of October, A.D. 2000.
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