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File #: 17-0866    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 7/31/2017 In control: Finance & Governance Committee
On agenda: 9/11/2017 Final action:
Title: A bill for an ordinance amending Article III of Chapter 15 of the Revised Municipal Code concerning the regulation of campaign finances. Amends Article III of Chapter 15 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to update provisions pertaining to campaign finance by clarifying and adding definitions, adjusting existing reporting deadlines and requirements, establishing new reporting requirements for independent expenditures and electioneering communications, providing a structure to impose, waive and appeal fines for late reports, and providing clean-up changes throughout the bill including removing outdated charter code references, updating cross references to code sections, and revising or relocating language for better clarity. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 8-15-17.
Indexes: Shelley Smith
Attachments: 1. BR17 0866 C&R DRMC Financial Reporting Update Request, 2. BR17 0866 C&R DRMC Financial Reporting Update Supporting, 3. DRMC15-31(8.15.17v2final).pdf, 4. 17-0866 Filed Bill_DRMC15-31 Campaign Finances, 5. 17-0866 Filed Bill_DRMC15-31 Campaign Finances.pdf, 6. 17-0866 - signed.pdf, 7. 17-0866 Filed Bill_Amending Article III of Chapter 15 Regulation of Campaign Finances

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Date Submitted: 08-08-17

 

Requesting Agency: Clerk and Recorder

                               Division: Elections Division

 

§                     Name:                     Amber McReynolds

§                     Phone:                     720-865-4850

§                     Email:                     amber.mcreynolds@denvergov.org

 

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A bill for an ordinance amending Article III of Chapter 15 of the Revised Municipal Code concerning the regulation of campaign finances.

Amends Article III of Chapter 15 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code to update provisions pertaining to campaign finance by clarifying and adding definitions, adjusting existing reporting deadlines and requirements, establishing new reporting  requirements for independent expenditures and electioneering communications, providing a structure to impose, waive and appeal fines for late reports, and providing clean-up changes throughout the bill including removing outdated charter code references, updating cross references to code sections, and revising or relocating language for better clarity.  The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 8-15-17.

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Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:

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Updates sections of Chapter 15 DRMC to clarify various definitions, adjust reporting deadlines, expand the types of activities that must disclose spending and create a fining structure for candidates and committees that miss filing deadlines.

 

 

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