ORDINANCE NO._______________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2.205.010 AND 2.205.020 AND REPEALING SECTIONS 2.205.030 AND 2.205.040 OF CHAPTER 2.205 OF TITLE 2 OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE

 

The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, ORDAINS as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Section 2.205.010 subdivisions (c) through (g) of Chapter 2.205 of Title 2 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code are hereby repealed, subdivision (a) is hereby amended and subdivision (b) is hereby added. Section 2.205.010 shall now read as follows:

 
 

Section 2.205.010 Definitions.

 
 

(a) The definitions and other provisions of the applicable provisions of the California Political Reform Act of 1974 (Government Code sections 81000 et seq.), and any amendments thereto and the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission shall govern the interpretation and application of this section to the extent practicable.

 
 

(b) "County office" means the office of member of the Board of Supervisors, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, Controller, District Attorney, Sheriff, Coroner, Treasurer-Tax Collector.

 

SECTION 2. Section 2.205.020 of Chapter 2.205 of Title 2 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 
 

Section 2.205.020 Limitation of Campaign Contributions to Candidates In County Elections

 
 

(a) No person or entity shall make to any candidate for County office or the candidate’s controlled committee and no candidate or the candidate’s controlled committee shall accept from any person or entity a contribution or contributions totaling more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each election in which the candidate is attempting to be on the ballot or is a write in candidate.

   
 

(b) The provisions of this section do not apply to a candidate's contributions of his or her personal funds to his or her own campaign.

 

SECTION 3. Sections 2.205.030 and 2.205. 040 of Chapter 2.205 of Title 2 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code are hereby repealed.

 

SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from the passage date thereof.

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