2.12.335 Disclosure on campaign communications of certain contributions and loans.
A. Campaign communications supporting or opposing any candidate or measure shall include the name of the committee and the phrase “Major Funding Provided By” immediately followed by the name of the contributor, the city of domicile, and the total cumulative sum of contributions by each of the top four contributors over $250 to the committee funding the expenditure made within six months of the expenditure. For purposes of this section, the term “contributor” shall include lender, and committees shall aggregate contributions and any loan balances from the same person when determining the total cumulative sum of contributions from a contributor.
B. The disclosures required by this section shall list contributors in descending order by the cumulative total amount of their contributions and shall be presented in a clear and conspicuous manner to give the reader, observer, or listener adequate notice. For all communications, the complete name of the contributor must be listed. No acronyms may be used. For purposes of this section, “campaign communication” means any of the following items:
1. One thousand or more substantially similar pieces of campaign literature, including but not limited to mailers, flyers, pamphlets, and door hangers;
2. Paid advertisements, including but not limited to advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and on the Internet;
3. One thousand or more substantially similar e-mails or pre-recorded telephone calls made within a calendar month.
C. For purposes of this section, “campaign communication” does not include: small promotional items such as pens, pencils, clothing, mugs, potholders, or other items on which the statement required by this section cannot be reasonably printed or displayed in an easily legible typeface; posters, yard or street signs, billboards, supergraphic signs, skywriting, and similar items; television, cable, satellite, and radio broadcasts or advertisements; communications paid for by a newspaper, radio station, television station or other recognized news medium; and communications from an organization to its members.
D. When a new contribution changes the list of contributors required to be disclosed on campaign communications under subsection A, campaign communications must be updated on the following schedule:
1. For printed campaign communications under subsection B.1 or subsection B.2, disclosures must be updated within seven calendar days to include current disclosure information every time an order to reproduce the campaign communication is placed, or any time the campaign communication is reprinted;
2. For e-mails or pre-recorded telephone calls under subsection B.3, disclosures must be updated to include current disclosure information within seven calendar days. (Ord. 7253-NS § 1, 2012)