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14. Title 13 Elections and Campaign Disclosures and Activities
1. Chapter 13-1 Elections
2. Chapter 13-2 Campaign Financing Disclosure
3. »Chapter 13-3 Campaign Activities
4. Chapter 13-4 Complaints Related to Election Procedures and Regulations
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Page Contents

• 13-3-1 Legislative Intent
• 13-3-2 Campaign Advertising Requirements
• 13-3-3 Contributions by City Contractors
• 13-3-4 Contributions in Name of Another Prohibited
• 13-3-5 Limitation on Contribution of Currency
• 13-3-6 Misrepresentation of Campaign Authority

Chapter 13-3: Campaign Activities⁹

13-3-1 Legislative Intent.

The purpose of this chapter is to regulate election campaign activities in municipal elections. The provisions of this chapter have been modeled on portions of the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. sections 435 and 441. Modifications have been made where necessary to meet specific needs of the city.¹⁰ The provisions of this chapter concerning municipal election campaign activities are exclusive, and supersede any state statute on the subject, whether in conflict herewith or not, including, without limitation, article 1-45, C.R.S.

13-3-2 Campaign Advertising Requirements.

No person who sells space in a newspaper or magazine to a candidate or committee to use in connection with a municipal election may charge an amount for such space which exceeds the amount charged for comparable use of such space for other purposes.¹¹

13-3-3 Contributions by City Contractors.

It shall be unlawful for any person who enters into any contract with the city or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services or furnishing any material, supplies, or equipment to the city or any department or agency thereof, or for selling any land or building to the city or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of such contract or payment for such material, supplies, equipment, land, or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the city council, at any time between the commencement of negotiations for and the later of completion of performance under or the termination of negotiations for such contract or furnishing of material, supplies, equipment, land, or buildings, directly or indirectly to make any contribution of money or other things of value, or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution to any candidate or committee or to any person for any political purpose or use in any city election; or knowingly to solicit any such contribution from any such person for any such purpose during any such period.¹²

13-3-4 Contributions in Name of Another Prohibited.

No person shall make a contribution in the name of another person or knowingly permit such person's name to be used to effect such a contribution, and no person shall knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another person.¹³

13-3-5 Limitation on Contribution of Currency.

No person shall make contributions of coin or paper currency of the United States or of any foreign country to or for the benefit of any candidate or committee, which, in the aggregate, exceed $100.00 with respect to any campaign in which such candidate or committee is participating for a municipal election.¹⁴

13-3-6 Misrepresentation of Campaign Authority.

No candidate or political committee or any agent thereof shall make any fraudulent misrepresentation as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or committee on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or committee; or willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to do so.¹⁵

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⁹ Adopted by Ordinance No. 4934. Amended by Ordinance Nos. 5218, 5800, 6018. Repealed and reenacted by Ordinance No. 7136.

¹⁰ See Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U. S. 1(1976).

¹¹ Derived from 2 U.S.C. 435.

¹² Derived from 2 U.S.C. 441(c).

¹³ Derived from 2 U.S.C. 441(f).

¹⁴ Derived from 2 U.S.C. 441(g).

¹⁵ Derived from 2 U.S.C. 441(h).

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