§ 2-2-54. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND EXPENDITURES BY SPECIFIC-PURPOSE POLITICAL COMMITTEE.

(A)

Except as provided in Subsection (C), a specific-purpose political committee supporting or opposing a candidate in a city election may not:

(1)

accept a contribution of more than the contribution limit established in City Charter Article III, Section 8(A)(1) ( Limits on Campaign Contributions and Expenditures ); or

(2)

accept an aggregate contribution total of more than the amount set by City Charter Article III, Section 8(A)(3) ( Limits on Campaign Contributions and Expenditures ) from sources other than natural persons eligible to vote in a postal zip code completely or partially within the Austin city limits.

(B)

A specific-purpose political committee supporting or opposing a candidate in a City election that receives a contribution prohibited by Subsection (A) may not accept the contribution and must refuse and return the contribution not later than the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received. If a specific-purpose political committee subject to this section has received an aggregate contribution total of more than the amount set by Subsection (A)(2), it may not make an expenditure in a City election until it has returned the contributions of more than the allowed amount.

(C)

This subsection does not limit a specific-purpose political committee's aggregate contribution total from natural persons eligible to vote in a postal zip code completely or partially within the Austin city limits.

Source: Ord. 20080925-079.