Austin |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 2. ADMINISTRATION. |
Chapter 2-2. CAMPAIGN FINANCE. |
Article 7. AUSTIN FAIR CAMPAIGN FINANCE FUND. |
§ 2-2-61. ESTABLISHMENT.
This Article establishes a separate City account known as the Austin Fair Campaign Finance Fund. The fund provides partial public support for qualifying candidates. The fund shall also be used to offset the cost of administering the City's lobbying ordinance, the costs of handling disclosure filings, and the costs of administering the Austin Fair Campaign Chapter. To effect the purposes of this chapter, all funds in the separate account at the time of a City election are to be appropriated for distribution to qualifying candidates in any runoff elections. If there are no qualifying candidates in runoff elections, funds so appropriated shall be returned to the separate account.
Source: Ord. 20080925-079.