A. Contributions by Persons to Candidates and/or Controlled Committees. No person shall make any contribution to a candidate and/or any controlled committee connected with that candidate, with respect to any single election, which would cause the total amount contributed by such person to the candidate and any controlled committee connected with that candidate, when combined, to exceed three hundred dollars.

B. Acceptance or Solicitation by Candidates or Controlled Committees. No candidate or controlled committee shall solicit or accept any contribution from any person which would cause the total amount contributed by such person, with respect to any single election, to the candidate and/or any controlled committee connected with that candidate, when combined, to exceed the sum of three hundred dollars.

C. Contributions by Candidates. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to contributions from a candidate or from his or her immediate family to any controlled committee connected with that candidate, nor to the expenditure, by the candidate, of his or her personal funds. For purposes of this section, “immediate family” means a candidate’s or elected officeholder’s spouse or domestic partner, and/or dependent children.

D. Anonymous Contributions. No candidate or controlled committee shall accept anonymous contributions, with respect to any single election, which exceed fifty dollars. Subject to the provisions of state law, in the event a candidate or controlled committee receives an anonymous contribution that would result in a violation of this subsection, the candidate or controlled committee shall promptly pay that sum to the city for deposit into the general fund to be used to defray the costs of municipal elections. (Ord. 1643 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2017: Ord. 1599 § 2 (part), 2014: Ord. 1538 § 1 (part), 2010: Ord. 1483 § 1 (part), 2005: Ord. 1407 § 3, 2002; Ord. 1333 § 1 (part), 1998. Formerly 2.40.050)