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2023 Guidelines for Publicly Financed Candidates

Information about running for office as a publicly financed candidate.

Exploratory Period

Applicants may test the waters before filing for candidacy.

  • City Council Candidates: April 30 to June 4, 2023

Participating candidates shall not have, within one year prior to the declaration of intent to seek public financing, raised or expended any monies in excess of the pre- and post- Exploratory Period contribution limits with the intent or effect of campaigning for elected office.

Qualifying Period

  • City Council Candidates: June 5 to July 10, 2023

Runoff Spending Limit

  • District 6: $20,000.00

Runoff In-Kind Contribution Limits 

Office Individual In-Kind Aggregate In-Kind
Council District 6 $2,500.00 $2,000.00

Spending Limit

  • District 2: $40,000.00
  • District 4: $40,262.00
  • District 6: $40,000.00
  • District 8: $44,577.00

Qualifying Contributions

Applicant Candidates must receive Qualifying Contributions from 1 percent of the registered voters in the district the candidate wishes to represent.

  • District 2: 381
  • District 4: 403
  • District 6: 333
  • District 8: 446

Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are not elected in the 2023 Regular Local Election.

In-Kind Contribution Limits

Office Individual In-Kind Aggregate In-Kind
Council District 2 $2,500.00 $4,000.00
Council District 4 $2,500.00 $4,026.20
Council District 6 $2,500.00 $4,000.00
Council District 8 $2,500.00 $4,457.70

Seed Money Contribution Limits

Office Individual Seed Money Aggregate Seed Money
Council District 2 $250 $8,000.00
Council District 4 $250 $8,052.40
Council District 6 $250 $8,000.00
Council District 8 $250 $8,915.40

 

Petition Signatures

In addition to qualifying for public financing, Applicant Candidates must also gather petition signatures pursuant to the City Charter and Ordinances.

  • Candidates for City Council must gather more than 500 signatures from registered voters within the district the candidate wishes to represent from June 5 to July 10, 2023.

Election Day

The 2023 Regular Local Election will be held on November 7, 2023.

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