C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\13124351210\13124351210,,,Ordinance-Campaign Contribution Limit.docx ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA UPDATING
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 2.52 TO REFLECT THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR ANY ELECTION
HELD ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2026
WHEREAS, Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.52.040 (D) requires the City Clerk to adjust the campaign contribution limits every odd -numbered year to reflect any changes in the Consumer Price Index for the San Diego area for the two -year period ending on December 31st of the previous year, and requires these adjustments to be rounded to the nearest $10; and
WHEREAS, the Consumer Price Index for the San Diego area for the periods ending December 2022 and December 2024 were 344.416 and 373.321, respectively, demonstrating an increase of 8.39 percent; and
WHEREAS, the contribution limit for individuals other than a candidate was previously set at $410 by Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.52.040 (A), and the contribution limit for political party committees was previously set at $1,410 by Chula Vista Municipal Code section
2.52.040 (B); and
WHEREAS, based on applying the percentage of change in the Consumer Price Index and rounding to the nearest $10, the City Clerk adjusted the contribution limit to $ 440 for individuals and $1,530 for political party committees; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk will publish the Notice of Campaign Contribution Limit Adjustment in the Star News on June 6, 2025 , and ha ve the notice translated into Chinese, Filipino, Spanish, and Vietnamese and published in covered language -specific newspapers on their respective weekly publication date during the week of June 6, 2025 , as required by the Federal Voting Rights Act.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. The following sections in Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 2.52 are hereby amended and shall read as follows:
2.52.040 Campaign contribution limits.
A. No person other than a candidate shall make a contribution in excess of $ 440.00 to a candidate for a single election contest. No candidate shall solicit or accept a contribution in excess of $440.00 from a person for a single election contest. A candidate may rece ive up to $ 440.00 from a person in each of the general and special elections. The contribution limit in this subsection shall be adjusted biannually pursuant to subsection (D) of this section.
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B. No political party committee, as that term is defined in California Government Code Section 85205, shall make a contribution in excess of $ 1,530 to a candidate for a single election contest. No candidate shall solicit or accept a contribution in excess of $1,530 from a political party committee for a single election contest. A candidate may receive up to $1,530 from a political party committee in each of the general and special elections. The contribution limit in this subsection shall be adjusted biannually pursuant to subsection (D) of this section.
[Subsections 2.52.040 C through I remain unchanged]
2.52.050 Loans.
[Subsection 2.52.050 A remains unchanged]
B. A loan or extension of credit shall be considered a contribution from the maker of the loan or extender of credit and shall be subject to the contribution limit of $ 440.00 per person, pursuant to CVMC 2.52.040. The $ 440.00 contribution limit does not apply to loans made to a candidate for the purpose of a campaign by himself or herself o r by a commercial lending institution in the lender’s regular course of business on terms available to members of the general public for which the candidate is personally liable.
2.52.100 Written solicitations by candidates.
Any candidate making a written solicitation for a contribution for his or her campaign for City elective office shall include the following written notice in no less than six-point type on each such solicitation:
NOTICE
The City of Chula Vista Municipal Code limits contributions to campaigns for City elective office to four hundred forty dollars per person.*
*The dollar amount to be included in this notice shall be amended biannually to reflect any CPI adjustment to the contribution limit made pursuant to CVMC 2.52.040(D).
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vi sta hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses or phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
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Section III. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in light of that intent.
Section IV. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth day after its final passage.
Section V. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published or posted according to law.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC Marco A. Verdugo
City Clerk City Attorney