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Dallas committee discusses updating decades-old campaign contribution limits
Summary
City attorneys briefed the committee on Chapter 15A's campaign contribution limits, last substantively amended in the 1980s'1991; council members asked staff for follow-up on so-called officeholder accounts and asked for comparative data and legal guidance from the Texas Ethics Commission.
City Attorney's Office attorneys told the ad hoc Administrative Affairs Committee on Jan. 20 that Dallas' campaign contribution limits are codified in Chapter 15A, section 15A-2 of the city code and have not been substantially updated since the early 1990s.
Deputy Chief Laura Morrison summarized the ordinance history: contribution rules were first set by ordinance in 1977, adjusted for PAC contributions in 1979 and 1980 and changed further in 1984. After the city eliminated at-large council seats, an ordinance in 1991 removed references to those seats; the city code continues to contain the contribution limits now under discussion.
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