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Council introduces ordinance to raise local campaign contribution limit to $250 for 2026 election cycle
Arcata City Council · January 22, 2026
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Summary
Council introduced Ordinance No. 1585 to apply the biannual consumer price index adjustment to Arcata’s local campaign contribution limit, moving the threshold to $250 for the 2026 election cycle; the ordinance was introduced on a voice vote.
City Clerk Ria Varley and staff briefed the council on Jan. 21 about a routine biannual adjustment to Arcata’s local campaign contribution limits. The adjustment is required by a voter-approved measure adopted in 1992 that ties local contribution limits and independent-expenditure disclosure thresholds to the consumer price index every…
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