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Rancho Mirage council directs staff to draft enforcement language for $7,500 campaign contribution limit
Summary
After debate over administrative burdens and disclosure, the council voted to set a local campaign contribution limit of $7,500 per contributor per election and postponed final adoption so staff can add enforcement provisions to the resolution.
The Rancho Mirage City Council on Feb. 19 directed staff to amend a proposed resolution to establish a local campaign contribution limit of $7,500 per contributor per election and return at a future meeting with enforcement language, after a unanimous vote to give staff time to draft penalties and procedures.
City clerk Chrissy Ramos briefed the council on the California Political Reform Act, noting that since 2021 the law requires state campaign contribution limits to apply to local offices unless a city adopts its own limit. The state default limit…
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