Menlo Park Municipal Code Ch. 2.06 Municipal Elections

The general municipal election shall be held on the same day as the statewide general election in November of even-numbered years pursuant to Section 36503.5 of the Government Code.

(Ord. 673 § 1 (part), 1982)

The following state of California Election Code Sections are adopted:

(1) Section 4015.5(a) providing for rebuttal arguments regarding initiative and referenda measures; and

(2) Section 5014.5(a) providing for rebuttal arguments regarding municipal measures where no other method for rebuttal argument is provided by general law.

(Ord. 673 § 1 (part), 1982; Ord. 755 § 2, 1987)

In case of a tie vote in a City Council election, there shall be a special run-off election pursuant to California Elections Code Section 20501(b) involving those candidates for City Council who receive an equal number of votes and the highest number of votes.

(Ord. 781 § 1, 1988)

On the Friday preceding any special or general election, the city clerk shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the city the name of each person and committee from whom a contribution or contributions totaling twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more have been received, the amounts each person or committee contributed, and the candidates or committees which received such amounts, as such appear on the campaign statements filed within the six (6) month period prior to the election pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 84200) of the Government Code and/or the provisions of this chapter.

For the purposes of this section, the definitions contained in Article 2 (commencing with Section 82000) of the Government Code apply.

(Ord. 860 § 2 (part), 1994)

No person shall make an anonymous contribution or contributions to a candidate, committee, or any other person totaling twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more in a calendar year. An anonymous contribution between twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall not be kept by the intended recipient but instead shall be promptly paid to the city clerk for deposit in the general fund of the city.

(Ord. 860 § 2 (part), 1994)

Each campaign statement required to be filed by Article 2 of Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act of 1974 shall contain, in addition to any other required information:

(1) The total amount of contributions received during the period covered by the campaign statement from persons who have given less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);

(2) The full name of each person from whom a contribution or contributions totaling between twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and one hundred dollars ($100.00) has been received, together with the contributor's street address, occupation and the name of the contributor's employer, if any, or the principal place of business if the contributor is self employed, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was received.

(Ord. 860 § 2 (part), 1994)