Pleasant Hill Municipal Code Art. III Fair Campaign Pledge

§ 2.55.150. Voluntary fair campaign pledge.¶

A. Pledge. With the declaration of candidacy, the city clerk shall issue to each candidate for city office a form for a voluntary campaign pledge which shall read as follows:

FAIR CAMPAIGN PLEDGE
1. I shall conduct my campaign for city office openly and fairly.
2. I shall discuss the issues and participate in fair debate with respect to my views and qualifications.
3. I shall not engage in, or permit, defamatory attacks on the character of my opponents; nor shall I engage in unwarranted invasions of personal privacy unrelated to campaign issues.
4. I shall not, at any time, use or permit the use of any campaign material or advertisement which misrepresents, distorts, or otherwise falsifies the facts regarding any candidate or the candidate's position on issues.
5. I shall clearly identify myself, or my campaign committee(s), as the sender of all of my campaign mailings.
6. I shall personally approve, in writing, all of my campaign materials, advertisements or mailings prior to their use.
7. I shall publicly repudiate support derived from any individual or group whose activities would violate this fair campaign pledge.
8. I shall file all campaign statements as required by the Political Reform Act and municipal code on time, with full disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures.
9. I shall not duplicate or use any lists of contributors filed by any other candidates for the purpose of compiling my own mailing lists without the permission of the other candidate.
10. I, the undersigned candidate for election to a city office in the City of Pleasant Hill, hereby voluntarily endorse, subscribe to, and solemnly pledge myself to conduct my campaign in accordance with the above principles and practices.
Date: ___________________________
Signature: ______________________
Please print name, office sought, and date of election.

B. Voluntary nature. Each candidate may choose to sign or not sign the fair campaign pledge.

C. Filing. The fair campaign pledge may be filed with the declaration of candidacy.

D. Public record. Every fair campaign pledge is a public record which shall be open to inspection at all times during city business hours.

E. Press release. At the close of the nomination period for city office, the city clerk shall issue a general press release stating the name of each candidate for city office who has, and who has not, subscribed to the fair campaign pledge.

(Ord. 831 § 1, 2008)

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