Duplication of a Candidate’s Campaign Materials
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.2947
in effect§27.2947 Duplication of a Candidate’s Campaign Materials
(a) Any committee that makes a payment for distributing or disseminating an advertisement that duplicates, reproduces, or republishes a candidate’s campaign materials, in whole or in part, has made a contribution to the candidate for purposes of the contribution limits and source prohibitions set forth in sections 27.2934, 27.2935, 27.2950, and 27.2951.
(b) The “making” of a contribution to a candidate under subsection (a) does not mean that the candidate has “accepted” or “received” a contribution for purposes of contribution limits or source prohibitions. Accordingly, nothing in this section imposes any liability on a candidate whose campaign materials were duplicated, reproduced, or republished.
(c) This section applies to a committee’s advertisement that uses materials created, prepared, or obtained by the candidate or the candidate’s controlled committee for campaign purposes, including, but not limited to, mailers; flyers; pamphlets; door hangers; walking cards; posters; yard signs; billboards; banners and large signs; business cards; campaign buttons; bumper stickers; newspaper, magazine, television, radio, and Internet advertisements; photographs; audio recordings; and videos, regardless of whether such materials were accessible to members of the public on the Internet or through other means not requiring coordination with the candidate or the candidate’s controlled committee.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) any written words, phrases, or sentences contained in a candidate’s campaign materials;
(2) any statements made by a candidate while delivering a speech or speaking at a debate, forum, or similar public event and contained in an advertisement that does not use an audio or video recording made by the candidate or the candidate’s controlled committee;
(3) the duplication of three or fewer photographs of the candidate;
(4) an advertisement that clearly advocates the defeat of the candidate;
(5) member communications; or,
(6) instances in which a payment was “made at the behest” of a candidate, as that term is defined in title 2, section 18225.7 of the California Code of Regulations. Such a payment is a contribution regardless of whether any campaign materials were duplicated, reproduced, or republished.
(e) Nothing in this section imposes on any candidate or committee any filing obligations in addition to those set forth in California Government Code sections 81000 et seq. and title 2 of the California Code of Regulations.
(“Duplication of a Candidate’s Campaign Materials” added 11-25-2014 by O-20439 N.S.; effective 1-1-2015.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division29.pdf#page=26Fetched: 10/28/2026