Solicitation of Political Campaign Contributions
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.3571
in effect§27.3571 Solicitation of Political Campaign Contributions
(a) It is unlawful for any City Official to solicit, directly or indirectly, a political campaign contribution from any City employee with knowledge that the person from whom the contribution is solicited is a City employee.
(b) It is unlawful for any candidate for elective office of the City to solicit, directly or indirectly, a political campaign contribution from a City employee with knowledge that the person from whom the contribution is solicited is a City employee.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), this section shall not prohibit a City Official or a candidate for elective office of the City from soliciting political campaign contributions from City employees if the solicitation is part of a solicitation made to a significant segment of the public which may include City employees, and the solicitation does not otherwise violate the provisions of the Campaign Control Ordinance.
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a City employee from making a political campaign contribution to a City Official or candidate for elective office, and nothing in this section prohibits a City Official or candidate for elective office from accepting a political campaign contribution from a City employee.
(“Solicitation of Political Campaign Contributions” added 4-29-2002 by O-19055 N.S.)
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/Ch02Art07Division35.pdf#page=18Fetched: 10/28/2026