Fund payments.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 15-55
in effectSec. 15-55. - Fund payments.
(a) Match amount. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), participating candidates shall receive payments from the fund equal to nine (9) times the amount of match-eligible contributions, subject to the aggregate limit on payments specified in this section. The maximum amount of a single contribution eligible for match shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and the maximum match payment from the fund to a participating candidate shall be four-hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) per contribution.
(b) Aggregate limit on fund payments. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the aggregate amount of fund payments that a participating candidate may accept during an election cycle shall not exceed:
(1) Eight hundred ninety-five thousand and ninety-five dollars ($895,095.00) for a participating candidate running for the office of mayor;
(2) Two hundred ninety-eight thousand, three hundred sixty-five ($298,365.00) for a participating candidate running for the office of councilmember-at-large, clerk and recorder, judge or auditor;
(3) One hundred forty-nine thousand, one hundred eighty dollars ($149,180.00) for a participating candidate running for the office of district councilmember; and
(4) The aggregate amount of fund payments that a participating candidate may accept during an election cycle may be adjusted to comply with an increase in contribution limits pursuant to section 15-57.
(c) Schedule of payments. For participating candidates running in the general municipal election, the clerk and recorder shall authorize the first payment on the August 15 immediately preceding the general municipal election and shall authorize subsequent payments no later than ten (10) days after the reporting deadline identified in division 1, or as soon thereafter as is practicable. For participating candidates in a run-off election, the clerk and recorder shall authorize the payment promptly after certification of the general municipal election results. For participating candidates running in a special election the clerk and recorder shall authorize the first payment no later than ten (10) days after the first reporting deadline identified in division 1 for special elections. For all participating candidates, the clerk and recorder shall authorize the remaining payments no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the election.
(d) Run-off elections. Promptly after certification of the general municipal election results, the clerk and recorder shall authorize a one-time payment to participating candidates in a run-off election equal to twenty-five (25) percent of payments that the candidate received from the fund prior to the certification of the general municipal election results.
(Ord. No. 1676-24, § 1, 2-18-25)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH15EL_ARTIIICAFI_DIV2DEFAELFU_S15-55FUPAFetched: 10/27/2026