Purpose and Intent
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.2901
in effect§27.2901 Purpose and Intent
It is the purpose and intent of the City Council of the City of San Diego in enacting this division to preserve an orderly political forum in which individuals may express themselves effectively; to place realistic and enforceable limits on the amounts of money that may be contributed to political campaigns in municipal elections; to prohibit contributions by organizations in order to develop a broader base of political efficacy within the community; to limit the use of loans and credit in the financing of municipal election campaigns; to provide full and fair enforcement of all the provisions of this division; to avoid the corruption or the appearance of corruption brought about when candidates for elective City office accept large campaign contributions; and to avoid the corruption or the appearance of corruption brought about when large campaign contributions are made to support or oppose the recall of an individual holding elective City office. This division is enacted in accordance with the terms of section 5 of article XI of the Constitution of the State of California and articles II and III of the Charter of The City of San Diego. The provisions of section 27.0102 of this article shall not apply to this division.
(Amended 9-12-2000 by O-18846 N.S.)
(Repealed and added 9-7-2004 by O-19317 N.S.; effective 1-5-2005.)
(Amended 5-8-2008 by O-19744 N.S; effective 6-7-2008.)
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=1Fetched: 10/28/2026