Seattle Elections Code Administrative Rules

A. New Contribution Limit under SMC 2.04.370

Existing Contribution Limit: $500.00

CPI-W index: October 31, 2015 to December 31, 2019: 7.78% growth

Contribution Limit including CPI-W Adjustment: $538.90

Based on the authority provided by SMC 2.04.370.G, the Commission establishes an updated campaign contribution limit of $550.00 effective as of February 5, 2020.

B. New Contribution Limits Applicable to Democracy Voucher Participants

Currently the Democracy Voucher program limits participating candidates to contributions from any individual or entity at $500 for Mayoral candidates or $250 for City Attorney or City Council candidates during one election cycle, including any contribution used to qualify for democracy vouchers, but excluding the value of democracy vouchers assigned to such candidate (subject to exceptions provided in Subchapter VIII of SMC Chapter 2.04). SMC 2.04.630.B.3. The inflation rate since the enactment of the Democracy Voucher Program is 7.78 percent.

Based on the authority provided by SMC 2.04.690.D, and to ensure consistency with campaign contribution limits established in 2.04.370.B, and to meet the goals and purposes of the Program, the Commission establishes updated Democracy Voucher program limits on campaign contributions at $550.00 for Mayoral candidates and $300 for City Attorney or City Council candidates during one election cycle, as calculated by SMC 2.04.630.B.3, effective as of February 5, 2020.

Rule 17 was adopted by the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission at its February 5, 2020 meeting. The Commission members voting to take this action were:

Nicholas Brown, Chair; Richard Shordt, Vice Chair; Eileen Norton; Brendan Donckers; Hardeep Singh Rekh; Susan Taylor

STATE OF WASHINGTON
CITY OF SEATTLE

I, WAYNE BARNETT, Executive Director of the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, State of Washington, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the Elections Code Rules, implementing SMC 2.04, as last amended on February 5, 2020.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of February, 2020.

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WAYNE BARNETT, Executive Director

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