(a)This section may be cited as the "Broward County Ethical Campaign Practices Act."
(b) Applicability. The Broward County Ethical Campaign Practices Act shall apply to any candidate for elected public office whose constituency resides, in whole or in part, within Broward County , or when the boundaries of the public office sought are located, in whole or in part, within the County.
(c)As used in this section, "candidate" means any person to whom any one or more of the following applies:
- (1)Any person who seeks to qualify for nomination or election by means of the petitioning process
(2)Any person who seeks to qualify for election as a write-in candidate
(3)Any person who receives contributions or makes expenditures, with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election to, or retention in, public office;
(4) Any person who appoints a treasurer and designates a primary depository; or
(5) Any person who files qualification papers and subscribes to a candidate's oath as required by law.
(d) Ethical Campaign Practices. Upon becoming a candidate for an elected public office, a candidate shall obtain from the officer before whom the candidate qualifies the statement described in subsection (e) for the purpose of voluntarily executing said statement and agreeing to abide by the ethical campaign practices established in this section. A candidate's decision regarding whether to execute the statement is strictly voluntary.
(e) Statement of Ethical Campaign Practices. In accordance with subsection (d), the following statement of Ethical Campaign Practices shall be provided to each candidate for elected public office in Broward County. (click on above link for form)
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