A. To protect and promote the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the keep dark money out of local Phoenix elections ordinance is intended to secure the right of the residents of the City of Phoenix to know the source of all major contributions made for the purpose of influencing the result of a local Phoenix election, to prevent actual corruption and its appearance, and to protect the integrity of Phoenix elections.

B. The keep dark money out of local Phoenix elections ordinance requires public disclosure of the original source of all major contributions used to fund an expenditure made for the purpose of influencing the result of a Phoenix election, regardless of whether that contribution passed through any intermediaries.

C. To ensure transparency in the political process, the disclosure requirement will be enforced by citizen complaints, as well as civil penalties for violations. (Ord. No. G-6617, § 2, 2019)