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ORDINANCE NO.
(Series of 1983)
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 42 (SERIES OF 1975) WHICH
IMPOSES LIMITATIONS ON CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES FOR CANDIDATES
SEEKING PUBLIC OFFICE WITHIN THE CITY OF ASPEN AND LIMITING
EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO ELECTION ISSUES
WHEREAS, the United States District Court has determined that
campaign expenditure limits are constitutionally invalid (Buckley
v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 17 (1976); In the Matter of Citizens Against
Rent Control v. City of Berkley ( ), and
WHEREAS, the municipal court of the City of Aspen, Colorado,
has declared Ordinance No. 42 (Series of 1975) unconstitutional,
inasmuch as said ordinance attempts to impose limitations on cam-
paign expenditures and penalties for violations of such campaign
expenditure limitations, and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the above-mentioned judicial hold-
ings and so as to avoid any confusion with regard to campaign
expenditure limitations for the upcoming general municipal elec-
tion scheduled for May 3, 1983, the City Council desires to repeal
Ordinance No. 42 (Series of 1975).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That Ordinance No. 42 (Series of 1975) be and the same is
hereby rePealed.
Section 2
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this ordinance is-for any reason held invalid or
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unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
Section 3
A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the
day of ~O~JJ , 1983, at 5:00 P.M. in
the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado,
days prior to which hearing notice of the same shall be published
once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of
Aspen.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by
the City Council of the City of Aspen on the ~. day of
~ , 1983.
L- ~ '~' ~ He~d~n Edel, Mayor
A~TEST:
Ka~h~yn S,~obh, City Clerk
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved on this ~/f day of
ATTEST.
~athry~- S~Koch, 'City Clerk
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STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss CERTIFICATE
COUNTY OF PITKIN )
I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado, do
hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introduced, read in full, and passed on ~
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its issue of
~~ c~./ , 19 ~, and was finally adopted
and a.p~roved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
Ordinance No. /~ , Series of 19 ~ , of said City, as
provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado this ~ day
S E_A_L
Deputy City Clerk