File #: 202501562    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Pass Emergency
File created: 8/1/2025 In control: Cincinnati City Council
On agenda: 8/6/2025 Final action:
ORD/RES# date: ORD/RES#: 0264-2025
Title: ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Nolan, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, TO SUBMIT to the electors of the City of Cincinnati an amendment to Sections 1, 2, and 4 of Article XIII, "Campaign Finance," of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati to align the City's campaign finance reporting requirements with those of the State of Ohio, to adjust the campaign contribution limitation periods so they correspond with the timing of elections, and to modify the membership requirements of the Cincinnati Elections Commission to ensure bipartisan oversight.
Sponsors: Evan Nolan
Attachments: 1. Transmittal, 2. Ordinance, 3. 264-2025

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ORDINANCE (EMERGENCY), submitted by Councilmember Nolan, from Emily Smart Woerner, City Solicitor, TO SUBMIT to the electors of the City of Cincinnati an amendment to Sections 1, 2, and 4 of Article XIII, “Campaign Finance,” of the Charter of the City of Cincinnati to align the City’s campaign finance reporting requirements with those of the State of Ohio, to adjust the campaign contribution limitation periods so they correspond with the timing of elections, and to modify the membership requirements of the Cincinnati Elections Commission to ensure bipartisan oversight.

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PASS EMERGENCY