The Board of Supervisors was correct to repeal the ordnance that
limited campaign donations and spending.
Editor,
The Board of Supervisors was correct to repeal the ordnance that limited campaign donations and spending. The ordinance as written was ambiguous. For example, the ordinance covered an election cycle but did not define what an election cycle is. It was not clear if an election cycle covers:
The period from the filing of the necessary papers to be a candidate until the election
The period from publicly announcing an intent to be a candidate until the election
The period from filing until the primary is one cycle and the period from the primary to general election is another for an incumbent running for reelection
An ordnance that leaves such basic questions undefined is a bad ordinance.
Marvin L. Jones, Hollister
