In 2019, the Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 571 (“AB 571”), which amends the Elections Code and Government Code to establish campaign contribution limits for elective city offices in a city in which the local government has not established a campaign contribution limit, which is the case for the City of Vallejo.
Effective January 1, 2023, the State campaign contribution limit for candidates for city elective offices will be $5,500 per contributor for each election, subject to certain exceptions, and is subject to adjustment every two years by the Fair Political Practices Commission based on changes in the consumer price index. AB 571 allows a city to establish a campaign contribution limit that is higher or lower than the State default limit as long as those limits were in place prior to January 1, 2021. If a city does not have its own campaign contribution limits in place prior to January 1, 2021, the State campaign contribution limits established in AB 571 will apply in that city. The State campaign contribution limit applies only to candidates and not to ballot measures.
The State campaign contribution limit for cities is the same campaign contribution limit for “elective state office other than a candidate for statewide elective office”
If the State campaign contribution limit is in effect in a city, which will be the case for the City of Vallejo, the FPPC will enforce violations of the campaign contribution limit.
Further information may be found at the FPPC’s website at https://www.fppc.ca.gov/the-law/local-ordinances.html