Campaign Contribution Limitations
Campaign contribution limitations that have been impacted by court cases.
Case: Homans v City of Albuquerque
Homans v.City of Albuquerque: Caps on total campaign contributions and expenditures
The Homans case banned caps on total campaign contributions and expenditures. This subsection is overturned:
(d) Limits to Campaign Financing. No candidate shall allow or accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of the following for any election:
- To a candidate for the office of Councillor, contributions or expenditures equal to twice the amount of the annual salary paid by the City of Albuquerque to Councillors as of the date of filing of the Declaration of Candidacy.
- To a candidate for the office of Mayor, contributions or expenditures equal to twice the amount of the annual salary paid by the City of Albuquerque to the Mayor as of the date of filing of the Declaration of Candidacy.
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Limits in Effect
The following limits per individual or corporation or entity remain unchallenged and are still in effect:
(e) Limits to Contributions. No privately financed candidate shall, for any one election, allow total contributions, including in-kind contributions, from any one person with the exception of contributions from the candidate themselves of more than $2,000 for Council Candidates and $6,000 for Mayoral Candidates. Limitations on contributions for publicly financed candidates are detailed in the Open and Ethical Elections Act.
(1) Beginning January 15, 2027, and every two years thereafter, the Clerk shall adjust the contribution limit based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The adjustment shall reflect the percentage change in the CPI-U from January 1, 2024, to December 31 of the year preceding the adjustment.