What's New

• Campaign Finance Training

  Campaign Finance Training

  Philadelphia's Board of Ethics and City Commissioners are pleased to jointly offer campaign finance training covering the basic requirements of Philadelphia's campaign finance law and the State Election Code. The training will also cover the nuts and bolts of how to electronically file campaign finance reports with the Board.
  
  Training will be held on the following dates:
  November 27, 2018 @ 12:00PM
  November 29, 2018 @ 3:00PM
  December 18, 2018 @ 5:00PM
  December 20, 2018 @ 1:00PM
  
  If you would like to attend, please fill out and submit the form below. If you have any questions about the training please contact the Board of Ethics at 215-686-9450.
  
  Campaign Finance Training Registration Form
• Attorney Position Opening - Seeking Associate General Counsel

  Attorney Position Opening - Seeking Associate General Counsel

  The Board of Ethics is seeking a senior-level attorney for an Associate General Counsel position.  Details are in the position description below:
  
  Associate General Counsel Position Description
• Next Board Meeting - October 17, 2018

  Next Board Meeting - October 17, 2018

  The monthly Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 1515 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 in Room 18-020.  The meeting will begin immediately upon the conclusion of the public hearing for proposed amendments to Board Regulation No.1 (Campaign Finance) scheduled at 1:00pm. The hearing and meeting are open to the public.
  
  Agenda
  

• Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Amendment to Board Regulation No.1 (Campaign Finance)

  Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Amendment to Board Regulation No.1 (Campaign Finance)

  On September 12, 2018, the Board approved for public comment a proposed amendment to Board Regulation No. 1 (Campaign Finance). The Board has posted the proposed amendment at the Records Department and scheduled a public hearing for October 17, 2018 at 1:00PM in Room 18-020 at One Parkway Building, 18th Floor, 1515 Arch Street. At the hearing, members of the public are invited to offer testimony on the proposed amendment.

  A copy of the proposed amendment is attached to this email. Notable proposed changes include:

  • Striking of the limits on aggregate PAC contributions in non-election years in light of decision not to enforce these limits due to U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McCutheon v. FEC, 572 U.S. 185, current Paragraph 1.5
  •  New guidance on date of acceptance of in-kind contributions, Paragraph 1.14(b)
  •  Guidance on disclosure of expenditures made via credit card, Paragraph 1.23(a)(iii)
  • Guidance on use of Payment Service Providers such as PayPal, Paragraph 1.25(c)

  If you have any questions about the proposed amendment or about the hearing scheduled for October 17, 2018, please contact us at 215-686-9450.
  
  Proposed Amendment