Section 3-713. Reports

* 1.  The campaign finance board shall review and
  evaluate the effect  of  this  chapter  upon  the  conduct  of  election
  campaigns  in  the  city  and shall submit a report to the mayor and the
  city council on or before September first, nineteen hundred ninety,  and
  every  fourth year thereafter, and at any other time upon the request of
  the mayor or the city council and at such other times as the board deems
  appropriate, containing:
    (a) the number and names of candidates qualifying for and choosing  to
  receive public funds pursuant to this chapter, and of candidates failing
  to  qualify  or  otherwise  not  choosing to receive such funds, in each
  election during the four preceding calendar years;
    (b) the amount of public funds provided to the principal committee  of
  each  candidate  pursuant to this chapter and the contributions received
  and expenditures made by each such candidate and the principal committee
  of such candidate, in each election during the four  preceding  calendar
  years;
    (c) the number and names of candidates filing a certification pursuant
  to  section  3-718  of  this  chapter  in  each election during the four
  preceding calendar years, together with the expenditures  made  by  each
  such  candidate  and  the  principal committee of such candidate in each
  such election;
    (d) recommendations as to  whether  the  provisions  of  this  chapter
  governing  maximum  contribution amounts, thresholds for eligibility and
  expenditure limitations should be amended and setting forth  the  amount
  of, and reasons for, any amendments it recommends;
    (e)  analysis  of  the  effect of this chapter on political campaigns,
  including its effect on the sources and amounts  of  private  financing,
  the  level  of campaign expenditures, voter participation, the number of
  candidates and the  candidate's  ability  to  campaign  effectively  for
  public office;
    (f)  a  review of the procedures utilized in providing public funds to
  candidates; and
    (g) such recommendations for changes  in  this  chapter  as  it  deems
  appropriate.
    * NB  Separately amended LL58/2004; cannot be put together with LL59 &
  60/2004 amendments
    * 1. The campaign finance board shall review and evaluate  the  effect
  of  this  chapter upon the conduct of election campaigns in the city and
  shall submit a report to the mayor and the city  council  on  or  before
  September   first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety,  and  every  fourth  year
  thereafter, and at any other time upon the request of the mayor  or  the
  city  council  and  at  such other times as the board deems appropriate,
  containing:
    (a) the number and names of candidates qualifying for and choosing  to
  receive public funds pursuant to this chapter, and of candidates failing
  to  qualify  or  otherwise  not  choosing to receive such funds, in each
  election during the four preceding calendar years;
    (b) the amount of public funds provided to the principal committee  of
  each  candidate  pursuant to this chapter and the contributions received
  and expenditures made by each such candidate and the principal committee
  of such candidate, in each election during the four  preceding  calendar
  years;
    (c) the number and names of candidates filing a certification pursuant
  to  section  3-718  of  this  chapter  in  each election during the four
  preceding calendar years, together with the expenditures  made  by  each
  such  candidate  and  the  principal committee of such candidate in each
  such election;

    (d) the number and  names  of  non-participating  candidates  in  each
  election  during  the  four  preceding calendar years, together with the
  expenditures made by each such candidate and the  authorized  committees
  of such candidate in each such election;
    (e)  recommendations  as  to  whether  the  provisions of this chapter
  governing maximum contribution amounts, thresholds for  eligibility  and
  expenditure  limitations  should be amended and setting forth the amount
  of, and reasons for, any amendments it recommends;
    (f) analysis of the effect of this  chapter  on  political  campaigns,
  including  its  effect  on the sources and amounts of private financing,
  the level of campaign expenditures, voter participation, the  number  of
  candidates  and  the  candidates'  ability  to  campaign effectively for
  public office;
    (g) a review of the procedures utilized in providing public  funds  to
  candidates; and
    (h)  such  recommendations  for  changes  in  this chapter as it deems
  appropriate.
    * NB Separately amended LL59&60/2004; cannot be  put  together  with
  LL58/2004 amendment
    2.  For  the report submitted in the year nineteen hundred ninety, the
  board also  shall  review  any  contributions  made  to  candidates  and
  authorized  committees prior to the effective date of this chapter which
  exceed the amount of the maximum  contribution  applicable  pursuant  to
  paragraph  (f)  of  subdivision  one  of  section 3-703 and report as to
  whether such contributions were returned, expended or otherwise used and
  the purposes of such expenditures or other uses.