By Rachel Leingang and Lauren Marshall | Arizona Capitol Times
The City of Tempe will have its own, lower campaign contribution limits in place for its 2018 elections now that the governor signed off on the changes after considering them for more than a year.
Tempe voters approved lower campaign contribution limits for city elections in March 2016, but Gov. Doug Ducey only approved the new limits, which amended the city’s charter, on May 10.
Tempe’s Proposition 485 asked voters in March 2016 to amend the city’s charter to set campaign contributions at $500 per individual and $1,000 for political action committees and political parties. Prop 485 also sets a $10,000 limit on total contributions from political parties in an election cycle, as well as a $10,000 total limit from PACs or multicandidate PACs.
