A.
No
candidate who files a statement of acceptance of financing from the
Campaign Reform Fund, and whose statement is not rescinded pursuant
to Section 2.115.500, shall make campaign expenditures in excess of
the following amounts:
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987; SCC 1642 § 6,
2019)
In the event campaign expenditures are made but the goods or
services are not used during an election period in which they were
purchased, the campaign expenditures shall be considered campaign
expenditures for the election period when they are used. Campaign
expenditures for goods or services used in more than one election
period shall be prorated based on the number of days in each period
that they were used.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987)
A.
If
a candidate who has filed a statement of rejection makes campaign
expenditures in excess of the expenditure limitations set forth in
Section 2.115.400, such expenditure limitations shall cease to be
applicable to all other candidates but only upon the occurrence of
one of the following:
1.
Receipt of notice by a candidate transmitted pursuant to Section
2.115.430 notifying the candidate that an opponent who has filed a
statement of rejection has exceeded the expenditure limitations set
forth in Section 2.115.400;
2.
Receipt of a judicial ruling to the effect that a candidate is free
of the expenditure limitations set forth in Section 2.115.400 since
a candidate who has filed a statement of rejection has exceeded such
limitations; or
3.
If any State or County campaign statement filed by the candidate
discloses on its face that the candidate has exceeded such limitations.
B.
It
is the intent of this section to prohibit candidates from unilaterally
determining that an opponent has exceeded otherwise applicable expenditure
limitations and then proceeding themselves to violate such expenditure
limitations. A candidate who files a statement of acceptance may only
exceed the expenditure limitations set forth in Section 2.115.400
if he or she receives notification pursuant to Section 2.115.430,
receives judicial authorization to exceed such limitations, or a State
or County campaign statement discloses such over-expenditure on its
face. It is the further intent of this section not to impose a duty
on the Registrar of Voters or any other County official to make a
determination during an election of whether or not a candidate has
exceeded the expenditure limitations set forth in Section 2.115.400
for purposes of relieving other candidates of otherwise applicable
expenditure limitations. It is the further intent of this section
not to authorize candidates who are eligible for funding from the
Campaign Reform Fund to exceed otherwise applicable expenditure limitations
if another candidate bound by such expenditure limitations exceeds
the expenditure limitations set forth in Section 2.115.400.
C.
Any
candidate who obtains a judicial ruling that he or she is free of
the expenditure limitations set forth in Section 2.115.400 shall file
an endorsed copy of such ruling with the Registrar of Voters within
24 hours of its issuance by the court.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987; SCC 1642 § 7,
2019)
Any candidate who exceeds the expenditure limitations set forth
in Section 2.115.400 shall notify all opposing candidates and the
Registrar of Voters of such overexpenditure by mailgram, telegram,
guaranteed overnight mail through the United States Postal Service
or equivalent private delivery service, or personal delivery within
24 hours of such overexpenditure.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987)
The expenditure limitations set forth in this article apply
only to campaigns for County elective office, and not to campaigns
for other elective offices which a candidate for County elective office
has sought or may seek in the future. Any expenditure made by a committee
controlled by a candidate for County elective office shall be presumed
to be a campaign expenditure for County elective office unless the
candidate files a written statement with the Registrar of Voters declaring
that the expenditure was made in connection with a non-County elective
office which office shall be specifically identified in the written
statement.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987)
A.
Independent
expenditures shall not be made by any person or organization in support
of or in opposition to a candidate for County elective office if that
expenditure is made at the behest of, or with the consent of, or with
the encouragement of, any candidate.
B.
Any
person or organization who makes independent expenditures of more
than $5,000 in support of or opposition to any candidate for County
elective office shall notify the Registrar of Voters and all other
candidates of such expenditure or expenditures by mailgram, telegram,
guaranteed overnight mail through the United States Postal Service
or equivalent private delivery service, or personal delivery within
24 hours. Such notification shall be made each time this threshold
of $5,000 is met.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987; SCC 1642 § 8,
2019)
A.
Extensions
of credit to a candidate for a period of more than 60 days, or for
an amount in excess of $250, are prohibited.
B.
Extensions
of credit to a candidate shall be considered campaign expenditures
for purposes of this article as of the time the extension of credit
is granted.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987; SCC 1642 § 8,
2019)
Contingency fee arrangements based on the outcome of an election
between candidates and individuals retained to provide goods or services
during the course of a campaign shall be limited to $250. Contingency
fee arrangements of more than $250 are prohibited.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987)
