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No candidate who files a statement of acceptance of financing from the Campaign Reform Fund, and whose statement is not rescinded pursuant to Section 2.115.500, shall make campaign expenditures in excess of the following amounts:
1. 
$75,000 in a primary or special election period; and
2. 
$75,000 in a general or special runoff election period.
B. 
Although only candidates who have filed a statement of acceptance of financing are subject to the expenditure limitations set forth in subsection A, it is the intent of this section that such expenditure limitations apply to all candidates for the following purposes:
1. 
For purposes of determining when otherwise applicable expenditure limitations no longer apply to candidates who have filed a statement of acceptance; and
2. 
For purposes of determining when a candidate must provide the notification required by Section 2.115.430.
(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)