§11-209 - Campaign expenditures; limits as to amounts.
§11-209 Campaign expenditures; limits as to amounts. (a) From January 1 of the year of any primary, special, or general election, the total expenditures for each election for candidates who voluntarily agree to limit their campaign expenditures, inclusive of all expenditures made or authorized by the candidate alone and all campaign treasurers and committees in the candidate's behalf, shall not exceed the following amounts expressed respectively multiplied by the number of voters in the last preceding general election registered to vote in each respective voting district:
(1) For the office of governor--$2.50;
(2) For the office of lieutenant governor--$1.40;
(3) For the office of mayor--$2.00;
(4) For the offices of state senator, state representative, and county council member--$1.40; and
(5) For the offices of the board of education and all other offices--20 cents.
(b) A candidate or committee who has voluntarily agreed to the expenditure limits in this section and who exceeds their respective expenditure limits shall pay the full filing fee and shall notify all opponents, the chief election officer, and the commission by telephone and in writing the day the expenditure limits are exceeded. All contributors shall be notified within thirty days of exceeding the expenditure limits. Notification to contributors shall include an announcement that tax deductions based on their contributions are no longer available. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 232, §3 and c 246, §1(h); am L 1982, c 125, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 369, §1(9); am L Sp 1995, c 10, §2(13); am L 1999, c 64, §4; am L 2005, c 203, §13]