§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]