SEARCH SCCgov

HOME | A-Z SERVICES | CONTACTS | FAQs | SUGGESTIONS | SITE MAP | ABOUT US   AGENCIES & DEPTS

County Connection |Handling Emergencies |Living and Working |Health and Human Care |Doing Business |Law and Justice

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

Previous heading / Next heading / Table of Contents

__________

Sec. A35-3. Voluntary expenditure ceiling.

(a) The County of Santa Clara hereby establishes voluntary expenditure ceilings for candidates for the office of Board of Supervisors, and for the controlled committees of candidates for the Board of Supervisors in the amount of $250,000.00 total contributions per election for such office.

The County of Santa Clara hereby establishes voluntary expenditure ceilings for candidates for the office of District Attorney, County Sheriff, and County Assessor, and for the controlled committees of such candidates in the amount of $500,000.00 total contributions per election for such office.

(b) Each candidate for the Board of Supervisors, District Attorney, County Sheriff and County Assessor shall file with the Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara a written statement of acceptance or rejection of the voluntary expenditure ceilings before accepting any contributions. Candidates who accept the expenditure ceiling set forth in this section shall not be subject to the contribution limitation set forth in Section A35-2(a) of $250.00, but rather will be subject to the contribution limits set forth in Section A35-2(b) of $500.00.

(c) If a candidate for the Board of Supervisors, District Attorney, County Sheriff or County Assessor declines to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling set forth in Section A35-3(a) the candidate shall be subject to the contribution limits set forth in Section A35-2(a) of $250.00.

(d) Any candidate for the Board of Supervisors, District Attorney, County Sheriff, or County Assessor who declined to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling set forth in Section A35-3(a), but who nevertheless did not exceed the recommended spending limits in the primary, special primary, or special election, may file a statement of acceptance of the spending limits for a general or special runoff election within 14 days following the primary, special primary, or special election and receive all the benefits accompanying such an agreement specified in this chapter.

(Ord. No. NS-19.32, 10-7-97; Ord. No. NS-19.34, § 1, 8-7-01)

__________

County Policy | Privacy Policy | Accessibility | Site Map | Contact Webmaster | Site Help All Content Copyright ©2007, the County of Santa Clara, CA