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VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE LIMIT <br />[Sample Ordinance Language] <br />Voluntary Expenditure Limitation. <br />A. The voluntary expenditure limit for candidates for the office of council member or <br />mayor, cumulated with the expenditures of such candidates' controlled <br />committees, shall be One Dollar ($1.00) for each registered voter within the city, <br />based on the number of registered voters in the city last reported by the county <br />elections official to the Secretary of State One Hundred and Thirty (130) days <br />prior to the election in which the offices of mayor and/or council member are on <br />the ballot. <br />B. The voluntary expenditure limit for candidates for the office of council member or <br />mayor, cumulated with the expenditures of such candidates' controlled <br />committees, shall apply to the period beginning when a candidate may first be <br />nominated for office, as provided by Elections Code section 10220 <br />C. Each candidate for the office of council member or mayor may voluntarily pledge <br />to adhere to the expenditure limitation set forth in this section within five (5) <br />business days of filing with the City Clerk that candidate's nomination papers for <br />office. Such voluntary pledge shall be made on a form provided by the City Clerk <br />and the original filed with the City Clerk. <br />Verification of Compliance. <br />Each candidate and candidate's controlled committee which had taken the voluntary <br />expenditure limitation pledge set forth in Section 1.22.050 shall execute a verification, in <br />a form provided by the City Clerk, stating that such candidate or candidate's committee <br />did not make any cumulative expenditure in excess of the amount established by <br />Section 1.22.050.6 in the election period. Such verification shall be filed with the City <br />Clerk along with each campaign statement required by Section 1.20.030 of this code. <br />X:\LS\campaign finance\Sample exp limit.doc <br />