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Hawaii Regulations § 3-160-64 Voluntary campaign expenditure limitation affidavit

⤴ Up to Subchapter 4: Partial Public Financing of Campaigns

Regulation Text

(a) A candidate who agrees to comply with the voluntary expenditure limit shall file the "Affidavit to Voluntarily Agree with Campaign Expenditure Limits" with the commission no later than the deadline for filing of nomination papers, stating that the candidate shall not exceed the voluntary expenditure limit.
(b) The benefits of filing the "Affidavit to Voluntarily Agree with Campaign Expenditure Limits" include:
(1) Reduced filing fee with Office of Elections; and
(2) Fulfills one requirement to be eligible for public funding.
(c) The commission shall keep copies of all affidavits.
(d) Any candidate who files the affidavit agreeing to limit expenditures and who exceeds the voluntary expenditure limits for that election shall:
(1) Notify all opponents, the office of elections, and the commission by telephone and in writing on the day that the expenditure limit is exceeded, except when such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday designated in section 8-1 , Hawaii Revised Statutes, then notifications shall be on the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday;
(2) Return all public funds to the commission within fourteen days of the day that the expenditure limit is exceeded, except when such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday then return of all public funds to the commission shall be on the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday; and
(3) Pay the balance of the full filing fee to the chief election officer, or for candidates for county offices, the county clerk.; and
(4) Provide reasonable notice to all contributors within thirty days of exceeding the limit that the voluntary expenditure limit was exceeded.

History

[Eff MAY 29 2010] (Auth: HRS §§ 11-193, 11-216, 11-225) (Imp: HRS §§ 11-208, 11-209, 11-212, 11-213, 11-225, 11-226 , 11-227, 11-228, 11-229)

[ Am and Comp 12/1/2016 ] (Auth: HRS § 11-314 (8) ) (Imp: HRS §§ 11-423 , 11-426 )

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