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"ARTICLE 2. VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE LIMITS <br /> Section 1 -11 -200: VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE LIMITS FOR <br /> CAMPAIGNS FOR CITY ELECTIVE OFFICES. <br /> (a) Pursuant to Govemment Code Section 85400(c), a voluntary <br /> expenditure limit is hereby established for each election to City elective office in an <br /> amount equal to one dollar ($1.00) per resident. As used in this Section, the term <br /> "City elective office" shall mean the offices of Member of the City Council and <br /> Mayor. <br /> (b) Prior to accepting any contribution for a campaign, each candidate for <br /> City elective office shall file with the Fair Political Practices Commission a statement <br /> of acceptance or rejection of the voluntary expenditure limit established herein with <br /> regard to that campaign. Each candidate shall send a copy of the statement to the <br /> City Clerk and to each candidate running for the same office. <br /> (c) No candidate for City elective office who accepts the voluntary <br /> expenditure limit established herein and no controlled campaign committee of such a <br /> candidate shall make campaign expenditures cumulatively in excess of the voluntary <br /> expenditure limit established herein. <br /> (d) Each candidate for City elective office who rejects the voluntary <br /> expenditure limit established herein shall be subject to the contribution limit set forth <br /> in Government Code Section 85301, as that section may be amended from time to <br /> time. <br /> (e) Each candidate for City elective office who accepts the voluntary <br /> expenditure limit established herein shall be subject to the contribution limit set forth <br /> in Government Code Section 85402, and not the contribution limit set forth in <br /> Government Code Section 85301, as either section may be amended from time to <br /> time. <br /> (f) Except as provided herein, the provisions of the California Political <br /> Reform Acts of 1974 and 1996, Government Code Sections 81000 et <br /> seq.(collectively "the Acts "), and applicable regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as <br /> the same may be amended from time to time, shall govern the interpretation and <br /> application of this Section. <br /> (g) The penalties and remedies for violations of this Section shall be those <br /> 2 <br />