§ 530-2.705. Independent expenditures against candidate or on behalf of candidate's opponent.

(a)

For an election cycle, when the total cumulative expenditures of the committee or committees making independent expenditures opposing the candidate or supporting that candidate's opponent(s) equal seventy-five thousand dollars or more, the individual campaign contribution limit applicable to that candidate shall be increased to five thousand dollars and the aggregate amount that candidate can accept in contributions from all broad based political committees shall be increased to twice the amount in Section 530-2.704 of this article. To be eligible for the increases in contribution limits, the candidate must have received disclosures pursuant to subsection (c) of this section that show cumulative independent expenditures equal to seventy-five thousand dollars or more by the committee or committees in opposition to the candidate or in support of the candidate's opponent(s).

(b)

For an election cycle, when the total cumulative expenditures of the committee or committees making independent expenditures opposing the candidate or supporting that candidate's opponent(s) equal seventy-five thousand dollars or more, the limit on the amount the candidate can lend to his or her campaign shall be increased to an aggregate amount of fifty thousand dollars and the candidate shall be entitled to receive repayment of personal loans in the aggregate amount of fifty thousand dollars. To be eligible for the increases in the limits on personal loans and repayment of those loans, the candidate must have received disclosures pursuant to subsection (c) of this section that show cumulative independent expenditures equal to seventy-five thousand dollars or more by the independent expenditure committee or committees in opposition to the candidate or in support of the candidate's opponent(s).

(c)

Any committee that makes independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to any candidate for supervisorial office shall notify the county clerk-election division and all opponents running for the same seat, within twenty-four hours whenever the committee has made cumulative expenditures of five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars, fifteen thousand dollars and so on in multiples of five thousand. A committee that makes independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to any candidate for supervisorial office shall also notify the county clerk-election division, the district attorney, and all opponents running for the same seat, within twenty-four hours whenever the committee has made cumulative expenditures equal to seventy-five thousand dollars.

(Ord. 2005-22 § 5).