2009 Officeholder Expenses

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The “Officeholder Expense Account”  permits current statewide and legislative officeholders to raise and spend money to pay for officeholder related expenses.  Officeholder Account funds may not be used for campaign purposes.

 All funds must be raised from individuals and may not exceed $70 per individual contribution.  In addition, the following chart lists the limits that may be raised for each office:

 

 

2009-10 OFFICEHOLDER EXPENSE ACCOUNT LIMITS

Governor

$102,500

Secretary of State

$91,656

Attorney General

$91,656

Treasurer

$45,822

Superintendent of Public Instruction

$45,822

Corporation Commission

$45,822

Mine Inspector

$22,920

Legislature

$7,160

 

Failure to register an Officeholder Expense Account with the Secretary of State may cause participating candidates to inadvertently exceed their early contribution limits for the next election cycle and may cause traditional candidates to trigger matching funds for future opponents.  As a reminder the Officeholder Expense Account provision will sunset on April 30, 2010.