Candidates complying with voluntary expenditure limits are allowed to accept higher contribution amounts as provided by Proposition 208 and established in Government Code Sections 85301 and 85402.
Complying candidates are provided a statement in the ballot pamphlet sent to voters, and a designation on the ballot indicating the candidate has agreed to the expenditure limit.
Should a noncomplying candidate raise or spend seventy-five (75) percent of the expenditure limit, the voluntary expenditure limit triples for other candidates in the same race and complying candidates may receive unlimited contributions from a political party. (Ord. 9706 § 1 (part), 1997)