§ 16-24. Use of public contribution.  


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  • (a) A participating candidate may only use the eligible contributions and the matching public contribution for a primary or general election for expenses incurred for the election. A participating candidate must not pay in advance for goods and services to be used after certification with non-qualifying contributions received before applying for certification unless the expenditure is permitted by Executive regulation adopted under Section 16-21 .
    (b) A complaint alleging an impermissible receipt or use of funds by a participating candidate must be filed with the Board.
    (c) A participating candidate must provide the Board with reasonable access to the financial records of the candidate’s publicly funded campaign account, upon request.
    (d) Within 30 days after the County Board certifies the results of the general election, a participating candidate must return to the Fund any unspent money in the candidate’s publicly funded campaign account. (, § 2.)