Source: http://nyccfb.com/law/advisory-opinions/1988-1-treatment-1998-expenditures-under-1989-election-expenditure-limit-rules/
Timestamp: 2018-11-17 12:51:21
Document Index: 736726095

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1988-1: Treatment of 1998 Expenditures Under 1989 Election Expenditure Limit Rules | New York City Campaign Finance Board
An opinion has been requested whether 1988 expenditures for a 1989 election, covered by the limitation on expenditures for the year preceding the election year (New York City Administrative Code §3-706(2)), are also subject to the expenditure limitations set forth in New York City Administrative Code §3-706(1) (dollar limitations for primary and general elections in 1989).
or comptroller: $1,750,000
president of the city council or comptroller:$150,000
borough president:$100,000
member of the city council:$ 50,000
(Emphasis added). As the emphasized language makes clear, these two expenditure limitations are mutually exclusive.
It is therefore the opinion of the Board that a 1988 expenditure for a 1989 election would be subject to the §3-706(2) limitation and not to the §3-706(1) limitation 1. Likewise, a 1989 expenditure for a 1989 election would not be subject to the §3-706(2) limitation, although it would be subject to the §3-706(1) limitation. A separate issue — determining whether a particular expenditure is a 1988 or 1989 expenditure — is a question of fact beyond the scope of this opinion.
1Administrative Code §3-706(1) (c) provides:
Expenditures by eligible candidates in a primary election made prior to or on the date of such primary election shall be deemed to have been made for such primary election.
It is the view of the Board that this provision concerns the distinction between expenditures for a primary and a general election, rather than the distinction between the §3-706(1) and §3-706(2) limitations.