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The goal 0j' the matching inotiev is to give participating Calld dates a way to continue to get their message out, when being outspent by non-participating candidates. Receiving this azjj rmation once a week should he f requent enough for most of the campaign. Then during the lust 3 weeks, participating candidates would need this information (and the matching .fouls) more quickly. The reports are based on contributions instead of expenditures, because once the candidate has the fiWids they have the option of spending them whenever they! wish. Political Parties Contributions Political party units are prohibited from accepting contributions of more than $5,000 in aggregate contributions from an individual or association. The goal here is to allm par-ties to continue to raise enough to be parties -- recruit and train catulithites, do education oti iss'ttes, get people involved. get their candidates elected and get out the vote -- but also to limit the amount oj'i?z f 7tfetice any particular person or entity can ha i-e on a political party. Political parties may participate the Political Contribution Refund program as long as they agree not to make any independent expenditures. As an e&rt to help parties retise Rinds in small contributions, they will continue to be able to use the $50 Political Contribution Refund program. Since there are activities we would like parties to refrain from that we cannot otherwise prohibit, we have made them conditions of participating in the program. We want parties to stop doing independent expenditures, and instead to itvrk closely ivith their c mididates to get them elected; it's hard for some to believe that parties can work closely it-ith the candidates and also do expenditures that are not coordinated at the same time. Expenditures All units of a political party are allowed to spend, in aggregate, up to 25% of the candidate's spending limit in coordination with a participating candidate. This spending limit applies to single- candidate and multi-candidate expenditures. Office Public Subsidy Maximum Party Contribution Total Spending Limit M Governor $1,520. $380)000 $1 V)4"4)" (2) AG,SoS, SA $300,000 $751000 $375,000 (3) Senate $37.000 $91250 $461250 (4) Douse $18.500 S4.625 $23,125 We tt,cuit political parties to ii,o k on getting candidates elected: thus in almost all cases we ally}tit,parties to spend iwiieN in coordination ttfith c•aiididates. Because multi-candidate everrditures sometitties act as a loophole in current laity, but are also good for party building, tjrey are allowed, but there are limits on what can be spent. We set the limit at 25% oj' the candidate 's spending limit, because this number would allow parties to play a substantial role in candidates campaigns, but would not drown out the voice of independent or .sinall-pam candidates. Political parties may not contribute more than 10 times the contribution limit for individuals to non- participating candidates. (current law)