Campaign Finance - Status of Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling VECs in November 3, 2015 Election

Under S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code 1.128, a candidate who wishes to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling must file Form SFEC-128 no later than the deadline for filing nomination papers. In a race where at least one candidate has accepted the VEC, all candidates running for office in the same race must file Form SFEC 134(b) within 24 hours of receiving contributions, making expenditures, or having funds that exceed 100 percent of the applicable VEC.

根据《S.F.活动与政府行为准则》1.128条款，任何希望接受自愿支出上限的候选人必须在提交提名文件截止日期前，提交SFEC-128表格。在至少有一名候选人接受自愿支出上限的比赛中，所有在同一比赛中竞选职位的候选人必须在收到捐款、进行支出或资金超过适用自愿支出上限的100%后的24小时内提交SFEC 134(b)表格。