Candidate Statements to Abide by Expenditure Limits

(1) Statement Agreeing to Statutory Expenditure Limit. On or before the last day for filing nomination papers with the state secretary pursuant to M.G.L. c. 53, every candidate for statewide elective office shall file, with the director, a statement on a form prepared by the director stating that the candidate does or does not agree to abide by the statutory expenditure limit for the primary election campaign and the general election campaign. (2) Statement Establishing Self-imposed Expenditure Limit. On or before the last day for filing withdrawals of nominations for the state primary and on or before the last day for filing withdrawals of nominations made at the state primary, every non-participating candidate or candidate team opposed in the primary election or the general election as the case may be by a participating candidate or candidate team shall file with the director a statement establishing a self-imposed expenditure limit. Director's Review of Statements. The director shall review all statements submitted pursuant to 970 CMR 4.04(1) and (2). (a) Statements filed, pursuant to 970 CMR 4.04(1), by a candidate enrolled in a party, shall be confidential until all such candidates for the same office have filed their Statement on Campaign Expenditure Limits (Form CPFA 20) or until the first business day after such statements are due, whichever date is earlier. Such statements filed by a candidate not enrolled in a party shall be confidential until all such candidates for the same office have filed their statements or until the first business day after such statements are due from such candidates, whichever date is earlier. (b) All statements filed under 970 CMR 4.04(2) shall be confidential until all candidates for the same office who are required to file Statements of Maximum Expenditures (Form CPFA 21, Form CPFA 22 or Form CPFA 22T) have filed such statements, or until the first business day after such statements are due, whichever date is earlier. (4) Exception to Campaign Expenditure Limit. A nonparticipating candidate or candidate team shall not be subject to a campaign expenditure limit if no other candidate seeking nomination or election to the same statewide elective office or offices is a participating candidate or candidate team. (5) Multiple Self-imposed Expenditure Limits. If the campaign expenditure limit is increased for a candidate or candidate team in accordance with M.G.L. c. 55C, § 1A(b) and (c), such limit shall be increased for all candidates or candidate teams seeking nomination or election to the same statewide elective office or offices to the highest self-imposed expenditure limit established by a candidate or candidate team for such office or offices.