R 168.373 Expenditures not included in limitation in section 67(1) of the act, MCL 169.267.

Rule 23. Expenditures made with moneys other than those received from the state campaign fund which must not be included for purposes of determining whether the limit 10 described in section 67(1) of the act, MCL 169.267, has been exceeded include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Expenditures necessitated by security requirements established by the director of the department of state police. (b) Legal and accounting expenditures incurred by a committee solely for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the act by that committee. (c) Expenditures incurred in response to a written complaint filed pursuant to the act or these rules or in response to a notice of error or omission initiated by the secretary of state. (d) Post-election winding down expenditures after the gubernatorial primary for candidate committees not participating in the general election and after the general election for candidate committees participating in the general election, including expenditures for either of the following activities: (i) Record storage required by section 22 of the act, MCL 169.222. (ii) Communications with contributors or other persons that assisted in the campaign, thanking them for the assistance, if the communications occur not more than 60 days after the election. (e) Late filing fees as assessed under the act.