(a) County Candidates. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall make, and no county candidate or treasurer of any controlled committee of any county candidate shall solicit or accept, any contributions which would cause the total amount contributed by such person to such candidate or to his or her controlled committee, to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) during any election cycle for any county office. No contributions shall be accepted by any candidate before the beginning of the election cycle related to the election for which the person is a candidate. Contributions accepted for campaign expenses and for officeholder expenses shall be aggregated for purposes of the limitation set forth in this section. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)

(b) Elective County Officers With Outstanding Debt From Prior Election. No person shall make, and no elective county officer, or treasurer of any controlled committee of any elective county officer, shall solicit or accept, any contributions for the purpose of retiring outstanding debt from a prior county election which would cause the total amount contributed by such person to such elective county officer or to his or her controlled committee, to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for the election in which the outstanding debt was incurred, regardless of when the contribution(s) is made or received. This restriction shall not apply to indebted former candidates who are not elective county officers. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)

(c) Recall Elections. The contribution limitations set forth in Section 2-303(a) shall also apply to any committee which collects contributions for the purpose of making expenditures in support of or opposition to the recall of an elective county officer, and to contributions received by such elective county officer, during a recall election cycle as defined in Section 2181-6 of this chapter. (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)

(d) Candidate’s Personal Funds. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a county candidate’s contribution of his or her personal funds to his or her own controlled committee. Contributions by the spouse of a county candidate from such spouse’s separate property shall be subject to the contribution limitations set forth in Section 2181-4(a). (Ord. 2520, § 1, 10/14/2014)