Sec. 16-24. Use of public contribution.

Except as provided in Section 16-27, a participating candidate may use the eligible contributions and the matching public contribution for a primary or general election only for expenses incurred for the election. A participating candidate must not pay in advance for goods and services to be used after certification with non-qualifying contributions received before applying for certification unless the expenditure is permitted by Executive regulation adopted under Section 16-21.

A complaint alleging an impermissible receipt or use of funds by a participating candidate must be filed with the Board.

A participating candidate must provide the Board with reasonable access to the financial records of the candidate’s publicly funded campaign account, upon request.