42. If there are limits on the amount a candidate can spend, what is the limit?

Israel

Israel

Answer
Not applicable
Source

"a) A candidate shall not receive contributions to finance his running in the primaries and shall not make expenses, at a total value exceeding the amounts detailed below, according to the number of eligible voters in those preliminary elections: (1) up to 50 [eligible voters] : For expenses - 5,690 NIS; (2) 51 to 9,999  - 5,690 NIS and 15 NIS for each voter over 50 voters; (3) 10,000 to 99,999 - 176,210 NIS and 2.75 NIS for each voter over 10,000 voters; (4) 100,000 and above - 460,420 NIS and another 2 NIS per voter over 100,000 voters; b) In the preliminary elections in which a candidate run for the post of chairman of the party... and less than 50,000 voters are eligible, the amount for the purposes of subsection (a) shall be two times the amounts specified therein; If the number of holders of the right to vote is at least 50,000, such amount shall be four times the amounts specified in subsection (a)."

Source: Article 28h, Parties Law, 1992.

"a) candidate in an "eligible primaries" shall not make expenses in a total value exceeding the amounts specified below, according to the number of eligible voters in those preliminary elections... to finance his running in the primaries: (1) Up to 50 [eligible voters]: With respect to donations - 0 NIS...; (2) 51 to 4,999 - 4,000 NIS and NIS 9 for each voter over 50 voters; (3) 5,000 to 9,999 - 50,000 NIS and another NIS 11 per voter over 5,000 voters;(4) 10,000 to 99,999 - 120,000 NIS 2 NIS per voter over 10,000 voters; (5) 100,000 and above - 320,000 NIS."

Source: Article 28(32), Parties Law, 1992.

Comment

A candidate can spend according to a ceiling that is formed by a mechanism that is defined by the number of voters that participated in the primaries and the position the candidate is after, with different ceilings for "eligible primaries" and other primaries.

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