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

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Answer
Depends on office contested.
Source

Articulo 204 .- Tope en el gasto de campaña electoral. Ley Orgánica de Régimen Electoral No. 15-19 del 18 de febrero de 2019. G. O. No. 10933 del 20 de febrero de 2019.

Comment

Spending limits of campaign expenses per political party will be of 1.75 per registered voter in the electoral register. Candidates will have the following campaign spending caps:

1) Presidential elections: RD $ 122.50 Dominican pesos (USD $ 2.3) per voter registered in the National Electoral Registry.

2) Elections to Congress: RD $ 105 per voter at the provincial level or constituency.

3) Elections of mayors and councilors: RD $ 87.50 and RD $ 43.75 respectively for voters at the corresponding level

4) Municipal elections with less than five thousand registered voters will be RD $ 150.00 Dominican pesos

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