Aggregate and individual contribution limits of exploratory committees.

Exploratory committees shall not receive aggregate contributions in excess of: $200,000 for a Mayoral exploratory committee; $150,000 for an Attorney General exploratory committee; $150,000 for a Chairman of the Council exploratory committee; $100,000 for an at-large member of the Council exploratory committee; $50,000 for a Ward Councilmember or President of the State Board of Education exploratory committee; and $20,000 for a member of the State Board of Education exploratory committee. No person, including a business contributor, may make contributions in excess of: $2,000 for a Mayoral exploratory committee; $1,500 for an Attorney General exploratory committee; $1,500 for a Chairman of the Council exploratory committee; $1,000 for an at-large member of the Council exploratory committee; $500 for a Ward Councilmember or President of the State Board of Education exploratory committee; and $200 for a member of the State Board of Education exploratory committee. A certification dated February 4, 2015, that the fiscal effect of the Campaign Finance Reform and Transparency Amendment Act of 2013, D.C. Law 20-79, has been included in an approved budget and financial plan was published in the D.C. Register on March 13, 2015 (62 DCR 2988). Applicability of D.C. Law 20-79: Section 3 of D.C. Law 20-79 provided that the act shall apply upon the latest of: (1) The inclusion of the fiscal effect of the act in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register; or (2) January 31, 2015. Applicability of D.C. Law 20-60: Section 401(b) of 20-60 provided that § 302 of the act shall apply as of December 13, 2013.