Electoral campaign expenses

(1) An electoral campaign expense of a candidate is an expense reasonably incurred as an incidence of the election, including

(a) an election expense;

(a.1) a litigation expense;

(a.2) travel and living expenses;

(a.3) an accessibility expense;

(b) a personal expense; and

(c) any fees of an auditor appointed under subsection 477.1(2) that have not been reimbursed by the Receiver General.

Exclusions — administrative monetary penalties, etc.

(2) For greater certainty, none of the following is an electoral campaign expense:

(a) the amount of any administrative monetary penalty imposed under Part 19;

(b) any amount that is required to be paid under a compliance agreement entered into under Part 19 solely as a result of that compliance agreement; and

(c) any amount that is required to be paid under an undertaking provided under Part 19 solely as a result of that undertaking.

2000, c. 9, s. 375; 2003, c. 19, s. 9; 2014, c. 12, s. 86; 2018, c. 31, s. 244.