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List of Candidates for Statewide Elective Office

Proposition 34, approved by voters in November 2000, established voluntary spending limits for candidates running for statewide office. Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Board of Equalization who choose to keep their campaign expenses under specified dollar amounts may purchase space in this guide for a 250-word candidate statement.

The expenditure limit for candidates running for Governor in the June 8, 2010, Statewide Direct Primary Election is $7,768,000. The expenditure limit for candidates running for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, lnsurance Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction in the June 8, 2010, Statewide Direct Primary Election is $5,178,000. The expenditure limit for candidates running for the Board of Equalization in the June 8, 2010, Statewide Direct Primary Election is $1,295,000.

The following list of candidates for statewide elective office is current through March 18, 2010. For a current list of candidates go to, www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_cand.htm. An asterisk (*) designates candidates who have accepted the Proposition 34 campaign spending limits.

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