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The essential point
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IEBC’s formula summary presents average campaign costs derived from consultation and experience in other jurisdictions, a proposed method for setting election spending limits, and proposed limits for presidential campaigns and political parties.
Evidence: Scope of the formula summary, printed p. 1; retained PDF physical p. 1 (OCR)
Why it matters
It makes IEBC’s rationale visible: the recommended model includes costs that do not necessarily depend on population or land area.
Evidence: Recommendation, printed p. 3; retained PDF physical p. 3 (OCR)
Open the key points and evidence
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Population and land area were weighted at 60 and 40 percent respectively.
Population and land weights, printed p. 1; retained PDF physical p. 1 (OCR) -
IEBC recommended Model 4 because it includes minimum costs that do not depend on population or land area.
Recommendation, printed p. 3; retained PDF physical p. 3 (OCR) -
The presidential ceiling was KSh 4,435,565,094 and used Model 3 because IEBC did not have average presidential-level costs.
Presidential spending limit, printed p. 4; retained PDF physical p. 5 (OCR) -
The party calculation assumed every party would field candidates at every electoral level.
Political-party assumption, printed p. 4; retained PDF physical p. 5 (OCR) -
The summary gave a total political-party spending limit of KSh 17,712,306,733.88.
Total political-party limit, printed p. 4; retained PDF physical p. 5 (OCR)
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