455. During the election period, no person other than the official agent of an authorized party or independent candidate or, for any amount up to the amount fixed by the official agent of the party pursuant to section 385, the deputy of the official agent, may incur or authorize election expenses, subject to section 456.
All election expenses incurred or authorized by a deputy, up to the fixed amount, are deemed to have been incurred or authorized by the official agent.
Within 60 days after polling day, every deputy shall furnish to the official agent a detailed account of the election expenses he has incurred or authorized accompanied with the invoices, receipts and other vouchers.
The official representative or his delegate may incur or authorize an election expense contemplated in section 452. Any such expense is deemed to have been incurred or authorized by the official agent.