§11-207  Other contributions and
expenditures.  (a)  Expenditures or disbursements for electioneering
communications as defined in section 11-207.6, or any other coordinated
activity made by any person or political party for the benefit of a candidate
in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion
of, a candidate, a candidate's committee, or their agents, shall be considered
to be a contribution to the candidate and expenditure by the candidate.



The financing by any person or political party
of the dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of
any broadcast or any written or other campaign materials prepared by the
candidate, the candidate's committee, or agents shall be considered to be a
contribution to the candidate.



This subsection shall not apply to candidates
for governor or lieutenant governor supporting a co-candidate in the general
election.



(b)  "Coordinated activity" means:



(1)  The payment by any person in cooperation,
consultation, or concert with, at the request of, or pursuant to, any general
or particular understanding with a candidate, candidate committee, the
political party of a candidate, or an agent of a candidate, committee, or the
political party of a candidate;



(2)  The payment by any person for the production,
dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of any
broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form of campaign material prepared
by a candidate, committee, or an agent of a candidate or committee; or



(3)  Any payment by any person or contract for any
electioneering communication, as defined in section 11-207.6, where the payment
is coordinated with a candidate, candidate committee, the political party of
the candidate, or an agent of a candidate, committee, or the political party of
a candidate.



(c)  No expenditure for a candidate shall be
made or incurred by any committee controlled by a candidate without specific
written authorization of the candidate or the candidate's authorized
representative.  Every expenditure so authorized and made or incurred shall be
attributed to the candidate with whom the committee is directly associated for
the purpose of imposing the expenditure limitations set forth in section
11-209.



(d)  For the purposes of this subpart, an
expenditure shall be deemed to be made or incurred when the services are
rendered or the product is delivered.  Services rendered or products delivered
for use during a reporting period covered by this subpart shall be deemed
delivered or rendered during the period or periods of use; provided that these
expenditures shall be reasonably allocated between periods in accordance with
the time the services or products are actually used. [L 1979, c 224, pt of §2;
am L 1980, c 232, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 31, §2; am L 1999, c 140, §2;
am L 2005, c 203, §11]