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§  14-114.  Contribution  and  receipt  limitations.  1. The following  limitations apply to all contributions to candidates for election to any  public office or for nomination for any such office, or for election  to  any  party  positions,  and to all contributions to political committees  working directly or indirectly with any candidate to aid or  participate  in such candidate's nomination or election, other than any contributions  to any party committee or constituted committee:    a. In any election for a public office to be voted on by the voters of  the  entire  state, or for nomination to any such office, no contributor  may make a contribution to any candidate or political committee, and  no  candidate  or  political  committee may accept any contribution from any  contributor, which is in the aggregate amount greater than:  (i) in  the  case of any nomination to public office, the product of the total number  of  enrolled  voters  in  the  candidate's party in the state, excluding  voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.005, but such amount shall be  not less than four  thousand  dollars  nor  more  than  twelve  thousand  dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment  described in paragraph c of this subdivision, and (ii) in  the  case  of  any  election  to  a  public  office,  twenty-five  thousand  dollars as  increased or decreased by the cost of  living  adjustment  described  in  paragraph  c  of  this  subdivision;  provided however, that the maximum  amount which may be so contributed or accepted, in the  aggregate,  from  any  candidate's child, parent, grandparent, brother and sister, and the  spouse of any such  persons,  shall  not  exceed  in  the  case  of  any  nomination  to  public office an amount equivalent to the product of the  number of enrolled  voters  in  the  candidate's  party  in  the  state,  excluding  voters  in  inactive  status, multiplied by $.025, and in the  case of any election for a public office, an amount  equivalent  to  the  product of the number of registered voters in the state excluding voters  in inactive status, multiplied by $.025.    b.  In  any  other  election  for  party position or for election to a  public office or for nomination for any such office, no contributor  may  make  a  contribution  to  any  candidate  or political committee and no  candidate or political committee may accept any  contribution  from  any  contributor,  which  is in the aggregate amount greater than: (i) in the  case of any election for party position, or  for  nomination  to  public  office,  the  product  of  the  total  number  of enrolled voters in the  candidate's party in the district in which he is a candidate,  excluding  voters  in  inactive status, multiplied by $.05, and (ii) in the case of  any election for a public office, the product of  the  total  number  of  registered  voters in the district, excluding voters in inactive status,  multiplied by $.05, however in the case of a nomination within the  city  of  New  York  for  the office of mayor, public advocate or comptroller,  such amount shall be not less than four thousand dollars nor  more  than  twelve  thousand dollars as increased or decreased by the cost of living  adjustment described in paragraph c of this subdivision; in the case  of  an  election within the city of New York for the office of mayor, public  advocate or comptroller, twenty-five thousand dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment described in paragraph c of  this subdivision; in the case of a nomination for  state  senator,  four  thousand  dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the  cost of living  adjustment described in paragraph c of this subdivision; in the case  of  an election for state senator, six thousand two hundred fifty dollars as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment described in  paragraph c  of  this  subdivision;  in  the  case  of  an  election  or  nomination  for a member of the assembly, twenty-five hundred dollars as  increased or decreased by the cost of  living  adjustment  described  in  paragraph  c of this subdivision; but in no event shall any such maximumexceed fifty thousand dollars or be  less  than  one  thousand  dollars;  provided however, that the maximum amount which may be so contributed or  accepted,   in  the  aggregate,  from  any  candidate's  child,  parent,  grandparent,  brother  and  sister,  and the spouse of any such persons,  shall not exceed in the case of  any  election  for  party  position  or  nomination  for  public  office  an  amount  equivalent to the number of  enrolled voters in the candidate's party in the district in which he  is  a candidate, excluding voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.25 and  in  the  case  of any election to public office, an amount equivalent to  the number of registered voters in the  district,  excluding  voters  in  inactive  status,  multiplied  by $.25; or twelve hundred fifty dollars,  whichever is greater, or in the case of a nomination or  election  of  a  state  senator, twenty thousand dollars, whichever is greater, or in the  case of a nomination or election of a  member  of  the  assembly  twelve  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  whichever is greater, but in no event  shall any such maximum exceed one hundred thousand dollars.    c. At the beginning  of  each  fourth  calendar  year,  commencing  in  nineteen  hundred  ninety-five,  the  state  board  shall  determine the  percentage of the difference between the most recent  available  monthly  consumer  price  index  for  all urban consumers published by the United  States  bureau  of  labor  statistics  and  such  consumer  price  index  published  for  the same month four years previously. The amount of each  contribution limit fixed in this subdivision shall be  adjusted  by  the  amount  of such percentage difference to the closest one hundred dollars  by the state board which, not later than the first day  of  February  in  each  such  year, shall issue a regulation publishing the amount of each  such contribution limit. Each contribution limit as so adjusted shall be  the contribution limit in effect for any election held before  the  next  such adjustment.    2.  For  purposes  of  this section, contributions other than of money  shall be evaluated at their  fair  market  value.  The  state  board  of  elections  shall  promulgate regulations, consistent with law, governing  the manner of computing fair market value.    3. As used in this section the term "contributor" shall not include  a  party  committee supporting the candidate of such party or a constituted  committee supporting the candidate of such party.    4. For purposes of this section, a portion of every contribution to  a  party  committee, expended as other than non-candidate expenditures, and  a portion of every contribution to a political committee  authorized  to  support  more  than  one candidate, shall be deemed contributed to every  candidate supported by such committee. That portion shall be  determined  by  allocating the contributions received by the committee among all the  candidates supported by the committee in  accordance  with  any  formula  based  upon  reasonable  standards  established  by  the  committee. The  statements filed by such committee in accordance with this article shall  set forth, in addition to the  other  information  required  to  be  set  forth,  the total amount received by the committee from each contributor  on  behalf  of  all  such  candidates  and  the  amount  of  each   such  contribution   allocated   to   each  candidate  by  dollar  amount  and  percentage.  Nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall  require   allocating  contributions expended on non-candidate expenditures to candidates.    5.  No  constituted  committee  may expend, in any twelve month period  terminating  on  the  day  of  a  general  election,   other   than   as  non-candidate  expenditures,  any portion of any individual contribution  which exceeds, in the case of a state committee, one-half  of  one  cent  for  each  registered  voter  in the state, or, in the case of any other  constituted committee, the greater of one cent for each registered voter  in the district in which the committee  is  organized  or  five  hundreddollars. The number of such voters shall be determined as of the date of  such  general  election  or  as  of  the date of the general election in  whichever of the preceding four  years  shall  result  in  the  greatest  number.    6.  a. A loan made to a candidate or political committee, other than a  constituted committee, by any person, firm, association  or  corporation  other  than  in  the  regular  course  of the lender's business shall be  deemed, to the extent not repaid by the date of the primary, general  or  special  election,  as  the  case may be, a contribution by such person,  firm, association or corporation.    b. A loan made to a candidate or political  committee,  other  than  a  constituted  committee,  by any person, firm, association or corporation  in the regular course of the lender's business shall be deemed,  to  the  extent  not  repaid  by  the  date  of  the  primary, general or special  election, as the case may be, a contribution by the obligor on the  loan  and   by   any   other   person   endorsing,   cosigning,  guaranteeing,  collateralizing or otherwise providing security for the loan.    7. For the purposes of this  section,  the  number  of  registered  or  enrolled  voters  shall  be  determined  as  of the date of the general,  special or primary election, as the case may be or as of the date of the  general election in any of the  preceding  four  years,  whichever  date  shall  result  in the greatest number and candidates running jointly for  the offices of governor and lieutenant governor in a general or  special  election shall be deemed to be one candidate.    8. Except as may otherwise be provided for a candidate and his family,  no  person  may  contribute,  loan or guarantee in excess of one hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars  within  the  state  in  connection  with   the  nomination  or election of persons to state and local public offices and  party positions within the state of New York in any one  calendar  year.  For  the purposes of this subdivision "loan" or "guarantee" shall mean a  loan or guarantee which is not repaid or discharged in the calendar year  in which it is made.    10.  a.  No  contributor  may  make  a  contribution  to  a  party  or  constituted  committee  and  no such committee may accept a contribution  from any contributor which, in the aggregate, is greater than  sixty-two  thousand five hundred dollars per annum.    b.  At  the  beginning  of  each  fourth  calendar year, commencing in  nineteen hundred  ninety-five,  the  state  board  shall  determine  the  percentage  of  the difference between the most recent available monthly  consumer price index for all urban consumers  published  by  the  United  States  bureau  of  labor  statistics  and  such  consumer  price  index  published for the same month four years previously. The amount  of  such  contribution  limit  fixed  in  paragraph a of this subdivision shall be  adjusted by the amount of such percentage difference to the closest  one  hundred  dollars  by the state board which, not later than the first day  of February in each such year, shall issue a regulation  publishing  the  amount  of  such  contribution  limit.  Such  contribution  limit  as so  adjusted shall be the contribution limit in effect for any election held  before the next such adjustment.

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Statutes > New-york > Eln > Article-14 > 14-114

§  14-114.  Contribution  and  receipt  limitations.  1. The following  limitations apply to all contributions to candidates for election to any  public office or for nomination for any such office, or for election  to  any  party  positions,  and to all contributions to political committees  working directly or indirectly with any candidate to aid or  participate  in such candidate's nomination or election, other than any contributions  to any party committee or constituted committee:    a. In any election for a public office to be voted on by the voters of  the  entire  state, or for nomination to any such office, no contributor  may make a contribution to any candidate or political committee, and  no  candidate  or  political  committee may accept any contribution from any  contributor, which is in the aggregate amount greater than:  (i) in  the  case of any nomination to public office, the product of the total number  of  enrolled  voters  in  the  candidate's party in the state, excluding  voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.005, but such amount shall be  not less than four  thousand  dollars  nor  more  than  twelve  thousand  dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment  described in paragraph c of this subdivision, and (ii) in  the  case  of  any  election  to  a  public  office,  twenty-five  thousand  dollars as  increased or decreased by the cost of  living  adjustment  described  in  paragraph  c  of  this  subdivision;  provided however, that the maximum  amount which may be so contributed or accepted, in the  aggregate,  from  any  candidate's child, parent, grandparent, brother and sister, and the  spouse of any such  persons,  shall  not  exceed  in  the  case  of  any  nomination  to  public office an amount equivalent to the product of the  number of enrolled  voters  in  the  candidate's  party  in  the  state,  excluding  voters  in  inactive  status, multiplied by $.025, and in the  case of any election for a public office, an amount  equivalent  to  the  product of the number of registered voters in the state excluding voters  in inactive status, multiplied by $.025.    b.  In  any  other  election  for  party position or for election to a  public office or for nomination for any such office, no contributor  may  make  a  contribution  to  any  candidate  or political committee and no  candidate or political committee may accept any  contribution  from  any  contributor,  which  is in the aggregate amount greater than: (i) in the  case of any election for party position, or  for  nomination  to  public  office,  the  product  of  the  total  number  of enrolled voters in the  candidate's party in the district in which he is a candidate,  excluding  voters  in  inactive status, multiplied by $.05, and (ii) in the case of  any election for a public office, the product of  the  total  number  of  registered  voters in the district, excluding voters in inactive status,  multiplied by $.05, however in the case of a nomination within the  city  of  New  York  for  the office of mayor, public advocate or comptroller,  such amount shall be not less than four thousand dollars nor  more  than  twelve  thousand dollars as increased or decreased by the cost of living  adjustment described in paragraph c of this subdivision; in the case  of  an  election within the city of New York for the office of mayor, public  advocate or comptroller, twenty-five thousand dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment described in paragraph c of  this subdivision; in the case of a nomination for  state  senator,  four  thousand  dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the  cost of living  adjustment described in paragraph c of this subdivision; in the case  of  an election for state senator, six thousand two hundred fifty dollars as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment described in  paragraph c  of  this  subdivision;  in  the  case  of  an  election  or  nomination  for a member of the assembly, twenty-five hundred dollars as  increased or decreased by the cost of  living  adjustment  described  in  paragraph  c of this subdivision; but in no event shall any such maximumexceed fifty thousand dollars or be  less  than  one  thousand  dollars;  provided however, that the maximum amount which may be so contributed or  accepted,   in  the  aggregate,  from  any  candidate's  child,  parent,  grandparent,  brother  and  sister,  and the spouse of any such persons,  shall not exceed in the case of  any  election  for  party  position  or  nomination  for  public  office  an  amount  equivalent to the number of  enrolled voters in the candidate's party in the district in which he  is  a candidate, excluding voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.25 and  in  the  case  of any election to public office, an amount equivalent to  the number of registered voters in the  district,  excluding  voters  in  inactive  status,  multiplied  by $.25; or twelve hundred fifty dollars,  whichever is greater, or in the case of a nomination or  election  of  a  state  senator, twenty thousand dollars, whichever is greater, or in the  case of a nomination or election of a  member  of  the  assembly  twelve  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  whichever is greater, but in no event  shall any such maximum exceed one hundred thousand dollars.    c. At the beginning  of  each  fourth  calendar  year,  commencing  in  nineteen  hundred  ninety-five,  the  state  board  shall  determine the  percentage of the difference between the most recent  available  monthly  consumer  price  index  for  all urban consumers published by the United  States  bureau  of  labor  statistics  and  such  consumer  price  index  published  for  the same month four years previously. The amount of each  contribution limit fixed in this subdivision shall be  adjusted  by  the  amount  of such percentage difference to the closest one hundred dollars  by the state board which, not later than the first day  of  February  in  each  such  year, shall issue a regulation publishing the amount of each  such contribution limit. Each contribution limit as so adjusted shall be  the contribution limit in effect for any election held before  the  next  such adjustment.    2.  For  purposes  of  this section, contributions other than of money  shall be evaluated at their  fair  market  value.  The  state  board  of  elections  shall  promulgate regulations, consistent with law, governing  the manner of computing fair market value.    3. As used in this section the term "contributor" shall not include  a  party  committee supporting the candidate of such party or a constituted  committee supporting the candidate of such party.    4. For purposes of this section, a portion of every contribution to  a  party  committee, expended as other than non-candidate expenditures, and  a portion of every contribution to a political committee  authorized  to  support  more  than  one candidate, shall be deemed contributed to every  candidate supported by such committee. That portion shall be  determined  by  allocating the contributions received by the committee among all the  candidates supported by the committee in  accordance  with  any  formula  based  upon  reasonable  standards  established  by  the  committee. The  statements filed by such committee in accordance with this article shall  set forth, in addition to the  other  information  required  to  be  set  forth,  the total amount received by the committee from each contributor  on  behalf  of  all  such  candidates  and  the  amount  of  each   such  contribution   allocated   to   each  candidate  by  dollar  amount  and  percentage.  Nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall  require   allocating  contributions expended on non-candidate expenditures to candidates.    5.  No  constituted  committee  may expend, in any twelve month period  terminating  on  the  day  of  a  general  election,   other   than   as  non-candidate  expenditures,  any portion of any individual contribution  which exceeds, in the case of a state committee, one-half  of  one  cent  for  each  registered  voter  in the state, or, in the case of any other  constituted committee, the greater of one cent for each registered voter  in the district in which the committee  is  organized  or  five  hundreddollars. The number of such voters shall be determined as of the date of  such  general  election  or  as  of  the date of the general election in  whichever of the preceding four  years  shall  result  in  the  greatest  number.    6.  a. A loan made to a candidate or political committee, other than a  constituted committee, by any person, firm, association  or  corporation  other  than  in  the  regular  course  of the lender's business shall be  deemed, to the extent not repaid by the date of the primary, general  or  special  election,  as  the  case may be, a contribution by such person,  firm, association or corporation.    b. A loan made to a candidate or political  committee,  other  than  a  constituted  committee,  by any person, firm, association or corporation  in the regular course of the lender's business shall be deemed,  to  the  extent  not  repaid  by  the  date  of  the  primary, general or special  election, as the case may be, a contribution by the obligor on the  loan  and   by   any   other   person   endorsing,   cosigning,  guaranteeing,  collateralizing or otherwise providing security for the loan.    7. For the purposes of this  section,  the  number  of  registered  or  enrolled  voters  shall  be  determined  as  of the date of the general,  special or primary election, as the case may be or as of the date of the  general election in any of the  preceding  four  years,  whichever  date  shall  result  in the greatest number and candidates running jointly for  the offices of governor and lieutenant governor in a general or  special  election shall be deemed to be one candidate.    8. Except as may otherwise be provided for a candidate and his family,  no  person  may  contribute,  loan or guarantee in excess of one hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars  within  the  state  in  connection  with   the  nomination  or election of persons to state and local public offices and  party positions within the state of New York in any one  calendar  year.  For  the purposes of this subdivision "loan" or "guarantee" shall mean a  loan or guarantee which is not repaid or discharged in the calendar year  in which it is made.    10.  a.  No  contributor  may  make  a  contribution  to  a  party  or  constituted  committee  and  no such committee may accept a contribution  from any contributor which, in the aggregate, is greater than  sixty-two  thousand five hundred dollars per annum.    b.  At  the  beginning  of  each  fourth  calendar year, commencing in  nineteen hundred  ninety-five,  the  state  board  shall  determine  the  percentage  of  the difference between the most recent available monthly  consumer price index for all urban consumers  published  by  the  United  States  bureau  of  labor  statistics  and  such  consumer  price  index  published for the same month four years previously. The amount  of  such  contribution  limit  fixed  in  paragraph a of this subdivision shall be  adjusted by the amount of such percentage difference to the closest  one  hundred  dollars  by the state board which, not later than the first day  of February in each such year, shall issue a regulation  publishing  the  amount  of  such  contribution  limit.  Such  contribution  limit  as so  adjusted shall be the contribution limit in effect for any election held  before the next such adjustment.

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Statutes > New-york > Eln > Article-14 > 14-114

§  14-114.  Contribution  and  receipt  limitations.  1. The following  limitations apply to all contributions to candidates for election to any  public office or for nomination for any such office, or for election  to  any  party  positions,  and to all contributions to political committees  working directly or indirectly with any candidate to aid or  participate  in such candidate's nomination or election, other than any contributions  to any party committee or constituted committee:    a. In any election for a public office to be voted on by the voters of  the  entire  state, or for nomination to any such office, no contributor  may make a contribution to any candidate or political committee, and  no  candidate  or  political  committee may accept any contribution from any  contributor, which is in the aggregate amount greater than:  (i) in  the  case of any nomination to public office, the product of the total number  of  enrolled  voters  in  the  candidate's party in the state, excluding  voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.005, but such amount shall be  not less than four  thousand  dollars  nor  more  than  twelve  thousand  dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment  described in paragraph c of this subdivision, and (ii) in  the  case  of  any  election  to  a  public  office,  twenty-five  thousand  dollars as  increased or decreased by the cost of  living  adjustment  described  in  paragraph  c  of  this  subdivision;  provided however, that the maximum  amount which may be so contributed or accepted, in the  aggregate,  from  any  candidate's child, parent, grandparent, brother and sister, and the  spouse of any such  persons,  shall  not  exceed  in  the  case  of  any  nomination  to  public office an amount equivalent to the product of the  number of enrolled  voters  in  the  candidate's  party  in  the  state,  excluding  voters  in  inactive  status, multiplied by $.025, and in the  case of any election for a public office, an amount  equivalent  to  the  product of the number of registered voters in the state excluding voters  in inactive status, multiplied by $.025.    b.  In  any  other  election  for  party position or for election to a  public office or for nomination for any such office, no contributor  may  make  a  contribution  to  any  candidate  or political committee and no  candidate or political committee may accept any  contribution  from  any  contributor,  which  is in the aggregate amount greater than: (i) in the  case of any election for party position, or  for  nomination  to  public  office,  the  product  of  the  total  number  of enrolled voters in the  candidate's party in the district in which he is a candidate,  excluding  voters  in  inactive status, multiplied by $.05, and (ii) in the case of  any election for a public office, the product of  the  total  number  of  registered  voters in the district, excluding voters in inactive status,  multiplied by $.05, however in the case of a nomination within the  city  of  New  York  for  the office of mayor, public advocate or comptroller,  such amount shall be not less than four thousand dollars nor  more  than  twelve  thousand dollars as increased or decreased by the cost of living  adjustment described in paragraph c of this subdivision; in the case  of  an  election within the city of New York for the office of mayor, public  advocate or comptroller, twenty-five thousand dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment described in paragraph c of  this subdivision; in the case of a nomination for  state  senator,  four  thousand  dollars  as  increased  or  decreased  by  the  cost of living  adjustment described in paragraph c of this subdivision; in the case  of  an election for state senator, six thousand two hundred fifty dollars as  increased  or  decreased  by  the cost of living adjustment described in  paragraph c  of  this  subdivision;  in  the  case  of  an  election  or  nomination  for a member of the assembly, twenty-five hundred dollars as  increased or decreased by the cost of  living  adjustment  described  in  paragraph  c of this subdivision; but in no event shall any such maximumexceed fifty thousand dollars or be  less  than  one  thousand  dollars;  provided however, that the maximum amount which may be so contributed or  accepted,   in  the  aggregate,  from  any  candidate's  child,  parent,  grandparent,  brother  and  sister,  and the spouse of any such persons,  shall not exceed in the case of  any  election  for  party  position  or  nomination  for  public  office  an  amount  equivalent to the number of  enrolled voters in the candidate's party in the district in which he  is  a candidate, excluding voters in inactive status, multiplied by $.25 and  in  the  case  of any election to public office, an amount equivalent to  the number of registered voters in the  district,  excluding  voters  in  inactive  status,  multiplied  by $.25; or twelve hundred fifty dollars,  whichever is greater, or in the case of a nomination or  election  of  a  state  senator, twenty thousand dollars, whichever is greater, or in the  case of a nomination or election of a  member  of  the  assembly  twelve  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  whichever is greater, but in no event  shall any such maximum exceed one hundred thousand dollars.    c. At the beginning  of  each  fourth  calendar  year,  commencing  in  nineteen  hundred  ninety-five,  the  state  board  shall  determine the  percentage of the difference between the most recent  available  monthly  consumer  price  index  for  all urban consumers published by the United  States  bureau  of  labor  statistics  and  such  consumer  price  index  published  for  the same month four years previously. The amount of each  contribution limit fixed in this subdivision shall be  adjusted  by  the  amount  of such percentage difference to the closest one hundred dollars  by the state board which, not later than the first day  of  February  in  each  such  year, shall issue a regulation publishing the amount of each  such contribution limit. Each contribution limit as so adjusted shall be  the contribution limit in effect for any election held before  the  next  such adjustment.    2.  For  purposes  of  this section, contributions other than of money  shall be evaluated at their  fair  market  value.  The  state  board  of  elections  shall  promulgate regulations, consistent with law, governing  the manner of computing fair market value.    3. As used in this section the term "contributor" shall not include  a  party  committee supporting the candidate of such party or a constituted  committee supporting the candidate of such party.    4. For purposes of this section, a portion of every contribution to  a  party  committee, expended as other than non-candidate expenditures, and  a portion of every contribution to a political committee  authorized  to  support  more  than  one candidate, shall be deemed contributed to every  candidate supported by such committee. That portion shall be  determined  by  allocating the contributions received by the committee among all the  candidates supported by the committee in  accordance  with  any  formula  based  upon  reasonable  standards  established  by  the  committee. The  statements filed by such committee in accordance with this article shall  set forth, in addition to the  other  information  required  to  be  set  forth,  the total amount received by the committee from each contributor  on  behalf  of  all  such  candidates  and  the  amount  of  each   such  contribution   allocated   to   each  candidate  by  dollar  amount  and  percentage.  Nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall  require   allocating  contributions expended on non-candidate expenditures to candidates.    5.  No  constituted  committee  may expend, in any twelve month period  terminating  on  the  day  of  a  general  election,   other   than   as  non-candidate  expenditures,  any portion of any individual contribution  which exceeds, in the case of a state committee, one-half  of  one  cent  for  each  registered  voter  in the state, or, in the case of any other  constituted committee, the greater of one cent for each registered voter  in the district in which the committee  is  organized  or  five  hundreddollars. The number of such voters shall be determined as of the date of  such  general  election  or  as  of  the date of the general election in  whichever of the preceding four  years  shall  result  in  the  greatest  number.    6.  a. A loan made to a candidate or political committee, other than a  constituted committee, by any person, firm, association  or  corporation  other  than  in  the  regular  course  of the lender's business shall be  deemed, to the extent not repaid by the date of the primary, general  or  special  election,  as  the  case may be, a contribution by such person,  firm, association or corporation.    b. A loan made to a candidate or political  committee,  other  than  a  constituted  committee,  by any person, firm, association or corporation  in the regular course of the lender's business shall be deemed,  to  the  extent  not  repaid  by  the  date  of  the  primary, general or special  election, as the case may be, a contribution by the obligor on the  loan  and   by   any   other   person   endorsing,   cosigning,  guaranteeing,  collateralizing or otherwise providing security for the loan.    7. For the purposes of this  section,  the  number  of  registered  or  enrolled  voters  shall  be  determined  as  of the date of the general,  special or primary election, as the case may be or as of the date of the  general election in any of the  preceding  four  years,  whichever  date  shall  result  in the greatest number and candidates running jointly for  the offices of governor and lieutenant governor in a general or  special  election shall be deemed to be one candidate.    8. Except as may otherwise be provided for a candidate and his family,  no  person  may  contribute,  loan or guarantee in excess of one hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars  within  the  state  in  connection  with   the  nomination  or election of persons to state and local public offices and  party positions within the state of New York in any one  calendar  year.  For  the purposes of this subdivision "loan" or "guarantee" shall mean a  loan or guarantee which is not repaid or discharged in the calendar year  in which it is made.    10.  a.  No  contributor  may  make  a  contribution  to  a  party  or  constituted  committee  and  no such committee may accept a contribution  from any contributor which, in the aggregate, is greater than  sixty-two  thousand five hundred dollars per annum.    b.  At  the  beginning  of  each  fourth  calendar year, commencing in  nineteen hundred  ninety-five,  the  state  board  shall  determine  the  percentage  of  the difference between the most recent available monthly  consumer price index for all urban consumers  published  by  the  United  States  bureau  of  labor  statistics  and  such  consumer  price  index  published for the same month four years previously. The amount  of  such  contribution  limit  fixed  in  paragraph a of this subdivision shall be  adjusted by the amount of such percentage difference to the closest  one  hundred  dollars  by the state board which, not later than the first day  of February in each such year, shall issue a regulation  publishing  the  amount  of  such  contribution  limit.  Such  contribution  limit  as so  adjusted shall be the contribution limit in effect for any election held  before the next such adjustment.