§ 17-25-10.1 Political contributions– Limitations. – (a) No person, other than the candidate to his or her own campaign, nor anypolitical action committee shall make a contribution or contributions to anycandidate, as defined by § 17-25-3, or political action committee orpolitical party committee which in the aggregate exceed one thousand dollars($1,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any person make contributions tomore than one state or local candidate, to more than one political actioncommittee, or to more than one political party committee, or to a combinationof state and local candidates and political action committees and politicalparty committees which in the aggregate exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000)within a calendar year, nor shall any political action committee make suchcontributions which in the aggregate exceed twenty-five thousand dollars($25,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any candidate or any politicalaction committee or any political party committee accept a contribution orcontributions which in the aggregate exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)within a calendar year from any one person or political action committee.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of thissubsection, a person or political action committee or political party committeemay contribute an amount which in the aggregate does not exceed ten thousanddollars ($10,000) within a calendar year to a political party committee, whichfunds can be utilized for organizational and party building activities, butshall not be used for contributions to candidates state and local for publicoffice.
(b) Contributions to a named candidate made to any politicalcommittee authorized by that candidate to accept contributions on thecandidate's behalf shall be considered to be contributions made to thecandidate. Contributions to a candidate by a political committee for anotherperson shall be considered to be contributions by that person.
(c) Expenditures made by any person in cooperation,consultation or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate,the candidate's authorized political committees, or their agents shall beconsidered to be a contribution to the candidate.
(d) The financing by any person of the dissemination,distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of any broadcast or anywritten, graphic, or other form of campaign materials prepared by thecandidate, the candidate's campaign committees, or their authorized agentsshall be considered to be a contribution to a candidate.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrictpolitical party committees organized pursuant to this title from makingcontributions to the candidates of that political party; provided, that thesecontributions, other than allowable "in-kind" contributions, shall not exceed,in the aggregate, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to any one candidatewithin a calendar year, nor shall any candidate accept a contribution orcontributions, other than allowable "in-kind" contributions, which in theaggregate exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) within a calendar yearfrom all committees of his or her political party. There shall be norestriction on the amount of "in-kind" contributions that a political partycommittee may make to a candidate of its political party; provided, that forthe purposes of this subsection only, the cost of any preparation and airing oftelevision and/or radio advertisements and the cost of any print advertisementsshall not be considered an allowable "in-kind" contribution and shall besubject to the aggregate limitation of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(f) A contribution from an individual's dependent children,as defined in § 36-14-2, shall be deemed a contribution from theindividual for the purpose of determining whether aggregate contributionsexceed either the one hundred dollar ($100) threshold for reporting purposes orthe one thousand dollar ($1,000) maximum for contributions to a singlecandidate or political action committee or the ten thousand dollar ($10,000)maximum for contributing to all candidates and political action committeeswithin a calendar year.
(2) No dependent child shall contribute an amount which, whenadded to contributions already made by that child's parent or legal guardianand by other dependent children of that parent or legal guardian, exceed theone thousand dollar ($1,000) maximum for contributions to a single candidate orpolitical action committee or exceed the ten thousand dollar ($10,000) maximumfor contributions to all state or local candidates and political actioncommittees within a calendar year.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrictthe amount of money that a candidate can borrow in his or her own name, andsubsequently contribute or loan to his or her own campaign.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any corporation, whether profitor non-profit, domestic corporation or foreign corporation, as defined in§ 7-1.2-106, or other business entity to make any campaign contribution orexpenditure, as defined in § 17-25-3, to or for any candidate, politicalaction committee, or political party committee, or for any candidate, politicalaction committee, or political party committee to accept any campaigncontribution or expenditure from a corporation or other business entity. Anycontribution made in the personal name of any employee of a corporation orother business entity, for which the employee received or will receivereimbursement from the corporation or other business entity, shall beconsidered as a contribution by the corporation or other business entity, inviolation of this section.
(2) Any voluntary payroll deduction and/or contribution madeby employees of a corporation or other business entity shall not be deemed acontribution of a corporation or other business entity, notwithstanding thatthe contributions were sent to the recipient by the corporation or otherbusiness entity.
(i) All contributions of funds shall be by check, moneyorder, or credit card and may be made over the Internet, but in each case thesource of the funds must be identified; provided, that candidates may acceptcontributions in cash which do not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in theaggregate from an individual within a calendar year. The cash contribution mustbe delivered directly by the donor to the candidate, his or her campaigntreasurer, or deputy treasurer. The treasurer or deputy treasurer shallmaintain a record of the name and address of all persons making these cashcontributions.
(j) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, noentity other than an individual, a political action committee which is dulyregistered and qualified pursuant to the terms of this chapter, political partycommittee authorized by this title, or an authorized committee of an electedofficial or candidate established pursuant to this chapter shall make anycontribution to or any expenditure on behalf of or in opposition to anycandidate, political action committee, or political party.
§ 17-25-10.1 Political contributions– Limitations. – (a) No person, other than the candidate to his or her own campaign, nor anypolitical action committee shall make a contribution or contributions to anycandidate, as defined by § 17-25-3, or political action committee orpolitical party committee which in the aggregate exceed one thousand dollars($1,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any person make contributions tomore than one state or local candidate, to more than one political actioncommittee, or to more than one political party committee, or to a combinationof state and local candidates and political action committees and politicalparty committees which in the aggregate exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000)within a calendar year, nor shall any political action committee make suchcontributions which in the aggregate exceed twenty-five thousand dollars($25,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any candidate or any politicalaction committee or any political party committee accept a contribution orcontributions which in the aggregate exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)within a calendar year from any one person or political action committee.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of thissubsection, a person or political action committee or political party committeemay contribute an amount which in the aggregate does not exceed ten thousanddollars ($10,000) within a calendar year to a political party committee, whichfunds can be utilized for organizational and party building activities, butshall not be used for contributions to candidates state and local for publicoffice.
(b) Contributions to a named candidate made to any politicalcommittee authorized by that candidate to accept contributions on thecandidate's behalf shall be considered to be contributions made to thecandidate. Contributions to a candidate by a political committee for anotherperson shall be considered to be contributions by that person.
(c) Expenditures made by any person in cooperation,consultation or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate,the candidate's authorized political committees, or their agents shall beconsidered to be a contribution to the candidate.
(d) The financing by any person of the dissemination,distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of any broadcast or anywritten, graphic, or other form of campaign materials prepared by thecandidate, the candidate's campaign committees, or their authorized agentsshall be considered to be a contribution to a candidate.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrictpolitical party committees organized pursuant to this title from makingcontributions to the candidates of that political party; provided, that thesecontributions, other than allowable "in-kind" contributions, shall not exceed,in the aggregate, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to any one candidatewithin a calendar year, nor shall any candidate accept a contribution orcontributions, other than allowable "in-kind" contributions, which in theaggregate exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) within a calendar yearfrom all committees of his or her political party. There shall be norestriction on the amount of "in-kind" contributions that a political partycommittee may make to a candidate of its political party; provided, that forthe purposes of this subsection only, the cost of any preparation and airing oftelevision and/or radio advertisements and the cost of any print advertisementsshall not be considered an allowable "in-kind" contribution and shall besubject to the aggregate limitation of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(f) A contribution from an individual's dependent children,as defined in § 36-14-2, shall be deemed a contribution from theindividual for the purpose of determining whether aggregate contributionsexceed either the one hundred dollar ($100) threshold for reporting purposes orthe one thousand dollar ($1,000) maximum for contributions to a singlecandidate or political action committee or the ten thousand dollar ($10,000)maximum for contributing to all candidates and political action committeeswithin a calendar year.
(2) No dependent child shall contribute an amount which, whenadded to contributions already made by that child's parent or legal guardianand by other dependent children of that parent or legal guardian, exceed theone thousand dollar ($1,000) maximum for contributions to a single candidate orpolitical action committee or exceed the ten thousand dollar ($10,000) maximumfor contributions to all state or local candidates and political actioncommittees within a calendar year.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrictthe amount of money that a candidate can borrow in his or her own name, andsubsequently contribute or loan to his or her own campaign.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any corporation, whether profitor non-profit, domestic corporation or foreign corporation, as defined in§ 7-1.2-106, or other business entity to make any campaign contribution orexpenditure, as defined in § 17-25-3, to or for any candidate, politicalaction committee, or political party committee, or for any candidate, politicalaction committee, or political party committee to accept any campaigncontribution or expenditure from a corporation or other business entity. Anycontribution made in the personal name of any employee of a corporation orother business entity, for which the employee received or will receivereimbursement from the corporation or other business entity, shall beconsidered as a contribution by the corporation or other business entity, inviolation of this section.
(2) Any voluntary payroll deduction and/or contribution madeby employees of a corporation or other business entity shall not be deemed acontribution of a corporation or other business entity, notwithstanding thatthe contributions were sent to the recipient by the corporation or otherbusiness entity.
(i) All contributions of funds shall be by check, moneyorder, or credit card and may be made over the Internet, but in each case thesource of the funds must be identified; provided, that candidates may acceptcontributions in cash which do not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in theaggregate from an individual within a calendar year. The cash contribution mustbe delivered directly by the donor to the candidate, his or her campaigntreasurer, or deputy treasurer. The treasurer or deputy treasurer shallmaintain a record of the name and address of all persons making these cashcontributions.
(j) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, noentity other than an individual, a political action committee which is dulyregistered and qualified pursuant to the terms of this chapter, political partycommittee authorized by this title, or an authorized committee of an electedofficial or candidate established pursuant to this chapter shall make anycontribution to or any expenditure on behalf of or in opposition to anycandidate, political action committee, or political party.
§ 17-25-10.1 Political contributions– Limitations. – (a) No person, other than the candidate to his or her own campaign, nor anypolitical action committee shall make a contribution or contributions to anycandidate, as defined by § 17-25-3, or political action committee orpolitical party committee which in the aggregate exceed one thousand dollars($1,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any person make contributions tomore than one state or local candidate, to more than one political actioncommittee, or to more than one political party committee, or to a combinationof state and local candidates and political action committees and politicalparty committees which in the aggregate exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000)within a calendar year, nor shall any political action committee make suchcontributions which in the aggregate exceed twenty-five thousand dollars($25,000) within a calendar year, nor shall any candidate or any politicalaction committee or any political party committee accept a contribution orcontributions which in the aggregate exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)within a calendar year from any one person or political action committee.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of thissubsection, a person or political action committee or political party committeemay contribute an amount which in the aggregate does not exceed ten thousanddollars ($10,000) within a calendar year to a political party committee, whichfunds can be utilized for organizational and party building activities, butshall not be used for contributions to candidates state and local for publicoffice.
(b) Contributions to a named candidate made to any politicalcommittee authorized by that candidate to accept contributions on thecandidate's behalf shall be considered to be contributions made to thecandidate. Contributions to a candidate by a political committee for anotherperson shall be considered to be contributions by that person.
(c) Expenditures made by any person in cooperation,consultation or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate,the candidate's authorized political committees, or their agents shall beconsidered to be a contribution to the candidate.
(d) The financing by any person of the dissemination,distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of any broadcast or anywritten, graphic, or other form of campaign materials prepared by thecandidate, the candidate's campaign committees, or their authorized agentsshall be considered to be a contribution to a candidate.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrictpolitical party committees organized pursuant to this title from makingcontributions to the candidates of that political party; provided, that thesecontributions, other than allowable "in-kind" contributions, shall not exceed,in the aggregate, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to any one candidatewithin a calendar year, nor shall any candidate accept a contribution orcontributions, other than allowable "in-kind" contributions, which in theaggregate exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) within a calendar yearfrom all committees of his or her political party. There shall be norestriction on the amount of "in-kind" contributions that a political partycommittee may make to a candidate of its political party; provided, that forthe purposes of this subsection only, the cost of any preparation and airing oftelevision and/or radio advertisements and the cost of any print advertisementsshall not be considered an allowable "in-kind" contribution and shall besubject to the aggregate limitation of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(f) A contribution from an individual's dependent children,as defined in § 36-14-2, shall be deemed a contribution from theindividual for the purpose of determining whether aggregate contributionsexceed either the one hundred dollar ($100) threshold for reporting purposes orthe one thousand dollar ($1,000) maximum for contributions to a singlecandidate or political action committee or the ten thousand dollar ($10,000)maximum for contributing to all candidates and political action committeeswithin a calendar year.
(2) No dependent child shall contribute an amount which, whenadded to contributions already made by that child's parent or legal guardianand by other dependent children of that parent or legal guardian, exceed theone thousand dollar ($1,000) maximum for contributions to a single candidate orpolitical action committee or exceed the ten thousand dollar ($10,000) maximumfor contributions to all state or local candidates and political actioncommittees within a calendar year.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrictthe amount of money that a candidate can borrow in his or her own name, andsubsequently contribute or loan to his or her own campaign.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any corporation, whether profitor non-profit, domestic corporation or foreign corporation, as defined in§ 7-1.2-106, or other business entity to make any campaign contribution orexpenditure, as defined in § 17-25-3, to or for any candidate, politicalaction committee, or political party committee, or for any candidate, politicalaction committee, or political party committee to accept any campaigncontribution or expenditure from a corporation or other business entity. Anycontribution made in the personal name of any employee of a corporation orother business entity, for which the employee received or will receivereimbursement from the corporation or other business entity, shall beconsidered as a contribution by the corporation or other business entity, inviolation of this section.
(2) Any voluntary payroll deduction and/or contribution madeby employees of a corporation or other business entity shall not be deemed acontribution of a corporation or other business entity, notwithstanding thatthe contributions were sent to the recipient by the corporation or otherbusiness entity.
(i) All contributions of funds shall be by check, moneyorder, or credit card and may be made over the Internet, but in each case thesource of the funds must be identified; provided, that candidates may acceptcontributions in cash which do not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in theaggregate from an individual within a calendar year. The cash contribution mustbe delivered directly by the donor to the candidate, his or her campaigntreasurer, or deputy treasurer. The treasurer or deputy treasurer shallmaintain a record of the name and address of all persons making these cashcontributions.
(j) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, noentity other than an individual, a political action committee which is dulyregistered and qualified pursuant to the terms of this chapter, political partycommittee authorized by this title, or an authorized committee of an electedofficial or candidate established pursuant to this chapter shall make anycontribution to or any expenditure on behalf of or in opposition to anycandidate, political action committee, or political party.
