Alabama

No solicitation of state employees for state political activities. City employees may contribute to county/state political activities; county employees may contribute to city/state political activities; judges and judicial employees may not solicit except for their own candidacies

Prohibited

Unlimited

Contributions may be solicited only to influence the outcome of an election

Alaska

Prohibited for judges and judicial office candidates

May not be required of state employees.

 Judges and judicial office candidates may not contribute.

Must be $100 or less

Prohibited

Prohibited

Limited to:

 $100,000 to candidates for Governor/Lt. Governor

 $15,000 to candidates for state senate

 $10,000 to candidates for state house of representatives

 $5,000 to all other candidates and judges seeking retention

Contributions must be received by candidate, treasurer, or deputy treasurer. Contributions may not be earmarked. Lobbyists may not accept, collect, or deliver contributions other than their own personal contributions with respect to a legislative candidate. Lobbyists may only contribute to candidate in lobbyist’s district of residence; caps on amounts candidates may receive from non-residents; nonresident groups may not contribute to candidates.

American

  Samoa

Prohibited, except may actively participate in the management of political campaigns, their own included, if the participation is after normal working hours, off the premises of place of employment, and while on leave

Prohibited, except for amounts that aggregate less than $250 when obtained by multiple contributions made by 10 or more persons at the same event

Prohibited

Limited to no more than $250 in aggregate to a candidate, committee, or party

Arizona

Generally barred for judges for their own campaigns

Committee must provide and maintain receipts

Implied prohibition by requirement to provide identification

Prohibited

Candidates limited in amounts that they may receive from parties and other political organizations  combined

Earmarked contributions generally prohibited; nominated candidate may not accept contributions from all political parties or political organizations combined; specific windows for accepting clean elections qualifying contributions

Arkansas

Certain state employees are prohibited from soliciting, as are certain judges (for campaigns other than their own)

May not be required of state employees

Must be $100 or less

Must be less than $50 per year

Prohibited

Limited to $2,500 per candidate per election

Contributions must be made to the candidate or the candidate’s campaign committee. Limits on contributions to political committees and small donor political action committees.

California

Local agency employees may not solicit employees of agency except incidentally through a large solicitation

Generally cannot be knowingly solicited except incidentally through a large solicitation

Must be less than $100 per year

Must not exceed $100

Prohibited

Unlimited

Contributions may not be delivered in a state building. Limitations on receipt of contributions from those involved in licensing, permit, or entitlement proceedings. Special reporting required of lobbyists. A bank account may not be redesignated for election to a different office; a new bank account must be established. Internet contributions must come with all information otherwise required of contributors; earmarking prohibited without special disclosure; foreign contributions banned in ballot measure elections; contributions greater than $100 without full donor details must be returned; restrictions on post-election fundraising

Colorado

Judges and employees subject to their direction and control should not solicit funds for a political organization or candidate

Judges and employees subject to their direction and control should not pay an assessment or contribute to a political organization or candidate (other than the specific judicial candidate)

Must be $100 or less

Apparently prohibited

Prohibited

 Earmarking of contributions through political parties also prohibited

Unlimited

No person may serve as a conduit for contributions; political committees limited to accepting aggregate contributions of $25,000 from any person during a two-year election cycle; no transfers from one non-related candidate committee to another, and limits on transfers between committees of the same candidate for different offices

Connecticut

State department heads, their deputies, and judges may not solicit

May not be required

 Prohibited for judges

Must be $50 or less

Must be less than $15

Prohibited

Unlimited

Contributions by candidate committees may be restricted. Contributions must be deposited in a designated depository within 7 days of receipt. Contributions aggregating $1,000 or more must be accompanied by certain information. Individual contributions of greater than $100 must be by personal check.

Delaware

Must be $50 or less

Prohibited

Prohibited

Limited by office

Gov’t agencies other than those authorized to make public financing payments in local races may not contribute to candidate committee

District of Columbia

May not solicit or collect political contributions

Permitted

Must be less than $25

Prohibited

Prohibited

Limited to maximum of $5,000 to any one political committee in any one election

No public funds may be used in candidate races

Florida

Generally prohibited for state employees during working hours, or within a building owned by a governmental entity.

 Certain Department of Agriculture employees have special restrictions.

 Judges may not solicit contributions.

Judges should not make contributions

Must be $100 or less

Prohibited

Prohibited

Party may not contribute to candidate for judicial office (enforcement enjoined).

 Party limited in contributions to candidates receiving public financing. Generally, $50,000 limit, with no more than $25,000 in last 28 days before general election

Contributions must be made through campaign treasurer and deposited by end of 2nd business day after receipt (if greater than $100) or by end of the 5th day after receipt (if  less) in a designated campaign depository. Contributions received on election day or less than 5 days before an election by a candidate who is opposed in an election must be returned. Candidates must offer pro rata returns of contributions if they change office sought. Contributions may not be solicited or knowingly accepted in a government building. Certain non-major party candidates may not accept contributions while their ballot eligibility is being determined.

Georgia

Prohibited for a state employee to coerce another state employee

 Judges and their employees may not solicit contributions

Prohibited for Department of Public Safety employees

 Judges maynot make certain contributions

Prohibited

Prohibited

Limited to $5,000 in the aggregate to statewide candidates in an election year, and $1,000 in the aggregate in a non-election year.

 Limited to $2,000 in the aggregate to general assembly and other candidates in an election year, and $1,000 in the aggregate in a non-election year.

Contributions must be made to candidate or committee, and deposited not more than 5 business days after receipt.

 Candidates must offer return of contributions if they change office held or sought.

 Public agencies and their agents may not make contributions.

Guam

Prohibited for judges

Prohibited, except for amounts that aggregate less than $250 when obtained by multiple contributions made by 10 or more persons at the same event, and at certain events with ticket price or cost of not more than $25 per person

          Prohibited

Limited to no more than $1,000 per candidate or political party

Hawaii

Solicitation of contributions prohibited. Contributions to other employees are prohibited.

Contributions of greater than $100 require a receipt to the donor and a record of the transaction

Prohibited

Prohibited

Limited to $50,000 for governor; $40,000 for lt. governor; $25,000 for partisan mayor and prosecuting attorney; $20,000 for state senate and partisan offices of county council; $15,000 for state representative

Excess contributions escheat to the Hawaii election campaign fund in most circumstances if not returned to donor. Contributions may be made only to treasurers and must be promptly de-posited.

Idaho

Prohibited for state employee to coerce another state employee

Permitted

Must be $50 or less

Prohibited

Limited to $10,000 each for a candidate in a primary or general election, or $2,000 each for other candidates per election.

Contributions of more than $50 must be accompanied by complete name and address of contributor

Illinois

Prohibited under certain circumstances, for certain specified state and local government employees, including contributions from all state employees under the governor’s control to the governor’s campaign committee; generally prohibited for judges and judicial employees

Prohibited under certain circumstances including contributions from all state employees under the governor’s control to the governor’s campaign committee; generally prohibited for judges and judicial employees

Prohibited

Prohibited

Unlimited

Public funds may not be used for political purposes; judicial office candidates can’t raise funds for more than 90 days before becoming a candidate or more than 90 days after their last election

Indiana

Certain law enforcement personnel/firefighters may not solicit on duty or in uniform; state employees can’t solicit: (1) when on duty, (2) acting in official capacity, (3) from those employee knows to have a business relationship with the employee’s agency, and (4) from state employees directly supervised by the employee.

 Some restrictions on solicitations by certain Department of Natural Resources, State Historical Bureau, State Library, and state Department of Transportation employees.

 Teachers’ Retirement Fund Board members should not solicit political contributions from Fund investment managers, consultants, or staff.

 Judges may not personally solicit.

May not be required

 Some restrictions on contributions by certain Department of Natural Resources, State Historical Bureau, State Library, and state Department of Transportation employees.

 Judges should not contribute, and their employees are subject to the same constraints.

Prohibited

Unlimited

Contributions must be made through treasurers.

 Committees for judicial candidates may not solicit funds earlier than 120 before primary nor later than 40 days after last election the candidate participated in.

Iowa

Prohibited for state employee to coerce another state employee; prohibited for judges and certain judicial employees

Prohibited for judges and certain judicial employees

Prohibited

Prohibited

Unlimited

Out-of-state committees subject to special registration

Kansas

Certain employees can’t compel contributions

Must be $100 or less

Must be $10 or less, and may not exceed an aggregate of: $1,000 per election for statewide candidates; $500 per election for senate candidates; and $250 per election for all other candidates

Prohibited

Unlimited in uncontested primaries and general election

Limits on aggregate anonymous contributions. Contributions by those under 18 attributed to parents. Out-of-state committees must file special statements before their contributions can be accepted.

Kentucky

Solicitations are generally prohibited except as part of a larger solicitation not specifically targeted at state employees

 Assessments and coercion of state employees prohibited

 Prohibited for judges

May not be required of state employees

 School district employees may not contribute to school board candidates in their districts

Must be $50 or less, but cash contribution is entirely prohibited to slate of candidates for governor and lt. governor

Must be $50 or less, with any excess aggregating more than $1,000 escheating to the commonwealth

Prohibited (note: court held this statute to be unconstitutional)

Limited to $1,000 per slate per election

Contributions must be made through campaign manager or treasurer and deposited within five business days after receipt. No contributions may generally be accepted by a slate of candidates within 28 days before an election. Special restrictions on slate exploratory committees. Contributions can’t be solicited or accepted after an election. Candidates can’t accept more than the greater of 50% or $10,000 of their total contributions from permanent committees.

Louisiana

Generally prohibited for classified employees.

 Judges and judicial candidates may not personally solicit or accept contributions, and undue coercion or pressure may not be applied in soliciting contributions.

Generally prohibited for classified employers

Contributions greater than $100 must be by written instrument. All contributions by corporations, labor organizations, and associations must be by check.

Generally prohibited, with special provisions for legitimate sales of campaign

paraphernalia of $25 or less.

Prohibited

Unlimited

Cash contributors must sign and receive receipts

Maine