Alabama

Prohibited

Permitted

Indirectly authorized

No more than $100 from petty cash

Permitted, but must be itemized

For-profit corporation may not directly place an advertisement in its own name in support of a ballot question or proposition

Alaska

Prohibited

Prohibited

No expenditure may be made if its source is not disclosed as required by law.

American
   Samoa

Restricted to certain ticket purchases or joint expenditures

Arizona

Prohibited

Arkansas

Generally prohibited, except for certain fundraiser ticket purchases

May not exceed $50 (except for properly receipted filing fees)

Permitted, with itemization

Expenditures in excess of $50 must be made by written instrument with name of donor and payee.

California

Prohibited

Permitted, but may not be made for purpose of making independent expenditures to support or oppose other candidates

Prohibited

May not exceed $100

Permitted if credit is paid with campaign funds and expenses are related only to a political, legislative, or governmental purpose.

Must all be made from campaign account

Colorado

Prohibited

Prohibited, except candidate may transfer limited amount to candidate’s own new committee for another office

May not exceed $100

Connecticut

Honoraria may not be paid to elected public officials

Generally prohibited

Safe investments are authorized

Certain specified amounts for particular purposes are authorized

May not exceed $100 from petty cash

Only the treasurer may incur a financial obligation. Expenditures must be made by check drawn on the designated depository. Certain public expenditures prohibited during period leading up to election if features public official/candidate. Soft money contributions from national party committees banned.

Delaware

Prohibited

All expenditures must be made by candidate committee.

District of Columbia

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

Must be $50 or less to any one person in connection with a single transaction, and must be fully documented

No expenditures may be made when there is a vacancy in the office of treasurer. Expenditures must be made by check drawn on the designated depository.

Florida

Prohibited

Permitted under certain specified circumstances, but legislative leadership committees and fund transfers prohibited.

Prohibited

Must be less than $30 petty cash, and may not be used to pay for the purchase of time, space, or services from the communications media

Permitted for statewide candidates and statewide committees for travel-related expenditures with specific restrictions

Treasurer must be appointed before making expenditures. All expenditures must be through treasurer, on a bank check drawn on the campaign depository, and contain certain specified information. Unopposed candidates are limited in the expenditures they may make once they become unopposed. No expenditures may be made to or by a person speaking in furtherance of the person’s candidacy at a public meeting.

Georgia

Prohibited

Permitted with excess funds

Permitted with recorded information

Credit card expenditures permitted

Expenditures can only be made to defray ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the candidate’s campaign for elective office or for fulfillment or retention of the office.

Guam

Restricted to certain ticket purchases or joint expenditures

Hawaii

Prohibited

Not more than two fundraiser tickets; prohibited to transfer to federal races

All such expenditures must be reported

Permitted

Expenditures require the treasurer's written authorization. Loans are limited to an aggregate of $10,000, and must be fully repaid to accept more.

Idaho

Prohibited

Not prohibited

Permitted

Expenditures may not be made in a manner that conceals the identity of the individual or organization making the payment. Each expenditure of $25 or more must be vouched for by a receipt or canceled check.

Illinois

Specific list of activities prohibited.

 Campaign funds may not be used for the aggrandizement of any committee member or campaign worker upon dissolution

Investments such as certificates of deposit, stocks, securities, and mutual fund are specifically authorized

No expenditure may be made when there is a vacancy in the office of chair or treasurer. Expenditures must be authorized by the chair, treasurer, or their designated agents. Public funds may not be used for political purposes.

Indiana

Prohibited

Not prohibited

Expenditures may not be made in the absence of a treasurer. Each expenditure of $25 or more must be vouched for by proof of payment and a record of particulars. Special disclaimer required for certain independent expenditures.

Iowa

Only if directly related to campaign, and not for candidate or family member. Entertainment of campaign volunteers is permitted.

Prohibited unless committee of the same candidate

Prohibited; all expenditures must be by check

Permitted with clear disclosure

An expenditure may not be made by the treasurer or treasurer's designee without the approval of the chairman of the committee or the candidate.

Kansas

Candidate funds cannot be contributed to another candidate’s campaign

An expenditure cannot be made by a treasurer unless all required reports or statements have been filed.

Kentucky

Prohibited

Prohibited

Expenditures of $25 or more must be made by check

No candidate may pay money or other thing of value for a person's vote or support.

Louisiana

May not be used, loaned, or pledged by any person for any personal use, except replacement of articles lost, stolen, or damaged in connection with a campaign

Permitted

Generally permitted except with respect to stock market investments; money market mutual funds specifically permitted

Certain restrictions on election day transportation payments

Cash expenditures of up to $100 may be made from petty cash for items other than personal services and voter transportation if complete records are maintained

Expenditures made in the name of others are implicitly prohibited. No expenditures may be made from funds received from an anonymous source. Except for petty cash, all expenditures must be made by check drawn on the primary campaign depository, made payable to a specific person for specific purposes. No expenditures in exchange for endorsement or support.

Maine

Permitted

Treasurer must be appointed before making expenditures. No expenditures for liquor to be distributed or consumed by voters while polls open.

Maryland

Certain transfers of up to $6,000 and unlimited transfers between certain committees are expressly permitted.

Generally prohibited

May not exceed $25 per single recipient from regulated petty cash fund

All non-petty cash disbursements must be made by check from a designated campaign depository, but an exception with special reimbursement provisions.

Massachusetts

Prohibited

Limited to $100 and $1,500 in aggregate.

 Committees organized on behalf of statewide candidates may not contribute to any other candidate or political action committee.

 No transfer from a federal officeholder’s federal committee into that person’s state committee

Candidate or committee funds may only be placed in savings or money market accounts to earn interest