MUR #1393

Commercially Reasonable

Contributions

• Acceptance

  • of prohibited contribution

• Exempted contributions

  • food and beverages

• Limitations

  • exceeding limitations prohibited

  • on contributions by persons

• Prohibited contributions

  • by corporations, labor organizations and national banks

Corporations/Labor Unions/Banks

• Contributions and expenditures by

  • definition at 2 U.S.C. &441b(a)

Definitions

• Contribution

• Ordinary course of business

enforcement

• Civil Penalty

• Conciliation Agreement

Food and Beverages

Loans

• Contribution

Receipts

• SEE ALSO: Recordkeeping; Contributions; Reports/Reporting

  • Account of contributions

Recordkeeping

• Best efforts

• Contributions/Receipts

• Records

  • maintenance of

Reports/Reporting

• Best efforts of treasurer

• Contributions

  • checks

  • contributor identification

  • illegal appearing

• Receipts

  • itemization

• Treasurer of committee, duties of

Volunteer Activity

• Food and beverages

• Residential abodes