MUR #1838

Affiliation

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Contributions

• In-Kind

• Limitations

  • exceeding limitations prohibited

  • single limit for committees established, maintained or controlled by the same entity

• Threshold for triggering political committee status

Definitions

• Affiliated committee

• Candidate

• Charge (usual & normal)

• Independent expenditure

enforcement

• Civil Penalty

• Conciliation Agreement

• no further action

Independent Expenditures

National/State/Local Party Committee

• State committee

  • coordinated party expenditure limits

Political Committee

• Threshold for triggering political committee sta- tus

Principal Campaign Committee

• Designated by candidate

Reports/Reporting

• Registration/Statement of Organization

  • untimely registration/amendment

• Report

  • untimely reporting

Transfers of Funds

• Affiliation criteria