§ 17-25-10 - Lawful methods of contributing to support of candidates – Reporting – Disposition of anonymous contributions.
SECTION 17-25-10
§ 17-25-10 Lawful methods of contributingto support of candidates – Reporting – Disposition of anonymouscontributions. – (a) No contribution shall be made or received, and no expenditures shall bedirectly made or incurred, to support or defeat a candidate except through:
(1) The duly appointed campaign treasurer, or deputy campaigntreasurers, of the candidates;
(2) The duly appointed campaign treasurer or deputy campaigntreasurers of a political party committee;
(3) The duly appointed campaign treasurer or deputy campaigntreasurer of a political action committee.
(b) It shall be lawful for any person, not otherwiseprohibited by law and not acting in concert with any other person or group, toexpend personally from that person's own funds a sum which is not to be repaidto him or her for any purpose not prohibited by law to support or defeat acandidate; provided, that any person making the expenditure shall be requiredto report all of his or her expenditures and expenses, if the total of themoney so expended exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) within a calendar year, tothe board of elections within seven (7) days of making the expenditure and tothe campaign treasurer of the candidate or political party committee on whosebehalf the expenditure or contribution was made, or to his or her deputy,within seven (7) days of making the expenditure, who shall cause theexpenditures and expenses to be included in his or her reports to the board ofelections. Whether a person is "acting in concert with any other person orgroup" for the purposes of this subsection shall be determined by applicationof the standards set forth in § 17-25-23.
(c) Any anonymous contribution received by a campaigntreasurer or deputy campaign treasurer shall not be used or expended, but shallbe returned to the donor, if the donor's identity can be ascertained; if not,the contribution shall escheat to the state.