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Contribution Limits1
From anIndividual
From aPermanentCommittee (PAC)²
From aContributingOrganization²
From aCorporation
From anExecutiveCommittee
From aCaucusCampaignCommittee
ToCandidateor Slate ofCandidates
$1,000per election121.150(6)
$1,000per election³121.150(6)
Prohibited121.025& 121.035
Unlimited⁴’ ⁶121.150(23)
Unlimited⁵’ ⁶121.150(23)
ToPermanentCommittee (PAC)
$1,500per yearaggregate121.150(10)
ToPolitical IssuesCommittee
Unlimited
Unlimited121.035
To anExecutiveCommittee
$2,500per yearaggregate121.150(11)
UnlimitedTransferof Funds
To aCaucusCampaignCommittee
$2,500per year121.150(11)
To aCandidateor Slate
To aSchool BoardCandidate
To aPermanentCommittee (PAC)
To anIssuesCommittee
Cash⁷ Contributions
$50 per election121.150(4)
AnonymousContributions
$50 per election (Maximum aggregate $1000 per election)121.150(3)
1
In-kind and monetary contributions jointly count toward both the “per election” and the “per year” contribution limits.
2
Contributing Organizations or PACs affiliated by bylaw structure or by registration shall be considered as one (1) committee for purposes of applying contribution limits. KRS 121.150(7)
3
The amount the candidate retains from PACs per election cannot be more than fifty percent (50%) of the candidate’s total contributions, or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater. KRS 121.150(23)(a)
4
The contributions given by Executive Committees are unlimited. Party rules and or by-laws may prohibit Executive Committees and Caucus Campaign Committees from making contributions to candidates in non-partisan races. For more information, you may contact these committees. The contributions that a candidate or slate of candidates may retain from an Executive Committee are limited. The limit is based on the total contributions received by the candidate per election. The amount the candidate retains from Executive Committees per election cannot be more than fifty percent (50%) of the candidate’s total contributions, or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater. KRS 121.150(23)(a)-(c)
5
The contributions given by Caucus Campaign Committees are unlimited. Party rules and or by-laws may prohibit Executive Committees and Caucus Campaign Committees from making contributions to candidates in non-partisan races. For more information, you may contact these committees. The contributions that a candidate or slate of candidates may retain from Caucus Campaign Committees are limited. The limit is based on the total contributions received by the candidate per election. The amount the candidate retains from Caucus Campaign Committees per election cannot be more than fifty percent (50%) of the candidate’s total contributions, or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater. KRS 121.150(23)(a)-(c)
6
Party rules and or by-laws may prohibit Executive Committees and Caucus Campaign Committees from making contributions to candidates in non-partisan races. For more information, you may contact these committees.
7
Contributions by cashier's check or money order are limited to fifty dollars ($50) per election unless the instrument identifies both the payor and the payee. If the cashier's check or money order does identify both the payor and the payee, the instrument is considered a contribution by check. KRS 121.150(4)