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13-35-227. Prohibited contributions from corporations and unions

MT ST 13-35-227West's Montana Code AnnotatedTitle 13. Elections (Approx. 2 pages)

13-35-227. Prohibited contributions from corporations and unions

MT ST 13-35-227West's Montana Code AnnotatedTitle 13. Elections (Approx. 2 pages)

West's Montana Code Annotated
Title 13. Elections (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 35. Election and Campaign Practices and Criminal Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Part 2. Specific Provisions
MCA 13-35-227
13-35-227. Prohibited contributions from corporations and unions
Currentness
(1) A corporation or union may not make a contribution to a candidate directly or through an intermediary.
(2) A candidate may not accept or receive a corporate or union contribution described in subsection (1).
(3) A political committee that is not a corporation or union may establish a fund to be used for making political contributions to candidates if the fund consists only of funds solicited from noncorporate and nonunion sources.
(4) A corporation or union may establish a separate, segregated fund to be used for making political contributions to candidates if the fund consists only of voluntary contributions solicited from an individual who is a shareholder, employee, or member of the corporation or union.
(5) A person who violates this section is subject to the civil penalty provisions of 13-37-128.

Credits

Enacted Nov. 1912, Init. Act, § 25; reenacted Revised Code of Montana 1921, § 10790; reenacted Revised Code of Montana 1935, § 10790; Revised Code of Montana 1947, § 94-1444; redesignated 23-4744 by Laws 1973, ch. 513, § 29. Amended by Laws 1975, ch. 296, § 1; Revised Code of Montana 1947, 23-4744; amended by Laws 1979, ch. 404, § 1; amended Nov. 5, 1996, Initiative Measure No. 125, § 1; amended by Laws 1997, ch. 294, § 1 (voided by Initiative Referendum No. 114 (1998, I.M. No. 114), Nov. 3, 1998); amended by Laws 2003, ch. 59, § 1; amended by Laws 2015, ch. 259, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
MCA 13-35-227, MT ST 13-35-227
Current through the end of the 2023 Session of the Montana Legislature.
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