Campaign finance reporting-election periods.

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ORIGINAL SENATE

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NO.
0094

ENROLLED ACT NO. 67, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
campaign finance; limiting contributions during each election;
specifying
when contributions may be accepted;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 22
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25
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102(c)
, (e) and by creating a new subsection (j)
is amended to read:

22
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25
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102.

Contribution of funds or election assistance restricted; limitation on contributions; right to communicate; civil penalty.

(c)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, no individual other than the candidate, or the candidate's immediate family shall contribute directly or indirectly
:
,

m
ore than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per election during the two (2) year period consisting of a general election year and the preceding calendar year

(i)

T
o any candidate for political office, or to any candidate's campaign committee
:
,

nor make more than twenty
-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)

(A)

More than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per election; and

(B)

No contribution
for
the general election
ma
y be given prior to the date for the primary election
.

(ii)

T
otal political contributions

During the same two (2) year period
.
For purposes of this subsection the primary, general and special elections shall be deemed separate elections. No candidate for political office shall accept, directly or indirectly, contributions which violate this subsection. Contributions to a candidate's campaign committee shall be considered to be contributions to the candidate. This subsection does not limit political contributions by political parties, nor expenditures by a candidate from his or her own funds nor from his or her candidate's campaign committee funds

for any two (2) year period consisting of a general election year and the preceding calendar year, of more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
.

(e)

Any corporation, person or organization violating the provisions of subsection (a), (b)
,

or
(c)

or (j)
of this section is subject to a civil penalty up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and costs including a reasonable attorney's fee. The amount of penalty imposed shall be in such amount as will deter future actions of a similar nature. An action to impose the civil penalty may be prosecuted by and in the name of any candidate adversely affected by the transgression, any political party, any county attorney, any district attorney or the attorney general. Proceeds of the penalty collected shall be paid to the state treasurer and credited as provided in W.S. 8
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109.

(j)

For purposes of subsection (c) of this section the primary, general and special elections shall be deemed separate elections. No candidate for political office shall accept, directly or indirectly, contributions which violate subsection (c) of this section. Contributions to a candidate's campaign committee shall be considered to be contributions to the candidate. Subsection (c) of this section does not limit political contributions by political parties, nor expenditures by a candidate from his own funds nor from his candidate's campaign committee funds.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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