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AN ACT relating to campaign finance. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 121.175 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) As used in this section:[No candidate, committee, or contributing organization shall 4
permit funds in a campaign account to be expended for any purpose other than for 5
allowable campaign expenditures.] 6
(a) 1. "Allowable campaign expenditures" means expenditures including 7
reimbursement for actual expenses, made directly and primarily in 8
support of or opposition to a candidate, constitutional amendment, or 9
public question which will appear on the ballot and includes, but is not 10
limited to:[, ] 11
a. Expenditures for staff salaries;[,] 12
b. Gifts and meals for volunteer campaign workers;[,] 13
c. Food and beverages provided at a campaign rally;[,] 14
d. Advertising;[,] 15
e. Office space;[,] 16
f. Necessary travel;[,] 17
g. Caregiving services; 18
h. Campaign paraphernalia;[,] 19
i. Purchases of advertisements in athletic and scholastic 20
publications;[,] 21
j. Communications with constituents or prospective voters;[,] 22
k. Polling and consulting;[,] 23
l. Printing, graphic arts, or advertising services;[,] 24
m. Postage, office supplies, stationery, newsletters;[,] and 25
n. Equipment which is used primarily for the administration of the 26
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2. "Allowable campaign expenditures" does not include expenditures of 1
funds in a campaign account: 2
a. For any purpose made unlawful by other provisions of the 3
Kentucky Revised Statutes;[ or] 4
b. Which would bestow a private pecuniary benefit, except for 5
payment of the reasonable value of goods and services provided 6
upon a candidate, member of the candidate's family, committee, or 7
contributing organization, or any of their employees, paid or 8
unpaid, including[:] tickets to an event which is unrelated to a 9
political campaign or candidacy; 10
c. For items of personal property for distribution to prospective 11
voters, except items bearing the name, likeness, or logo of a 12
candidate or a campaign-related communication; 13
d. [expenditures ]To promote or oppose a candidacy for a leadership 14
position in a governmental, professional, or political organization, 15
or other entity; or 16
e. For[and] equipment or appliances, the primary use of which is for 17
purposes outside of the campaign; and 18
(b) "Caregiving services" means direct care, protection, and supervision of a 19
child, or a person with a disability or medical condition for whom a 20
candidate has a direct caregiving responsibility while engaged in campaign 21
activities. 22
(2) No candidate, committee, or contributing organization shall permit funds in a 23
campaign account to be expended for any purpose other than for allowable 24
campaign expenditures. 25
(3) The provisions of KRS 121.190 notwithstanding, a candidate shall not be required 26
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candidate's[his] campaign account. 1
(4) A member of the General Assembly may utilize funds in the member's[his] 2
campaign account to purchase admission tickets for political party functions and 3
caucus campaign committee functions, to purchase items with a value of no more 4
than[not in excess of] one hundred dollars ($100) for donation to a political party or 5
caucus campaign committee for auctions and fundraisers, and to participate in or 6
support other events sponsored by a political party or caucus campaign committee. 7
(5) A member of the General Assembly may make allowable campaign expenditures in 8
both election years and nonelection years. 9
(6)[(2)] [By December 31, 1993, ]The registry shall promulgate administrative 10
regulations to implement and enforce this section[the provisions of subsection (1)]. 11
(7)[(3)] In lieu of the penalties provided in KRS 121.140 and 121.990 for a violation 12
of this section, the registry may, after hearing: 13
(a) For a violation which was not committed knowingly, order the violator to 14
repay the amount of campaign funds which were expended for other than 15
allowable campaign expenditures, and if not repaid within thirty (30) days, 16
may impose a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the 17
amount is not repaid, up to a maximum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000); 18
and 19
(b) For a violation which was committed knowingly, in addition to referring the 20
matter for criminal prosecution, order the violator to repay the amount of 21
campaign funds which were expended for other than allowable campaign 22
expenditures, and if not repaid within thirty (30) days, may impose a fine of 23
up to one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the amount is not repaid, up to a 24
maximum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). 25