| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.188 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECLEMENS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1357H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection130.031,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | campaigncommittees,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section130.031,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection130.031,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 130.031.1.Nocontributionofcashinanamountofmorethanonehundreddollars |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2shallbemadebyoracceptedfromanysinglecontributorforanyelectionbyacontinuing |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3committee,acampaigncommittee,apoliticalpartycommittee,anexploratorycommitteeora |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4candidatecommittee. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 2.Exceptforexpendituresfromapettycashfundwhichisestablishedand |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6maintainedbywithdrawalsoffundsfromthecommittee'sdepositoryaccountandwith |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7recordsmaintainedpursuanttotherecord-keepingrequirementsofsection130.036toaccount |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8forexpendituresmadefrompettycash,eachexpenditureofmorethanfiftydollars,exceptan |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9in-kindexpenditure,shallbemadebycheckdrawnonthecommittee'sdepositoryandsigned |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10bythecommitteetreasurer,deputytreasurerorcandidate.Asingleexpenditurefromapetty |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11cashfundshallnotexceedfiftydollars,andtheaggregateofallexpendituresfromapetty |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12cashfundduringacalendaryearshallnotexceedthelesseroffivethousanddollarsorten |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13percentofallexpendituresmadebythecommitteeduringthatcalendaryear.Acheckmade |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14payableto"cash"shallnotbemadeexcepttoreplenishapettycashfund. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 3.Nocontributionshallbemadeoracceptedandnoexpenditureshallbemadeor |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16incurred,directlyorindirectly,inafictitiousname,inthenameofanotherperson,orbyor |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17throughanotherpersoninsuchamannerastoconcealtheidentityoftheactualsourceofthe |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18contributionortheactualrecipientandpurposeoftheexpenditure.Anypersonwhoreceives |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19contributionsforacommitteeshalldisclosetothatcommittee'streasurer,deputytreasureror |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20candidatetherecipient'sownnameandaddressandthenameandaddressoftheactualsource |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21ofeachcontributionsuchpersonhasreceivedforthatcommittee.Anypersonwhomakes |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22expendituresforacommitteeshalldisclosetothatcommittee'streasurer,deputytreasureror |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23candidatesuchperson'sownnameandaddress,thenameandaddressofeachpersontowhom |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24anexpenditurehasbeenmadeandtheamountandpurposeoftheexpendituresthepersonhas |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25madeforthatcommittee. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 4.Noanonymouscontributionofmorethantwenty-fivedollarsshallbemadebyany |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27person,andnoanonymouscontributionofmorethantwenty-fivedollarsshallbeacceptedby |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28anycandidateorcommittee.Ifanyanonymouscontributionofmorethantwenty-fivedollars |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29isreceived,itshallbereturnedimmediatelytothecontributor,ifthecontributor'sidentitycan |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30beascertained,andifthecontributor'sidentitycannotbeascertained,thecandidate, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31committeetreasurerordeputytreasurershallimmediatelytransmitthatportionofthe |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32contributionwhichexceedstwenty-fivedollarstothestatetreasureranditshallescheattothe |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33state. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 5.Themaximumaggregateamountofanonymouscontributionswhichshallbe |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35acceptedinanycalendaryearbyanycommitteeshallbethegreateroffivehundreddollarsor |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36onepercentoftheaggregateamountofallcontributionsreceivedbythatcommitteeinthe |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37samecalendaryear.Ifanyanonymouscontributionisreceivedwhichcausestheaggregate |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38totalofanonymouscontributionstoexceedtheforegoinglimitation,itshallbereturned |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39immediatelytothecontributor,ifthecontributor'sidentitycanbeascertained,and,ifthe |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40contributor'sidentitycannotbeascertained,thecommitteetreasurer,deputytreasureror |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41candidateshallimmediatelytransmittheanonymouscontributiontothestatetreasurerto |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42escheattothestate. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43 6.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection5ofthissection,contributionsfrom |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44individualswhosenamesandaddressescannotbeascertainedwhicharereceivedfroma |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45fund-raisingactivityorevent,suchasdefinedinsection130.011,shallnotbedeemed |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46anonymouscontributions,providedthefollowingconditionsaremet: |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47 (1)Therearetwenty-fiveormorecontributingparticipantsintheactivityorevent; |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48 (2)Thecandidate,committeetreasurer,deputytreasurerorthepersonresponsiblefor |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49conductingtheactivityoreventmakesanannouncementthatitisillegalforanyonetomake |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50orreceiveacontributioninexcessofonehundreddollarsunlessthecontributionis |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51accompaniedbythenameandaddressofthecontributor; |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52 (3)Thepersonresponsibleforconductingtheactivityoreventdoesnotknowingly |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53acceptpaymentfromanysinglepersonofmorethanonehundreddollarsunlessthenameand |
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| 66 | 66 | | HB188 2 54addressofthepersonmakingsuchpaymentisobtainedandrecordedpursuanttotherecord- |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55keepingrequirementsofsection130.036; |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56 (4)Astatementdescribingtheeventshallbepreparedbythecandidateorthe |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57treasurerofthecommitteeforwhomthefundswereraisedorbythepersonresponsiblefor |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58conductingtheactivityoreventandattachedtothedisclosurereportofcontributionsand |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59expendituresrequiredbysection130.041.Thefollowinginformationtobelistedinthe |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60statementisinadditionto,notinlieuof,therequirementselsewhereinthischapterrelatingto |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61therecordingandreportingofcontributionsandexpenditures: |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62 (a)Thenameandmailingaddressofthepersonorpersonsresponsibleforconducting |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63theeventoractivityandthenameandaddressofthecandidateorcommitteeforwhomthe |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64fundswereraised; |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65 (b)Thedateonwhichtheeventoccurred; |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66 (c)Thenameandaddressofthelocationwheretheeventoccurredandthe |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67approximatenumberofparticipantsintheevent; |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68 (d)Abriefdescriptionofthetypeofeventandthefund-raisingmethodsused; |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69 (e)Thegrossreceiptsfromtheeventandalistingoftheexpendituresincidenttothe |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70event; |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71 (f)Thetotaldollaramountofcontributionsreceivedfromtheeventfromparticipants |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72whosenamesandaddresseswerenotobtainedwithsuchcontributionsandanexplanationof |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73whyitwasnotpossibletoobtainthenamesandaddressesofsuchparticipants; |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74 (g)Thetotaldollaramountofcontributionsreceivedfromcontributingparticipantsin |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75theeventwhoareidentifiedbynameandaddressintherecordsrequiredtobemaintained |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76pursuanttosection130.036. |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77 7.Nocandidateorcommitteeinthisstateshallacceptcontributionsfromanyout-of- |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78statecommitteeunlesstheout-of-statecommitteefromwhomthecontributionsarereceived |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79hasfiledastatementoforganizationpursuanttosection130.021orhasfiledthereports |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80requiredbysections130.049and130.050,whicheverisapplicabletothatcommittee. |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81 8.Anypersonpublishing,circulating,ordistributinganyprintedmatterrelativeto |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82anycandidateforpublicofficeoranyballotmeasureshallonthefaceoftheprintedmatter |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83identifyinaclearandconspicuousmannerthepersonwhopaidfortheprintedmatterwiththe |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84words"Paidforby"followedbytheproperidentificationofthesponsorpursuanttothis |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85section.Forthepurposesofthissection,"printedmatter"shallbedefinedtoincludeany |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86pamphlet,circular,handbill,sampleballot,advertisement,includingadvertisementsinany |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87newspaperorotherperiodical,sign,includingsignsfordisplayonmotorvehicles,orother |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88imprintedorletteredmaterial;but"printedmatter"isdefinedtoexcludematerialsprintedand |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89purchasedpriortoMay20,1982,ifthecandidateorcommitteecandocumentthatdelivery |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90tookplacepriortoMay20,1982;anysignpersonallyprintedandconstructedbyan |
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| 103 | 103 | | HB188 3 91individualwithoutcompensationfromanyotherpersonanddisplayedatthatindividual's |
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| 104 | 104 | | 92placeofresidenceoronthatindividual'spersonalmotorvehicle;anyitemsofpersonaluse |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93givenawayorsold,suchascampaignbuttons,pins,pens,pencils,bookmatches,campaign |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94jewelry,orclothing,whichispaidforbyacandidateorcommitteewhichsupportsacandidate |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95orsupportsoropposesaballotmeasureandwhichisobviousinitsidentificationwitha |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96specificcandidateorcommitteeandisreportedasrequiredbythischapter;andanynews |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97story,commentary,oreditorialprintedbyaregularlypublishednewspaperorotherperiodical |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98withoutchargetoacandidate,committeeoranyotherperson. |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99 (1)Inregardtoanyprintedmatterpaidforbyacandidatefromthecandidate's |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100personalfunds,itshallbesufficientidentificationtoprintthefirstandlastnamebywhichthe |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101candidateisknown. |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102 (2)Inregardtoanyprintedmatterpaidforbyacommittee,itshallbesufficient |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103identificationtoprintthenameofthecommitteeasrequiredtoberegisteredbysubsection5 |
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| 116 | 116 | | 104ofsection130.021andthenameandtitleofthecommitteetreasurerwhowasservingwhen |
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| 117 | 117 | | 105theprintedmatterwaspaidfor.Anyprintedmatterpaidforbyacommitteeshallalso |
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| 118 | 118 | | 106includeastatementofthenamesofthethreelargestdonorstothecommitteeinthe |
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| 119 | 119 | | 107precedingquarter. |
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| 120 | 120 | | 108 (3)Inregardtoanyprintedmatterpaidforbyacorporationorotherbusinessentity, |
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| 121 | 121 | | 109labororganization,oranyotherorganizationnotdefinedtobeacommitteebysubdivision(7) |
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| 122 | 122 | | 110ofsection130.011andnotorganizedespeciallyforinfluencingoneormoreelections,itshall |
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| 123 | 123 | | 111besufficientidentificationtoprintthenameoftheentity,thenameoftheprincipalofficerof |
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| 124 | 124 | | 112theentity,bywhatevertitleknown,andthemailingaddressoftheentity,oriftheentityhas |
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| 125 | 125 | | 113nomailingaddress,themailingaddressoftheprincipalofficer. |
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| 126 | 126 | | 114 (4)Inregardtoanyprintedmatterpaidforbyanindividualorindividuals,itshallbe |
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| 127 | 127 | | 115sufficientidentificationtoprintthenameoftheindividualorindividualsandtherespective |
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| 128 | 128 | | 116mailingaddressoraddresses,exceptthatifmorethanfiveindividualsjoininpayingfor |
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| 129 | 129 | | 117printedmatteritshallbesufficientidentificationtoprintthewords"Foralistofother |
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| 130 | 130 | | 118sponsorscontact:"followedbythenameandaddressofonesuchindividualresponsiblefor |
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| 131 | 131 | | 119causingthemattertobeprinted,andtheindividualidentifiedshallmaintainarecordofthe |
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| 132 | 132 | | 120namesandamountspaidbyotherindividualsandshallmakesuchrecordavailableforreview |
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| 133 | 133 | | 121upontherequestofanyperson.Nopersonshallacceptforpublicationorprintingnorshall |
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| 134 | 134 | | 122suchworkbecompleteduntiltheprintedmatterisproperlyidentifiedasrequiredbythis |
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| 135 | 135 | | 123subsection. |
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| 136 | 136 | | 124 9.Anybroadcaststationtransmittinganymatterrelativetoanycandidateforpublic |
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| 137 | 137 | | 125officeorballotmeasureasdefinedbythischaptershallidentifythesponsorofsuchmatteras |
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| 138 | 138 | | 126requiredbyfederallaw. |
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| 139 | 139 | | HB188 4 127 10.Theprovisionsofsubsection8or9ofthissectionshallnotapplytocandidatesfor |
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| 140 | 140 | | 128electivefederaloffice,providedthatpersonscausingmattertobeprintedorbroadcast |
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| 141 | 141 | | 129concerningsuchcandidaciesshallcomplywiththerequirementsoffederallawfor |
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| 142 | 142 | | 130identificationofthesponsororsponsors. |
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| 143 | 143 | | 131 11.Itshallbeaviolationofthischapterforanypersonrequiredtobeidentifiedas |
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| 144 | 144 | | 132payingforprintedmatterpursuanttosubsection8ofthissectionorpayingforbroadcast |
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| 145 | 145 | | 133matterpursuanttosubsection9ofthissectiontorefusetoprovidetheinformationrequiredor |
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| 146 | 146 | | 134topurposelyprovidefalse,misleading,orincompleteinformation. |
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| 147 | 147 | | 135 12.Itshallbeaviolationofthischapterforanycommitteetoofferchancestowin |
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| 148 | 148 | | 136prizesormoneytopersonstoencouragesuchpersonstoendorse,sendelectionmaterialby |
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| 149 | 149 | | 137mail,deliverelectionmaterialinpersonorcontactpersonsattheirhomes;exceptthat,the |
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| 150 | 150 | | 138provisionsofthissubsectionshallnotbeconstruedtoprohibithiringandpayingacampaign |
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| 151 | 151 | | 139staff. |
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| 153 | 153 | | HB188 5 |
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