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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 2087 By: McCall and O'Donnell
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the Rules of the Ethics
Commission; amending Rule 2.4 3 of the Rules of the
Ethics Commission (74 O.S. Su pp. 2020, Ch. 62, App.),
which relates to candidate committee expenditures;
modifying allowable expenditures; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Ru le 2.43 of the Rules of the
Ethics Commission (74 O.S. Supp. 2020, Ch. 62, App.), is amended to
read as follows:
Rule 2.43 Contributions to a candidate committee may be used to
make expenditures for ordinary and necessary campaign expenses, for
contributions to another candidate committee, for operating expenses
of the committee or for other purposes not otherwise prohibited by
law or these Rules. "Ordinary and necessary campaign expenses " as
used in this section are those that would not exist but for the
candidate's campaign, including but not limited to staff salaries,
campaign consulting fees, rent (other than for the candidate 's
residence or part of a residence), travel, advertising, telephones,
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office supplies and equipment, fundraising, individual me mberships
in political organizations, contributions or dues for a political
caucus fund, individual memberships in civic or charitable
organizations, legal fees for the campaign, costs associated with
signage for naming highways and bridges pursuant to Sec tion 1600 of
Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, payment for campaign accounting
or bookkeeping services or campaign finance reporting services and
repayment of the principal and interest on a loan as permitted by
these Rules. Expenditures made to a family member of the candidate
for services provided to the campaign shall be no more than
customary compensation for those services. Expenditures made to
reimburse a candidate for personal expenditures made on behalf of
the candidate committee must be made wit hin ninety (90) days of the
original expenditure and must be reported in detail as required by
Rule 2.106.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
58-1-6965 LRB 01/19/21