A. Campaign funds may be used to purchase a gift only if the payment is directly related to a political, legislative, or governmental purpose. Detailed information on the permissible uses of campaign funds can be found in the Commission’s campaign manuals for state candidates and officeholders (Manual 1) and local candidates and officeholders (Manual 2). 7. Do the new reporting and recordkeeping requirements apply to an expenditure for meals provided during the course of a fundraising event at which a per plate contribution is required? A. Yes. The new rules apply to meals provided at a fundraising event even if a per plate contribution is required. Note that the name of any attendee receiving a meal at the event must be maintained in the committee’s records. 8. Do the new reporting and recordkeeping requirements apply to an expenditure for complimentary appetizers provided at a fundraising event at which a contribution is required to attend? A. No. If attendees are served only complimentary appetizers, the expenditure for the appetizers is not an expenditure for a meal. Moreover, the expenditure for appetizers served at an event at which a contribution is required to attend is not an expenditure for a gift. Accordingly, the committee may report the expenditure for the appetizers as an expenditure for a fundraising event (Code FND) with no further explanation. 9. When reporting multiple expenditures to different vendors for a single gift, meal, or trip during the same reporting period, is it necessary to provide a full explanation for each expenditure? A. If the detailed description provided for an expenditure fully explains a subsequent expenditure for the same gift, meal, or trip, a full explanation of the subsequent expenditure is not necessary so long as the description provided for the subsequent expenditure clearly identifies the previous expenditure.
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