Note: The home/office fundraiser exception does not apply to a state lobbyist or to a cohabitant of a state lobbyist. A registered state lobbyist may not make a contribution to an elected state officer or candidate for elective state office if the lobbyist is registered to lobby the official’s agency or the agency for which the candidate is seeking election. A fundraiser held in the home of a lobbyist is considered a contribution; therefore, a lobbyist is prohibited from holding a fundraiser in their home for a candidate seeking election to a governmental agency that the lobbyist is registered to lobby. A similar prohibition applies to lobbying firms holding fundraisers at their offices.
QUICK TIP: A state lobbyist may not hold a fundraiser for a local candidate/officeholder who is seeking election to a state office.
Ex 4.3 - Your neighbor holds a fundraiser in their home for your campaign. As long as the total cost of the event is $500 or less, your committee is not required to report the cost of the event as a nonmonetary contribution.
Ex 4.4 - A business hosts a campaign fundraiser in its conference room. The business spends $450 for beverages. A separate business entity provides the food valued at $200. Since the total cost of the event now exceeds $500, both businesses have made reportable nonmonetary contributions that must be reported by your committee. Social Media – Internet Communications: Uncompensated Internet activity by an individual, such as sending or forwarding electronic messages, social networking, blogging, creating or hosting a website, to support or oppose a candidate or ballot measure is not considered a contribution or expenditure. Certain Internet communications require advertisement disclosures as outlined in Chapter 7.
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