Ex 4.5 - Your friends send emails to their family and friends and post on their personal social networking sites communications supporting your campaign. Since your friends are not being compensated, these activities are not reportable even if you provided your friends with campaign materials.
Member Communications: Payments made by an organization (including a political party, union, trade association) for certain communications that are sent only to the organization’s members, employees, or shareholders, or their families, are not contributions to a candidate endorsed in the communications. For example, if a union sends a mailing to only its membership, supporting your campaign, the cost of the mailing is not a reportable contribution. Gifts: A payment or other benefit to a candidate or official that is made principally for personal purposes (not political purposes) is a gift unless the candidate or official provides payment or services of equal or greater value. Generally, gifts are subject to annual limits and must be disclosed by the candidate or official on a Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests). For additional information about gifts, see the fact sheet on the FPPC’s website entitled, Limitations and Restrictions on Gifts, Honoraria, Travel and Loans. Payments for Legislative, Governmental, or Charitable Purposes: Behested payments made in connection with a legislative, governmental, or charitable purpose, are not considered to be made for political purposes; therefore, they are not considered contributions. However, if the payment is made at the behest of an elected official and the payment(s) totals $5,000 or more from a single source in a calendar year, the official is required to file a Form 803 (Behested Payment Report) as described in Chapter 11.
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Chapter 4.7
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