44.11.227    LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL AND POLITICAL PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS TO A CANDIDATE

(1) Pursuant to the calculation specified in 13-37-216, MCA, limits on total combined contributions by a political committee, other than a political party committee, or by an individual to candidates are as follows: 

(a) candidates filed jointly for governor and lieutenant governor may receive no more than $1,000;

(b) a candidate for other statewide office may receive no more than $700;

(c) a candidate for all other public offices may receive no more than $400.

(2) Pursuant to the operation specified in 13-37-216, MCA, limits on total combined contributions from political party committees to candidates are as follows:

(a) candidates filed jointly for governor and lieutenant governor may receive no more than $100,000;

(b) a candidate for other statewide offices may receive no more than $75,000;

(c) a candidate for Public Service Commission may receive no more than $15,000;

(d) a candidate for senate may receive no more than $3,000;

(e) a candidate for all other public offices may receive no more than $2,000.

(3) Pursuant to 13-37-216, MCA, all contributions must be included in computing these limitation totals, except the personal services exemption found in ARM 44.11.401.

(4) A candidate may make unlimited contributions to his or her own campaign, but shall report and disclose each contribution and expenditure according to these rules.

 

History: 13-37-114, MCA; IMP, 13-37-216, MCA; NEW, 2008 MAR p. 1034, Eff. 5/23/08; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 560, Eff. 2/26/10; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2545, Eff. 11/26/11; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 2318, Eff. 12/13/13; TRANS and AMD, from ARM 44.10.338, 2016 MAR p. 28, Eff. 1/9/16; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 2342, Eff. 12/9/17; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 1645, Eff. 9/21/19; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 253, Eff. 2/12/22.