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H0559......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES - CONTRIBUTIONS - Amends existing law to require that legislative candidates receive 20% of their contributions from residents of the district they seek to represent and to provide penalties for failure to meet this requirement. 01/30 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/02 Rpt prt - to St Aff
H0559|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 559 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELECTION CAMPAIGNS; AMENDING SEC- 3 TION 67-6610A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRI- 4 BUTIONS AND TO REDUCE LIMITATIONS FOR FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 67-6610A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 67-6610A. LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS. (1) Except as provided in 9 subsection s (2) and (3) of this section, aggregate 10 contributions for a primary election or a general election made by a corpora- 11 tion, political committee, other recognized legal entity or an individual, 12 other than the candidate, to a candidate for the state legislature, and polit- 13 ical committees organized on the candidate's behalf shall be limited to an 14 amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the primary election 15 and an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the general 16 election. Aggregate contributions for a primary election or a general election 17 by a corporation, political committee, other recognized legal entity or an 18 individual, other than the candidate, to a candidate for statewide office and 19 political committees organized on the candidate's behalf shall be limited to 20 an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the primary elec- 21 tion and an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the gen- 22 eral election. 23 (2) Aggregate contributions for a primary election or for a general elec- 24 tion made by the state central committee of the political parties qualified 25 under section 34-501, Idaho Code, to a candidate for the state legislature, 26 and political committees organized on the candidate's behalf shall be limited 27 to an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the primary elec- 28 tion and an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the general 29 election. Aggregate contributions for the primary election or the general 30 election by the state central committee of the political parties qualified 31 under section 34-501, Idaho Code, to a candidate for statewide office and 32 political committees organized on the candidate's behalf shall be limited to 33 an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the primary elec- 34 tion and an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the gen- 35 eral election. 36 (3) In the interest of promoting public participation in the elec- 37 tion of legislative candidates by individuals who are to be represented by the 38 candidate, each legislative candidate shall demonstrate at each filing 39 required by this chapter, that not less than twenty percent (20%) of the total 40 dollar amount of contributions to the candidate were made by individuals whose 41 legal residence is within the district from which the candidate seeks elec- 42 tion. In the event that at any reporting period a candidate's total contribu- 43 tions fail to meet the requirement of this subsection, all contribution limi- 2 1 tations specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be reduced 2 by fifty percent (50%). This provision shall apply to all contributions to the 3 candidate, and in the event that contributions have been made prior to this 4 limitation which exceed this limitation they shall be refunded. 5 (4) For purposes of this section "statewide office" shall mean an 6 office in state government which shall appear on the primary or general elec- 7 tion ballot throughout the state. 8 (45 ) Contributions other than money or its 9 equivalent are deemed to have a monetary value equivalent to the fair market 10 value of the contribution. Services or property or rights furnished at less 11 than their fair market value for the purpose of assisting any candidate or 12 political committee are deemed a contribution. A contribution of this kind 13 shall be reported as an in-kind contribution at its fair market value and 14 counts toward any applicable contribution limit of the contributor. Contribu- 15 tions shall not include the personal services of volunteers. 16 (56 ) The contribution limits for the state leg- 17 islature shall apply to judicial district offices, city offices and county 18 offices regulated by this chapter. 19 (67 ) The provisions of this section are hereby 20 declared to be severable and if any provision of this section or the applica- 21 tion of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for 22 any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining 23 portions of this section.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS07478C1
This legislation requires that legislative candidates must
show that no less than 20% of the total dollar amount of
contributions to the candidate were made by individuals who
reside within the legislator's district at each filing. In
the event that a candidate is unable to show this, all
contribution limitations shall be reduced by 50%.
FISCAL NOTE
There will be no fiscal impact to the
state.
CONTACT: Representative Bruce Newcomb
332-1122
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
Bill No. H 559