State Limits on Contributions to PACs

1 State Limits on Contributions to PACsPage 1 of 3To a PAC From:An IndividualA PAC A CorporationSourceWebsitenotesAlabamaUnli mitedUnlimited$500 per election cycleAlabama State $1,000 per year candidate and PAC aggregate$1,000 per yearProhibitedAlaska Public Office Commission and Alaska Statute Sec. $2,820 per calendar year to candidates and committees advocating for State Legislature Revised 16-905, 16-919 ArkansasUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedArkan sas Ethics on Campaign Finance and Disclosure 202, 203 California$6,000 per year to a committee which donates to candidates and Unlimited to PACs which do not donate directly to candidates$6,000 per year to a committee which donates to candidates and Unlimited to PACs which do not donate directly to candidates$6.

2 000 per year to a committee which donates to candidates and Unlimited to PACs which do not donate directly to candidatesCalifornia Secretary of (effectiveasof1/1/2007)Colorado$500perHo useofRepresentatives cycle$500perHouseofRepresentatives cycleProhibited but corporations or labor unions can establish Pacs which may accept Contributions from employees, officeholders, shareholders or Secretary of Article 28 Section 3.(Amendment 27)Connecticut $750 per year$2000 per yearProhibitedConnecticut State Elections Enforcement Department of info 15-8012 FloridaUnlimited for a continuous political committee so long as they generate 25% of their annual income from donations or $500 per election to a non-continuous committeeUnlimited for a continuous political committee so long as they generate 25% of their annual income from donations or $500 per election to a non-continuous committeeUnlimited for a continuous political committee so long as they generate 25% of their annual income from donations or $500 per election to a non-continuous

3 CommitteeState of Florida: 2006 Committee andCampaign Treasurer to be in statute title State Ethics by NCSL in '05 as having no Limits ( 21-5-41)Hawaii$1000 per election$1,000 per election$1,000 per electionState of Hawaii Campaign Spending conference of State by NCSL in '05 as having no Limits ( 67-6610)IllinoisUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimi tedNational conference of State by NCSL in '05 as having no Limits (10 ILCS 5/9-1 et seq.)Compiled by the staff of the State of Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, January 2007 State Limits on Contributions to PACsPage 2 of 3To a PAC From:IndianaUnlimitedUnlimitedDirect Contributions to PACs and candidates are limited to $22,000 per calendar year and must be "earmarked" to go to one or more of the following categories and are subject to the limitations of each category.

4 Statewide candidates ($5,000) State legislature candidates ($2,000) State party central committees ($5,000) Other political parties ($2,000) Indiana Campaign Finance Code #68a503 KansasUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedKansas Ethics $1,500 per year aggregate$1,500 per year aggregateProhibitedKentucky Registry of Election $100,000 per 4 year cycle$100,000 per 4 year cycle$100,000 per 4 year cycleLouisiana Ethics Administration #1505_2 Campaign Finance Disclosure Act: Ch.

5 11, Pt. V ( )MaineUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedMaine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election $4,000 per 4 years and $10,000 aggregate over same period$4,000 per 4 years No aggregate State Board of $500 per year and $12,500 aggregate over same period$500 per year and $12,500 aggregate over same periodProhibitedMassachusetts office of Campaignand Political $20,000 per year to House or Senate Caucus Committees. All others are Unlimited. A PAC is prohibited from donating to a separate segregated fund if the donating PAC receives money from entities barred from donating to the segregated PAC.

6 Otherwise UnlimitedProhibited but corporations mayhave their own Bureau of Campaign Finance Act of1976: , UnlimitedUnlimitedProhibitedMinnesota Secretary of State : Campaign Statutes 2006: 211A, 211 BMississippiUnlimitedUnlimited$1,000 per yearMississippi Campaign Finance Statutes: 97-13-15 MissouriUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedNatio nal conference of State by NCSL in '05 as having no Limits ( 130-32)MontanaUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimite dMontana State Code Annotated 2005: 13-37-216 NebraskaUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedNatio nal conference of State by NCSL in '05 as having no Limits ( 32-1608)NevadaUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimite dNevada State #Art2 Sec10 Nevada Const.

7 Art. 2 10 New Hampshire $5,000 per election?ProhibitedThe New Hampshire General LXIII 664:4 New Jersey$7,200 per election to Political Committee and $7,200 per year to a Continuing Political Committee$7,200 per election to Political Committee and $7,200 per year to a Continuing Political Committee$7,200 per election to Political Committee and $7,200 per year to a Continuing Political CommitteeNew Jersey Election Law Enforcement Leadership Committee?$25,000 per yearState Limits on Contributions to PACsPage 3 of 3To a PAC From:New MexicoUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedNationa l conference of State by NCSL in '05 as having no Limits ( 1-19-1 et seq)New York$150,000 aggregate limit per year to all State PACs and candidates?

8 $5,000 aggregate limit per year to all State PACs and candidatesNew York State Board of ,1,35_8361:35_8406&_dad=portal&_schema=P ORTALE lection Law 14-114, 14-116 North Carolina$4,000 per election cycle$4,000 per election cycleProhibitedNorth Carolina State Board of on linkNorth DakotaUnlimitedUnlimitedProhibitedNorth Dakota State by NCSL in '05 as having no individual or PAC Limits ( )Ohio$10,000 per year$10,000 per yearProhibited(Unionlimitof$10,000)Ohio Secretary of limit not found on State website but was on NCSLO klahoma$5,000 per year$5,000 per year$5,000 per yearOklahoma Instruction Manual on Campaign of manualOregonUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedN ational conference of State by NCSL in '05 as having no limitsPennsylvaniaUnlimitedUnlimitedProh ibitedPennsylvania Department of 1633, 1634 Rhode Island$1,000/calendar year to any one PAC and $10,000/calendar year in total political Contributions $1,000/calendar year to a single PAC and $25,000/calendar year in total political contributionsProhibitedState of Rhode Island General Carolina$3.

9 500 per year$3,500 per year$3,500 per yearSouth Carolina State Ethics DakotaUnlimitedUnlimitedProhibitedSouth Dakota , 12-25-2 TennesseeUnlimitedUnlimitedProhibitedNat ional conference of State in '05 as having no individual or PAC Limits ( 2-10-302)TexasUnlimitedUnlimitedProhibit edTexas State Election Code; Title 15, Ch. 253 UtahUnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimitedUtah Lieutenant $2,000 per two year general election cycle$2,000 per two year general election cycle$2,000 per two year general election cycleVermont Legislative Statutes (17 2805) State Board of of however nobody may donate more than $5,000 to a PAC in the last 21 days of an election however nobody may donate more than $5,000 to a PAC in the last 21 days of an election however nobody may donate more than $5,000 to a PAC in the last 21 days of an election cycleWashington Public Disclosure limit not found on statewebsite but was on NCSLWest Virginia$1,000 per PAC per cycle?

10 ProhibitedWest Virginia Secretary of and p53 of linkWisconsin$10,000 per year aggregate to cand/parties/PACsUnlimitedProhibitedWisc onsin State Elections Statute Title 22