CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

1997-1998 ELECTION CYCLE

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

CONTRIBUTION LIMITS ADJUSTED JANUARY 16, 1997, PURSUANT TO A.R.S.§ 16-905(J)

LOCAL OFFICES

Candidate or Authorized

Candidate's Committee

STATEWIDE OFFICES

Candidate or Authorized

Candidate's Committee

Individual's contribution to a candidate

A.R.S. §16-905(A)(1)

A.R.S. §16-905(B)(1)

$300

$760

Political Committee's contribution to a candidate

A.R.S. §16-905(A)(2)

A.R.S. §16-905(B)(2)

$300

$760

Committees certified by the Secretary of State to give at the upper limit

A.R.S. §16-905(I)

A.R.S. §16-905(A)(3)

A.R.S. §16-905(B)(3)

$1,510

$3,790

Combined total from all Political Committees other than political parties

A.R.S. §16-905(C)

$7,560

$75,610

Nominee's total from political party and all political organizations combined

A.R.S. §16-905(D)

$7,560

$75,610

Candidate's obligated or

contributed personal monies *

A.R.S. §16-905(F)

$11,840

$23,670

Total contributed by an individual to candidates

and committees who give to candidates

A.R.S. §16-905(E)

$2,820 in a calendar year

*Use of Candidate’s Personal Monies: A.R.S. § 16-905(F)

If a candidate contributes or promises personal monies in excess of $11,840 for local offices or $23,670 for statewide offices, the candidate shall, within 24 hours, give written notice by certified mail of the amount contributed or promised as of the date of the notice, to all other candidates for the same office, at the address on file with the filing officer and to the filing officer.

Other candidates for the same office and contributors to those candidates are not subject to the contribution limitations of subsections A, B, C, and E of A.R.S. § 16-905 (the limitations indicated above in shaded boxes) until they receive contributions totaling the amount of personal monies contributed or promised by the candidate giving the notice.

For each additional accumulation of contributions or promises of that candidate’s personal monies that total at least $5920 for local candidates or $11,840 for statewide candidates, the candidate shall, within 24 hours, give written notice by certified mail of the amount contributed or promised as of the date of the notice.

If any notice prescribed by A.R.S. § 16-905(F) is not timely given, the other candidates are not subject to certain contribution limits for an additional $590 for each day the notice was delinquent. See A.R.S. § 16-905(F)(3).

The amount of contributions that a candidate may receive and that is not subject to the limitations of subsections A, B, and C of A.R.S. § 16-905 shall not be greater than the largest amount of personal contributions, plus any additional amounts due to delinquent notices, made by any other single candidate for the same office. See A.R.S. § 16-905(F)(4).

Issued by Secretary of State Betsey Bayless

Revised 7/1/97 to reflect changes in A.R.S. § 16-905 that will go into effect on 7/21/97.

Office revision 1/98

	LOCAL OFFICES Candidate or Authorized Candidate's Committee	STATEWIDE OFFICES Candidate or Authorized Candidate's Committee
Individual's contribution to a candidate A.R.S. §16-905(A)(1) A.R.S. §16-905(B)(1)	$300	$760
Political Committee's contribution to a candidate A.R.S. §16-905(A)(2) A.R.S. §16-905(B)(2)	$300	$760
Committees certified by the Secretary of State to give at the upper limit A.R.S. §16-905(I) A.R.S. §16-905(A)(3) A.R.S. §16-905(B)(3)	$1,510	$3,790
Combined total from all Political Committees other than political parties A.R.S. §16-905(C)	$7,560	$75,610
Nominee's total from political party and all political organizations combined A.R.S. §16-905(D)	$7,560	$75,610
Candidate's obligated or contributed personal monies * A.R.S. §16-905(F)	$11,840	$23,670
Total contributed by an individual to candidates and committees who give to candidates A.R.S. §16-905(E)	$2,820 in a calendar year