Bill Text: OH HB486 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To change the age at which an individual may make a political contribution, to reduce the amount of political contributions that may be made by a contributor, and to similarly reduce the amount of contributions that political entities may accept.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-16 - To State Government & Elections [HB486 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB486-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. B. No. 486

Representative Milkovich 

Cosponsor: Representative Goyal 

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A BILL

To amend section 3517.102 of the Revised Code to

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change the age at which an individual may make a

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political contribution, to reduce the amount of

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political contributions that may be made by a

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contributor, and to similarly reduce the amount of

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contributions that political entities may accept.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 3517.102 of the Revised Code be	7
amended to read as follows:	8

Sec. 3517.102.  (A) Except as otherwise provided in section	9
3517.103 of the Revised Code, as used in this section and sections	10
3517.103 and 3517.104 of the Revised Code:	11

(1) "Candidate" has the same meaning as in section 3517.01 of	12
the Revised Code but includes only candidates for the offices of	13
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of	14
state, treasurer of state, attorney general, member of the state	15
board of education, member of the general assembly, chief justice	16
of the supreme court, and justice of the supreme court.	17

(2) "Statewide candidate" or "any one statewide candidate"	18
means the joint candidates for the offices of governor and	19
lieutenant governor or a candidate for the office of secretary of	20
state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general,	21
member of the state board of education, chief justice of the	22
supreme court, or justice of the supreme court.	23

(3) "Senate candidate" means a candidate for the office of	24
state senator.	25

(4) "House candidate" means a candidate for the office of	26
state representative.	27

(5)(a) "Primary election period" for a candidate begins on	28
the beginning date of the candidate's pre-filing period specified	29
in division (A)(9) of section 3517.109 of the Revised Code and	30
ends on the day of the primary election.	31

(b) In regard to any candidate, the "general election period"	32
begins on the day after the primary election immediately preceding	33
the general election at which the candidate seeks an office	34
specified in division (A)(1) of this section and ends on the	35
thirty-first day of December following that general election.	36

(6) "State candidate fund" means the state candidate fund	37
established by a state or county political party under division	38
(D)(3)(c) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code.	39

(7) "Postgeneral election statement" means the statement	40
filed under division (A)(2) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code	41
by the campaign committee of a candidate after the general	42
election in which the candidate ran for office or filed by	43
legislative campaign fund after the general election in an	44
even-numbered year.	45

(8) "Contribution" means any contribution that is required to	46
be reported in the statement of contributions under section	47
3517.10 of the Revised Code.	48

(9)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(9)(b) of	49
this section and in division (F) of section 3517.103 and division	50
(B)(3)(b) of section 3517.1010 of the Revised Code, "designated	51
state campaign committee" means:	52

(i) In the case of contributions to or from a state political	53
party, a campaign committee of a statewide candidate, statewide	54
officeholder, senate candidate, house candidate, or member of the	55
general assembly.	56

(ii) In the case of contributions to or from a county	57
political party, a campaign committee of a senate candidate or	58
house candidate whose candidacy is to be submitted to some or all	59
of the electors in that county, or member of the general assembly	60
whose district contains all or part of that county.	61

(iii) In the case of contributions to or from a legislative	62
campaign fund, a campaign committee of any of the following:	63

(I) A senate or house candidate who, if elected, will be a	64
member of the same party that established the legislative campaign	65
fund and the same house with which the legislative campaign fund	66
is associated;	67

(II) A state senator or state representative who is a member	68
of the same party that established the legislative campaign fund	69
and the same house with which the legislative campaign fund is	70
associated.	71

(b) A campaign committee is no longer a "designated state	72
campaign committee" after the campaign committee's candidate	73
changes the designation of treasurer required to be filed under	74
division (D)(1) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code to indicate	75
that the person intends to be a candidate for, or becomes a	76
candidate for nomination or election to, any office that, if	77
elected, would not qualify that candidate's campaign committee as	78
a "designated state campaign committee" under division (A)(9)(a)	79
of this section.	80

(10) "Minimum contribution age" means:

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(a) Seventeen years of age, if the individual will be	82
eighteen years of age on or before the day of the next general	83
election.	84

(b) Eighteen years of age or older.

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(B)(1)(a) No individual who is seven years ofhas attained	86
the minimum contribution age or older shall make a contribution or	87
contributions aggregating more than:	88

(i) TenTwo thousand four hundred dollars to the campaign	89
committee of any one statewide candidate in a primary election	90
period or in a general election period;	91

(ii) TenTwo thousand four hundred dollars to the campaign	92
committee of any one senate candidate in a primary election period	93
or in a general election period;	94

(iii) TenTwo thousand four hundred dollars to the campaign	95
committee of any one house candidate in a primary election period	96
or in a general election period;	97

(iv) TenTwo thousand four hundred dollars to a county	98
political party of the county in which the individual's designated	99
Ohio residence is located for the party's state candidate fund in	100
a calendar year;	101

(v) FifteenFive thousand dollars to any one legislative	102
campaign fund in a calendar year;	103

(vi) ThirtyTen thousand dollars to any one state political	104
party for the party's state candidate fund in a calendar year;	105

(vii) TenTwo thousand four hundred dollars to any one	106
political action committee in a calendar year;	107

(viii) TenTwo thousand four hundred dollars to any one	108
political contributing entity in a calendar year.	109

(b) No individual shall make a contribution or contributions	110
to the state candidate fund of a county political party of any	111
county other than the county in which the individual's designated	112
Ohio residence is located.	113

(c) No individual who is under seven years ofthe minimum	114
contribution age shall make any contribution.	115

(2)(a) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section, no	116
political action committee shall make a contribution or	117
contributions aggregating more than:	118

(i) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	119
any one statewide candidate in a primary election period or in a	120
general election period;	121

(ii) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	122
any one senate candidate in a primary election period or in a	123
general election period;	124

(iii) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	125
any one house candidate in a primary election period or in a	126
general election period;	127

(iv) FifteenFive thousand dollars to any one legislative	128
campaign fund in a calendar year;	129

(v) ThirtyTen thousand dollars to any one state political	130
party for the party's state candidate fund in a calendar year;	131

(vi) TenFive thousand dollars to another political action	132
committee or to a political contributing entity in a calendar	133
year. This division does not apply to a political action committee	134
that makes a contribution to a political action committee or a	135
political contributing entity affiliated with it. For purposes of	136
this division, a political action committee is affiliated with	137
another political action committee or with a political	138
contributing entity if they are both established, financed,	139
maintained, or controlled by, or if they are, the same	140
corporation, organization, labor organization, continuing	141
association, or other person, including any parent, subsidiary,	142
division, or department of that corporation, organization, labor	143
organization, continuing association, or other person.	144

(b) No political action committee shall make a contribution	145
or contributions to a county political party for the party's state	146
candidate fund.	147

(3) No campaign committee shall make a contribution or	148
contributions aggregating more than:	149

(a) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	150
any one statewide candidate in a primary election period or in a	151
general election period;	152

(b) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	153
any one senate candidate in a primary election period or in a	154
general election period;	155

(c) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	156
any one house candidate in a primary election period or in a	157
general election period;	158

(d) TenFive thousand dollars to any one political action	159
committee in a calendar year;	160

(e) TenFive thousand dollars to any one political	161
contributing entity in a calendar year.	162

(4)(a) Subject to division (D)(3) of this section, no	163
political party shall make a contribution or contributions	164
aggregating more than tenfive thousand dollars to any one	165
political action committee or to any one political contributing	166
entity in a calendar year.	167

(b) No county political party shall make a contribution or	168
contributions to another county political party.	169

(5)(a) Subject to division (B)(5)(b) of this section, no	170
campaign committee, other than a designated state campaign	171
committee, shall make a contribution or contributions aggregating	172
in a calendar year more than:	173

(i) ThirtyTen thousand dollars to any one state political	174
party for the party's state candidate fund;	175

(ii) FifteenFive thousand dollars to any one legislative	176
campaign fund;	177

(iii) TenFive thousand dollars to any one county political	178
party for the party's state candidate fund.	179

(b) No campaign committee shall make a contribution or	180
contributions to a county political party for the party's state	181
candidate fund unless one of the following applies:	182

(i) The campaign committee's candidate will appear on a	183
ballot in that county.	184

(ii) The campaign committee's candidate is the holder of an	185
elected public office that represents all or part of the	186
population of that county at the time the contribution is made.	187

(6)(a) No state candidate fund of a county political party	188
shall make a contribution or contributions, except a contribution	189
or contributions to a designated state campaign committee, in a	190
primary election period or a general election period, aggregating	191
more than:	192

(i) Two hundred fiftyNinety-four thousand dollars to the	193
campaign committee of any one statewide candidate;	194

(ii) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	195
any one senate candidate;	196

(iii) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	197
any one house candidate.	198

(b)(i) No state candidate fund of a state or county political	199
party shall make a transfer or a contribution or transfers or	200
contributions of cash or cash equivalents to a designated state	201
campaign committee in a primary election period or in a general	202
election period aggregating more than:	203

(I) FiveTwo hundred thousand dollars to the campaign	204
committee of any one statewide candidate;	205

(II) One hundredForty-two thousand dollars to the campaign	206
committee of any one senate candidate;	207

(III) FiftyTwenty-one thousand dollars to the campaign	208
committee of any one house candidate.	209

(ii) No legislative campaign fund shall make a transfer or a	210
contribution or transfers or contributions of cash or cash	211
equivalents to a designated state campaign committee aggregating	212
more than:	213

(I) FiftyTwenty-one thousand dollars in a primary election	214
period or one hundredforty-two thousand dollars in a general	215
election period to the campaign committee of any one senate	216
candidate;	217

(II) Twenty-fiveTen thousand dollars in a primary election	218
period or fiftytwenty-one thousand dollars in a general election	219
period to the campaign committee of any one house candidate.	220

(iii) As used in divisions (B)(6)(b) and (C)(6) of this	221
section, "transfer or contribution of cash or cash equivalents"	222
does not include any in-kind contributions.	223

(c) A county political party that has no state candidate fund	224
and that is located in a county having a population of less than	225
one hundred fifty thousand may make one or more contributions from	226
other accounts to any one statewide candidate or to any one	227
designated state campaign committee that do not exceed, in the	228
aggregate, two thousand five hundred dollars in any primary	229
election period or general election period. As used in this	230
division, "other accounts" does not include an account that	231
contains the public moneys received from the Ohio political party	232
fund under section 3517.17 of the Revised Code.	233

(d) No legislative campaign fund shall make a contribution,	234
other than to a designated state campaign committee or to the	235
state candidate fund of a political party.	236

(7)(a) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section, no	237
political contributing entity shall make a contribution or	238
contributions aggregating more than:	239

(i) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	240
any one statewide candidate in a primary election period or in a	241
general election period;	242

(ii) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	243
any one senate candidate in a primary election period or in a	244
general election period;	245

(iii) TenFive thousand dollars to the campaign committee of	246
any one house candidate in a primary election period or in a	247
general election period;	248

(iv) FifteenFive thousand dollars to any one legislative	249
campaign fund in a calendar year;	250

(v) ThirtyTen thousand dollars to any one state political	251
party for the party's state candidate fund in a calendar year;	252

(vi) TenFive thousand dollars to another political	253
contributing entity or to a political action committee in a	254
calendar year. This division does not apply to a political	255
contributing entity that makes a contribution to a political	256
contributing entity or a political action committee affiliated	257
with it. For purposes of this division, a political contributing	258
entity is affiliated with another political contributing entity or	259
with a political action committee if they are both established,	260
financed, maintained, or controlled by, or if they are, the same	261
corporation, organization, labor organization, continuing	262
association, or other person, including any parent, subsidiary,	263
division, or department of that corporation, organization, labor	264
organization, continuing association, or other person.	265

(b) No political contributing entity shall make a	266
contribution or contributions to a county political party for the	267
party's state candidate fund.	268

(C)(1)(a) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section, no	269
campaign committee of a statewide candidate shall do any of the	270
following:	271

(i) Knowingly accept a contribution or contributions from any	272
individual who is under seven years ofthe minimum contribution	273
age;	274

(ii) Accept a contribution or contributions aggregating more	275
than tentwo thousand four hundred dollars from any one individual	276
who is seven years ofhas attained the minimum contribution age or	277
older,oraggregating more than five thousand dollars from any one	278
political action committee, from any one political contributing	279
entity, or from any one other campaign committee in a primary	280
election period or in a general election period;	281

(iii) Accept a contribution or contributions aggregating more	282
than two hundred fiftyninety-four thousand dollars from any one	283
or combination of state candidate funds of county political	284
parties in a primary election period or in a general election	285
period.	286

(b) No campaign committee of a statewide candidate shall	287
accept a contribution or contributions aggregating more than two	288
thousand five hundred dollars in a primary election period or in a	289
general election period from a county political party that has no	290
state candidate fund and that is located in a county having a	291
population of less than one hundred fifty thousand.	292

(2)(a) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section and except	293
for a designated state campaign committee, no campaign committee	294
of a senate candidate shall do either of the following:	295

(i) Knowingly accept a contribution or contributions from any	296
individual who is under seven years ofthe minimum contribution	297
age;	298

(ii) Accept a contribution or contributions aggregating more	299
than tentwo thousand four hundred dollars from any one individual	300
who is seven years ofhas attained the minimum contribution age or	301
older,oraggregating more than five thousand dollars from any one	302
political action committee, from any one political contributing	303
entity, from any one state candidate fund of a county political	304
party, or from any one other campaign committee in a primary	305
election period or in a general election period.	306

(b) No campaign committee of a senate candidate shall accept	307
a contribution or contributions aggregating more than two thousand	308
five hundred dollars in a primary election period or in a general	309
election period from a county political party that has no state	310
candidate fund and that is located in a county having a population	311
of less than one hundred fifty thousand.	312

(3)(a) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section and except	313
for a designated state campaign committee, no campaign committee	314
of a house candidate shall do either of the following:	315

(i) Knowingly accept a contribution or contributions from any	316
individual who is under seven years ofthe minimum contribution	317
age;	318

(ii) Accept a contribution or contributions aggregating more	319
than tentwo thousand four hundred dollars from any one individual	320
who is seven years ofhas attained the minimum contribution age	321
or older,or aggregating more than five thousand dollars from any	322
one political action committee, from any one political	323
contributing entity, from any one state candidate fund of a county	324
political party, or from any one other campaign committee in a	325
primary election period or in a general election period.	326

(b) No campaign committee of a house candidate shall accept a	327
contribution or contributions aggregating more than two thousand	328
five hundred dollars in a primary election period or in a general	329
election period from a county political party that has no state	330
candidate fund and that is located in a county having a population	331
of less than one hundred fifty thousand.	332

(4)(a)(i) Subject to division (C)(4)(a)(ii) of this section	333
and except for a designated state campaign committee, no county	334
political party shall knowingly accept a contribution or	335
contributions from any individual who is under seven years ofthe	336
minimum contribution age, or accept a contribution or	337
contributions for the party's state candidate fund aggregating	338
more than tentwo thousand four hundred dollars from any one	339
individual whose designated Ohio residence is located within that	340
county and who is seven years ofhas attained the minimum	341
contribution age or older or aggregating more than five thousand	342
dollars from any one campaign committee in a calendar year.	343

(ii) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section, no county	344
political party shall accept a contribution or contributions for	345
the party's state candidate fund from any individual whose	346
designated Ohio residence is located outside of that county and	347
who is seven years ofhas attained the minimum contribution age or	348
older, from any campaign committee unless the campaign committee's	349
candidate will appear on a ballot in that county or unless the	350
campaign committee's candidate is the holder of an elected public	351
office that represents all or part of the population of that	352
county at the time the contribution is accepted, or from any	353
political action committee or any political contributing entity.	354

(iii) No county political party shall accept a contribution	355
or contributions from any other county political party.	356

(b) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section, no state	357
political party shall do either of the following:	358

(i) Knowingly accept a contribution or contributions from any	359
individual who is under seven years ofthe minimum contribution	360
age;	361

(ii) Accept a contribution or contributions for the party's	362
state candidate fund aggregating more than thirtyten thousand	363
dollars from any one individual who is seven years ofhas attained	364
the minimum contribution age or older, from any one political	365
action committee, from any one political contributing entity, or	366
from any one campaign committee, other than a designated state	367
campaign committee, in a calendar year.	368

(5) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section, no	369
legislative campaign fund shall do either of the following:	370

(a) Knowingly accept a contribution or contributions from any	371
individual who is under seven years ofthe minimum contribution	372
age;	373

(b) Accept a contribution or contributions aggregating more	374
than fifteenfive thousand dollars from any one individual who is	375
seven years ofhas attained the minimum contribution age or older,	376
from any one political action committee, from any one political	377
contributing entity, or from any one campaign committee, other	378
than a designated state campaign committee, in a calendar year.	379

(6)(a) No designated state campaign committee shall accept a	380
transfer or contribution of cash or cash equivalents from a state	381
candidate fund of a state political party aggregating in a primary	382
election period or a general election period more than:	383

(i) FiveTwo hundred thousand dollars, in the case of a	384
campaign committee of a statewide candidate;	385

(ii) One hundredForty-two thousand dollars, in the case of a	386
campaign committee of a senate candidate;	387

(iii) FiftyTwenty-one thousand dollars, in the case of a	388
campaign committee of a house candidate.	389

(b) No designated state campaign committee shall accept a	390
transfer or contribution of cash or cash equivalents from a	391
legislative campaign fund aggregating more than:	392

(i) FiftyTwenty-one thousand dollars in a primary election	393
period or one hundredforty-two thousand dollars in a general	394
election period, in the case of a campaign committee of a senate	395
candidate;	396

(ii) Twenty-fiveTen thousand dollars in a primary election	397
period or fiftytwenty-one thousand dollars in a general election	398
period, in the case of a campaign committee of a house candidate.	399

(c) No campaign committee of a candidate for the office of	400
member of the general assembly, including a designated state	401
campaign committee, shall accept a transfer or contribution of	402
cash or cash equivalents from any one or combination of state	403
candidate funds of county political parties aggregating in a	404
primary election period or a general election period more than:	405

(i) One hundredForty-two thousand dollars, in the case of a	406
campaign committee of a senate candidate;	407

(ii) FiftyTwenty-one thousand dollars, in the case of a	408
campaign committee of a house candidate.	409

(7)(a) Subject to division (D)(3) of this section, no	410
political action committee and no political contributing entity	411
shall do either of the following:	412

(i) Knowingly accept a contribution or contributions from any	413
individual who is under seven years ofthe minimum contribution	414
age;	415

(ii) Accept a contribution or contributions aggregating more	416
than tentwo thousand four hundred dollars from any one individual	417
who is seven years ofhas attained the minimum contribution age or	418
older, or aggregating more than five thousand dollars from any one	419
campaign committee, or from any one political party in a calendar	420
year.	421

(b) Subject to division (D)(1) of this section, no political	422
action committee shall accept a contribution or contributions	423
aggregating more than tenfive thousand dollars from another	424
political action committee or from a political contributing entity	425
in a calendar year. Subject to division (D)(1) of this section, no	426
political contributing entity shall accept a contribution or	427
contributions aggregating more than tenfive thousand dollars from	428
another political contributing entity or from a political action	429
committee in a calendar year. This division does not apply to a	430
political action committee or political contributing entity that	431
accepts a contribution from a political action committee or	432
political contributing entity affiliated with it. For purposes of	433
this division, a political action committee is affiliated with	434
another political action committee or with a political	435
contributing entity if they are both established, financed,	436
maintained, or controlled by the same corporation, organization,	437
labor organization, continuing association, or other person,	438
including any parent, subsidiary, division, or department of that	439
corporation, organization, labor organization, continuing	440
association, or other person.	441

(D)(1)(a) For purposes of the limitations prescribed in	442
division (B)(2) of this section and the limitations prescribed in	443
divisions (C)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (7)(b) of this section,	444
whichever is applicable, all contributions made by and all	445
contributions accepted from political action committees that are	446
established, financed, maintained, or controlled by, or that are,	447
the same corporation, organization, labor organization, continuing	448
association, or other person, including any parent, subsidiary,	449
division, or department of that corporation, organization, labor	450
organization, continuing association, or other person, are	451
considered to have been made by or accepted from a single	452
political action committee.	453

(b) For purposes of the limitations prescribed in division	454
(B)(7) of this section and the limitations prescribed in divisions	455
(C)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (7)(b) of this section, whichever	456
is applicable, all contributions made by and all contributions	457
accepted from political contributing entities that are	458
established, financed, maintained, or controlled by, or that are,	459
the same corporation, organization, labor organization, continuing	460
association, or other person, including any parent, subsidiary,	461
division, or department of that corporation, organization, labor	462
organization, continuing association, or other person, are	463
considered to have been made by or accepted from a single	464
political contributing entity.	465

(2) As used in divisions (B)(1)(a)(vii), (B)(3)(d),	466
(B)(4)(a), and (C)(7) of this section, "political action	467
committee" does not include a political action committee that is	468
organized to support or oppose a ballot issue or question and that	469
makes no contributions to or expenditures on behalf of a political	470
party, campaign committee, legislative campaign fund, political	471
action committee, or political contributing entity. As used in	472
divisions (B)(1)(a)(viii), (B)(3)(e), (B)(4)(a), and (C)(7) of	473
this section, "political contributing entity" does not include a	474
political contributing entity that is organized to support or	475
oppose a ballot issue or question and that makes no contributions	476
to or expenditures on behalf of a political party, campaign	477
committee, legislative campaign fund, political action committee,	478
or political contributing entity.	479

(3) For purposes of the limitations prescribed in divisions	480
(B)(4) and (C)(7)(a) of this section, all contributions made by	481
and all contributions accepted from a national political party, a	482
state political party, and a county political party are considered	483
to have been made by or accepted from a single political party and	484
shall be combined with each other to determine whether the	485
limitations have been exceeded.	486

(E)(1) If a legislative campaign fund has kept a total amount	487
of contributions exceeding one hundred fifty thousand dollars at	488
the close of business on the seventh day before the postgeneral	489
election statement is required to be filed under section 3517.10	490
of the Revised Code, the legislative campaign fund shall comply	491
with division (E)(2) of this section.	492

(2)(a) Any legislative campaign fund that has kept a total	493
amount of contributions in excess of the amount specified in	494
division (E)(1) of this section at the close of business on the	495
seventh day before the postgeneral election statement is required	496
to be filed under section 3517.10 of the Revised Code shall	497
dispose of the excess amount in the manner prescribed in division	498
(E)(2)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section not later than ninety	499
days after the day the postgeneral election statement is required	500
to be filed under section 3517.10 of the Revised Code. Any	501
legislative campaign fund that is required to dispose of an excess	502
amount of contributions under this division shall file a statement	503
on the ninetieth day after the postgeneral election statement is	504
required to be filed under section 3517.10 of the Revised Code	505
indicating the total amount of contributions the fund has at the	506
close of business on the seventh day before the postgeneral	507
election statement is required to be filed under section 3517.10	508
of the Revised Code and that the excess contributions were	509
disposed of pursuant to this division and division (E)(2)(b) of	510
this section. The statement shall be on a form prescribed by the	511
secretary of state and shall contain any additional information	512
the secretary of state considers necessary.	513

(b) Any legislative campaign fund that is required to dispose	514
of an excess amount of contributions under division (E)(2) of this	515
section shall dispose of that excess amount by doing any of the	516
following:	517

(i) Giving the amount to the treasurer of state for deposit	518
into the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio elections	519
commission fund created by division (I) of section 3517.152 of the	520
Revised Code;	521

(ii) Giving the amount to individuals who made contributions	522
to that legislative campaign fund as a refund of all or part of	523
their contributions;	524

(iii) Giving the amount to a corporation that is exempt from	525
federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in	526
subsection 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.	527

(F)(1) No legislative campaign fund shall fail to file a	528
statement required by division (E) of this section.	529

(2) No legislative campaign fund shall fail to dispose of	530
excess contributions as required by division (E) of this section.	531

(G) Nothing in this section shall affect, be used in	532
determining, or supersede a limitation on campaign contributions	533
as provided for in the Federal Election Campaign Act.	534

Section 2. That existing section 3517.102 of the Revised Code	535
is hereby repealed.	536