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OH HB486

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/16/2012

Primary Sponsor

Jay Goyal

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Origin

House of Representatives

129th General Assembly (2011-2012)

AI Summary

  • Lowers the minimum age for making political contributions from 18 years old to 17 years old if the individual will be 18 on or before the next general election.

  • Reduces individual contribution limits to candidates from $10,000 to $2,400 for statewide, senate, and house candidates in primary and general election periods.

  • Reduces political action committee contribution limits from $10,000 to $5,000 for statewide, senate, and house candidates, and from $15,000 to $5,000 for legislative campaign funds.

  • Reduces state political party contribution limits from $30,000 to $10,000 for state candidate funds and from $15,000 to $5,000 for legislative campaign funds.

  • Reduces county political party and state candidate fund contribution limits proportionally, including limits on transfers from state candidate funds and legislative campaign funds to designated state campaign committees.

Legislative Description

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.

Political contributions-limit

Last Action

To State Government & Elections

3/16/2012

Full Bill Text

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