Effective: April 26, 2005
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 115 - 126th General Assembly
(A) As used in divisions (A) and (B) of this section:
(1) "Candidate" has the same meaning as in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code but includes only candidates for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, member of the state board of education, member of the general assembly, chief justice of the supreme court, and justice of the supreme court.
(2) A "general election period" begins on the day after the primary election immediately preceding the general election at which a candidate seeks an office specified in division (A)(1) of this section and ends on the thirty-first day of December following that general election.
(3) A "primary election period" begins on the first day of January of the year following the year in which the general election was held for the office that the candidate seeks, including any mid-term election, and ends on the day of the primary election.
(B) Whenever the campaign committee of a candidate has unpaid debt at the end of a primary election period or at the end of a general election period, the committee may accept additional contributions during the immediately following election period up to the applicable limitation prescribed under section 3517.102 of the Revised Code from any individual, political action committee, political contributing entity, or other campaign committee who, during the primary or general election period for which debt remains unpaid, has contributed less than the contribution limitations prescribed under section 3517.102 of the Revised Code applicable to that individual, political action committee, political contributing entity, or other campaign committee. Any additional contribution that a campaign committee accepts under this division shall count toward the applicable limitations prescribed under section 3517.102 of the Revised Code for that primary or general election period at the end of which the debt remains unpaid, and shall not count toward the applicable limitations for any other primary or general election period if all of the following conditions apply:
(1) The campaign committee reports, on the statement required to be filed under division (A)(2) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code, all debt remaining unpaid at the end of the election period. The committee shall also file a separate statement, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, at the same time that the committee is required to file a statement of contributions and expenditures under section 3517.10 of the Revised Code. The separate statement shall include the name and address of each contributor who makes an additional contribution under division (B) of this section, how the contribution was applied to pay the unpaid debt as required by division (B)(3) of this section, and the balance of the unpaid debt after each contribution was applied to it.
(2) The additional contributions are accepted only during the primary or general election period, whichever is applicable, immediately following the election period covered in the statement filed under division (B)(1) of this section.
(3) All additional contributions made under division (B) of this section are used by the campaign committee that receives them only to pay the debt of the committee reported under division (B)(1) of this section.
(4) The campaign committee maintains a separate account for all additional contributions made under division (B) of this section and uses moneys in that account only to pay the unpaid debt reported under division (B)(1) of this section and to administer the account.
(5) The campaign committee stops accepting additional contributions after funds sufficient to repay the unpaid debt reported under division (B)(1) of this section have been raised and promptly disposes of any contributions received that exceed the amount of the unpaid debt by returning the excess contributions to the contributors or by giving the excess contributions to an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection 501(c)(3), (4), (8), (10), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3517 | Campaigns; Political Parties
Section 3517.01 | Political Party Definitions.
Section 3517.011 | Petition Form.
Section 3517.012 | Party Comes Into Legal Existence on Date of Filing.
Section 3517.016 | New Party Primary Vote Not Barred by Prior Party Affiliation.
Section 3517.02 | Controlling Committees of Major or Intermediate Political Party.
Section 3517.03 | Controlling Committees of Major or Intermediate Political Party Membership.
Section 3517.04 | Organization of State Central Committees.
Section 3517.07 | Parties or Groups Advocating Overthrow of Government by Force or Violence.
Section 3517.081 | Campaign Committee, Treasurer.
Section 3517.082 | Political Action Committee - Separate Segregated Fund.
Section 3517.09 | Coercing Political Contributions.
Section 3517.091 | Door-to-Door Solicitations for Political Contributions.
Section 3517.10 | Statements of Campaign Contributions and Expenditures.
Section 3517.101 | Gift to Pay for Office Facilities.
Section 3517.102 | Dollar Limits on Campaign Contributions.
Section 3517.103 | Deposit of Personal Funds in Candidate's Own Campaign Fund.
Section 3517.104 | Contribution Limitations Adjustments.
Section 3517.105 | Identification of Source of Political Advertising.
Section 3517.106 | Statements of Contributions and Expenditures Computerized by Secretary of State.
Section 3517.107 | Federal Political Committee Registration.
Section 3517.108 | Additional Contributions for Unpaid Debt.
Section 3517.109 | Disposal of Any Excess Funds and Excess Aggregate Contributions.
Section 3517.1011 | Notices and Disclosures Regarding Electioneering Communications.
Section 3517.1012 | Political Parties to Establish Restricted Funds - Deposits and Disbursements.
Section 3517.1014 | Transition Funds.
Section 3517.1015 | Disclosure of Contributions.
Section 3517.11 | Requirement of Filing Statement.
Section 3517.12 | Itemized Statement of Expenditures on Issues.
Section 3517.13 | Failure to File Statements.
Section 3517.14 | Ohio Elections Commission - Prior to 1996.
Section 3517.151 | Filing Complaints for Acts Occurring Before July 13, 1998.
Section 3517.152 | Ohio Elections Commission.
Section 3517.153 | Filing Complaint.
Section 3517.154 | Review of Complaint.
Section 3517.155 | Hearing on Complaint.
Section 3517.156 | Probable Cause Hearing.
Section 3517.157 | Time Limit for Complaint.
Section 3517.19 | Sale of Membership and Mailing Lists.
Section 3517.20 | Political Communications; Identification of Source.
Section 3517.22 | Infiltration of Campaign - False Statements in Campaign Materials - Issues.
Section 3517.23 | Rules for Administration of Campaign Finance and Advertising.
Section 3517.991 | Fine Schedule for Violations Before 8-24-95.
Section 3517.992 | Penalties for Violations on or After 8-24-95.
Section 3517.993 | Fine Schedule for Violations After 8-24-95.