(A) Any person other than an individual, including a political action committee, that makes an independent expenditure of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or more in the aggregate at least fifteen (15) days prior to any election shall be required to file a report with the Commission at the same time that candidate committees are required to file pre-election reports for the applicable election.
(B) Any person other than an individual, including a political action committee, that makes an independent expenditure of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or more in the aggregate during the period beginning no more than fourteen (14) days prior to any election and ending on the day of the election shall make a report to the Commission no later than the business day following the day the expenditure is made.
(C) Each report filed by a person other than a political action committee shall include the name and address of the person making the independent expenditure and the name, street address, telephone number, and office or title of the individual filing the report.
(D) Each report filed shall include the name of the political action committee or the person making the independent expenditure; the amount, date and a brief description or statement of each independent expenditure; and the name and office of the candidate supported or opposed, indicating whether the candidate was supported or opposed.
(E) If the person making the independent expenditure, other than a political action committee, received funds from any other person for the purpose of making an independent expenditure or expenditures, the report shall include the name, address and principal business activity of each person contributing funds in excess of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in the aggregate and the amount of any such contribution or contributions that have not been previously reported, together with a cumulative total of all contributions made by each person since the first report was filed for the election for which the independent expenditure is being made. As used in this section, “for the purpose of” means that the funds are either (1) received by an organization or corporation in response to a solicitation specifically requesting funds to pay for an independent expenditure or electioneering communication or (2) specifically designated for independent expenditures or electioneering communications by the donor.
(F) If the person making the independent expenditure is a non-profit corporation that has not been officially approved by the United States Internal Revenue Service for tax exempt status under Section 501(c) of Title 26 of the United States Code as it currently exists or as it may be amended, the report shall include the name, address and principal business activity of each person contributing funds in excess of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in the aggregate to the corporation during the current calendar year and the preceding calendar year and the amount of any such contribution or contributions that have not been previously reported, together with a cumulative total of all contributions made by each person since the first report was filed for the election for which the independent expenditure is being made.
(G) Reports required by this section shall not relieve the person making the report from filing other reports required by these Rules.
(H) If any person makes, or contracts to make, any expenditure for an independent expenditure and such expenditure is coordinated with a candidate or a candidate committee in any way, the expenditure shall be considered as a contribution to the candidate committee and as an expenditure by the candidate committee.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amended as promulgated by the Ethics Commission, 2016.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Rule 1.1. Purpose of Ethics Rules.
Rule 1.4. Determination of Timely Filing.
Rule 1.5. Political Activity of Ethics Commissioners.
Rule 1.6. Ethics Commissioners Disqualification.
Rule 1.8. Forms and Publications
Rule 2.4. Prohibited Uses of Public Funds to Influence Elections.
Rule 2.5. Elective Officer Prohibited From Soliciting Contributions from Employees.
Rule 2.7. Prohibition on distribution of campaign materials on state property
Rule 2.8. Use of Public Property for Political Purposes
Rule 2.10. Use of Public Facilities for Voter Registration.
Rule 2.11. Newsletters and Informational Materials by Elected State Officers.
Rule 2.12. Posting of Material by Elected State Officers Indicating Positions on Issues.
Rule 2.13. State Employees Maintaining Schedule for Elected Officers.
Rule 2.14. Prohibition on Use of State Owned Equipment and Resources for Campaigns.
Rule 2.15. Prohibition on Use of State Owned Equipment to Make a Campaign Contribution.
Rule 2.16. Use of Social Media Account by State Officer.
Rule 2.17. General Rule for Contributions.
Rule 2.18. Contribution in Name of Another.
Rule 2.19. Cash Contributions.
Rule 2.20. Anonymous Contributions.
Rule 2.21. Contribution Deemed Accepted if Not Returned.
Rule 2.22. Deposit of Contributions.
Rule 2.23. Corporate and Labor Union Contributions Prohibited.
Rule 2.24. Contributions by Limited Liability Companies.
Rule 2.25. Contributions by Partnerships.
Rule 2.26. Use of Corporate Funds for Political Action Committees.
Rule 2.27. Use of Labor Union Funds for Political Action Committees.
Rule 2.29. Corporate and Labor Union Communications Not Considered as Contributions.
Rule 2.30. Candidate Committee Prohibited from Receiving Federal Candidate Committee Contributions.
Rule 2.31. Contributions to Political Party.
Rule 2.32. Contributions by Political Party Committee.
Rule 2.33. Contributions to and by Limited Committee.
Rule 2.35. Contributions to and by Unlimited Committee.
Rule 2.36. Contributions to State Question Committee.
Rule 2.37. Contributions to candidate committees
Rule 2.38. Candidate Contributions to Own Committee.
Rule 2.39. Personal Use of Contributions Prohibited.
Rule 2.40. Political Party Expenditures.
Rule 2.41. Limited Committee Expenditures.
Rule 2.42. Unlimited Committee Expenditures.
Rule 2.43. Candidate Committee Expenditures.
Rule 2.44. Officeholder Expenses.
Rule 2.45. Calculation of Travel Expenditures.
Rule 2.46. Political Party Committee Surplus Funds.
Rule 2.47. Political Action Committee Surplus Funds.
Rule 2.48. Candidate Committee Surplus Funds.
Rule 2.49. Candidate Committee Prohibition on Independent Expenditures.
Rule 2.50. Unlimited Independent Expenditures.
Rule 2.51. Electioneering Communications by Candidate Committees.
Rule 2.52. Unlimited Electioneering Communications.
Rule 2.53. Political Party Electronic Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.
Rule 2.54. Political Party Printed Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.
Rule 2.55. Candidate Committee Electronic Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.
Rule 2.56. Candidate Committee Printed Advertisements Disclosure Requirements.
Rule 2.59. Joint Candidate Fund
Rule 2.60. Hosting Fundraisers in Residence.
Rule 2.64. Free Campaign Related Goods or Services and Sale of Campaign Related Goods or Services.
Rule 2.65. Loans to Committees by Commercial Financial Institutions.
Rule 2.66. Loans to Political Party or Political Action Committees by Non
Rule 2.67. Loans to Candidate Committees by Candidate and Other Non
Rule 2.68. Designation of Candidate Committee.
Rule 2.69. Permissible number of candidate committees
Rule 2.70. When to File a Candidate Committee Statement of Organization.
Rule 2.71. Candidate Committee Officers
Rule 2.72. Vacancy in Treasurer Office
Rule 2.73. Candidate Committee Treasurer Responsibilities.
Rule 2.74. Filling Candidate Committee Officer Vacancy.
Rule 2.75. Candidate Committee Statement of Organization Requirements.
Rule 2.76. Executive Director Authority to Require Additional Information.
Rule 2.77. Judicial Candidates Exclusively Responsible for Compliance with Rules.
Rule 2.78. Exploratory Activities.
Rule 2.79. Political Action Committee Definition.
Rule 2.80. Statement of Organization
Rule 2.81. Political Action Committee Officers.
Rule 2.82. Vacancy in Treasurer Office
Rule 2.83. Political Action Committee Treasurer Responsibilities.
Rule 2.84. Filling Political Action Committee Office Vacancy.
Rule 2.85. Political Action Committee Statement of Organization Requirements.
Rule 2.87. Limitations on Solicitations by Political Action Committee Affiliated with Corporation.
Rule 2.89. Limitations on Solicitations by Political Action Committee Affiliated with Labor Union.
Rule 2.90. Solicitations by Non
Rule 2.91. Contributions to Be Voluntary.
Rule 2.92. Registration Requirements for Out of State Political Action Committee.
Rule 2.94. Campaign Depository in Financial Institution.
Rule 2.95. Campaign Depository Account Requirements.
Rule 2.96. Political Action Committee Registered with Federal Election Commission.
Rule 2.97. Payment of Costs of Affiliated Limited Committee.
Rule 2.98. Reports for Political Action Committee Registered with Federal Election Committee.
Rule 2.99. Reports for Out of State Political Action Committees.
Rule 2.100. Quarterly Report of Contributions and Expenditures
Rule 2.101. Candidate committees
Rule 2.102. Continuing Reports by Candidate Committee Between Pre
Rule 2.103. First Report for Candidate Committee or Political Action Committee.
Rule 2.104. Report by political party committee
Rule 2.105. Report Requirements for Political Action Committee.
Rule 2.106. Report Requirements for Candidate Committee.
Rule 2.107. Independent expenditure reports
Rule 2.108. Electioneering communication reports
Rule 2.110. Campaign Communications Received on State Equipment by State Officer or Employee.
Rule 2.111. Use of Personal Resources for Volunteer Campaign Communications.
Rule 2.112. Use of Commercial Resources for Campaign Communications.
Rule 2.113. Website Development
Rule 2.114. Dissolution of Political Party Committee.
Rule 2.115. Dissolution of Political Action Committee.
Rule 2.116. Dissolution of Candidate Committee.
Rule 2.117. Resolution of Committee Debt.
Rule 2.118. Final report of contributions and expenditures
Rule 2.119. Special purpose committees
Rule 2.121. Special Committee Reports.
Rule 2.122. Electronic Filing.
Rule 3.15. Financial disclosure statements
Rule 3.16. Financial disclosure by elected or appointed state officers.
Rule 4.3. Rules or Policies More Restrictive than Ethics Rules.
Rule 4.5. Misuse of Authority.
Rule 4.6. State Officer or Employee Emergency Relief Efforts.
Rule 4.7. State Officer Impartiality.
Rule 4.8. Gifts from Vendors to Persons Engaged in Purchasing Decisions.
Rule 4.9. Gifts from Successful Vendors.
Rule 4.10. Gifts to State Officers or Employees from Regulated and Licensed Entities.
Rule 4.11. Gratuities Offered at Seminars
Rule 4.12. Modest Items of Food and Refreshments
Rule 4.13. Acceptance of Meals
Rule 4.14. Acceptance of Meals
Rule 4.15. Benefits arising from presenting information at a conference or other event
Rule 4.16. Acceptance of meals for professional
Rule 4.17. Gifts to Superiors by State Officers or Employees.
Rule 4.18. State Officer or Employee Representation of Others in Transactions involving the State.
Rule 4.19. State Officer or Employee Representation of Others Before Employing Agency.
Rule 4.20. Acceptance of Things of Value When Representing the State in an Official Capacity.
Rule 4.21. Representation of Constituents by Governor and Legislature.
Rule 4.23. State Officer or Employee Violation of Rules through Indirect Action.
Rule 5.3. Annual Registration for Legislative Liaison and Legislative Lobbyist.
Rule 5.5. Annual Registration and Termination of Registration for Executive Lobbyist.
Rule 5.6. Nothing of value to be provided or accepted except as provided in these Rules
Rule 5.7. Meal Limits for Legislative Liaisons or Legislative Lobbyist.
Rule 5.8. Gift Limits for Legislative Liaison or LegislativeLobbyist.
Rule 5.9. Meals Provided by Non
Rule 5.10. Meal Limits for Executive Lobbyist.
Rule 5.11. Gift Limits for Executive Lobbyist.
Rule 5.12. Modest Items of Food and Refreshments.
Rule 5.13. Lobbyist Principal Gifts for Public Service to Individual State Officer or Employee.
Rule 5.15. Food and Beverage Provided by a Lobbyist Principal to a Political Caucus.
Rule 5.17. Food and Beverage Provided by a Lobbyist Principal for Out of State Events.
Rule 5.18. Lobbyist Principal Purchase of Tickets or Sponsorship of Bona Fide Community
Rule 5.19. Legislative Liaison and Legislative Lobbyist Report Deadlines.
Rule 5.20. Executive Lobbyist Report Deadlines.
Rule 5.21. Legislative Lobbyist Report Required Information.
Rule 5.22. Executive Lobbyist Report Required Information.
Rule 5.23. Legislative Liaison
Rule 5.24. Executive Director Authority to Require Additional Information.
Rule 5.25. Waiver based on preexisting relationships
Rule 5.26. Legislative Liaison
Rule 5.27. Lobbying Activity Disclosure Requirements.
Rule 5.28. State Officer or Employee Prohibition on Legislative or Executive Lobbying.
Rule 5.29. Lobbyist or Legislative Liaison Violation of Rules through Indirect Action
Rule 6.3. Source of a complaint
Rule 6.5. Preliminary Investigation of Complaint.
Rule 6.6. Commission Review of Complaint or Investigation.
Rule 6.7. Formal Investigation.
Rule 6.9. Confidentiality of Complaint or Investigation.
Rule 6.10. Commission Action During Formal Investigation.
Rule 6.11. Commission Transmittal of Information to Appropriate Authorities.
Rule 6.12. Civil Lawsuits for Violation of Rules.
Rule 6.13. Civil Penalties for Violation of Rules.
Rule 6.15. Monetary Liability for Violation of Rules.
Rule 6.16. Monetary Liability Assessed by District Court.
Rule 6.17. Separate Liability Assessed by District Court.