(a) Political committees may engage in joint fund-raising efforts with other political committees or with committees registered with the Federal Election Commission pursuant to a written joint fund-raising agreement.
(b) A written joint fund-raising agreement must be filed with the Secretary of State and must provide terms for the allocation of fund-raising proceeds between or among political committees engaging in the joint fund-raising effort. The Secretary of State shall post all joint fund-raising agreements on the Internet within 10 business days from the date the agreement is filed.
(c) Any person soliciting funds for a joint fund-raising effort shall disclose, in making or publishing solicitations, the name of all political committees involved in the joint fund-raising effort and how any proceeds, including any contributions, will be allocated between or among such committees.
(d) A person, not otherwise prohibited by this article from making contributions, may make a contribution to a joint fund-raising effort subject to the contribution limits in §3-8-5c of this code.
(e) The State Election Commission shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to provide requirements for written joint fund-raising agreements and to implement the provisions of this section consistently, insofar as practicable, with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Federal Election Commission in 11 C.F.R. §102.17.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 8. Regulation and Control of Elections
§3-8-1. Provisions to Regulate and Control Elections
§3-8-2. Requirements for Reporting Independent Expenditures
§3-8-2b. Disclosure of Electioneering Communication
§3-8-3. Committee Treasurers; Required to Receive and Disburse Funds
§3-8-4. Treasurers and Financial Agents; Written Designation Requirements
§3-8-4a. Termination of Political Committees
§3-8-5. Detailed Accounts and Verified Financial Statements Required
§3-8-5a. Information Required in Financial Statement
§3-8-5b. Where Financial Statements and Reports Shall Be Filed; Filing Date Prescribed
§3-8-5c. Contribution Limitations
§3-8-5d. Offenses and Penalties
§3-8-5e. Pre-Candidacy Financing and Expenditures
§3-8-5f. Loans to Candidates, Organizations or Persons for Election Purposes
§3-8-5g. Prohibition on Political Contributions and Expenditures by Foreign Nationals
§3-8-6. Financial Statement Forms; Filing; Disposition
§3-8-7. Failure to File Statement; Delinquent or Incomplete Filing; Criminal and Civil Penalties
§3-8-9a. Coordinated Expenditures
§3-8-10. Use of Certain Contributions
§3-8-11. Specific Acts Forbidden; Penalties
§3-8-13. Parties Liable and Subject to Penalties
§3-8-14. Effective Date of Certain Criminal Offenses
§3-8-15. Disclosure of Contributions During Legislative Session