CAMPAIGN FINANCE PROHIBITIONS

Federal and State law provide for the following prohibitions regarding campaign funds:

• Transfers to candidates subject to contribution limits and to committees which make contributions to candidates and officeholders. (Govt. Code §85304)
• Cash contributions/expenditures of $100 or more. (Govt. Code §84300)
• Anonymous contributions of $100 or more. (Govt. Code §84304)
• Contributions made in the name of another person. (Govt. Code §84301)
• Commingling contributions with personal funds. (Govt. Code §84307)
• Newsletters sent at public expense. (Govt. Code §89001)
• Personal use of campaign funds. (Govt. Code §85800, et. seq.)
• Contributions from national banks, national corporations, foreign nationals. (Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. §441b and e)
• Raffles (Penal Code §319)