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Chapter 121 - Campaign finance regulation
121.252 Political issues committee treasurer and persons making independent expenditures -- Duties relating to activity of foreign national -- Restrictions -- Presumption of violation.

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KY Rev Stat § 121.252 (2025)
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121.252 Political issues committee treasurer and persons making independent expenditures -- Duties relating to activity of foreign national -- Restrictions -Presumption of violation. (1) (2) (3) (4) Upon a political issues committee's receipt of a contribution, the treasurer shall obtain from the donor an affirmation that the donor is not a foreign national and has not knowingly or willfully accepted funds aggregating in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from a foreign national during the four (4) years immediately preceding the date the contribution was made. The treasurer of a political issues committee shall affirm in its report that the donor associated with each contribution is not a foreign national and has not knowingly or willfully received, solicited, or accepted, whether directly or indirectly, contributions or expenditures aggregating in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from a foreign national during the four (4) years immediately preceding the date the contribution was made. Within forty-eight (48) hours of making an independent expenditure supporting or opposing a ballot measure, the person or entity making the expenditure shall: (a) Certify to the registry that the person or entity has not knowingly or willfully accepted funds aggregating in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from a foreign national for four (4) years immediately preceding the date the expenditure was made, and that it will not do so through the remainder of the calendar year in which the ballot measure will appear on the ballot; and (b) Affirm in the person's or entity's report that the person or entity has not knowingly or willfully accepted funds aggregating in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from a foreign national during the four (4) years immediately preceding the date the expenditure was made. Any determination that an entity required to file one (1) or more certifications under subsection (1) or (3)(a) of this section has accepted funds aggregating in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from one (1) or more foreign nationals during the four (4) years immediately preceding the date the contribution or independent expenditure at issue was made shall create a presumption that the person or political issues committee has violated this section. Effective: June 27, 2025 History: Created 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 57, sec. 3, effective June 27, 2025.
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