2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 74E. Ethics Rules
Rule 2.105. Report Requirements for Political Action Committee.

A Report of Contributions and Expenditures by a political action committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

A. (1) the name of the committee and the time period covered by the report;

(2) the total of all monetary contributions accepted during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all monetary contributions accepted during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(3) the total of all monetary contributions from other political action committees accepted during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all monetary contributions from other political action committees accepted during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(4) the total of all other funds accepted during the time period covered by the report, including transfers from an associated political action committee, and the aggregate total of all such other funds accepted during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(5) the total of all monetary contributions or funds accepted from any source during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all monetary contributions or funds accepted during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(6) the total value of all in-kind contributions accepted during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total value of all in-kind contributions accepted during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(7) the total of all expenditures (other than contributions to candidate committees, independent expenditures or electioneering communications) made during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all such expenditures made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(8) the total of all refunds made during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all refunds made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(9) the total of all transfers made to or received from an associated political action committee during the time period covered by the report and the date of each transfer, and the aggregate total of all such transfers made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(10) the total amount of all contributions made by the committee to a candidate committee during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all such contributions made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(11) the total amount of all independent expenditures made by the committee during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all such independent expenditures made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(12) the total amount of funds spent on electioneering communications made by the committee during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of funds spent on electioneering communications made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(13) the beginning balance of the committee account for the reporting period, and the closing balance of the committee account at the end of the reporting period;

(14) for limited committees affiliated with a corporation or labor union, the total amount of funds spent by the corporation or labor union during the time period covered by the report for the costs of establishment of, administration of and solicitation of contributions to the committee; and the aggregate total of funds spent on the costs of establishment of, administration of and solicitation of contributions to the committee made during the calendar year.

B. (1) The name, address, occupation and employer of any person other than a political action committee making a contribution or contributions exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in value in the aggregate, the date and amount of any monetary or in-kind contributions made during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all contributions accepted from the person during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(2) the total of all contributions accepted during the time period covered by the report from contributors making contributions of no more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in the aggregate, and the aggregate total of all such contributions during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(3) the name and Commission identification number of a political action committee making a contribution or contributions, the date and amount of any monetary or in-kind contributions made during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all contributions accepted from the political action committee during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(4) the name, address, occupation and employer, if applicable, of a contributor to whom a refund was made during the time period covered by the report, the date and amount of the refund, and the aggregate total of all contributions refunded to the contributor during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(5) loans made to the committee during the time period covered by the report, including loans by commercial financial institutions; the name, address and, if applicable, occupation and employer, of the person making the loan; the amount of the loan, the date the loan was made, the interest rate for the loan, the repayment terms for the loan and the total of all loans made to the committee; any payments on loans during the time period covered by the report, the amount of the payment, the date the payment was made and the remaining balance of the loan following the payment; and the total of all payments made on all loans to the committee and the remaining balance on all loans to the committee during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(6) the name and address of any person or entity to whom an expenditure of more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) in the aggregate was made during the time period covered by the report, a description of the goods or services purchased with the expenditure, and the aggregate total of all expenditures made to the person or entity during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report. Split purchasing for the purpose of evading reporting an expenditure shall be prohibited. Expenditures made to compensate political consultants and similar consultants shall be reported by identifying the type of services provided to the campaign by the consultants. Expenditures made by political consultants and other third parties on behalf of the committee shall be reported as if the expenditures were made by the committee. Expenditures made by using a credit card shall be reported by itemizing each individual expenditure of more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).

Contributions accepted from a limited liability company shall be reported as contributions from the individual members of the limited liability company in proportions equal to their ownership interest in the limited liability company. Contributions accepted from a partnership shall be reported as contributions from the individual partners of the partnership in proportions equal to their ownership interest in the partnership. As used in this section, “associated political action committee” shall mean a political action committee registered with the Federal Election Commission when the connected or affiliated entities of the two committees share a formal business relationship such as the national and state organizations of a professional or business organization or labor union. Transfers between a political action committee and an associated political action committee shall not be considered as contributions or expenditures.

C. The Report of Contributions and Expenditures for Non-Oklahoma Committees shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(1) the name of the committee and the time period covered by the report;

(2) the total amount of all contributions made by the committee to an Oklahoma state candidate committee during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all such contributions made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(3) the total amount of all independent expenditures made by the committee during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all such independent expenditures made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(4) the total amount of funds spent on electioneering communications made by the committee during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of funds spent on electioneering communications made during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report;

(5) The name, address, occupation and employer of any Oklahoma resident making a contribution or contributions exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in value in the aggregate, the date and amount of any monetary or in-kind contributions made during the time period covered by the report, and the aggregate total of all contributions accepted from the person during the calendar year of the time period covered by the report.

Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.