2010 Tennessee Code
Title 2 - Elections
Chapter 10 - Campaign Finances
Part 3 - Campaign Contributions Limits
2-10-306 - Aggregate limits Exemptions.

2-10-306. Aggregate limits Exemptions.

(a)  All contributions made by political campaign committees controlled by a political party on the national, state, or local level or by a caucus of such political party established by members of either house of the general assembly shall be considered to have been made by a single committee. Such contributions shall not, in the aggregate, exceed:

     (1)  Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per election to any candidate in a statewide election;

     (2)  Forty thousand dollars ($40,000) per election to any candidate for the senate; and

     (3)  Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per election to any candidate for any other state or local public office.

(b)  For purposes of this section, “contributions” does not include:

     (1)  Payment of the costs of preparation, display or mailing or other distribution with respect to printed slate cards, sample ballots, or other printed listings of three (3) or more candidates who are opposed for election. This exemption does not apply to costs incurred with respect to the preparation and display of listings made on broadcasting stations or in newspapers, magazines and similar types of general public political advertising such as billboards;

     (2)  Payment of the costs of voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities conducted by party committees, unless the payments are made on behalf of a clearly identified candidate and the payment can be directly attributed to that candidate;

     (3)  Expenditures for rent, personnel, overhead, general administrative, fundraising, and other day-to-day costs of party committees, unless the expenditures are made on behalf of a clearly identified candidate and the expenditure can be directly attributed to that candidate; or

     (4)  Expenditures for education campaign seminars and for training of campaign workers, unless the expenditures are made on behalf of a clearly identified candidate and the expenditure can be directly attributed to that candidate.

[Acts 1995, ch. 531, § 1.]