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(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 3. Elections § 3-8-9c. Joint fundraising - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-3-elections/wv-code-sect-3-8-9c/
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