121.170 Registration of committees and fundraisers -- Information required -- Permanent committee by member of General Assembly prohibited. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 2 121.170 Registration of committees and fundraisers -- Information required -- Permanent committee by member of General Assembly prohibited. (1) Any committee, except a federally-registered out-of-state permanent committee, organized under any provisions of this chapter shall register with the registry, by
filing official notice of intention at the time of organization, giving names,
addresses, and positions of the officers of the organization and designating the
candidate or candidates, slate of candidates, or question it is organized to support or
oppose on forms prescribed by the registry; except that no campaign committee for
a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be registered prior
to the filing of a joint notification and declaration by the slate of candidates
pursuant to KRS 118.125 and 118.127. No entity which is excluded from the
definition of "campaign committee" established in KRS 121.015(3)(a) shall be
required to register as a committee with the registry. The name of the committee
shall reasonably identify to the public the sponsorship and purpose of the
committee. The forms filed with the registry shall require the registrant to clearly
identify the specific purpose, sponsorship, and source from which the committee
originates; and the registry shall refuse to allow filing by any committee until this
requirement has been satisfied. (2) Any person who acts as a fundraiser by directly soliciting contributions for an election campaign of a candidate or slate of candidates for statewide-elected state
office or an office in a jurisdiction containing in excess of two hundred thousand
(200,000) residents shall register with the registry when he raises in excess of three
thousand dollars ($3,000) in any one (1) election for the campaign committee by
filing official notice giving his name, address, occupation, employer or, if he is self-
employed, the name under which he is doing business, and all candidates or slates
of candidates for whom he is soliciting on forms prescribed by the registry. A
registered fundraiser shall comply with the campaign finance reporting
requirements of KRS 121.180(3), (4), and (5). (3) All provisions of KRS 121.160 governing the duties and responsibilities of a candidate, slate of candidates, or campaign treasurer shall apply to a registered
committee, except a federally-registered out-of-state permanent committee, and a
person acting as a campaign fundraiser. In case of the death, resignation, or removal
of a campaign treasurer for a permanent committee or executive committee, the
chairman of the permanent committee or executive committee shall, within three (3)
days after receiving notice of the vacancy by certified mail, appoint a successor as
treasurer for the committee and file the name and address of the successor with the
registry. The chairman of the permanent committee or executive committee shall be
accountable as the treasurer for the committee if the chairman fails to meet this
filing requirement. (4) The chairman of a committee and the campaign treasurer shall be separate persons.
(5) Any federally-registered out-of-state permanent committee that contributes to a Kentucky candidate or a slate of candidates shall:
(a) File with the registry a copy of its federal registration (Federal Election Commission Form 1 - Committee Registration Form); Page 2 of 2 (b) File with the registry a copy of the Federal Election Commission finance report when a contribution is made to a Kentucky candidate or a slate of
candidates; and (c) Contribute not more than the maximum amount permitted for a permanent committee to make under Kentucky law to any candidate or to any slate of
candidates for any office in this Commonwealth. (6) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a contribution made by a federally-registered permanent committee to any candidate or to any slate of
candidates for any office in this Commonwealth that complies with the provisions
of 2 U.S.C. sec. 441b, 11 C.F.R. sec. 104.10, 11 C.F.R. sec. 106.6, and 11 C.F.R.
sec. 114.1-114.12 regarding limitations on contributions by corporations shall be
deemed to comply with the campaign finance laws of this Commonwealth
prohibiting corporate contributions to candidates or slates of candidates. (7) The organization, formation, or registration of a permanent committee by any member of the General Assembly shall be prohibited. Effective: March 16, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 6, effective March 16, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 599, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996
Ky. Acts ch. 153, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 179, sec. 2, effective July
15, 1996.. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1994. --
Amended 1993 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 59, effective January 1, 1994. --
Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 27, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1988
Ky. Acts ch. 341, sec. 45, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts
ch. 100, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 292, sec. 7,
effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 189.