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RI Gen L § 17-25-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-6 - Repealed.

§ 17-25-6. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 298, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1981, ch. 188, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-25-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-7.1 - Repealed.

§ 17-25-7.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 2, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 4, effective April 29, 1992.
RI Gen L § 17-25-7.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-7.3 - Testimonial proceeds intended for personal use prohibited.

§ 17-25-7.3. Testimonial proceeds intended for personal use prohibited.It is unlawful for any candidate for public office, as defined in § 17-25-3, or any elected public office holder to accept the proceeds of any testimonial, as defined in § 17-25-3, for personal use, as defined in § 17-25-7.2, which were received after April 29, 1992. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of testimonials for the lawful purpose of raising campaign funds.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-25-7.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-7.4 - Limitations on repayment of loans.

§ 17-25-7.4. Limitations on repayment of loans.Campaign contributions received pursuant to this chapter shall not be used to repay cumulative personal loans that were made on or after April 29, 1992, to a campaign by a candidate in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) during an election cycle.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 2.
RI Gen L § 17-25-7.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-7.5 - Electronic reporting - Declaration of purpose.

§ 17-25-7.5. Electronic reporting — Declaration of purpose.The State of Rhode Island is committed to facilitating public access to reports of campaign contributions and expenditures by candidates for public office and other entities required to file campaign finance reports.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 176, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-7.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-7.6 - Electronic reporting.

§ 17-25-7.6. Electronic reporting.(a) The filing of campaign finance reports to the board of elections shall commence in accordance with the following schedule:(1) Candidates for general office shall commence filing campaign finance reports electronically beginning with the report required to be filed for the first quarterly reporting period in 2002.(2) All other candidates for public office and political parties, other than state political parties, who raise or expend more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) annually, or whose report shows a balance of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more in their campaign fund shall commence filing campaign finance reports electronically beginning with the second quarterly reporting period in 2008; provided, that all candidates may commence filing campaign finance reports electronically beginning with the first report required to be filed for the first quarterly reporting period in 2002.(3) State political parties, political action committees and vendors required to file campaign finance reports and who raise or expend more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) annually, or whose report shows a balance of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more in their campaign fund shall do so commencing with the first report required to be filed for the first quarterly reporting period in 2002.(b) The board of elections shall have the authority to adopt regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this section.(c) Notwithstanding anything else in this section and subject to the implementation of an electronic reporting and tracking system, the board of elections shall have the authority to delay implementation of the requirements of this section by up to ninety (90) days.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 529, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-8 - Appointment of campaign treasurer by candidate - Filings.

§ 17-25-8. Appointment of campaign treasurer by candidate — Filings.(a) Each candidate in an election shall file a "notice of organization" with the board of elections and appoint one campaign treasurer before receiving any contribution or expending any money in furtherance or aid of the candidate's candidacy. The "notice of organization" shall include the name and address of the candidate, the campaign treasurer, and the committee being established. The candidate shall declare the office being sought and shall comply with the financial statement requirement of § 36-14-16(c).(b) A candidate may appoint deputy campaign treasurers as required. The candidate shall file the names and addresses of deputy campaign treasurers with the board of elections.(c) A candidate may remove a campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer. In the case of the death, resignation, or removal of a campaign treasurer, the candidate shall appoint a successor as soon as practicable and shall file his or her name and address with the board of elections within ten (10) days. A candidate may serve as his or her own campaign treasurer, and upon failure to designate a treasurer, the candidate shall be designated his or her own treasurer by the board of elections.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 347, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 176, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 229, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-8.1 - Appointment of treasurer by political action committee - Filings.

§ 17-25-8.1. Appointment of treasurer by political action committee — Filings.(a) Each political action committee shall appoint one campaign treasurer before receiving any contribution or expending any money for the purpose of advocating the election or defeat of any candidate.(b) A campaign treasurer of a political action committee may appoint deputy campaign treasurers as may be required. The committees shall file the names and addresses of the deputy campaign treasurers with the board of elections.(c) Any political action committee may remove at any time its campaign treasurer. In the case of the death, resignation, or removal of its campaign treasurer, any committee shall appoint a successor as soon as practicable and shall file his or her name and address with the board of elections within ten (10) days.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 188, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 347, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 292, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-9 - Designation of campaign treasurer of political party committees - Filings.

§ 17-25-9. Designation of campaign treasurer of political party committees — Filings.(a) Each state and municipal committee of a political party shall, on or before January 31 of each year, designate a campaign treasurer and shall file the name and address of that person with the board of elections.(b) A campaign treasurer of the state or municipal committee of a political party may appoint deputy campaign treasurers as may be required. The committees shall file the names and addresses of the deputy campaign treasurers with the board of elections.(c) Any state or municipal committee of a political party may remove at any time its campaign treasurer. In the case of the death, resignation, or removal of its campaign treasurer, any committee shall appoint a successor as soon as practicable and file his or her name and address with the board of elections within ten (10) days.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 347, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-10 - Lawful methods of contributing to support of candidates - Reporting - Disposition of anonymous contributions.

§ 17-25-10. Lawful methods of contributing to support of candidates — Reporting — Disposition of anonymous contributions.(a) No contribution shall be made or received, and no expenditures shall be directly made or incurred, to support or defeat a candidate except through:(1) The candidate or duly appointed campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of the candidate;(2) The duly appointed campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of a political party committee;(3) The duly appointed campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of a political action committee.(b) It shall be lawful for any person, not otherwise prohibited by law and not acting in concert with any other person or group, to expend personally from that person's own funds a sum that is not to be repaid to him or her for any purpose not prohibited by law to support or defeat a candidate; provided, that any person making the expenditure shall be required to report all of his or her expenditures and expenses, if the total of the money so expended exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) within a calendar year, to the board of elections within seven (7) days of making the expenditure and to the campaign treasurer of the candidate or political party committee on whose behalf the expenditure or contribution was made, or to his or her deputy, within seven (7) days of making the expenditure. The treasurer or his or her deputy shall cause the expenditures and expenses to be included in his or her reports to the board of elections. Whether a person is "acting in concert with any other person or group" for the purposes of this subsection shall be determined by application of the standards set forth in § 17-25-23.(c) Any anonymous contribution received by a candidate, campaign treasurer, or deputy campaign treasurer shall not be used or expended, but shall be returned to the donor, if the donor's identity can be ascertained; if not, the contribution shall escheat to the state.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 20, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 23, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 1, § 9.
RI Gen L § 17-25-11.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-11.1 - Preservation of candidate or committee records.

§ 17-25-11.1. Preservation of candidate or committee records.(a) For every report filed after the effective date of this chapter, the campaign treasurer of each candidate seeking nomination for election or election to public office shall maintain and preserve all records and supporting documentation for a period of four (4) years from the filing date.(b) For every report filed after the effective date of this chapter, the treasurer of each political party committee and political action committee shall be required to maintain and preserve all records in support of the committee reports filed pursuant to § 17-25-11 for a period of four (4) years from the filing date.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 176, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-11.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-11.2 - Requirements for appointment of a treasurer or deputy treasurer - Examination and certification of accounts.

§ 17-25-11.2. Requirements for appointment of a treasurer or deputy treasurer — Examination and certification of accounts.(a) Appointment of treasurer or deputy treasurer. Whenever a campaign account containing campaign funds received and expended by a candidate, office holder, or treasurer, subject to the provisions of this chapter, receives or expends at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in any year, the account shall require the appointment of a treasurer or deputy treasurer, who shall be a person other than the candidate. For such accounts, a candidate may remain as either a treasurer or deputy treasurer on his or her campaign account; provided, the treasurer or deputy treasurer who is not the candidate shall examine all campaign account records and shall certify to the substantial accuracy of the campaign finance report at the time of filing with the board of elections, on a form to be prepared by the board of elections.(b) Applicability to political action committees. The provisions of this section as to examination and certification shall be applicable to political action committees.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 23, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-12 - Prohibited contributions.

§ 17-25-12. Prohibited contributions.No contributions shall be made, and no expenditure shall be made or incurred, whether anonymously, in a fictitious name, or by one person or group in the name of another, to support or defeat a candidate in a primary, general, or special election. No treasurer or candidate shall solicit or knowingly accept any contribution contrary to the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 292, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-13 - Penalties.

§ 17-25-13. Penalties.(a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.(b) The state board may fine any person or entity who violates the provisions of this chapter in an amount not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per violation.(c) Fines, fees, and penalties imposed by the state board for violations of this chapter shall be paid for by the candidate, officeholder, or entity against whose campaign the fines, fees, or penalties have been levied. Fines, fees, and penalties levied by the state board pursuant to this chapter shall not be paid for from contributions or funds available in a campaign account.(d) An elected official or candidate for office convicted of violating § 11-41-1, § 11-41-2, § 11-41-3, or § 11-41-4 where the theft is from a campaign account created, pursuant to this title, for the benefit of the person so convicted, all restitution shall be deposited into the Rhode Island crime victim compensation program fund and not into the campaign account of that person convicted of the offense.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 176, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 383, § 2, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 384, § 2, effective July 13, 2021.
RI Gen L § 17-25-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-14 - Maintenance of party organization.

§ 17-25-14. Maintenance of party organization.Any state or municipal committee of any political party may receive and disburse moneys for the general purposes of maintaining the organization during the whole or any part of the year.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 298, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-16 - Enjoining of illegal acts - Forfeiture of contributions.

§ 17-25-16. Enjoining of illegal acts — Forfeiture of contributions.(a) Whenever the board of elections has reason to believe that a candidate, political party committee, or political action committee, or the campaign treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer of the candidate or committee, has accepted a contribution or made an expenditure in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or willfully and knowingly has made a false statement in any of the reports required under this chapter or failed to file any report, or has otherwise violated this chapter, the board may, in addition to all other actions authorized by law, request the attorney general to bring an action in the name of the state of Rhode Island in the superior court against the person and/or committee to enjoin them from continuing the violation, or doing any acts in furtherance of the violation, and for any other relief that the court deems appropriate. In addition, the court may order the forfeiture of any or all contributions accepted in violation of and/or not reported as required by this chapter. All contributions so forfeited shall become the property of the state.(b) The court shall also impose a civil penalty not exceeding three (3) times the amount of:(1) Contributions made or accepted in violation of this chapter;(2) Expenditures made in violation of this chapter; and/or(3) Contributions or expenditures not reported as required by this chapter.(c) All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the fund established for the public financing of the electoral system pursuant to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 188, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-17 - Severability.

§ 17-25-17. Severability.(a) If the provisions of this chapter or their application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.(b) Without limiting the generality of subsection (a) of this section, if the application of any provision of this chapter to contributions and/or expenditures made in regard to ballot questions is held invalid, the provision shall remain applicable to contributions and/or expenditures made in regard to candidates.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 188, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-18 - Public financing of election campaigns - General purpose.

§ 17-25-18. Public financing of election campaigns — General purpose.Whereas, the general assembly finds that the cost of running for statewide office has risen over the last decade at a rate far in excess of the increase in the cost of living; andWhereas, the general assembly finds that the need to raise ever larger sums of money to effectively compete for general office threatens the essence of our democratic system by excluding many well qualified candidates; andWhereas, the general assembly finds that the candidate's need to raise large sums of money can result in disproportionate and inappropriate influence being obtained by those who possess the financial ability to make large contributions to campaigns; andWhereas, the general assembly finds that the state cannot impose limitations on the amount of private funds raised and expended for election purposes by a candidate unless it provides for at least partial public financing of campaigns;Therefore, the general assembly determines that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the state to provide public financing to qualified candidates for general office.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 3.
RI Gen L § 17-25-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-19 - Public financing of election campaigns - Outlined.

§ 17-25-19. Public financing of election campaigns — Outlined.(a) To effectuate the purpose stated in § 17-25-18, public funds shall be made available under the terms and conditions of this section and §§ 17-25-20 — 17-25-27 to qualifying candidates for general office who agree to abide by a limitation on the total amount of campaign contributions received and expenditures made for election purposes.(b) Candidates for general office shall be eligible to receive two dollars ($2.00) of public funds for each qualified dollar ($1.00) of private funds contributed which do not exceed an aggregate of five hundred dollars ($500) from a single source within an election cycle and one dollar ($1.00) of public funds for each qualified dollar ($1.00) of private funds contributed which exceed an aggregate of five hundred dollars ($500) from a single source within an election cycle but do not exceed the limitations on aggregate contributions which are eligible to be matched set in subdivision 17-25-20(3), subject to the provisions of subdivision 17-25-20(2). The total amount of public funds provided to a candidate shall not exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) in matching funds for a total of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for candidates for governor; and one hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($187,500) in matching funds for a total of three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($375,000) for candidates for other general offices.(c) In order to be eligible for matching public funds, each candidate at the time he or she becomes a candidate, as defined in subdivision 17-25-3(2), but no later than 4:00 pm on the last day for filing declarations of candidacy for general office, must sign a statement under oath pledging to comply with the limitations on campaign contributions and expenditures and with all of the terms and conditions set forth in this chapter. Any candidate who fails to file the statement with his or her declaration for office shall be ineligible to receive public funds.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 78, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 17-25-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 17-25 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting|Section 17-25-21 - Primary elections.

§ 17-25-21. Primary elections.Any candidate eligible to receive public funds and electing to receive these funds who is challenged for nomination for general office in a political party primary shall be permitted to raise and expend an additional amount of private funds equal to one-third (⅓) of the maximum allowable expenditure amount for the office or equal to the total amount spent by the candidates' opponent or opponents in the primary, whichever amount is less. The additional amount received in contributions must be expended prior to the primary election. The additional private contributions shall not be eligible for matching public funds.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 3.