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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-12004. Annual publicly available report by government entities.

A. Not later than January 1 of each year, each state governmental entity shall file a publicly available report with the Treasurer, the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature, and the Attorney General that:
1. Identifies securities sold, redeemed, divested, or withdrawn in compliance with subsection D of Section 3 of this act;
2. Identifies prohibited investments under subsection F of Section 3 of this act; and
3. Summarizes any changes made under subsection E of Section 3 of this act.
B. The Attorney General may bring any action necessary to enforce the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 231, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-12005. Written verification prior to contract.

A. As used in this section only of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022, "governmental entity" means a state agency or political subdivision of this state.
B. 1. Except for paragraph 4 of this subsection, this section applies only to a contract that:
a.
is between a governmental entity and a company with ten or more full-time employees, and
b.
will pay a company One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or more over the term of the contract that is to be paid wholly or partly from public funds of the governmental entity; provided, however, the provisions of this paragraph shall apply separately to all companies in a multiple party contract.
2. Except as provided by paragraph 4 of this subsection, a governmental entity shall not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:
a.
does not boycott energy companies, and
b.
will not boycott energy companies during the term of the contract.
3. Except as provided by paragraph 4 of this subsection, a governmental entity shall not enter into a contract for goods or services with a listed financial company under Section 3 of this act.
4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection shall not apply to:
a.
a governmental entity that determines the requirements of paragraphs 2 or 3 of this subsection are inconsistent with the governmental entity's constitutional or statutory duties related to the issuance, incurrence, or management of debt obligations or the deposit, custody, management, borrowing, or investment of funds, and
b.
a contract for which a governmental body determines the supplies or services to be provided are not otherwise reasonably available from a company that is not a listed financial company under Section 3 of this act.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 231, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74. State Government › §74-12006. Application of act.

Section 5 of the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 applies only to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this act. A contract entered into before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 231, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 1.1. Purpose of Ethics Rules.

The purpose of these Rules is to fulfill the duties of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission as provided by Article XXIX, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 1.4. Determination of Timely Filing.

A. Documents required to be filed electronically with the Commission under these Rules shall be timely filed if filed at any time on the day specified, including weekends, holidays, or when the Commission office are closed.
B. All other documents filed with the Commission under these Rules shall be timely filed if filed no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day specified. When the day that a document is required to be filed falls on a day other than a business day, that document shall be timely filed if filed on the next succeeding business day. As used in this section, "business day" shall mean any day on which the Commission is open to conduct business, and "filed" means actually received by the Commission.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission February 5, 2018; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 3, 2018; operative May 3, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 1.5. Political Activity of Ethics Commissioners.

(A) No member of the Commission, while serving as a member of the Commission, shall:
(1) be a candidate for elected office or hold any other public office;
(2) be employed by any state agency; or
(3) engage in any political activity, except to register and vote, to privately express opinions on political subjects or candidates, to participate in activities of a civic, community, social, labor, religious or professional organization and to engage in activities that further purposes of the Commission.
(B) As used in this section, “political activity” shall mean any activity to support or oppose (1) the election of a candidate for office; (2) a particular political party; or (3) initiative, referenda or state question.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 1.6. Ethics Commissioners Disqualification.

A member of the Commission shall disqualify or shall be disqualified by a majority vote of the other members of the Commission, in any matter in which the member’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 1.7. Advisory Opinions.

The Commission may issue official advisory opinions interpreting these Rules as provided by Article XXIX, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma and as requested by specific individuals. The Commission shall provide notice of at least thirty (30) days of a hearing on an advisory opinion. At least five (5) days before the hearing, comments and/or draft advisory opinions by Commission employees shall be made available to the public for comment. The Commission shall accept both written and oral comments about the draft advisory opinions and/or comments. Official advisory opinions shall be binding on the Commission. Failure of an individual to request an advisory opinion shall have no relevance in any subsequent proceeding involving that individual. The Commission shall not consider an advisory opinion on an issue that is pending before a court of law or before another agency of the State of Oklahoma. Any person with knowledge of such pending matter shall disclose such pending matter to the Commission.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 1.8. Forms and Publications

The Executive Director of the Commission shall prescribe forms, including software or other electronic forms, as required by these Rules and shall prescribe such other publications, including publications in an electronic format, as the Executive Director deems appropriate to facilitate implementation of and compliance with these Rules. The Executive Director is authorized to establish and collect fees to be charged to participants for training and educational seminars, classes and similar programs and for related materials. In establishing such registration fees, the Executive Director shall endeavor to recover costs to the Commission incurred in development and presentation of programs to assist in the implementation of and compliance with these Rules.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission January 9, 2015; effective upon sine die adjournment of the Legislature May 22, 2015; operative May 22, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 1.9. Section Headings.

Section headings in these Rules are intended only for convenience; they are not part of the Rules and shall not be interpreted as modifying or changing the meaning of the Rules themselves.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.1. Purpose of Rule 2.

The purpose of Rule 2 is to establish rules of ethical conduct for campaigns for elective state office and for campaigns for state initiatives and referenda.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.3. Use of public funds

No state officer or employee shall use or authorize the use of public funds, property or time to solicit, receive or accept funds for a political party, a political action committee, a candidate or a state question campaign, except as permitted by law or these Rules. Any unsolicited funds tendered in violation of this section shall not be accepted by the intended recipient and shall be returned to the sender as soon as possible. This prohibition shall apply to federal, state and political subdivision committees.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission January 9, 2015; effective upon sine die adjournment of the Legislature May 22, 2015; operative May 22, 2015.
Amended as promulgated by the Ethics Commission, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.4. Prohibited Uses of Public Funds to Influence Elections.

No person shall use or authorize the use of public funds, property or time to engage in activities designed to influence the results of an election for state office or a state question, except as permitted by law or these Rules. This section shall not prohibit an elected state officer from expressing his or her opinion or position on any issue.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.5. Elective Officer Prohibited From Soliciting Contributions from Employees.

No elected state officer shall knowingly solicit, directly or indirectly, a contribution to his or her campaign from any state officer or employee employed by the elected state officer’s agency or any person who works for the elected state officer’s agency through a third-party contract.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.6. Political Fund

No person shall solicit or accept a contribution for a political party, a political action committee, a candidate or a state question campaign in any area of the state capitol building under any circumstances. No person shall solicit or accept a contribution for a political party, a political action committee, a candidate or a state question campaign in any office or other space owned, leased, or occupied by the State of Oklahoma that ordinarily is used for the conduct of official state business. This does not include college campuses and public meeting rooms, auditoriums, or similar meeting areas that are available for use by the public at large.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015. Amended as promulgated by the Ethics Commission, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.7. Prohibition on distribution of campaign materials on state property

No materials designed to influence the results of an election for state office or a state question shall be posted in the state capitol building or in any office or other space owned, leased or occupied by the State of Oklahoma that ordinarily is used for the conduct of official state business, except as permitted by law or these Rules. Provided, however, such materials may be posted for a reasonable period of time when state facilities are being used for political purposes as provided in these Rules
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015. Amended as promulgated by the Ethics Commission, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.8. Use of Public Property for Political Purposes

Public meeting rooms, auditoriums, parks, colleges and other educational campuses or similar spaces may be used for political purposes provided (1) if a fee is customarily charged for use of the facility, that fee will be charged for use of the facility for political activities and (2) the facility will be made available upon request to all political parties, to all political action committees, to all candidates for the same state office or to all supporters or opponents of a state question, respectively, all in the order in which the requests were received. Nothing herein shall require that any public facility be made available for political purposes. Nothing herein shall prohibit the use for political purposes of a traditional public forum or other forum required by the United States Constitution or Oklahoma Constitution to be used for such purposes.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015. Amended as promulgated by the Ethics Commission, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.9. Prohibitions on Activities of State Officers and Employees Designed to Influence Elections.

No state officer or employee shall engage in activities designed to influence the results of an election for state office or a state question during hours in which the state officer or employee is in official work status or at any time while wearing a uniform or wearing identification that identifies that person as a state officer or employee. This prohibition shall not apply to elected state officers.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.10. Use of Public Facilities for Voter Registration.

Voter registration activities may be conducted in public facilities, provided those activities are not used in any way to encourage registration in or support of the candidates of a particular political party or to encourage voting for or against any particular candidate or for or against any state question.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.11. Newsletters and Informational Materials by Elected State Officers.

If otherwise permitted by law, elected state officers may use public funds, property or time to electronically or otherwise produce and distribute newsletters or similar informational materials to constituents and others, provided those materials do not advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or candidates for any elective office or offices or a vote for or against a state question or other question to be voted upon at an election. Permitted uses shall not include recognition of holidays, birthdays, births or similar greetings in the absence of substantial informational materials related to public issues.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.12. Posting of Material by Elected State Officers Indicating Positions on Issues.

If otherwise permitted by law, elected state officers, other than judicial officers, may use public funds, property or time to post materials in their offices to indicate their opinions or positions on issues, provided these materials do not advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for any elective office or a vote for or against a state question or any other question to be voted upon at an election. Mere display of a photograph or similar depiction of a current or former elected federal or state officer, including autographed photographs or similar depictions, shall not be a violation of this section.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.13. State Employees Maintaining Schedule for Elected Officers.

State employees whose regular duties include scheduling meetings, activities and events for elected state officers shall not be considered to have violated these Rules if, while on duty, they engage in scheduling political activities or events for an elected state officer.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.14. Prohibition on Use of State Owned Equipment and Resources for Campaigns.

No state officer or employee shall use a state-owned telephone, state electronic mail or other state equipment, property or services to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for any elective office or a vote for or against a state question or any other question to be voted upon at an election.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.15. Prohibition on Use of State Owned Equipment to Make a Campaign Contribution.

No state officer or employee shall use a state-owned telephone, state electronic mail or other state equipment, property or services to make a contribution to a political party, a political action committee, a candidate or a state question campaign.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.16. Use of Social Media Account by State Officer.

No Internet social-media account maintained in the name of a state officer as a state officer or state agency may be (1) used to solicit, receive or accept funds for a political party, a political action committee, a candidate or a state question campaign; (2) used to advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for any elective office or a vote for or against a state question or any other question to be voted upon at an election or (3) converted to use by a political party, a political action committee, a candidate or a state question campaign.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.17. General Rule for Contributions.

A. Unless otherwise prohibited or limited by law or these Rules, a contribution to a political party, a political action committee or a candidate committee may be made by any individual or other person or entity. A child under the age of eighteen (18) may make a contribution only if the contribution is attributed to his or her parent (or equally between two parents) or guardian.
B. The name, address, occupation and employer shall be required for any individual contributor regardless of amount or value of contribution unless the contribution is an anonymous contribution of less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) as provided for in Rule 2.20.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission February 5, 2018; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 3, 2018; operative May 3, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.19. Cash Contributions.

No contribution of more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in cash in the aggregate may be made to or accepted by a political party committee, a political action committee or a candidate committee.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission February 5, 2018; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 3, 2018; operative May 3, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.20. Anonymous Contributions.

No anonymous contribution of more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) may be made to or accepted by a political party committee, a political action committee or a candidate committee. Any anonymous contribution of more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) received by a committee shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the state to the extent that the contribution exceeds Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission February 5, 2018; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 3, 2018; operative May 3, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.21. Contribution Deemed Accepted if Not Returned.

A contribution shall be deemed to have been accepted by a political party committee, a political action committee or a candidate committee if it is not returned within ten (10) business days after it has been received by the committee.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.22. Deposit of Contributions.

A contribution shall be deposited in the account of a political party committee, a political action committee or a candidate committee within ten (10) business days after it has been received by the committee. If a contribution has not been deposited within ten (10) business days after it has been received by the committee, the contribution shall be returned to the contributor and shall be reported as having been accepted and refunded.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.23. Corporate and Labor Union Contributions Prohibited.

No corporation or labor union may make a contribution to a political party, a political action committee or a candidate committee, and no political party, political action committee or candidate committee may accept a contribution from a corporation or labor union, except as permitted by law or these Rules.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.24. Contributions by Limited Liability Companies.

No limited liability company that has one or more incorporated members may make a contribution to a political party committee, a political action committee, or a candidate committee, except as permitted by law or these Rules.
1. A political party committee, a limited committee, or a candidate committee, which receives a contribution from a limited liability company is required to report the contribution by attributing the contribution to the individual members of the limited liability company in proportions equal to the individual member's ownership interest in the limited liability company. This includes, but is not limited to, the individual member's name, address, occupation and employer.
2. An unlimited committee which receives a contribution from a limited liability company is required to report the contribution by attributing the contribution to each member of the limited liability company in proportion to the member's interest in the limited liability company. For individual members, this includes, but is not limited to, the individual's name, address, occupation and employer. For corporate members, this includes the name, address, and principal business activity of the corporation.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission February 5, 2018; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 3, 2018; operative May 3, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.25. Contributions by Partnerships.

No partnership that has one or more incorporated partners may make a contribution to a political party committee, a political action committee, or a candidate committee, except as permitted by law or these Rules.
1. A political party committee, a limited committee, or a candidate committee, which receives a contribution from a partnership is required to report the contribution by attributing the contribution to the individual partners of the partnership in proportions equal to the individual partner's ownership interest in the partnership. This includes, but is not limited to, the individual partner's name, address, occupation and employer.
2. An unlimited committee which receives a contribution from a partnership is required to report the contribution by attributing the contribution to each partner of the partnership in proportion to the partner's interest in the partnership. For individual partners, this includes, but is not limited to, the individual's name, address, occupation and employer. For corporate partners, this includes the name, address, and principal business activity of the corporation.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission February 5, 2018; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 3, 2018; operative May 3, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.26. Use of Corporate Funds for Political Action Committees.

A corporation may use its funds to pay for the establishment of, administration of and solicitation of contributions to, one (1) political action committee affiliated with the corporation. For purposes of this section, “corporation” shall mean a corporation, its parent, subsidiary, branch, division, department or local unit of such corporation.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.27. Use of Labor Union Funds for Political Action Committees.

A labor union may use its funds to pay for the establishment of, administration of and solicitation of contributions to, one (1) political action committee affiliated with the labor union.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.28. Payroll Deduction.

If a corporation or labor union uses payroll deduction or similar method to obtain contributions from its employees or members, funds equal to the amount of those contributions but drawn on the corporation or labor union’s account shall not be considered contributions by the corporation or labor union but shall be considered as contributions by the individuals from whose compensation the funds were withheld and shall be reported accordingly. When such funds are drawn on a corporation or labor union account, the payment shall be accompanied by all the information required for contributions to be reported as required by these Rules.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.29. Corporate and Labor Union Communications Not Considered as Contributions.

A communication by a corporation intended to be received only by its stockholders, directors, officers or employees and their spouses, or a communication by a labor union intended to be received only by its members and their spouses shall not be considered a contribution.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.31. Contributions to Political Party.

No person shall make, and no political party shall accept, a contribution to any political party committee in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in any calendar year, except as otherwise permitted by law or these Rules. For purposes of this limitation, “contribution” shall include multiple contributions, the amounts of which shall be aggregated. For purposes of this limitation, contributions to a state committee, a Congressional District committee, a county committee, a precinct committee or any other committee or entity of the party officially recognized in the party’s bylaws or similar governing document shall be aggregated. Funds to be used for federal election activity, as defined in 2 U.S.C. Section 431(20) and subject to requirements of 2 U.S.C. Section 441i, commonly referred to as “Levin Funds”, shall not be aggregated with other contributions to a political party committee. A contribution to a political party committee that is designated directly or indirectly to be used for the benefit of a particular candidate or candidates shall be considered a contribution by the contributor to the candidate or candidates. If a political party committee sells goods or services to a candidate committee for ordinary and necessary campaign expenses as defined in Rule 2.43, the expenditure by the candidate committee shall not be considered as a contribution to the political party committee; provided further, that to the extent that it is practicable, the amount charged to a candidate committee for such goods or services shall not exceed the cost to the political party committee.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission January 27, 2017, effective immediately.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.32. Contributions by Political Party Committee.

No political party committee shall make, and no candidate shall accept, a contribution in excess of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) to any candidate for statewide office or in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to any candidate for other state elective office prior to any general election for that office. No political party shall make, and no candidate shall accept, a contribution to any candidate for judicial office. For purposes of this limitation, “contribution” shall include multiple contributions, the amounts of which shall be aggregated. For purposes of this limitation, contributions by a state committee, a Congressional District committee, a county committee, a precinct committee or any other committee or entity of the party officially recognized in the party’s bylaws or similar governing document shall be aggregated.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.35. Contributions to and by Unlimited Committee.

Any person not otherwise prohibited by law, including but not limited to individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and labor unions, may make contributions in any amount to an unlimited committee organized exclusively for the purpose of making independent expenditures or electioneering communications. An unlimited committee organized exclusively for the purpose of making independent expenditures or electioneering communications may make contributions in any amount to another unlimited committee organized exclusively for the purpose of making independent expenditures or electioneering communications.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.36. Contributions to State Question Committee.

Any person not otherwise prohibited by law, including but not limited to individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and labor unions, may make contributions in any amount to an unlimited committee organized exclusively for the purpose of advocating the approval or defeat of a state question.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.38. Candidate Contributions to Own Committee.

No candidate or candidate committee shall receive contributions from a political party, political action committee or other person in excess of the limits provided in this Rule. Provided, however, a candidate may contribute an unlimited amount to his or her candidate committee from his or her personal funds or from joint funds of the candidate and the candidate's spouse. A gift or gifts to a candidate or a candidate's spouse that are nontaxable under the United States Internal Revenue Code shall be considered contributions to the candidate's candidate committee to the extent that the gift or gifts exceeds gifts from the same donor in three (3) of the preceding five (5) calendar years. No candidate or candidate committee shall refund contributions of the candidate unless the contribution is a properly executed loan under Rule 2.67 between the candidate, and the candidate committee.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission February 5, 2018; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 3, 2018; operative May 3, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.39. Personal Use of Contributions Prohibited.

No contributions accepted by a political party committee, a political action committee or a candidate committee may be converted by any person to personal use. “Personal use” includes any use of funds to fulfill a commitment, obligation or expense of any person that would exist irrespective of a political party’s activities, a political action committee’s activities or a candidate’s campaign or responsibilities as holder of a state elective office, as the case may be. “Personal use” by a candidate includes, but is not limited to, food purchased for daily consumption in the candidate’s home or supplies needed to maintain the household; clothing (excluding campaign clothing of low monetary value such as T-shirts or caps); mortgage, rent or utility payments for the candidate’s personal residence, even if part of the residence is being used for the campaign; use of a motor vehicle for noncampaign purposes or non-officeholder expenses; interest on a loan made by the candidate or the candidate’s spouse to the campaign; costs of a vacation or other trip not related to the campaign or officeholder expenses; admission to athletic events, concerts, theater or other forms of entertainment (except for events that are part of the campaign); dues in country clubs, health clubs, recreational facilities or other nonpolitical organizations and earnings from investment of contributions other than as permitted by these Rules.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.40. Political Party Expenditures.

Contributions to a political party committee may be used to make expenditures for ordinary and necessary campaign expenses, for operating expenses of the political party and for other purposes not otherwise prohibited by law or these Rules that further purposes of the committee.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.41. Limited Committee Expenditures.

Contributions to a limited political action committee may be used to make expenditures for contributions to candidate committees, for independent expenditures or electioneering communications, for operating expenses of the limited committee and for other purposes not otherwise prohibited by law or these Rules that further purposes of the committee. “Purposes of the committee” shall mean purposes expressed in the committee’s bylaws, articles of organization or similar document or, if there is no such document, in the committee’s statement of organization as those purposes are stated prior to the making of an expenditure.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.42. Unlimited Committee Expenditures.

Contributions to an unlimited political action committee may be used to make expenditures for independent expenditures or electioneering communications, for contributions to another unlimited political action committee organized exclusively for the purpose of making independent expenditures or electioneering communications, for operating expenses of the unlimited committee or for other purposes not otherwise prohibited by law or these Rules that further purposes of the committee. “Purposes of the committee” shall mean purposes expressed in the committee’s bylaws, articles of organization or similar document or, if there is no such document, in the committee’s statement of organization as those purposes are stated prior to the making of an expenditure.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.43. Candidate Committee Expenditures.

Contributions to a candidate committee may be used to make expenditures for ordinary and necessary campaign expenses, for contributions to another candidate committee, for operating expenses of the committee or for other purposes not otherwise prohibited by law or these Rules. “Ordinary and necessary campaign expenses” as used in this section are those that would not exist but for the candidate’s campaign, including but not limited to staff salaries, campaign consulting fees, rent (other than for the candidate’s residence or part of a residence), travel, advertising, telephones, office supplies and equipment, fundraising, individual memberships in political organizations, individual memberships in civic or charitable organizations, legal fees for the campaign, payment for campaign accounting or bookkeeping services or campaign finance reporting services and repayment of the principal and interest on a loan as permitted by these Rules. Expenditures made to a family member of the candidate for services provided to the campaign shall be no more than customary compensation for those services. Expenditures made to reimburse a candidate for personal expenditures made on behalf of the candidate committee must be made within ninety (90) days of the original expenditure and must be reported in detail as required by Rule 2.106.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
Amendment promulgated by Ethics Commission January 27, 2017, effective immediately.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.44. Officeholder Expenses.

A. Contributions to a candidate committee of a candidate who is elected to the office for which the contributions were accepted may be used to make expenditures for officeholder expenses until the expiration of the term, resignation or other vacation of the office. In addition to other officeholder expenses permitted by these Rules, officeholder expenses may be expended for contributions or dues for a political caucus fund or the costs associated with signage for naming highways and bridges pursuant to Section 1600 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. When an officeholder dissolves one (1) candidate committee as provided in these Rules and contemporaneously files a Statement of Organization for a different candidate committee prior to the expiration of the term for which he or she has been elected and transfers funds from the first committee to the second committee, the officeholder may pay officeholder expenses until the expiration of the term not to exceed the amount transferred.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 212, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.45. Calculation of Travel Expenditures.

Calculation of Travel Expenditures.
Expenditures for travel shall be calculated as provided in this section.
(A) Expenditures may be made for all expenses associated with the purchase or lease and operation of a motor vehicle only if the motor vehicle is used exclusively for purposes of the campaign or for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the candidate's duties as the holder of a state elective office and for no other purpose at any time. If campaign contributions are used for the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle must be purchased or leased from a dealer licensed by the Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission or the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission, or their successor agencies, on commercially reasonable terms and cannot be purchased from the committee by the candidate or a family member of the candidate.
(B) If a motor vehicle is used both for the purposes identified in subsection (A) and for any other purpose, expenditures may be made only for mileage reimbursement at the rate authorized for use of privately owned motor vehicles by the State Travel Reimbursement Act or its successor statutes, or less.
(C) Expenditures for the rental of a motor vehicle or for the fares of taxicabs, buses or similar modes of transportation shall be permitted for the actual cost of the rental or fare, provided that the rental or fare is at the rate normally charged for others.
(D) Expenditures for air travel on an air carrier shall be permitted for the actual cost of the fare; provided, if air travel is first class, business class or equivalent class, the expenditure shall be permitted only for any lower fare available on the same flight.
(E) Expenditures for air travel on an aircraft operated by a commercial carrier shall be permitted for the usual charter fare or rental charge.
(F) Expenditures for air travel on an aircraft operated by a private individual shall be permitted for the usual charter fare or rental charge of a commercial carrier.
(G) Expenditures for air travel on an aircraft operated by the candidate or a family member of the candidate shall be contributions by the candidate to the campaign and shall be calculated on the same basis as the usual charter fare or rental charge of a commercial carrier, unless the aircraft is rented, in which case the contribution shall be the cost of the rental.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 107, § 25, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.46. Political Party Committee Surplus Funds.

Surplus funds of a political party committee are funds not otherwise obligated when a political party ceases to be recognized under the laws of the state. Such surplus funds may (1) be returned to any contributor, as long as the amount returned does not exceed the contributor’s contribution during the last calendar year in which the contributor made a contribution or (2) be contributed to a charitable organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code as it currently exists or as it may be amended. Surplus funds remaining under the political party committee’s control ninety (90) days after the political party ceases to be recognized shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the state.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 74E. Ethics Rules › Rule 2.47. Political Action Committee Surplus Funds.

Surplus funds of a political action committee are funds not otherwise obligated when a political action committee is dissolved. Such surplus funds shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the state.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1, 2015.