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[88 STAT. 460]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1975
[88 STAT. 460]

460 "Person."

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PUBLIC LAW 93-376-AUG. 14, 1974

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puFposes of thls subsectioH, the term "'person" shall include a candidate making contributions relating to his candidacy for nomination for election, or election, to office. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, a candidate for member of the Council elected from a ward may contribute $1,000 to his own campaign. The provisions of this subsection to the extent that such provision^ are applicable to corporations and unions shall, to that extent, expire as of July 1, 1975, unless the Council of the District of Columbia on or before such date enacts legislation repealing or modifying such provisions or extending such provisions as to corporations and unions on '^^^ after that date. In the event that the Council fails to so repeal, modify, or extend such provisions as to corporations and labor unions, the C^ouncil shall report its reasons therefor to the Committees on the District of Columbia of the Senate and the House of Representatives prior to August 1, 1975. (c) No individual shall make any contribution in any one election which when aggregated with all other contributions made by that individual in that election exceeds $2,000. (d)(1) Any expenditure made by any person advocating the election or defeat of any candidate for office which is not made at the request or suggestion of the candidate, any agent of the candidate, or any political committee authorized by the candidate to make expenditures or to receive contributions for the candidate is not considered a contribution to or an expenditure by or on behalf of the candidate for the purposes of the limitations specified in this Act/2) No persou may make any unauthorized expenditure advocating

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the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate during a calendar year which, when added to all other unauthorized expenditures made by that person during the year- advocating the election or defeat of that candidate, exceeds $1,000. (3) For purposcsof paragraph (2) — (A) "clearly identified" means— (i) the candidate's name appears, (ii) a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears, or (iii) the identity of the candidate is apparent by unambiguous reference, (B) "person" does not include the central committee of a political party, and (C) "expenditure" does not include any payment made or incurred by a corporation or labor organization which, under the provisions of section 610 of title 18 of the United States Code would not constitute an expenditure by that corporation or labor* organization. ^^^ Evcry Candidate shall file a statement with the Board, in such manner and form and at such times as the Board may prescribe, authorizing any person or any political committee organized primarily to support the candidacy of such candidate to either directly or indirectly, receive contributions, or make expenditures in behalf of, such candidate. No person and no committee organized primarily to support a single candidate may, either directly or indirectly, receive contributions or make expenditures in behalf of, such candidate without the written authorization of such candidate as required by this paragraph. (e) In no case shall any person receive or make any contribution in legal tender in an amount of $50 or more. (f) No person shall make a contribution in the name of another person, and no person shall knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another person.