Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024
Section 1-1163.12a - Non-contribution accounts.(a) A political action committee shall not make an independent expenditure unless it establishes a non-contribution account for the purpose of making such independent expenditures.(b) A political action committee must notify the Campaign Finance Board within 10 days after establishing a non-contribution account.(c) A political action committee that establishes a non-contribution account shall ensure that:(1) The non-contribution account remains segregated from any accounts of the political action committee that are used to make contributions to candidates, political committees, political action committees, or political parties;(2) No contribution to the political action committee is deposited in the non-contribution account unless the contributor has specifically designated the contribution for the purpose of making an independent expenditure;(3) Contributions by the political action committee are not made from the non-contribution account; and(4) The non-contribution account pays a proportional share, as determined by the Director of Campaign Finance, of the political action committee's administrative expenses.(d) If a political action committee has established a non-contribution account, it must, in any reports it files pursuant to section 309, identify any receipts that have been allocated to that account.Added by D.C. Law 22-250,§ 6, 66 DCR 985, eff. 3/13/2019.