the second campaign shall be deemed to have begun when the candidate began the first campaign.
any contributions accepted within six (6) months prior to the beginning of the campaign for the same or another office in a subsequent election cycle shall be applied to the limit specified in Paragraph (2) of this subsection for such campaign.
Persons accepting contributions from contributors who contribute by payroll deduction, dues check-off, or similar process shall be required to obtain only one contributor statement annually or at such other times as a change is made in the deduction, check-off, or similar process. If no contributor statement has been obtained within ten (10) days after a contribution is accepted, or if a contributor statement obtained pursuant to the provisions of this subsection is incomplete, the treasurer shall make at least three efforts after acceptance of the contribution to obtain the missing information. Such efforts shall consist of either a mailed or electronic request sent to the contributor. All three separate requests must be made no later than thirty (30) days after acceptance of the contribution. The requests shall not include material on any other subject or any additional solicitation, except that they may include language solely thanking the contributor for the contribution. The requests must clearly ask for the contributor statement or the missing information and must include an accurate statement of this rule regarding the collection and reporting of contribution identifications. All requests must include the statement in a clear and conspicuous manner. In the case of mailed requests, the requests shall be accompanied by a pre-addressed return post card or envelope for the response material. In the case of electronic requests, the requests shall include specific instructions for submitting the contributor statement or missing information. If the treasurer makes such effort within the thirty (30) day time period prescribed in this paragraph, the person accepting the contribution shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this subsection. Thereafter, if the complete contributor statement is not obtained, the treasurer must return the contribution within thirty (30) days.
are not subject to the contribution limits of this section.
For purposes of this paragraph, an intermediary or conduit means a person, who is not the treasurer, deputy treasurer or agent of a committee, but who is given a contribution by another with the understanding that it will be contributed to that committee. The reports shall show the correct name of the person actually making the contribution.
The date of the written instrument shall not be more than thirty (30) calendar days prior to tender of the contribution to the payee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 74E, § 257:10-1-2