ECIElection Campaign-Finance Index

The statute explicitly codifies contribution limits in statutory text rather than delegating the limits to administrative discretion. The specific dollar amounts ($2,500 for statewide, $1,500 for nonstatewide) and eligible contributor categories (natural persons, political parties, PACs, campaign committees) are defined directly in the statute. The secretary of state's rulemaking authority is limited to defining the operational term 'direct coordination,' not the contribution limits themselves.

The section establishes a statutory filing requirement for organizations making independent expenditures and specifies venue (county clerk for local races, secretary of state for state races), but does not codify substantive independent-expenditure rules such as definition, permissible sources, coordination prohibitions, disclosure content, or timing restrictions. Filing location alone is procedurally incomplete without enumeration of what must be reported and how.

“any organization that causes an independent expenditure or electioneering communication to be made within the county, shall file with the county clerk”

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute explicitly defines a $100 disclosure threshold in the text itself, specifying that contributions of $100 or more must be itemized with full details (date, name, purpose), while contributions under $100 must be reported but need not be itemized. This threshold is statutorily grounded and unambiguous, satisfying the procedural requirement that disclosure thresholds be defined in statute rather than left to regulation or administrative discretion.

“The date of each contribution of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more, any expenditure or obligation, the name of the person from whom received or to whom paid and the purpose of each expenditure or obligation shall be listed. All contributions under one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be reported but need not be itemized.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section explicitly exempts candidates in special district elections from campaign finance reporting requirements. It does not enumerate a filing schedule or deadlines for disclosure; rather, it creates a blanket exemption from filing obligations. The criterion requires enumeration of filing deadlines in statute, which this section does not provide—it affirmatively removes the filing requirement.

The statute requires disclosure of 'contributions' with 'full and complete record,' and mandates disclosure of funding sources for nonindividual contributors over $1,000. However, the statute does not explicitly enumerate which specific identity elements (name, address, occupation, employer) must be disclosed; the Secretary of State's prescribed form controls the content, leaving key procedural detail to administrative discretion rather than statute. This satisfies the name-disclosure requirement but falls short of the full-identity specification.

“File with the secretary of state a statement of contributions and expenditures setting forth the full and complete record of contributions including cash, goods or services and actual and promised expenditures, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state”

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute defines civil penalties with specific dollar amounts ($5,000 for first violation, $10,000 for subsequent violations) and directs imposition in court, establishing a clear penalty schedule in statute. However, no criminal penalties are specified in this section, so the score is 1 rather than 2.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 22-25-107 establishes filing procedures and designates filing recipients (county clerk, secretary of state) but contains no definition of an enforcement body, no appointment process for any regulator, and no protections against political control. The section addresses procedural mechanics of report filing and database maintenance, not enforcement independence.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section establishes a private right of action for contesting election results based on alleged errors, but it concerns election administration and validity, not campaign-finance violations. The statute provides a procedural mechanism for citizens to challenge elections generally, but does not address campaign-finance enforcement or create a private right of action specifically for campaign-finance rule violations. Campaign-finance enforcement would require statutory authorization for private suits seeking to remedy financing-law breaches.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses only intra-party primary spending restrictions and contains no statutory language addressing indirect foreign-source contributions, pass-through entities, foreign nationals, or any mechanism for tracing foreign control of domestic corporate or LLC contributors. It is entirely silent on the foreign-source dimension.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 22-24-306 addresses sponsor and circulator qualifications and petition procedures, not foreign-source verification of contributors. The section requires contribution and expenditure reports under W.S. 22-25-106 but contains no statutory language imposing verification duties on campaign committees to screen for foreign-source contributions. FOR.3 requires affirmative statutory verification procedure; this section does not provide it.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section is a definitions provision for Wyoming's election code and contains no campaign-finance record-retention requirements. It defines terms such as 'candidate's campaign committee' and 'political action committee' but does not impose any statutory obligation on those entities to retain contributor lists, expenditure documentation, bank statements, or other campaign records for any defined period.

No matching sections in corpus.