Cash Contributions
Last full update April 2004
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State |
Maximum Amount |
Reporting Requirements |
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Alabama |
No limit |
Contributions of $100 or more must be itemized |
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Alaska
AS §15.13.074(e) |
$100 |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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Arizona
ARS §16-904(G) |
No specific limit for cash contributions |
Committee must provide and maintain written receipts; cash contribution in excess of $25 in the aggregate per calendar year must be itemized in reports, including donor’s name, address, occupation and employer |
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Arkansas
AR Code §7-6-204 |
$100 |
Contributions in excess of $50 must be itemized in reports, including donor’s name, address, occupation and employer |
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California
Govt. Code §84300 |
$100 |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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Colorado
Const. Art. XXVIII, §3(10) |
$100 |
All contributions in excess of $25 must be itemized, with reports including the donor’s name and address. |
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Connecticut
§9-611(d) |
$100 |
All contributions must be itemized, including donor’s name and address. |
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Delaware
Tit. 15 §8012(a) |
$50 |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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Florida
§106.09 |
$100 |
All contributions must be itemized, regardless of amount, including donor’s name, address and occupation |
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Georgia |
No limit |
All contributions of $101 or more must be itemized |
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Hawaii
§11-199(c) |
No specific limit for cash contributions |
For cash contributions of more than $100, committee must issue a receipt to the donor and keep a record of the transaction |
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Idaho |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
All contributions of $50 or more must be itemized |
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Illinois |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
All contributions of $150 or more must be itemized |
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Indiana |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
All contributions of $100 or more must be itemized |
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Iowa |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
All contributions of $25 or more must be itemized |
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Kansas
§25-4153(i) |
$100 in each the primary and general elections |
All contributions of $50 or more must be itemized |
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Kentucky
§121.150(4) and §121A.050(3) |
$50 in any one election
Slates for governor may not accept any cash contributions from any source |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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State |
Maximum Amount |
Reporting Requirements |
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Louisiana
§18:1505.2(C) |
$100/calendar year |
All contributions must be itemized; committee must issue a receipt to the donor and keep a record of the transaction |
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Maine |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
All contributions in excess of $50 must be itemized |
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Maryland
Election Law §13-226(b)(2) |
$100 |
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Massachusetts
Ch. 55 §9 |
$50 |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $50) |
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Michigan
§169.241 |
$20 |
All contributions must be itemized |
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Minnesota |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
Contributions over $100 must be itemized |
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Mississippi |
No limit |
Contributions over $200 must be itemized |
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Missouri
§130.031(1) |
$100 |
Contributions over $100 must be itemized |
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Montana
ARM §44.10.505 |
$25, unless a receipt is prepared and maintained, including name, address, occupation and employer of contributor, and exact amount of contribution |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100)
Receipt must be maintained in records |
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Nebraska
§49-1471 |
$50 |
Names and addresses of donors of $50 or less do not need to be recorded or maintained in records. |
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Nevada |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
Contributions over $100 must be itemized |
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New Hampshire |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
Contributions over $25 must be itemized |
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New Jersey
§19:44A-11 |
Up to $200 cumulative total per committee |
Every cash contribution must be submitted with a written statement indicating the contributor's name, mailing address and occupation and the amount of the contribution, including the contributor's signature and the name and mailing address of the contributor's employer; would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $200) |
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New Mexico
§1-19-34(C) |
Cash contributions raised at a special event from unidentifiable sources are permissible so long as no event raises more than $1,000 |
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New York
Election Law §14-118(2) |
$100 |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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North Carolina
§168-278.14(b) |
$100 |
All contributions must be itemized |
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North Dakota |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
Contributions over $200 must be itemized |
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Ohio
§3517.13(F) |
$100 |
Cash contributions of less than $50 would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $50) |
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State |
Maximum Amount |
Reporting Requirements |
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Oklahoma
Ethics Commission Rules §257:10-1-2(l) |
$50 |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $50) |
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Oregon |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
Contributions of $50 or more must be itemized |
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Pennsylvania |
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Rhode Island
§17-25-10.1(i) |
$25/calendar year
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Treasurer must maintain a record of the name and address of all persons giving cash contributions.
Cash contributions would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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South Carolina
§8-13-1314(A)(2)
|
$25 |
Contribution must be accompanied by a record of the contribution with the amount and name and address of contributor |
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South Dakota |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
Contributions of $100 or more must be itemized |
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Tennessee |
No limit |
Contributions of $100 or more must be itemized |
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Texas
§253.033 |
$100 |
Cash contributions of less than $50 would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $50); cash contributions of $50 or more would be itemized |
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Utah |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
Contributions of $50 or more must be itemized |
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Vermont
17 VSA §2805(d) |
$50 |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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Virginia |
No limit |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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Washington
§42.17.060 |
$50, unless a receipt is prepared and maintained |
Would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $100) |
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West Virginia
§3-8-5A(a)(3) |
$50 |
All contributions must be itemized |
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Wisconsin
§11.16(2) |
$50 |
Cash contributions of less than $20 would be included in total contributions figure, but not itemized (threshold for itemization is $20); cash contributions of $20 or more would be itemized |
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Wyoming |
No specific provision for cash contributions |
Contributions over $25 must be itemized |
Updated 7/26/05: CO, HI, KY, OK, SC
Updated June 2006: Alaska, Arkansas
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