Non-Candidate Committees (sometimes called “Other Than Candidate Committees”)

include:

Political Action Committees ^[1] – Any committee, club association, partnership, corporation, labor union, or other group of persons which receives donations during a calendar year from persons who are members or supporters of the committee and which contributes funds to one or more candidates for public office or campaign committees of candidates for public office.

Independent Committees ^[2] – Any committee, club, association, partnership, corporation, labor union, or political action committee, which receives donations during a calendar year from persons who are members or supporters of the committee and which expends such funds either for the purpose of affecting the outcome of an election for any elected office or to advocate the election or defeat of any particular candidate.

Recall Committees ^[3] – Any campaign committee which accepts contributions or makes expenditures designed to bring about the recall of a public officer or to oppose the recall of a public officer.

Ballot Committees ^[4] – Any campaign committee which accepts contributions or makes expenditures designed to influence the passage of any statewide referendum, constitutional amendment, or ballot question in any county or municipal election.

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