The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission advises that the payment of a qualifying fee by a candidate for public office with the candidate’s personal funds is neither a campaign contribution nor a campaign expenditure under the terms of the Campaign Finance Act. O.C.G.A. 21-5-3(7), 21-5-3(12), 21-5-30.1(a)(2). Thus, such a payment is not required to be reported as either a campaign contribution or campaign expenditure. However, the payment of a qualifying fee by someone other than the public officer or candidate or from campaign contributions does constitute a reportable campaign contribution and expenditure and must be reported.
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