Ohio Campaign Contribution Limits

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Effective 2/25/2011 - 2/24/2013

This chart is intended to be a general guide and does not include every statutory provision relating to contribution limits.
(per election period unless otherwise indicated)		From
		INDIVIDUAL (Must be 7 years of age or older)	PACs PCEs	COUNTY PARTY State Candidate Fund	COUNTY PARTY Other Account (See Note 8)	STATE PARTY State Candidate Fund	LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN FUND	CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (includes local)
To	STATEWIDE	$11,543.70	$11,543.70	$288,592.56 (See Note 12)	$2,848.89 (See Note 9)	$651,064.81 (See Note 7)	PROHIBITED	$11,543.70
	SENATE	$11,543.70	$11,543.70	$11,543.70 (See Note 1)	$2,848.89 (See Note 9)	$129,866.65 (See Note 7)	$64,444.73 (See Note 6)	$11,543.70
				$129,866.65 (See Note 2)			$129,866.65 (See Note 6)
	HOUSE	$11,543.70	$11,543.70	$11,543.70 (See Note 1)	$2,848.89 (See Note 9)	$64,644.73 (See Note 7)	$33,484.31 (See Note 6)	$11,543.70
				$64,644.73 (See Note 2)			$64,644.73 (See Note 6)
	STATE PARTY State Candidate Fund	$34,631.11 (See Note 3)	$34,631.11 (See Note 3)	No Limit	PROHIBITED	No Limit	No Limit	$34,631.11 (See Note 5)
	LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN FUND	$17,315.55 (See Note 3)	$17,315.55 (See Note 3)	No Limit	PROHIBITED	No Limit	PROHIBITED	$17,315.55 (See Note 5)
	COUNTY PARTY State Candidate Fund	$11,543.70 (See Note 10)	PROHIBITED	PROHIBITED	PROHIBITED	No Limit	No Limit	$11,543.70 (See Note 4)
	PACs PCEs	$11,543.70 (See Note 3)	$11,543.70 (See Note 13)	$11,543.70 (See Note 11)	$11,543.70 (See Note 11)	$11,543.70 (See Note 11)	PROHIBITED	$11,543.70 (See Note 3)

 

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1. These limits apply to contributions given to a campaign committee which is not a "designated state campaign committee."
2. These limits apply to cash or cash equivalents, not in-kind. The campaign committee of a House or a Senate candidate which is a `designated state campaign committee` may accept, in aggregate, from any one or a combination of state candidate funds of county political parties $57,718.51 and $115,477.54, respectively, in an election period.
3. These limits are per calendar year.
4. This limit is per calendar year and may only be made if the campaign committee`s candidate will appear on a ballot in that county or is an officeholder representing any part of that county.
5. These limits are per calendar year and do not apply to contributions given by a `designated state campaign committee`.
6. These limits apply to cash or cash equivalents, not in-kind. The smaller limit is for the Primary election period and the larger limit is for the General election period.
7. These limits apply to cash or cash equivalents, not in-kind.
8. These limits apply to political parties in counties having a population of less than 150,000 which do not establish a State Candidate Fund. "Other Account" does not include an account that contains moneys received from the Ohio Political Party Fund (Restricted Fund).
9. Recipients of county party non-State Candidate Fund contributions must be campaign committees for statewide candidates or a "designated state campaign committee."
10. This limit is per calendar year. Contributions to a County Party SCF are restricted to individuals residing in the county or `designated state campaign committees` of the County Party SCF.
11. These limits are per calendar year and apply to the aggregate of contributions given by the National, State and County level of a political party.
12. A campaign committee for a statewide candidate may accept not more than this amount, in aggregate, from any one or a combination of state candidate funds of county political parties in an election period.
13. This limit is per calendar year and does not apply to contributions made to or received by one or more PACs that are affiliated.

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