Kentucky Statutes 121.056 – Restrictions upon specified campaign contributors
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(1) No person who contributes more than the maximum legal contribution established by KRS § 121.150 in any one (1) election to a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor that is elected to office shall hold any appointive state office or position, which shall be made by gubernatorial appointment, during the term of office following the campaign in which the contribution shall be made.
(2) No person who has contributed more than the maximum legal contribution established by KRS § 121.150 in any one (1) election to a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor that is elected to office or any entity in which such a person has a substantial interest shall have any contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky during the term of office following the campaign in which the contributions shall be made unless the contract shall be attained by competitive bidding and the person or entity shall have the lowest and best bid.
(a) “Substantial interest” means the person making the contribution owns or controls ten percent (10%) or more of an entity or a member of the person’s immediate family owns or controls ten percent (10%) of the entity or the person and his immediate family together own or control ten percent (10%) or more of the entity.
(b) “Immediate family” means the spouse of the person, the parent of the person or spouse, or the child of the person or spouse.
(3) No person shall give or conspire to contribute money or property to any other person for the purpose of making a campaign contribution, in violation of this section. The restrictions established by subsections (1) and (2) of this section to a person who shall contribute in excess of the maximum legal contribution established by KRS § 121.150 in any one (1) election as provided by those subsections, shall apply to a person who makes a total contribution in excess of the maximum legal contribution established by KRS § 121.150 in any one (1) election to a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor that is elected to office as provided by this subsection.
Effective: March 16, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 3, effective March 16, 2005. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 24, effective July 14, 1992. — Created 1988
Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 1, effective 1991.
(2) No person who has contributed more than the maximum legal contribution established by KRS § 121.150 in any one (1) election to a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor that is elected to office or any entity in which such a person has a substantial interest shall have any contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky during the term of office following the campaign in which the contributions shall be made unless the contract shall be attained by competitive bidding and the person or entity shall have the lowest and best bid.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 121.056
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contribution: means any:
(a) Payment, distribution, loan, deposit, or gift of money or other thing of value, to a candidate, his or her agent, a slate of candidates, its authorized agent, a committee, or contributing organization. See Kentucky Statutes 121.015 - Election: means any primary, regular, or special election to fill vacancies regardless of whether a candidate or slate of candidates is opposed or unopposed in an election. See Kentucky Statutes 121.015
- Slate of candidates: means :
(a) Between the time a certificate or petition of nomination has been filed for a candidate for the office of Governor under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 121.015 - State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(a) “Substantial interest” means the person making the contribution owns or controls ten percent (10%) or more of an entity or a member of the person’s immediate family owns or controls ten percent (10%) of the entity or the person and his immediate family together own or control ten percent (10%) or more of the entity.
(b) “Immediate family” means the spouse of the person, the parent of the person or spouse, or the child of the person or spouse.
(3) No person shall give or conspire to contribute money or property to any other person for the purpose of making a campaign contribution, in violation of this section. The restrictions established by subsections (1) and (2) of this section to a person who shall contribute in excess of the maximum legal contribution established by KRS § 121.150 in any one (1) election as provided by those subsections, shall apply to a person who makes a total contribution in excess of the maximum legal contribution established by KRS § 121.150 in any one (1) election to a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor that is elected to office as provided by this subsection.
Effective: March 16, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 3, effective March 16, 2005. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 24, effective July 14, 1992. — Created 1988
Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 1, effective 1991.