(a)  No person shall make a contribution to a ballot-question advocate for the purpose of ballot-question advocacy in any name except its own or in any manner for the purpose of disguising the true origin of the contribution.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 17-25.2-7

  • Ballot question: means any question, charter change, constitutional amendment, referendum or voter initiated petition placed on any state, district, city, town or municipal ballot for a general or special election. See Rhode Island General Laws 17-25.2-3
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, city, town, or other governmental unit and any other organization. See Rhode Island General Laws 17-25.2-3

(b)  No person shall form or use a corporation or other legal entity to advocate for the approval or defeat of a ballot question with the intent to:

(1)  Disguise the true origin of the funds; or

(2)  Evade the reporting requirements of this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 174, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 292, § 2.