HR 13539 · 93th Congress · District of Columbia
District of Columbia Election Campaign Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia.(1974-03-18)
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District of Columbia Election Campaign Act - Title I: Short Title, Purposes, Definitions - States the purpose of this Act relating to campaign contributions and expenditures in the District of Columbia. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Financial Disclosure - Provides that each candidate shall designate one or more Federal or State banks as his campaign depositories. Provides that the central campaign committee of that candidate, and any other political committee authorized by him to receive contributions or to make expenditures on his behalf, shall maintain a checking account at a depository so designated by the candidate and shall deposit any contributions received by the committee into that account. Provides that no expenditures may be made by any such committee on behalf of a candidate or to influence his election except by check drawn on that account, other than petty cash expenditures. Provides that each candidate shall within ten days after the date on which he has qualified under District of Columbia law as a candidate, or on which he, or any person authorized by him to do so, has received a contribution or made an expenditure in connection with his campaign or …
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