Tennessee § 2-10-303 - Indirect contributions — Political action committees.

§ 2-10-303. Indirect contributions — Political action committees.

For purposes of the limitations contained in this part: Contributions made to any political campaign committee authorized by a candidate to accept contributions on the candidate's behalf shall be considered to be contributions made to such candidate; Contributions made by a political campaign committee authorized by a candidate to make expenditures on the candidate's behalf shall be considered contributions made by such candidate; All contributions made by a person, either directly or indirectly, on behalf of a particular candidate, including contributions which are in any way earmarked or otherwise directed through an intermediary or conduit to such candidate, shall be treated as contributions from such person to such candidate. The intermediary or conduit shall report the original source and the intended recipient of such contribution to the registry of election finance and to the intended recipient; All contributions made by affiliated political campaign committees shall be considered to have been made by a single committee; and Expenditures made by any person in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, the candidate's political campaign committees, or their agents, shall be considered to be a contribution to such candidate. For purposes of this subdivision (5), the financing by any person of the dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or in part, of any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form of campaign materials prepared by the candidate, the candidate's political campaign committees, or their authorized agents shall be considered to be an expenditure. Acts 1995, ch. 531, § 1. Attorney General Opinions. Independent election expenditures, OAG 96-90 (7/24/96). Application of campaign finance legislation to limited liability companies, OAG 99-086 (4/8/99). Whether a particular organization or person is a “conduit” or “intermediary” for purposes of subsection (3) of this section will depend upon individual facts and circumstances; the Registry of Finance is empowered to apply the statute to particular facts and circumstances to determine if the Contribution Limits Act has been violated, OAG 03-112 (9/9/03). A contribution from a limited liability company or a partnership may be attributed to an individual member or partner for purposes of the contribution limits if particular facts and circumstances show the member directed the contribution through the company as a conduit or intermediary, OAG 05-003 (1/05/05).