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Proposed Initiative 134 Contribution Limits (Adjusted for inflation by amending WAC 390-05-400, effective January 1, 2004)
| RECIPIENTS | | CONTRIBUTORS | State Party | County Or LD Committee | Caucus Political Committee | Statewide Executive Candidate Committee | Legislative Candidate Committee | PACs |
| | State Party Committee | Not Applicable | No Limit | No Limit | $0.68 per Reg. Voter per Cycle | $0.68 per Reg. Voter per Cycle | No Limit | | County And LD Party Committees | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | $0.34 per Reg. Voter per Cycle (Joint Limit) | $0.34 per Reg. Voter per Cycle (Joint Limit) | No Limit | | Caucus Political Committee (House Or Senate) | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | $0.68 per Reg. Voter per Cycle | $0.68 per Reg. Voter per Cycle | No Limit | | Statewide Executive Candidate Committee | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | | Legislative Candidate Committee | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | Only from Surplus Funds No Limit | Prohibited | Prohibited | Prohibited | | PACs, Unions, Corps and other entities | $3,400 per Calendar Year (non-exempt) | No Limit (exempt) | $3,400 per Calendar Year (non-exempt) | No Limit (exempt) | $675 per Calendar Year | $1,350 per Election | $675 per Election | No Limit | | Individuals | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | $1,350 per Election | $675 per Election | No Limit |
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- Per cycle means aggregate during the period from December 1 after the date of the previous general election for the office through November 30 after the upcoming general election for the office.
- Per election means per each primary, general, or special election for that office.
- Per calendar year means aggregate during the period from January 1 through December 31 each year.
- Contributions designated for the exempt account of a bona fide political party are NOT subject to limit, except during the 21 days before the general election when the $5,000 maximum applies. See next.
- During the 21 days before the general election, no contributor may donate over $50,000 in the aggregate to a candidate for statewide office, or over $5,000 in the aggregate to a candidate for any other office or to a political committee. This includes contributions to a party committee, as well as a candidate's personal contributions to his/her own campaign. It does not apply to contributions from the state committee of the WA State Democratic, Republican or Libertarian Party or from a minor party.
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