Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0530 - Registry of Election Finance
Chapter 0530-01-03 - Campaign Finance Rules
Section 0530-01-03-.03 - ATTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) A candidate's campaign financial disclosure report must disclose the particular election for which each itemized contribution is allocated. The Registry staff will return a campaign financial disclosure report to a candidate for such designations if the allocations are not indicated on the report.
(2) A candidate who has outstanding loans and/or obligations from a previous election cycle may accept contributions in the current election to apply to the loans of the previous election. However, these contributions count towards the current election campaign contribution limits whether they are used to pay off the previous campaign loans and/or obligations or used in the current election campaign.
(3) Contributions made by written instrument, such as a check, shall be attributed to the payor of the instrument, unless otherwise indicated.
(4) Any reduction in the unpaid balance of a loan shall reduce proportionally the amount endorsed or guaranteed by each endorser or guarantor. Once the loan is repaid in full, the guarantee or endorsement no longer counts against such guarantor's or endorser's contribution limits.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 2-10-112, 2-10-207(1), 2-10-304(b), and 2-10-309.
