Rule Making
View the rule proposal R2-20-703.01 and submit a comment!
R2-20-703.01. Campaign Consultants
A. For purposes of this rule “Campaign Consultant” means any person paid by a
participating candidate’s campaign or who provides services that are ordinarily
charged to a person, except services provided for in A.R.S. § 16-911(6)(b).
B. A participating candidate may engage campaign consultants.
C. A participating candidate may only advance a campaign consultant for services
such as consulting, communications, field employees, canvassers, mailers, autodialers, telephone town halls, electronic communications and other advertising
purchases and other campaign service if an itemized invoice identifying the value
of the services is provided directly to that particular candidate at the time of the
advance payment.
1. Providing payment for such services as described in subsection (C) of this
rule in the absence of an itemized invoice or advance payment for such
services shall be deemed not to be a direct campaign expenditure.
2. A participating candidate may advance payment for postage upon the
receipt of a written estimate and so long as any balance is returned to the
candidate if the advance exceeds the actual cost of postage.
3. A participating candidate may advance payment for advertising that
customarily requires pre-payment upon the receipt of a written estimate and
so long as any balance is returned to the candidate if the advance exceeds the
actual cost of the advertisement.
D. The Commission shall be included in the mail batch for all mailers and
invitations. The Commission shall also be provided with documentation from the mail house, printer or other original source, showing the number of mailers printed
and the number of households to which a mailer was sent. Failure to provide this
information within 7 days after the mailer has been mailed may be considered as
evidence the mailer was not for direct campaign purposes.
E. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Rules to the contrary, a participating
candidate shall not make any payment to a private organization that is exempt
under section 501(a) of the internal revenue code and that is eligible to engage in
activities to influence the outcome of a candidate election, nor make any payment
directly or indirectly to a political party.
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