NMSA 1-22A-5. Anonymous contributions; special event fundraisers
AI-assisted research summary: Anonymous contributions are capped at $100 per contribution and $500 total per candidate per election cycle, with a special-event exception for certain cash contributions up to $1,000 net per event.
1-22A-5. Anonymous contributions; special event fundraisers. A. No anonymous contributions may be accepted in excess of one hundred dollars ($100). The aggregate amount of anonymous contributions received by a candidate in an election cycle shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500). B. Cash contributions received at special events that are unidentifiable as to a specific contributor but identifiable as to the special event are not subject to the anonymous contribution limits provided for in this section so long as no single special event raises, after expenses, more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in such cash contributions. For those contributions, due diligence and best efforts shall be made to disclose on a special prescribed form with the sponsor, date, place, total amount received, expenses incurred, estimated number of persons in attendance and other identifiable factors that describe the special event.For purposes of this subsection, "special event" means an event such as a barbecue or similar fundraiser where tickets costing twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or less are sold or an event such as a coffee, tea or similar reception. C. Any contributions received pursuant to this section in excess of the limits established in Subsections A and B of this section shall be donated to the state general fund or an organization to which a federal income tax deduction would be available under Subparagraph (A) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection (b) of Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. History: Laws 2013, ch. 180, § 5.