(a)  No person shall make a contribution to a ballot-question advocate for the purpose of ballot-question advocacy in any name except its own or in any manner for the purpose of disguising the true origin of the contribution.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 17-25.2-7

  • Ballot question: means any question, charter change, constitutional amendment, referendum or voter initiated petition placed on any state, district, city, town or municipal ballot for a general or special election. See Rhode Island General Laws 17-25.2-3
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, city, town, or other governmental unit and any other organization. See Rhode Island General Laws 17-25.2-3

(b)  No person shall form or use a corporation or other legal entity to advocate for the approval or defeat of a ballot question with the intent to:

(1)  Disguise the true origin of the funds; or

(2)  Evade the reporting requirements of this chapter.

History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 174, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 292, § 2.