West Virginia § 3-8-5c Contribution limitations

West Virginia Statutes

§ 3-8-5c — Contribution limitations

West Virginia § 3-8-5c

Ch. 3ELECTIONS

Art. 8REGULATION AND CONTROL OF ELECTIONS

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W. Va. Code § 3-8-5c (2026).

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(a)(1) A person, political party, or political action committee may not, in an election cycle:

(A)Contribute more than $2,800, directly or indirectly, to a candidate’s committee for a candidate seeking nomination, including by making contributions to the candidate’s committee; or

(B)Contribute more than $2,800, directly or indirectly, to a candidate’s committee for a candidate seeking election, including by making contributions to the candidate’s committee: Provided, That a candidate may receive contributions for the general election prior to nomination, however, such funds may not be expended until after the date of the nomination is declared.

(2)The contribution limits of this section apply only to elections to be held after the effective date of this section and do not apply to ca

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(a)(1) A person, political party, or political action committee may not, in an election cycle:

(A) Contribute more than $2,800, directly or indirectly, to a candidate’s committee for a candidate seeking nomination, including by making contributions to the candidate’s committee; or

(B) Contribute more than $2,800, directly or indirectly, to a candidate’s committee for a candidate seeking election, including by making contributions to the candidate’s committee: Provided, That a candidate may receive contributions for the general election prior to nomination, however, such funds may not be expended until after the date of the nomination is declared.

(2) The contribution limits of this section apply only to elections to be held after the effective date of this section and do not apply to candidate committees that were created for elections held prior to the effective date of this section.

(b) A person, except candidate committees and caucus campaign committees, may not, directly or indirectly, make contributions to a state party executive committee, or any subsidiary, branch, or local unit thereof, or a caucus campaign committee which, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000 in any calendar year:Provided, That a person may not earmark or otherwise designate any portion of a contribution made pursuant to this subsection to be used to support or oppose the election of a particular candidate:Provided, however, That any such designation or earmark that accompanies a contribution made pursuant to this subsection may not be binding on the entity that receives the contribution.

(c) A person may not, directly or indirectly, make contributions to a political action committee, related to a particular election, which, in the aggregate, exceed $5,000.

(d) Candidate committees and caucus campaign committees may make contributions to their affiliated state party executive committees, or any subsidiary, branch, or local unit thereof, or a caucus campaign committee up to $75,000.

(e) The amendments to this section enacted during the regular session of the Legislature, 2022, shall not be effective until November 9, 2022.

Legislative History

2022 Reg. Sess., HB4419; 2019 Reg. Sess., SB622; 2015 Reg. Sess., SB541; 2005 Reg. Sess., SB245; 2005 Reg. Sess., SB4009; 2005 Reg. Sess., HB402; 1976 Reg. Sess., HB968