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2019 LOCAL CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

Election Law §14-114

Please remember that these limits are for the entire election cycle. Generally, the Election Cycle is either two or four years.

The person making a contribution, as well as the person receiving it, are responsible to ensure that the limits are not exceeded.

• The contribution limit for family members is an aggregate limit from all the candidate's family members (defined as a child, parent, grandparent, brother and sister and the spouse's of those persons.)
• Ballot Issues - There are no limits on contributions for ballot issues.
• Party or constituted committees - these committees may receive no more than $109,600 from any individual contributor in a calendar year and up to $5,000 from a corporation.
• Housekeeping - there are no limits on contributions to a Party or Constituted committee for Housekeeping expenses.

Office	General Non-Family limit	General Family Limit
County-wide	$2,806.10	$14,030.50
Legislature 1	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 2	$1,000.00	$1,370.50
Legislature 3	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 4	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 5	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 6	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 7	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 8	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 9	$1,000.00	$1,330.00
Legislature 10	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 11	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 12	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 13	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 14	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
Legislature 15	$1,000.00	$1,250.00
City of Watertown	$1,000.00	$2,897.50
All town and village positions	$1,000.00	$1,250.00

Primary contribution limits are $1,000 for non-family and $1,250 for family, except for county-wide positions. Please call the Board of Elections if you need those limits.