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Political Contributions & Fundraising
Political Contributions Defined
AO-09-02 AO-08-03 AO-05-12 AO-02-18
AO-00-08 AO-99-10 AO-96-29 AO-95-44
AO-94-42 AO-94-30 AO-92-23 AO-91-14
AO-86-06      
Anonymous Contributions
AO-94-18     
Auctions
AO-05-07 AO-00-18 AO-93-31  
Bundling
AO-07-08 AO-02-22 AO-98-18 AO-96-26
AO-96-10 AO-95-35 AO-95-24 AO-95-20
AO-95-17 AO-95-06    
Charitable or Civic Fundraising
AO-04-01 AO-02-26 AO-99-07 AO-95-25
Contributions To or From Political Committees
AO-97-20 AO-97-13 AO-93-20 AO-93-01
AO-92-04 AO-91-15 AO-89-14 AO-88-21
AO-88-05 AO-88-01 AO-86-14 AO-85-14
AO-85-10 AO-84-16 AO-83-12 AO-83-08
AO-82-14 AO-82-06    
Credit Card Contributions
AO-05-07 AO-04-11 AO-01-19 AO-98-12
Discounts
AO-95-38     
Fundraising
AO-07-05 AO-05-07 AO-04-04 AO-98-12
AO-96-31 AO-96-27 AO-95-09 AO-93-17
AO-93-16 AO-92-29 AO-91-29 AO-91-13
AO-89-25 AO-87-11 AO-82-10  
Indirect Solicitation
AO-93-10     
Inkind Contributions
AO-99-05 AO-98-22 AO-97-23 AO-97-13
AO-96-24 AO-94-02 AO-93-32 AO-93-17
AO-89-17 AO-88-27   
Mailing Lists
AO-90-30 AO-89-17 AO-88-27 AO-88-15
Non-Resident Fundraisers
AO-96-02     
Occupation and Employer
AO-95-07     
Ordinary Hospitality
AO-95-32 AO-93-17   
Personal Services
AO-04-11 AO-01-22 AO-00-18 AO-98-17
AO-93-32     
Proceeds from Sales
AO-02-12     
Raffles
AO-97-12     
Refunding Contributions
AO-06-08 AO-01-20 AO-94-39 AO-94-34
AO-91-27     
Reporting Requirements
AO-01-28     
Solicitation - Conflict of Interest
AO-05-13 AO-02-02 AO-02-01 AO-01-04
AO-99-13 AO-94-14 AO-90-17 AO-89-31
AO-88-22 AO-88-16 AO-87-04 AO-87-03
AO-86-10 AO-83-03 AO-82-01  
Stock
AO-02-32     
Testimonials
AO-02-30 AO-01-26 AO-01-21 AO-01-18
AO-91-29 AO-87-03 AO-87-01 AO-84-15
Transfers
AO-89-14     
True Source
AO-05-01 AO-01-30 AO-98-15  
 
Political Expenditures
By Credit Card
AO-02-27 AO-94-12 AO-82-15  
Campaign Staff
AO-03-07 AO-98-20   
Car Leasing
AO-89-20 AO-87-02 AO-84-10 AO-83-01
Charitable Expenditures
AO-04-01 AO-02-26 AO-99-07 AO-95-25
Computer Purchase
AO-98-12 AO-97-06 AO-95-24 AO-95-22
AO-94-16 AO-88-30 AO-88-14 AO-88-09
AO-86-02 AO-84-01 AO-83-10 AO-82-05
Constituent & Legislavite Services
AO-05-11 AO-03-09 AO-01-18 AO-00-13
AO-98-19 AO-97-06 AO-96-21 AO-94-16
AO-94-10 AO-94-08 AO-93-22 AO-93-21
AO-93-18 AO-93-13 AO-92-31 AO-92-12
AO-91-06 AO-88-30 AO-87-05A AO-83-10
Equipment Purchases
AO-94-16 AO-93-21 AO-91-06 AO-88-30
AO-88-14 AO-88-09 AO-86-02 AO-84-01
AO-83-10 AO-82-05   
Gifts
AO-03-07 AO-96-17 AO-94-15 AO-94-08
AO-91-01 AO-90-29 AO-85-02  
Guaranty Agreement
AO-82-13     
Independent Expenditures
AO-06-09 AO-06-07 AO-02-35 AO-01-22
AO-00-17 AO-00-05 AO-99-09 AO-93-02
AO-92-21 AO-88-13   
Issue Advocacy
AO-06-09     
Lease Agreements
AO-99-16 AO-82-13   
Legal Fees & Services
AO-08-07 AO-05-02 AO-00-09 AO-99-12
AO-97-02 AO-96-18 AO-95-44 AO-95-40
AO-95-16 AO-94-42 AO-94-41 AO-94-31
AO-94-25 AO-93-36 AO-93-26 AO-93-08
AO-92-18 AO-91-26 AO-91-22 AO-91-18
AO-91-13 AO-91-08 AO-90-21 AO-85-16
AO-85-13    
Membership Communication
AO-09-07 AO-01-24 AO-98-01  
Membership Dues
AO-06-03 AO-95-24 AO-88-12  
Office Space
AO-07-09 AO-02-13 AO-96-21 AO-92-05
AO-91-11 AO-89-06 AO-89-01 AO-86-08
AO-83-02     
Personal Use
AO-06-01 AO-05-09 AO-98-17 AO-97-25
AO-95-38 AO-95-21 AO-94-22 AO-94-19
AO-94-08 AO-94-05 AO-93-14 AO-93-13
AO-93-08 AO-92-12 AO-92-05 AO-91-29
AO-91-28 AO-91-07 AO-91-06 AO-89-18
AO-83-02 AO-82-24 AO-82-15  
Political Purpose
AO-93-13 AO-88-30 AO-88-14 AO-87-07
AO-84-11     
Polling
AO-98-07 AO-97-22 AO-91-04 AO-84-07
Reporting Requirements
AO-05-12 AO-94-12 AO-93-02  
Standard for Constitutional Candidates
AO-91-26 AO-91-23   
Travel and Lodging
AO-08-04 AO-01-11 AO-99-20 AO-98-19
AO-96-08 AO-94-19 AO-94-10 AO-94-02
AO-93-22 AO-92-22 AO-92-10 AO-92-08
AO-89-22 AO-88-20 AO-88-01 AO-85-07
AO-85-05      
 
Candidates & Candidate's Committees
Campaign Manager
AO-89-11      
Candidate
AO-01-10 AO-00-01 AO-98-13 AO-96-10
AO-95-31 AO-95-10 AO-95-03 AO-93-12
AO-92-20 AO-92-03 AO-89-12 AO-87-01
AO-86-18      
Depository Accounts
AO-02-06 AO-01-30 AO-01-08 AO-98-13
AO-95-22 AO-94-29 AO-93-15 AO-93-05
AO-82-12      
Endorsement
AO-00-19 AO-00-14 AO-00-05 AO-99-09
AO-84-12      
Inauguration
AO-98-25 AO-97-25 AO-91-28  
Loan From Candidate
AO-93-23 AO-82-09    
Non-Massachusetts Candidates
AO-84-17      
Transfer
AO-88-05      
Recall Elections
AO-90-31      
Town Meeting Members
AO-02-10 AO-95-18 AO-95-03 AO-89-12
 
State and Local Political Party Committees
Delegate Expenses
AO-08-02 AO-92-14 AO-86-06 AO-85-07
AO-85-05 AO-83-04    
Local Party Committees
AO-08-04 AO-07-01 AO-04-15 AO-01-15
AO-99-03 AO-97-14 AO-96-22 AO-90-33
AO-85-07 AO-85-05 AO-84-13  
Political Designation
AO-97-04      
Political Party Committee
AO-07-02 AO-06-02 AO-98-15 AO-97-13
AO-84-11      
State Committee Candidate
AO-01-26 AO-96-23 AO-95-43 AO-88-04
AO-87-10      
 
Political Action & People's Committees
Administrative Costs
AO-90-32 AO-89-17 AO-89-16 AO-89-14
AO-88-28 AO-87-11 AO-84-12  
Affiliation
AO-97-11 AO-90-14 AO-88-21  
Control by Candidates & Elected Officials
AO-05-04 AO-00-10 AO-99-11 AO-97-03
AO-95-13 AO-95-08 AO-95-03 AO-95-01
Name
AO-99-11 AO-95-30 AO-95-13 AO-95-12
Non-Massachusetts PACs
AO-02-22 AO-02-13 AO-00-03 AO-98-02
AO-95-27 AO-93-01 AO-89-14 AO-88-21
AO-87-11 AO-84-18 AO-82-27 AO-82-04
PAC Contributions & Expenditures
AO-08-06 AO-08-05 AO-02-13 AO-99-20
AO-98-03 AO-95-36 AO-95-17 AO-95-10
AO-94-36 AO-94-28 AO-92-04 AO-90-06
AO-89-17 AO-88-32 AO-88-21 AO-83-13
PACs
AO-07-10 AO-07-05 AO-06-05 AO-05-03
AO-04-04 AO-02-36 AO-02-33 AO-02-25
AO-02-10 AO-97-04 AO-96-26 AO-96-19
AO-95-27 AO-95-19 AO-89-12  
People's Committee
AO-02-25      
Recall Elections
AO-07-07 AO-90-31    
 
Ballot Question Committees
Challenging Initiative Petitions
AO-93-36 AO-92-27    
Committee Name
AO-02-05 AO-99-03    
Contributions To
AO-02-32 AO-86-14 AO-83-13  
Coordination of Activities
AO-88-32      
Dissolution Of
AO-06-04 AO-03-02 AO-02-20 AO-02-05
AO-00-09 AO-98-08 AO-97-10 AO-96-05
AO-95-11 AO-95-04 AO-93-30 AO-91-21
Expenditures By
AO-06-04 AO-02-05 AO-00-09 AO-96-05
AO-95-44 AO-94-41 AO-93-26 AO-93-25
AO-91-20 AO-86-20 AO-86-15 AO-86-14
Expenditures By Corporations & Associations
AO-05-06 AO-05-05 AO-03-03 AO-01-06
AO-94-28 AO-92-27 AO-91-04 AO-90-22
AO-89-21 AO-86-01 AO-83-13 AO-83-06
AO-82-21      
On The Ballot
AO-90-23 AO-90-08 AO-89-32 AO-89-05
AO-88-23 AO-84-05 AO-83-13  
Reporting Requirements
AO-96-13 AO-95-44 AO-83-13  
When Organization Is Required
AO-06-05 AO-02-15 AO-94-28 AO-93-35
AO-88-29 AO-86-20 AO-85-01  
 
All Political Committees in MA
Chairman
AO-96-26 AO-96-16 AO-95-34 AO-84-02
Committee Agent
AO-89-22 AO-88-20    
Groups Subject to C. 55
AO-07-10 AO-07-06 AO-99-09 AO-97-23
AO-97-04 AO-96-19 AO-95-19 AO-94-43
AO-94-29 AO-94-21 AO-93-01 AO-90-26
AO-90-14 AO-89-27 AO-89-16 AO-88-26
AO-84-13 AO-83-05    
Incorporation By
AO-82-23 AO-82-18 AO-82-17 AO-82-16
AO-82-11 AO-82-08    
Investments By
AO-97-12 AO-83-09 AO-83-07 AO-82-19
Joint Expenditures
AO-02-31 AO-02-11 AO-94-33 AO-92-15
Joint Fundraising
AO-04-15 AO-02-33 AO-99-01 AO-95-28
AO-95-27 AO-95-14 AO-94-27 AO-91-15
AO-89-14 AO-88-03 AO-88-02 AO-87-12
Name
AO-99-09 AO-98-04    
Treasurer
AO-99-04 AO-96-26 AO-92-16 AO-92-01
AO-85-06 AO-84-14 AO-84-09 AO-84-04
AO-84-02 AO-82-07    
 
Groups Other Than Political Committees
Associations
AO-07-10 AO-07-07 AO-03-04 AO-03-01
AO-02-36 AO-02-25 AO-01-24 AO-97-21
AO-95-27 AO-90-25 AO-89-21 AO-89-16
AO-84-12    
Finance Committee
AO-98-11 AO-97-16 AO-90-24 AO-89-05
AO-89-02    
Issues Groups
AO-07-10 AO-06-05 AO-96-05 AO-90-23
AO-88-23 AO-86-20   
Limited Liability Companies
AO-97-15    
Media Organizations
AO-00-07 AO-99-02 AO-98-23 AO-96-29
Membership Organizations
AO-09-07 AO-09-03 AO-04-12 AO-02-23
AO-00-14 AO-00-05 AO-98-22 AO-98-21
AO-97-15 AO-97-09 AO-94-36  
Non-Profit Corporations
AO-02-32 AO-01-24 AO-01-18 AO-01-09
AO-98-18 AO-97-21 AO-95-41 AO-94-03
AO-91-31 AO-89-17 AO-89-16 AO-87-08
AO-87-05B AO-86-21 AO-83-13 AO-83-11
AO-83-06 AO-82-02
Partnerships
AO-95-05 AO-93-29 AO-91-05 AO-89-18
Professional Corporations
AO-95-24 AO-95-05    
Unions
AO-09-06 AO-04-10 AO-03-04 AO-03-01
AO-01-31 AO-01-25 AO-01-22 AO-00-17
AO-99-01 AO-94-28 AO-90-14 AO-83-05
 
Business Corporations
Arms-Length Transactions & Fair Market Value
AO-02-14 AO-86-17    
Comingling Corporate Funds
AO-06-10 AO-05-08    
Corporate Name
AO-90-30 AO-90-06 AO-86-17  
Corporate Ordinary Hospitality
AO-95-32      
Discounts From
AO-03-08 AO-02-21 AO-96-27 AO-96-11
Endorsing Candidates
AO-00-05      
Entities Subject to s. 8 Prohibition
AO-01-26 AO-99-05 AO-93-27 AO-90-30
AO-85-12 AO-85-03 AO-83-04 AO-82-21
AO-82-20      
Entities To Which Corporations May Contribute
AO-07-06 AO-01-23 AO-95-15 AO-94-43
AO-93-28 AO-91-12 AO-90-29 AO-84-17
Officers and Employees
AO-01-32 AO-01-02 AO-96-26 AO-91-02
Use of Corporate Resources to Raise Contributions
AO-99-08 AO-91-11 AO-90-32 AO-90-15
AO-88-28 AO-82-15    
 
Legislative Agents & Lobbying
Legislative Agents
AO-00-02 AO-98-18 AO-96-07 AO-95-35
AO-95-17 AO-95-06    
Lobbying
AO-02-19 AO-95-20 AO-94-36 AO-93-26
AO-93-25 AO-93-17 AO-89-26  
 
Internet & Electronic Filing
Electronic Filing
AO-02-09      
Internet Issues
AO-09-05 AO-05-07 AO-04-14 AO-04-11
AO-03-06 AO-02-22 AO-01-07 AO-01-05
AO-00-15 AO-00-12 AO-99-15 AO-99-14
AO-99-06 AO-96-04   
 
Reporting & Disclosure
Commingling of Funds
AO-89-30 AO-89-14    
Election Commissioners
AO-94-07      
Settlement of Liabilities
AO-94-13      
 
Public Financing
Public Financing
AO-98-16 AO-86-18 AO-82-09  
Clean Elections - No Longer In Effect
AO-02-34 AO-02-24 AO-02-17 AO-02-16
AO-02-08 AO-01-30 AO-01-26 AO-01-17
AO-01-16      
 
Public Resources
Actions by Policy Making Officials
AO-08-08 AO-07-03 AO-06-06 AO-02-03
AO-01-27 AO-97-17 AO-95-33 AO-94-24
AO-94-11 AO-93-36 AO-92-32 AO-91-30
AO-90-24 AO-90-01 AO-89-02  
Distribution of Informations to Voters
AO-08-08 AO-07-03 AO-06-06 AO-05-05
AO-04-02 AO-03-03 AO-02-19 AO-01-03
AO-00-06 AO-00-04 AO-99-19 AO-99-18
AO-98-11 AO-98-06 AO-97-16 AO-97-05
AO-96-03 AO-96-01 AO-95-33 AO-94-11
AO-94-09 AO-93-18 AO-93-07 AO-91-30
AO-91-18 AO-90-24 AO-90-08 AO-89-05
Entities Subject to Prohibition
AO-01-01 AO-00-16 AO-96-25 AO-96-14
AO-96-03 AO-95-42 AO-95-41 AO-94-24
AO-89-21      
Equal Access
AO-05-05 AO-04-06 AO-01-29 AO-00-15
AO-00-12 AO-00-06 AO-00-04 AO-99-15
AO-99-14 AO-99-06 AO-97-01 AO-96-01
AO-94-11 AO-92-28 AO-92-26 AO-91-30
AO-90-02 AO-89-28 AO-89-01 AO-88-27
AO-88-26 AO-82-22    
Internet Services
AO-08-01 AO-04-13 AO-04-10 AO-99-06
Newsletter or Publication
AO-04-10 AO-00-06 AO-00-05 AO-00-04
AO-99-09 AO-94-21 AO-93-13 AO-93-07
AO-91-18 AO-91-17 AO-90-25 AO-87-07
AO-85-03      
Payroll Deductions For PAC
AO-03-04 AO-97-01 AO-95-29  
Political Purpose
AO-03-09      
Town Meeting Issues
AO-04-02 AO-98-11 AO-96-30 AO-96-01
AO-94-37 AO-94-32 AO-93-07 AO-89-05
Use of Seal
AO-00-19      
 
Public Building
Public Building Defined
AO-09-02 AO-04-09 AO-03-04 AO-02-21
AO-02-04 AO-01-27 AO-01-20 AO-01-14
AO-01-13 AO-01-12 AO-99-17 AO-98-14
AO-97-24 AO-96-25 AO-95-41 AO-94-38
AO-94-17 AO-94-04 AO-94-01 AO-93-18
AO-92-34 AO-92-28 AO-92-26 AO-91-30
AO-91-19 AO-91-06 AO-90-02 AO-90-01
AO-89-28 AO-89-07 AO-88-26 AO-88-11
AO-88-10 AO-88-09 AO-86-02  
 
Public Employees
Candidate
AO-04-17 AO-02-02 AO-02-01 AO-92-03
AO-89-09 AO-89-08 AO-83-03
Charitable or Civic Fundraising
AO-90-11 AO-87-06 AO-86-03 AO-85-17
AO-85-09      
Coercion
AO-82-26 AO-82-22    
Consultant
AO-04-08 AO-04-07 AO-93-34 AO-93-19
AO-92-02 AO-90-27 AO-90-11 AO-90-07
AO-89-24 AO-88-19 AO-86-09 AO-85-04
Employed for Compensation
AO-03-05 AO-02-29 AO-02-07 AO-98-10
AO-95-37 AO-95-34 AO-95-23 AO-94-01
AO-93-24 AO-92-30 AO-92-17 AO-92-07
AO-91-16 AO-91-10 AO-91-09 AO-90-05
AO-89-10 AO-88-18 AO-88-17 AO-88-07
AO-86-22 AO-85-15 AO-84-14 AO-84-09
AO-84-03      
Endorsements
AO-90-04      
Fundraiser in Home of
AO-00-11 AO-94-26 AO-92-13 AO-84-08
AO-84-06      
Fundraising Restrictions
AO-09-05 AO-09-04 AO-09-01 AO-04-18
AO-04-16 AO-03-04 AO-02-07 AO-02-04
AO-01-27 AO-01-26 AO-01-20 AO-98-09
AO-97-07 AO-96-23 AO-96-16 AO-96-12
AO-96-09 AO-95-25 AO-94-40 AO-94-35
AO-93-34 AO-93-28 AO-93-24 AO-93-16
AO-93-11 AO-93-10 AO-93-09 AO-92-34
AO-92-33 AO-92-19 AO-92-11 AO-92-03
AO-91-25 AO-91-09 AO-90-28 AO-90-03
AO-89-26 AO-89-23 AO-89-11 AO-89-04
AO-88-25 AO-88-24 AO-88-16 AO-88-15
AO-88-08 AO-88-06 AO-87-06 AO-87-03
AO-86-11 AO-85-08 AO-84-09 AO-84-02
AO-83-11 AO-82-07   
Independent Contractor
AO-07-04 AO-04-05 AO-04-03 AO-02-28
AO-01-04 AO-98-05 AO-96-15 AO-95-41
AO-95-26 AO-93-24 AO-91-03 AO-90-10
AO-88-19      
Leave of Absence
AO-04-17 AO-02-07 AO-96-28 AO-94-14
AO-93-16 AO-92-24 AO-92-09 AO-92-07
AO-91-24 AO-90-19 AO-88-16 AO-88-06
Person in the Service
AO-96-06 AO-95-39 AO-95-18 AO-94-06
AO-93-24 AO-92-16 AO-92-01 AO-88-17
Persons Subject to Restrictions
AO-05-13 AO-90-18 AO-90-09 AO-89-15
AO-86-13 AO-82-01    
 
Dissolution
Residual Funds
AO-96-32 AO-96-22 AO-95-21 AO-95-04
AO-95-02 AO-94-43 AO-94-34 AO-93-33
AO-93-30 AO-93-03 AO-87-09  
Scholarships
AO-06-10 AO-05-10 AO-97-18 AO-94-20
AO-92-29 AO-90-13 AO-89-19 AO-89-13
AO-85-12 AO-85-11    
 
Referral
Sufficiency of Complaint
AO-90-20      
 
Federal Issues
Contributions
AO-02-22 AO-98-24 AO-96-10 AO-95-15
AO-88-01 AO-85-14 AO-84-18 AO-82-14
AO-82-04      
Expenditures
AO-08-02 AO-97-02 AO-88-01 AO-82-14
Federal Campaigns
AO-95-41 AO-95-39    
Federal PACs
AO-02-22 AO-00-03 AO-97-08  
Fundraising
AO-04-15 AO-96-20    
Preemption
AO-06-02 AO-04-15    
State Party Committee Federal Accounts
AO-07-02      
State Public Employees
AO-95-39 AO-91-16 AO-84-08