§ 14-101. Limitations.
A. Campaign Donation Limit. All donations to each candidate for elective office in the Osage Nation, and the candidate’s respective campaign are limited to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per individual donor. Candidates may donate to their own campaign in any amount without monetary limitation.
B. Corporate Donations Prohibited. Corporations are prohibited from donating to candidates for elective office in the Osage Nation, and candidate committees are prohibited from accepting any such donation. A donation not returned to the donor within ten (10) days is deemed accepted by the candidate committee.
C. Limited Liability Company and Partnership Donations.
1. No limited liability company or partnership that has one or more incorporated members may make a contribution to a candidate committee.
2. A limited liability company or partnership may donate to a candidate committee when no owners are incorporated.
a. A candidate committee which receives a contribution from a limited liability company is required to report the contribution by attributing the contribution to the individual members of the limited liability company in proportions equal to the individual member’s ownership interest in the limited liability company. This includes, but is not limited to, the individual member’s name, address, occupation and employer.
b. Donations to a candidate campaign shall not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per member owner.
D. Donations by Current Business Partners Prohibited. All individuals and business entities currently doing business with the Osage Nation, or any of the businesses owned by the Osage Nation, are strictly prohibited from donating to any candidate committee.
E. Donation Limits per Election Cycle. Donation limits apply to the two-year general election cycle that begins after a general election has concluded, or, if for a special election, then when the special election is announced continuing through the conclusion of the special election.
F. Fines for Violation. Candidates shall make all reasonable efforts to identify the source of the campaign donations made to them and their respective campaign. Any candidate for elective office in the Osage Nation who is found to have violated the prohibition on accepting corporate donations, reporting the limited liability company and partnership donations according to ownership, accepting a donation in excess of the individual limit or accepting a donation from a business or individual currently doing business with the Osage Nation shall forfeit the donation amount and pay a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to the Osage Nation Election Board. ONCA 22-87, eff. Sept. 21, 2022.