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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-25.2-7

Disclosure of true origin of contributions required

Known as the Rhode Island Ballot Question Advocacy and Reporting Act

The act spans §§ 17–17 (10 sections).

P.L. 2006, ch. 174, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 292, § 2.

(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.

(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.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.