GOVERNMENT RECORD
A.R.S. § 16-901: Definitions
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Official Arizona Revised Statutes, § 16-901, defining campaign-finance terms including committee, contribution, expenditure, and political action committee.
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- Government record
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- Not established in the reviewed record
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Use current statutory text. Subsection (43) includes a specific definition and exception for an organization's primary purpose.
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https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/00901.htmRelated claims 1
- VerifiedArizona requires an entity to register as a political action committee when its predominant purpose is influencing the result of an election and its qualifying election-related contributions and expenditures exceed the applicable registration threshold.
Arizona’s PAC test has a purpose element and a separate financial threshold element.
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