Ethics Commission Bans PAC-to-PAC Donations

From Today's Tulsa World ~ The Oklahoma Ethics Commission voted Monday to ban political action committees from contributing to one another.

A PAC can give as much as $5,000 to a candidate in an election cycle. But a PAC with considerable money could give some to another PAC, which then could pass it along to an individual candidate legally.

Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, had proposed the ban.

The panel also decided to continue limiting entities including universities to giving gifts worth no more than $300 per year to lawmakers. University of Oklahoma Vice President Catherine Bishop said recently that OU season football tickets cost $333 each. Lawmakers still can receive a ticket if they pay the cost difference. They also can buy a second season ticket.

Rule changes take effect unless the Legislature rejects them.

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