§ 3517.103Deposit of personal funds in candidate's own campaign fund

(A) For purposes of this section:


(1) "Statewide candidate" means the joint candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant
governor or a candidate for the office of secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or
attorney general.


(2)(a) "Personal funds" means contributions to the campaign committee of a candidate by the
candidate.


(b) A loan obtained by, guaranteed by, or for the benefit of a statewide candidate, senate candidate,
or house candidate shall be considered "personal funds" subject to the provisions of this section to
the extent that the loan is obtained or guaranteed by the candidate. A loan that is obtained or
guaranteed and that is for the benefit of a statewide candidate, senate candidate, or house candidate
shall not be considered "personal funds" for the purposes of this section but shall be considered to be
a "contribution" for the purposes of this chapter if the loan is obtained or guaranteed by anyone other
than the candidate.


(c) When a debt or other obligation incurred by a committee or by a candidate on behalf of the
candidate's committee is to be paid from "personal funds," those funds are considered to be expended
when the debt or other obligation is incurred, regardless of when it is paid.


(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, no statewide candidate or
candidate for the office of member of the general assembly shall make an expenditure of personal
funds to influence the results of an election for that candidate's nomination or election to office
unless the personal funds are first deposited into the campaign fund of that candidate's campaign
committee.


(2) A statewide candidate or candidate for the office of member of the general assembly may make



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an expenditure of personal funds without first depositing those funds into the campaign committee's
funds as long as the aggregate total of those expenditures does not exceed five hundred dollars at any
time during an election period. After the candidate's campaign committee reimburses the candidate
for any direct expenditure of personal funds, the amount that was reimbursed is no longer included in
the aggregate total of expenditures of personal funds subject to the five-hundred-dollar limit.




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