ECIElection Campaign-Finance Index

The statute explicitly sets contribution limits by legislative enactment with specific dollar amounts for different classes of candidates and multicandidate committees, leaving no discretion to administrative agencies to establish the framework. The limits are comprehensive, enumerated by office type (statewide vs. local), and include adjustment procedures tied to a transparent indexing formula published by the Registry of Election Finance.

“No person shall make contributions to any candidate with respect to any election which, in the aggregate, exceed: For an office elected by statewide election, two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500); or For any other state or local public office, one thousand dollars ($1,000).”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses criminal penalties for election fraud and voting-system tampering, not campaign finance or independent expenditure rules. It contains no statutory framework governing third-party spending, disclosure of independent expenditures, or the procedural rules distinguishing independent spending from candidate committees.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute explicitly codifies a $100 disclosure threshold for contributions in subsection (a)(2)(A). The threshold is enumerated in the statutory text itself, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. This satisfies the core requirement of DISC.1: the threshold is statutorily defined.

“a list of all the contributions received, including the full name, complete address, occupation, and employer of each person who contributed a total amount of more than one hundred dollars ($100) during the period for which the statement is submitted”

No matching sections in corpus.

Tennessee Code § 2-10-107(a)(2)(A) explicitly requires disclosure of the full name, complete address, occupation, and employer for all contributors exceeding $100. The statute also establishes a 'best efforts' standard with specific procedural guidelines (first-class mail notice or written solicitation) for obtaining this information, demonstrating clear statutory grounding of the identity-disclosure requirement.

“a list of all the contributions received, including the full name, complete address, occupation, and employer of each person who contributed a total amount of more than one hundred dollars ($100) during the period for which the statement is submitted, and the amount contributed by that person”

No matching sections in corpus.

The section provides a criminal penalty schedule by statutory classification: violation is specified as a Class C misdemeanor, which by reference to Tennessee's criminal code establishes defined penalties (sentences/fines). This satisfies the requirement for criminally-graded penalties codified in statute. Although no civil penalty is specified, the presence of a criminal grade satisfies the dual-component test for procedural clarity (criminal element present).

“A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the appointment of precinct registrars and assistant registrars for polling places—it concerns voter registration and election administration at the precinct level, not campaign-finance enforcement. It contains no provisions regarding the appointment, independence, or political insulation of a campaign-finance enforcement body. The criterion requires multi-branch appointment and protection from in-cycle political control of an enforcement authority; this section is entirely outside that scope.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 2-2-115 addresses voter registration procedures and fraud prevention in mail registration, not campaign finance. It contains no private right of action for campaign-finance violations; it instead authorizes the coordinator of elections and district attorney general to bring civil action against fraudulent registration. The section falls entirely outside the campaign-finance regulatory framework assessed by ENF.3.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses solicitation restrictions on public officers and employees, and contributions from persons benefiting from public funds. It contains no reference to foreign nationals, foreign-source funds, foreign-controlled entities, or any mechanism for tracing indirect foreign contributions through domestic pass-through entities. The section is entirely domestic in focus and does not engage with the criterion's topic.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute explicitly requires candidates and campaigns to retain specific categories of records (checks, bank statements, vendor receipts) for a defined period (two years after election). This satisfies the statutory grounding and enumeration of the records-retention requirement with specificity as to both content and duration.

“In order to comply with an audit, candidates and campaigns shall retain copies of all checks, bank statements and vendor receipts for two (2) years after the date of the election to which the records refer.”

The statute establishes mandatory, statutorily-defined audit triggers: gubernatorial candidates receiving ≥10% of votes, ~4% random sample of general assembly candidates, and one candidate each from supreme court/appeals courts per election cycle. These are clear, enforceable procedures with specified record-retention requirements (2 years) and penalties for non-compliance (Class 2 offense). The statute also explicitly requires retention of checks, bank statements, and vendor receipts and defines the scope and timing of audits.

“Each gubernatorial candidate and that candidate's committees that receive at least ten percent (10%) of the vote at the general election shall be audited; Each candidate for the general assembly and such candidate's committees shall be subject to an audit by the registry on a random selection of districts in an election. Districts shall be randomly drawn until a total of approximately four percent (4%) of all candidates for the general assembly have been selected.”