What is a campaign contribution?
A contribution means money, goods and services given to and accepted by or on behalf of a person for his or her election campaign. When may a candidate conduct fund-raising and incur campaign expenses? The candidate may incur campaign expenses and may accept donations on the day he or she files a nomination. This is the start of the campaign period. What are the responsibilities of the candidate with respect to campaign finances? It is the responsibility of the candidate (MEA section 69) to ensure that: 1. One or more campaign accounts are opened at a financial institution exclusively for the purposes of the election campaign and in the name of the candidate’s election campaign; 2. All contributions of money are deposited into the campaign accounts; 3. All payments for expenses (except nomination filing fee) are made from the campaign accounts; 4. Contributions of goods and services are valued; 5. Receipts are issued for every contribution and obtained for every expense; 6. Records are
