For purposes of sections 130.170 to 130.188 , the following terms mean: (1) "Committee" , the same meaning as otherwise provided in section 130.011 , except it shall not include candidate committees; (2) "Directly or indirectly" , acting either alone or jointly with, through, or on behalf of any other committee, organization, person, or other entity; (3) "Foreign national" , any of the following: (a) An individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States of America; (b) A government, or subdivision, of a foreign country or municipality thereof; (c) A foreign political party; (d) Any entity, such as a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons, that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in, a foreign country; or (e) Any entity organized pursuant to the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that is wholly or majority owned by a person or entity described in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subdivision, unless: a. Any contribution or expenditure it makes derives entirely from funds generated by the entity's United States operations; and b. All decisions concerning the contribution or expenditure are made by individuals who are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except for setting overall budget amounts; (4) "Funds obtained through the usual course of business" , funds generated entirely by the entity's United States operations; (5) "Lobbyist" , the same meaning as in section 105.470 ; (6) "Prohibited sources" , contributions from or expenditures by a foreign national made with the intent to use such funds to influence an election on a ballot measure; (7) "Preliminary activity" , includes, but is not limited to, conducting a poll, drafting ballot measure language, conducting a focus group, making telephone calls, and travel; (8) "Tax-exempt organization" , an organization that is described in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of such code. A political organization organized pursuant to Section 527 of such code shall not be considered a tax-exempt organization.
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