All contributions must comply with the Michigan Campaign Finance Act, MCL 169.201, et. seq.
A committee may not accept an anonymous contribution.
Each contribution must have the following required information:
– Name of Contributor
– Address of Contributor
– Amount of Contribution
– Date of receipt
If the contribution is over $100 or the cumulative for that Contributor is over $100
then Contributor must disclose the Contributor's occupation, employer name and the address of their place of business.
Individual contributions may not exceed $1,225 per election cycle.
The Federal Election Campaign Act prohibits Foreign Nationals from making any contribution or expenditure (including independent expenditures) in connection with any U.S. elections. It is also unlawful for any person to solicit, accept or receive a contribution from a foreign national.
A person shall not make a contribution by any name other than the name by which that person is identified for legal reasons.
A candidate committee may not accept a contribution of money from treasury funds, goods, services, discounts or free use of facilities from a corporation, a joint stock company, a labor organization, or a domestic dependent sovereign.
Public Act 69 of 1997 amended the Michigan Casino Revenue and Control Act to prohibit persons having a casino interest in one of the three Detroit casinos from making campaign contributions during certain periods of time.