20A-11-1404. Establishment and administration of political fund.

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(1)A labor organization wishing to make expenditures for political purposes shall establish a political fund.

(2)Each labor organization that establishes a political fund shall:

(a)maintain the political fund as a separate, segregated account apart from any account containing money received by a labor organization as union dues;

(b)ensure that each contribution to the political fund is voluntary; and

(c)register the political fund as a political action committee or political issues committee as required by this chapter.

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this part, a labor organization may only make expenditures for political purposes from a political fund established in accordance with this part.

(b)A labor organization may not expend union dues for political purposes or transfer union dues to a political fund.

(4)Nothing in this part precludes a labor organization from making expenditures of union dues to communicate directly with its own members about political candidates or political issues.

(5)Nothing in this part precludes a labor organization from making expenditures of union dues either for the establishment and administration of a political fund or to solicit contributions from its members to a political fund.

(6)Nothing in this part is intended to, or may be construed to, preempt any requirement of federal law.

Amended by Chapter 220 , 2004 General Session