20A-11-1404 - Establishment and administration of political fund.
20A-11-1404. Establishment and administration of political fund.
(1) A labor organization wishing to make expenditures for political purposes shallestablish 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 accountcontaining 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 committeeas required by this chapter.
(3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a labor organization may only makeexpenditures 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 transferunion dues to a political fund.
(4) Nothing in this part precludes a labor organization from making expenditures ofunion dues to communicate directly with its own members about political candidates or politicalissues.
(5) Nothing in this part precludes a labor organization from making expenditures ofunion dues either for the establishment and administration of a political fund or to solicitcontributions from its members to a political fund.
(6) Nothing in this part is intended to, or may be construed to, preempt any requirementof federal law.
Amended by Chapter 220, 2004 General Session