Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty.

Campaign contribution limits; civil penalty.Prohibits persons from making any single contribution, or any combinationof contributions, that exceeds $10,000 to any one candidate for Governor,Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the General Assembly inany one election cycle. Of the $10,000 single contribution or anycombination of contributions, no more than $5,000 may be contributedprior to the primary election or other nominating event for the officethe candidate is seeking, unless designated by the contributor asa contribution for the general election. No limits are placed oncontributions made by political party committees, the candidate,or the candidate's family to the candidate's campaign. Civil penaltiesfor violations of the limits may equal up to two times the excesscontribution amounts.