Rule 2.44 - Officeholder ExpensesA. Contributions to a candidate committee of a candidate who is elected to the office for which the contributions were accepted may be used to make expenditures for officeholder expenses until the expiration of the term, resignation or other vacation of the office. In addition to other officeholder expenses permitted by these Rules, officeholder expenses may be expended for contributions or dues for a political caucus fund or the costs associated with signage for naming highways and bridges pursuant to Section 1600 of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes.B. When an officeholder dissolves one (1) candidate committee as provided in these Rules and contemporaneously files a Statement of Organization for a different candidate committee prior to the expiration of the term for which he or she has been elected and transfers funds from the first committee to the second committee, the officeholder may pay officeholder expenses until the expiration of the term not to exceed the amount transferred.Okla. Stat. tit. 74E, § 2.44
Amended by Laws 2021 , c. 212, s. 1, eff. 11/1/2021.Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon Legislature's sine die adjournment 5/23/2014; operative 1/1/2015.