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Practice question: Prohibited Contributions

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A business stipulated to operate a public utility offers valuable facilities free for a partisan campaign. The campaign says no contribution exists without cash, while the donor says utility status is irrelevant. Which is best?
  1. Both assertions are correct
  2. Facility use may be a contribution, and the stipulated public-utility source is prohibited
  3. Only cash can influence elections
  4. Every public utility is exempt
  5. Labeling the receipt courtesy cures the source

Legal references

  • BP 881 Sections 94 and 95(b): https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1985/bp_881_1985.html

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