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Under MSRB Rule G-37, a Municipal Finance Professional (MFP) is permitted to contribute up to $250 per election to a municipal issuer official for whom the MFP is NOT eligible to vote without triggering the two-year ban on negotiated municipal securities business with that issuer.

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The statement is false. The $250 de minimis exemption under MSRB Rule G-37 strictly requires that the Municipal Finance Professional (MFP) be entitled to vote for the candidate at the time of the contribution. Contributions made to officials outside the MFP's voting jurisdiction trigger a two-year ban on negotiated municipal securities business.
The statement is false because MSRB Rule G-37's 250deminimisexceptionstrictlyrequiresthattheMunicipalFinanceProfessional(MFP)beentitledtovoteforthecandidateatthetimeofthecontribution.IfanMFPmakesacontributiontoanissuerofficialoutsidetheirvotingdistrict,evenifunder250 de minimis exception strictly requires that the Municipal Finance Professional (MFP) be entitled to vote for the candidate at the time of the contribution. If an MFP makes a contribution to an issuer official outside their voting district, even if under 250, it triggers the mandatory two-year prohibition on negotiated municipal securities business with that issuer.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the relevant rule and topic
MSRB Rule G-37 governs political contributions and pay-to-play restrictions for Municipal Finance Professionals (MFPs).
Rule G-37 regulates political contributions made by dealers and associated MFPs to municipal issuer officials.
2
Analyze the conditions for the $250 de minimis exception
The exception allows an MFP to contribute up to $250 per election cycle to an official of an issuer ONLY IF the MFP is entitled to vote for that candidate.
The intention of the exemption is to permit personal civic participation by resident voters without creating a pay-to-play conflict.
3
Evaluate the stem statement against the rule conditions
The stem states that the MFP is NOT eligible to vote for the official. Therefore, the $250 exception does not apply and any contribution causes a two-year ban.
Since voting eligibility is a non-negotiable requirement for the $250 de minimis exception, the statement is false.

Key Concept

MSRB Rule G-37 De Minimis Political Contribution Exception
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Gifts, Gratuities, Political Contributions, and Outside Business Activities