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A registered representative who serves as a Municipal Finance Professional (MFP) at a broker-dealer resides in a town where a candidate is running for mayor. The MFP is entitled to vote for this official candidate. The candidate is participating in both a primary election and a general election in the same election cycle. Under MSRB Rule G-37, what is the maximum total political contribution the MFP may make to this candidate across both elections without triggering a two-year ban on negotiated municipal securities business?

  1. 250perelection,allowingatotalof250 per election, allowing a total of 500 across both the primary and general electionsCevap
  2. B
    $0, because MFPs are strictly prohibited from making any political contributions to issuer officials
  3. C
    $100 total per year, subject to annual gift and gratuity limitation rules
  4. D
    $250 total per candidate per calendar year, regardless of the number of election stages

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250perelection,allowingatotalof250 per election, allowing a total of 500 across both the primary and general elections
Under MSRB Rule G-37, a Municipal Finance Professional (MFP) may contribute up to 250perelectiontoacandidateformunicipalofficeiftheMFPiseligibletovoteforthatcandidate.Becauseaprimaryelectionandageneralelectionareseparateelections,theMFPcancontributeupto250 per election to a candidate for municipal office if the MFP is eligible to vote for that candidate. Because a primary election and a general election are separate elections, the MFP can contribute up to 250 in the primary and up to 250inthegeneralelection(foratotalof250 in the general election (for a total of 500) without triggering the two-year prohibition on negotiated underwriting business.

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1
Identify the relevant rule governing political contributions by Municipal Finance Professionals (MFPs).
MSRB Rule G-37 regulates political contributions made to municipal entity officials (Pay-to-Play Rule).
Broker-dealers and their MFPs are subject to MSRB regulations when engaging in municipal securities business.
2
Determine eligibility for the de minimis exemption under MSRB Rule G-37.
The MFP resides in the candidate's district and is entitled to vote for the candidate, qualifying for the de minimis contribution exemption.
MFPs who are not entitled to vote for the official cannot use the de minimis exemption.
3
Calculate the maximum allowed contribution limit across the election cycle.
The de minimis limit is 250percandidate,perelection.Aprimaryelectionandageneralelectioncountastwoseparateelections,allowingupto250 per candidate, per election. A primary election and a general election count as two separate elections, allowing up to 250 for each ($500 total).
Each stage of an election cycle (primary, general, runoff) is considered a separate election under MSRB Rule G-37.

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