What is the proper procedure for a campaign that has inadvertently accepted a prohibited contribution from a corporation?
The funds need to be immediately returned. For purposes of Campaign Finance Reports, the prohibited funds should be listed as "contributions" reporting the date they were received. Then, upon returning the funds, the funds should be listed as "expenditures" reporting the date they were returned and a note that the funds are a refund of the prohibited corporate contributions.
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