Opinion No. (1988)

Dear Representative Murphy:

This opinion is in response to your question asking:

Are school districts which use time, equipment and personnel to support or oppose a ballot issue required to file campaign disclosure statements, pursuant to chapter 130, RSMo?1

The Campaign Finance Disclosure Law provides a complex set of public disclosure requirements in Chapter 130, RSMo 1986. The law typically describes those who are subject to or exempt from these requirements as being a "candidate", "committee", "connected organization", "labor organization", "person", "political party", and "political party…