Contribution of funds or election assistance restricted; limitation on contributions; right to communicate; civil penalty

Contribution of funds or election assistance restricted; limitation on contributions; right to communicate; civil penalty. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no organization except a political party, political action committee or candidate's campaign committee, directly or indirectly through any officer, member, director or employee, shall contribute funds, other items of value or election assistance directly to any candidate or candidate's campaign committee or to any political party or political action committee which directly coordinates with a candidate or a candidate's campaign committee. The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to define direct coordination as prohibited by this section. No person shall solicit or receive a payment or contribution from an organization prohibited from making contributions under this subsection. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, only a natural person, political party, or a political action committee or a candidate's campaign committee organized under W.S. 22-25-101 shall contribute funds or election assistance directly to any candidate or group of candidates. No person shall solicit or receive a political payment or contribution from any source other than a natural person, political party, political action committee or candidate's campaign committee organized under W.S.