Contribution limits, donor-location restrictions, entity eligibility, foreign-source rules, payment methods, disclosures, and refund procedures are not yet approved.
Who may contribute
Final eligibility language should be reviewed by qualified counsel in Zambia and the United States, and in any other jurisdiction from which the initiative receives funds. The portal currently collects country of residence and citizenship or nationality so the campaign can review eligibility; collecting that information does not establish eligibility.
Potentially prohibited or restricted sources
The final rules should address, at minimum:
- Contributions made with another person’s funds or through an undisclosed intermediary.
- Anonymous, cash, corporate, organizational, governmental, contractor, or foreign-source contributions where prohibited.
- Contributions from sanctioned persons, unlawful proceeds, or methods that prevent reliable source verification.
- Contributions that exceed applicable aggregate or per-donor limits.
- Contributions from minors or other restricted persons, if applicable.
Donor declarations
Every contributor must actively confirm that:
- The information provided is accurate.
- The contribution uses the donor’s own funds.
- The contribution is not made for another person or undisclosed organization.
- The donor satisfies the rules displayed on the portal.
- The contribution may be rejected or refunded if prohibited.
- The donor consents to compliance recordkeeping.
No declaration is pre-checked, and submitted declarations cannot be edited by an administrator.
Contribution limits
No legal limit is asserted in this draft. Configuration-level method limits are technical safeguards, not a substitute for legally approved donor and aggregate limits.
Refunds and rejected contributions
Prohibited, duplicate, or otherwise ineligible contributions may be rejected or refunded after review. The final refund process, timing, and contact must be approved before live collection begins.
Counsel should approve review timeframes, responsibility for payment fees, returned bank transfers, failed mobile-money reversals, sanctions screening, donor notification, and required reporting.
Disclosure
Campaign-finance law may require disclosure to regulators even when a donor asks not to be publicly recognized on the campaign website. The final rules must explain required disclosure clearly and accurately.
No bypassing restrictions
Donors must not use another person, country, account, currency, payment method, virtual private network, or intermediary to bypass eligibility, location, banking, or campaign restrictions.
Questions
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