1. “Person” means any individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, labor union, business trust, company, association, committee, corporation, whether or not operated for profit, or any other organization or group of persons acting in concert, or any other nongovernmental third-party entity; and

2. “Public funds” means funds derived from taxes, fees, including candidate filing fees, and other sources of public revenue lawfully appropriated or expended by Congress, the Legislature, or any other governmental entity, or funds from an entity that is authorized to pay for an election pursuant to state law.

C. 1. All costs and expenses of conducting and administrating elections shall be paid for with public funds; provided nothing in this section shall apply to franchise elections described in Sections 5(a) and 5(b) of Article XVIII of the Oklahoma Constitution.

2. No government official or election official shall solicit, take, or otherwise accept from any person, any contribution, donation, or anything else of value for purposes of conducting or administrating any election pursuant to the provisions of this title.

3. No person shall offer or provide any contribution, donation, or anything else of value for purposes of conducting or administrating any election pursuant to the provisions of this title.

D. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following shall not be considered a contribution, donation, or thing of value:

2. Donations not directly related to the administration of elections, may be accepted by the Secretary of the State Election Board or secretary of the county election board only upon written approval by the Governor and written notification sent to the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.

1. A first violation shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

2. A second violation shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

3. A third or any subsequent violation shall constitute a felony and, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.