EAO 013

** Overruled, Modified, Clarified or Superseded ** A candidate or officeholder may use political contributions to purchase an automobile to be used for campaign or officeholder purposes. An asset purchased in whole or in part with political contributions is subject in its entirety to the restrictions set out in title 15 of the Election Code. A candidate or officeholder may not, under title 15 of the Election Code, remove a portion of the asset from those restrictions by paying for a portion of the asset with personal funds. State Ethics Advisory Commission Opinion No. 3 (1984), which concluded that such bifurcation was permissible, is hereby overruled.