Primary definition
To ask, request or recommend, explicitly or implicitly, that another person make a contribution, donation, transfer of funds or otherwise provide anything of value.
Also known asrequest · ask for · seek · petition · appeal for · call for
— Federal Election Commission Campaign Finance TerminologyView source
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To ask, request or recommend, explicitly or implicitly, that another person make a contribution, donation, transfer of funds or otherwise provide anything of value.
Federal Election Commission Campaign Finance Terminology · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Solicit. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 11, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/solicit
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