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Political purposes or activities
Under Common Law, political purposes are not charitable and an organization will not qualify for charitable registration if at least one of its purposes is political. In this regard, the courts have decided that organizations seeking to achieve political objects, in whole or in part, cannot be recognized as charities. Examples of purposes of a political nature include:
furthering the aims of a political party;
promoting a political doctrine;
persuading the public to adopt a particular view on a broad social question; and
attempting to bring about or oppose changes in the law or government policy.
Under Common Law, political purposes are not charitable and an organization will not qualify for charitable registration if at least one of its purposes is political. In this regard, the courts have decided that organizations seeking to achieve political objects, in whole or in part, cannot be recognized as charities. Examples of purposes of a political nature include:
furthering the aims of a political party;
promoting a political doctrine;
persuading the public to adopt a particular view on a broad social question; and
attempting to bring about or oppose changes in the law or government policy.