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First Substitute H.B. 32

Representative Keith Grover proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
CAMPAIGN AND FINANCIAL REPORTING AMENDMENTS

             2     
2011 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Keith Grover

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions in Title 20A, Election Code, that are related to campaign
             10      and financial reporting.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    requires a county political party to file financial statements;
             15          .    requires a political party to file a statement of dissolution;
             16          .    requires a state political party and a county political party to deposit a contribution
             17      in a separate account;
             18          .    amends provisions regarding candidate disqualification for failure to file an interim
             19      report;
             20          .    requires a political issue committee to file a financial disclosure report as of five
             21      days before the report is due;
             22          .    amends a provision related to legal costs as campaign expenditures;
             23          .    amends a provision relating to a corporation reporting a contract with the state; and
             24          .    makes technical changes.
             25      Money Appropriated in this Bill:


             26          None
             27      Other Special Clauses:
             28          None
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             30      AMENDS:
             31          20A-1-611, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 1
             32          20A-8-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 49
             33          20A-11-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 197, 246, and 389
             34          20A-11-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             35          20A-11-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             36          20A-11-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             37          20A-11-701, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 235 and 389
             38          20A-11-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 235 and 389
             39          20A-11-901, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             40          20A-11-1001, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             41          20A-11-1305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             42          20A-11-1503, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             43          20A-12-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             44          20A-12-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             45      ENACTS:
             46          20A-11-505.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             47          20A-11-509, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             48          20A-11-510, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             49          20A-11-511, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             50          20A-11-512, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             51          20A-11-513, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             52     
             53      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             54          Section 1. Section 20A-1-611 is amended to read:
             55           20A-1-611. Cost of defense of action.
             56          [(1)] Nothing contained in this chapter prevents any candidate from employing counsel


             57      to represent him in any action or proceeding affecting his rights as a candidate or from paying
             58      all costs and disbursements arising from that representation.
             59          [(2) Expenses paid or incurred for that representation may not be considered part of the
             60      campaign expenses of any candidate.]
             61          Section 2. Section 20A-8-402 is amended to read:
             62           20A-8-402. Political party officers -- Submission of officers to the lieutenant
             63      governor.
             64          (1) Each state political party shall:
             65          (a) designate a party officer to act as liaison with the lieutenant governor's office; and
             66          (b) within seven days of any change in the party liaison, submit the name of the new
             67      liaison to the lieutenant governor.
             68          (2) Each state political party and each county political party shall:
             69          (a) submit the [names of its officers] name, address, and phone number of each officer
             70      to the lieutenant governor within seven days after the officers are selected; and
             71          (b) within seven days of any change in party officers, submit the [names of the new
             72      officers] name, address, and phone number of each new officer to the lieutenant governor.
             73          Section 3. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             74           20A-11-101. Definitions.
             75          As used in this chapter:
             76          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             77      reporting entity has its principal office.
             78          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             79      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by
             80      the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             81          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             82          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             83          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             84      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             85      to a public office.
             86          (4) "Chief election officer" means:
             87          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,


             88      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             89      committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in
             90      Section 20A-11-1501 ; and
             91          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             92          (5) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             93          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
             94      value given to the filing entity;
             95          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             96      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             97      anything of value to the filing entity;
             98          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
             99          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
             100      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
             101          (v) remuneration from:
             102          (A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist;
             103      or
             104          (B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts; and
             105          (vi) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair
             106      market value.
             107          (b) "Contribution" does not include:
             108          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             109      of their time on behalf of the filing entity;
             110          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             111      business; or
             112          (iii) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate or political party at less
             113      than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate or political
             114      party.
             115          (6) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
             116      candidate or political party are provided:
             117          (a) with the candidate's or political party's prior knowledge, if the candidate or political
             118      party does not object;


             119          (b) by agreement with the candidate or political party;
             120          (c) in coordination with the candidate or political party; or
             121          (d) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate or
             122      political party.
             123          (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             124      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and
             125      makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             126          (i) the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
             127          (ii) the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot
             128      proposition.
             129          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             130          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             131          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             132          (8) "County political party" means, for each registered political party, all of the persons
             133      within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are members of
             134      the registered political party.
             135          (9) "County political party officer" means a person whose name is required to be
             136      submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section
             137      20A-8-402 .
             138          [(8)] (10) "Detailed listing" means:
             139          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             140          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             141      service assistance;
             142          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             143          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
             144          (b) for each expenditure:
             145          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             146          (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
             147          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             148          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             149          [(9)] (11) "Election" means each:


             150          (a) regular general election;
             151          (b) regular primary election; and
             152          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
             153          [(10)] (12) "Electioneering communication" means a communication that:
             154          (a) has at least a value of $10,000;
             155          (b) clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
             156          (c) is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
             157      facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 days of the clearly
             158      identified candidate's or judge's election date.
             159          [(11)] (13) (a) "Expenditure" means:
             160          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
             161      required by this chapter;
             162          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
             163      or anything of value made for political purposes;
             164          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             165      purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
             166      value for political purposes;
             167          (iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person
             168      without charge to a reporting entity;
             169          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             170      committee; or
             171          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another
             172      reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             173          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             174          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             175      of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             176          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             177      business; or
             178          (iii) anything listed in Subsection [(11)] (13)(a) that is given by a reporting entity to
             179      candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             180          [(12)] (14) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is required to file a financial


             181      statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.
             182          [(13)] (15) "Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, verified
             183      financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts,
             184      donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial
             185      Retention Elections.
             186          [(14)] (16) "Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             187      determine the candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action
             188      committee, political party, or corporation.
             189          [(15)] (17) "Incorporation" means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2, Part
             190      1, Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town.
             191          [(16)] (18) "Incorporation election" means the election authorized by Section 10-2-111 .
             192          [(17)] (19) "Incorporation petition" means a petition authorized by Section 10-2-109 .
             193          [(18)] (20) "Individual" means a natural person.
             194          [(19)] (21) "Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and
             195      expenditures made since the last report.
             196          [(20)] (22) "Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative,
             197      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and
             198      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             199          [(21)] (23) "Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
             200          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
             201          (b) declares oneself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
             202      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and
             203      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; or
             204          (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             205      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             206      to a legislative office.
             207          [(22)] (24) "Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
             208          [(23)] (25) "Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the
             209      governing board of a registered political party.
             210          [(24)] (26) "Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals,
             211      business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action


             212      committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section
             213      20A-11-1501 .
             214          [(25)] (27) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a
             215      candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             216          [(26)] (28) "Personal use expenditure" has the same meaning as provided under Section
             217      20A-11-104 .
             218          [(27)] (29) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of
             219      individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             220          (i) solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political
             221      purposes; or
             222          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or to
             223      vote for or against any candidate or person seeking election to a municipal or county office.
             224          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political
             225      party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party
             226      that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             227          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             228          (i) a party committee;
             229          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
             230      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             231          (iii) an individual;
             232          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             233      account;
             234          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             235      action committee; or
             236          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             237          [(28)] (30) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by
             238      a registered political party to select candidates.
             239          [(29)] (31) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals
             240      or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             241          (i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in
             242      placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or


             243      to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
             244          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a
             245      ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any
             246      proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
             247          (iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the
             248      ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot.
             249          (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean:
             250          (i) a registered political party or a party committee;
             251          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the
             252      regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             253          (iii) an individual;
             254          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             255      account; or
             256          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             257      issues committee.
             258          [(30)] (32) (a) "Political issues contribution" means any of the following:
             259          (i) a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             260      anything of value given to a political issues committee;
             261          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a political
             262      issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot proposition;
             263          (iii) any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting
             264      entity;
             265          (iv) compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered
             266      without charge to a political issues committee; and
             267          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at
             268      less than fair market value.
             269          (b) "Political issues contribution" does not include:
             270          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             271      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             272          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             273      course of business.


             274          [(31)] (33) (a) "Political issues expenditure" means any of the following:
             275          (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing
             276      the approval or the defeat of:
             277          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             278          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             279          (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
             280      the express purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of:
             281          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             282          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             283          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             284      political issues expenditure;
             285          (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person
             286      without charge to a political issues committee; or
             287          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less
             288      than fair market value.
             289          (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
             290          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             291      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             292          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             293      course of business.
             294          [(32)] (34) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to
             295      influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote
             296      for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus,
             297      political convention, or election.
             298          [(33)] (35) "Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the
             299      election laws.
             300          [(34)] (36) "Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state
             301      auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state
             302      representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader,
             303      whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             304          [(35)] (37) (a) "Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided


             305      to an officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
             306      communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
             307          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of
             308      money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
             309          (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
             310      officeholder.
             311          (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
             312          (i) anything provided by the state;
             313          (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             314      of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
             315          (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             316      business;
             317          (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
             318          (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any
             319      organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
             320      officeholder.
             321          [(36)] (38) "Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more
             322      individuals sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political
             323      action committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting
             324      the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial statement the
             325      individuals are listed.
             326          [(37)] (39) "Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
             327          [(38)] (40) "Registered lobbyist" means a person registered under Title 36, Chapter 11,
             328      Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act.
             329          [(39)] (41) "Registered political action committee" means any political action
             330      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             331      governor's office.
             332          [(40)] (42) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues
             333      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             334      governor's office.
             335          [(41)] (43) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:


             336          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2%
             337      or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives
             338      for any of its candidates for any office; or
             339          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of Chapter 8, Political
             340      Party Formation and Procedures.
             341          [(42)] (44) (a) "Remuneration" means a payment:
             342          (i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             343          (ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned
             344      during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business.
             345          (b) "Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
             346          (i) the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
             347          (ii) a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
             348          (A) because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
             349          (B) for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.
             350          [(43)] (45) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign
             351      committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party
             352      committee, a political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor
             353      organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
             354          [(44)] (46) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school
             355      board.
             356          [(45)] (47) (a) "Source" means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the
             357      tangible or intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
             358          (b) "Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political
             359      action committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action
             360      committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
             361          [(46)] (48) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             362      general, state auditor, and state treasurer.
             363          [(47)] (49) "State office candidate" means a person who:
             364          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             365          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             366      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election


             367      to a state office.
             368          [(48)] (50) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a
             369      reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.
             370          [(49)] (51) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             371      allocate expenditures from a political issues committee.
             372          Section 4. Section 20A-11-103 is amended to read:
             373           20A-11-103. Notice of pending interim and summary reports -- Form of
             374      submission -- Public availability.
             375          (1) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), 10 days before an interim report or
             376      summary report is due under this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections,
             377      the chief election officer shall inform the filing entity by postal mail or, if requested by the
             378      filing entity, by electronic mail:
             379          (i) that the financial statement is due;
             380          (ii) of the date that the financial statement is due; and
             381          (iii) of the penalty for failing to file the financial statement.
             382          (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (1)(a), under this section the chief
             383      election officer is not required to provide notice:
             384          (i) to a candidate or political party of the financial statement that is due before the
             385      candidate's or political party's political convention;
             386          (ii) of a financial statement due in connection with a public hearing for an initiative
             387      under the requirements of Section 20A-7-204.1 ; or
             388          (iii) to a corporation or labor organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
             389          (2) A filing entity shall electronically file a financial statement via electronic mail or
             390      the Internet according to specifications established by the chief election officer.
             391          (3) A financial statement is considered timely filed if it is received by the chief election
             392      officer's office before the close of regular office hours on the date that it is due.
             393          (4) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
             394      Access and Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall:
             395          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             396      inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
             397          (b) post an electronic copy or the contents of each financial statement in a searchable


             398      format on a website established by the lieutenant governor:
             399          (i) for campaign finance statements submitted to the lieutenant governor under the
             400      requirements of Section 10-3-208 or Section 17-16-6.5 , no later than seven business days after
             401      the date of receipt of the campaign finance statement; or
             402          (ii) for a summary report or interim report filed under the requirements of this chapter
             403      or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, no later than three business days after the
             404      date the [statement] summary report or interim report is electronically filed.
             405          (5) If a municipality, under Section 10-3-208 , or a county, under Section 17-16-6.5 ,
             406      elects to provide campaign finance disclosure on its own website, rather than through the
             407      lieutenant governor, the website established by the lieutenant governor shall contain a link or
             408      other access point to the municipality or county website.
             409          Section 5. Section 20A-11-206 is amended to read:
             410           20A-11-206. State office candidate -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
             411          (1) (a) If a state office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the regular
             412      primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor
             413      shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             414          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             415          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             416      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             417          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             418      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             419      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             420          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             421          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             422          (b) Any state office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement required by
             423      [Section] Subsection 20A-11-204 (1)(b), (c), or (d) is disqualified and the vacancy on the ballot
             424      may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             425          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a state office candidate is not
             426      disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             427          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             428      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;


             429          (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             430      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             431      and
             432          (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             433      corrected in:
             434          (A) an amended report; or
             435          (B) the next scheduled report.
             436          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             437      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             438          (i) each state office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed one;
             439      and
             440          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             441          (b) If it appears that any state office candidate has failed to file the summary report
             442      required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the
             443      lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             444      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             445      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state office candidate of the violation or
             446      written complaint and direct the state office candidate to file a summary report correcting the
             447      problem.
             448          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state office candidate to fail to file or amend a summary
             449      report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             450          (ii) Each state office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a class B
             451      misdemeanor.
             452          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             453      attorney general.
             454          Section 6. Section 20A-11-305 is amended to read:
             455           20A-11-305. Legislative office candidate -- Failure to file report -- Penalties.
             456          (1) (a) If a legislative office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             457      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant
             458      governor shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             459          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:


             460          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             461      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             462          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             463      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             464      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             465          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             466          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             467          (b) Any legislative office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             468      required by [Section] Subsection 20A-11-303 (1)(b), (c), or (d) is disqualified and the vacancy
             469      on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             470          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a legislative office candidate is not
             471      disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             472          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             473      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
             474          (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             475      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             476      and
             477          (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             478      corrected in:
             479          (A) an amended report; or
             480          (B) the next scheduled report.
             481          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             482      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             483          (i) each legislative office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             484      one; and
             485          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             486          (b) If it appears that any legislative office candidate has failed to file the summary
             487      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             488      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             489      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             490      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the legislative office candidate of the


             491      violation or written complaint and direct the legislative office candidate to file a summary
             492      report correcting the problem.
             493          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any legislative office candidate to fail to file or amend a
             494      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             495      section.
             496          (ii) Each legislative office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             497      class B misdemeanor.
             498          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             499      attorney general.
             500          Section 7. Section 20A-11-505.7 is enacted to read:
             501          20A-11-505.7. Registered political party separate account for contributions.
             502          (1) A registered political party shall deposit a contribution received in one or more
             503      separate campaign accounts in a financial institution.
             504          (2) A registered political party may not deposit or mingle a contribution received into a
             505      personal or business account.
             506          Section 8. Section 20A-11-509 is enacted to read:
             507          20A-11-509. County political party separate account for contributions.
             508          (1) A county political party officer shall deposit a contribution received in one or more
             509      separate campaign accounts in a financial institution.
             510          (2) A county political party officer may not deposit or mingle a contribution received
             511      into a personal or business account.
             512          Section 9. Section 20A-11-510 is enacted to read:
             513          20A-11-510. County political party financial reporting requirements -- Year-end
             514      summary report.
             515          (1) A county political party officer of a county political party that has received
             516      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $50, during a
             517      calendar year shall file a summary report by January 10 of the following year.
             518          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             519      of the previous year:
             520          (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             521          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports,


             522      if any, filed during the previous year;
             523          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
             524      reports, if any, filed during the previous year;
             525          (iv) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             526      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             527          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             528          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             529      not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             530          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             531          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             532      report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             533          (b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             534      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             535          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             536      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             537          (c) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             538      December 31 of the previous year.
             539          (3) The county political party officer shall certify in the summary report that, to the
             540      best of the officer's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been reported as of
             541      December 31 of the previous year and that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and
             542      unpaid except as set forth in that report.
             543          Section 10. Section 20A-11-511 is enacted to read:
             544          20A-11-511. County political party financial reporting requirements -- Interim
             545      reports.
             546          (1) (a) A county political party officer of a county political party that has received
             547      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $50, during a
             548      calendar year shall file an interim report at the following times in any year in which there is a
             549      regular general election:
             550          (i) seven days before the county political party's convention;
             551          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             552          (iii) August 31; and


             553          (iv) seven days before the general election date.
             554          (b) A county political party officer need not file an interim report if it received no
             555      contributions or made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             556          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             557          (a) the net balance of the last financial statement, if any;
             558          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             559      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             560          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             561      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             562          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             563      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             564          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             565          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             566      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             567          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             568          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             569      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             570      last summary report; and
             571          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             572          (i) beginning balance;
             573          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             574          (iii) total contributions to date;
             575          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             576          (v) total expenditures to date.
             577          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             578      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             579          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             580      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             581          (4) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as
             582      of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             583          Section 11. Section 20A-11-512 is enacted to read:


             584          20A-11-512. County political party -- Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             585          (1) (a) A county political party officer who fails to file the interim report due before the
             586      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election is:
             587          (i) subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             588          (ii) guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             589          (b) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(a) to the
             590      attorney general.
             591          (2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement required
             592      by Section 20A-11-510 , the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure
             593      that:
             594          (a) a county political party officer who is required to file a statement has filed one; and
             595          (b) each statement contains the information required by Section 20A-11-510 .
             596          (3) If it appears that any county political party officer has failed to file a financial
             597      statement, if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the
             598      lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             599      falsity of any financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of
             600      a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the county political party officer of the
             601      violation or written complaint and direct the county political party officer to file a financial
             602      statement correcting the problem.
             603          (4) (a) It is unlawful for a county political party officer to fail to file or amend a
             604      financial statement within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under
             605      this section.
             606          (b) A county political party officer who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B
             607      misdemeanor.
             608          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the
             609      attorney general.
             610          Section 12. Section 20A-11-513 is enacted to read:
             611          20A-11-513. Termination of duty to report.
             612          (1) A registered political party or county political party is subject to year-end summary
             613      reporting requirements until the registered political party or county political party has filed a
             614      statement of dissolution with the lieutenant governor stating that:


             615          (a) the political party is no longer receiving contributions and is no longer making
             616      expenditures;
             617          (b) the ending balance on the last summary report filed is zero; and
             618          (c) a final summary report in the form required by this part showing a zero balance is
             619      filed with the statement of dissolution.
             620          (2) A statement of dissolution and a final summary report may be filed at any time.
             621          (3) A registered political party or county political party shall continue to file the
             622      year-end summary report required by this part until the statement of dissolution and final
             623      summary report required by this section are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             624          Section 13. Section 20A-11-701 is amended to read:
             625           20A-11-701. Campaign financial reporting by corporations -- Filing requirements
             626      -- Statement contents.
             627          (1) (a) Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes that total at
             628      least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             629      governor's office:
             630          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
             631          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             632          (iii) on August 31; and
             633          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             634          (b) The corporation shall report:
             635          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement;
             636          (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all
             637      expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement; and
             638          (iii) whether the corporation, including an officer[, director, spouse] of the corporation,
             639      director of the corporation, or person with at least 10% ownership in the corporation:
             640          (A) has bid since the last financial statement on a contract, as defined in Section
             641      63G-6-103 , in excess of $100,000;
             642          (B) is currently bidding on a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6-103 , in excess of
             643      $100,000; or
             644          (C) is a party to a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6-103 , in excess of $100,000.
             645          (c) The corporation need not file a financial statement under this section if the


             646      corporation made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             647          (2) The financial statement shall include:
             648          (a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             649      corporation, and the amount of each expenditure;
             650          (b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
             651          (c) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the
             652      accuracy of the financial statement.
             653          Section 14. Section 20A-11-802 is amended to read:
             654           20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
             655          (1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has received political issues
             656      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures totaling at least
             657      $50, during a calendar year, shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             658      governor's office:
             659          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             660      previous year;
             661          (ii) seven days before the date of an incorporation election, if the political issues
             662      committee has received donations or made disbursements to affect an incorporation;
             663          (iii) at least three days before the first public hearing held as required by Section
             664      20A-7-204.1 ;
             665          (iv) if the political issues committee has received or expended funds in relation to an
             666      initiative or referendum, at the time the initiative or referendum sponsors submit:
             667          (A) the verified and certified initiative packets as required by Section 20A-7-206 ; or
             668          (B) the signed and verified referendum packets as required by Section 20A-7-306 ;
             669          (v) on August 31; and
             670          (vi) seven days before the regular general election.
             671          (b) The political issues committee shall report:
             672          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             673      statement; and
             674          (ii) [for financial statements filed on August 31 and before the general election,] all
             675      contributions and expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial
             676      statement, except for a financial statement filed on January 10.


             677          (c) The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it
             678      received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             679          (2) (a) That statement shall include:
             680          (i) the name and address of any individual that makes a political issues contribution to
             681      the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues contribution;
             682          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             683      political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             684      political issues contribution;
             685          (iii) the name and address of any political issues committee, group, or entity that makes
             686      a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             687      political issues contribution;
             688          (iv) the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues
             689      contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues
             690      contribution;
             691          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             692          (vi) except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the name and address of each individual,
             693      entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues expenditure of more
             694      than $50 from the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of each political issues
             695      expenditure;
             696          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             697          (viii) the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues
             698      expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;
             699          (ix) a statement by the political issues committee's treasurer or chief financial officer
             700      certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial statement is accurate; and
             701          (x) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             702          (A) beginning balance;
             703          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             704          (C) total contributions to date;
             705          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             706          (E) total expenditures to date.
             707          (b) (i) Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have a


             708      value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an
             709      aggregate total.
             710          (ii) Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an
             711      aggregate total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported
             712      separately.
             713          (c) When reporting political issue expenditures made to circulators of initiative
             714      petitions, the political issues committee:
             715          (i) need only report the amount paid to each initiative petition circulator; and
             716          (ii) need not report the name or address of the circulator.
             717          Section 15. Section 20A-11-901 is amended to read:
             718           20A-11-901. Political advertisements -- Requirement that ads designate
             719      responsibility and authorization -- Report to lieutenant governor -- Unauthorized use of
             720      endorsements.
             721          (1) (a) Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing an
             722      advertisement expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or
             723      solicits any contribution through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor
             724      advertising facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising, the
             725      advertisement:
             726          (i) if paid for and authorized by a candidate or the candidate's campaign committee,
             727      shall clearly state that the advertisement has been paid for by the candidate or the campaign
             728      committee;
             729          (ii) if paid for by another person but authorized by a candidate or the candidate's
             730      campaign committee, shall clearly state who paid for the advertisement and that the candidate
             731      or the campaign committee authorized the advertisement; or
             732          (iii) if not authorized by a candidate or his campaign committee, shall clearly state the
             733      name of the person who paid for the advertisement and state that the advertisement is not
             734      authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
             735          (b) The requirements of Subsection (1)(a) do not apply to:
             736          (i) lawn signs with dimensions of four by eight feet or smaller;
             737          (ii) bumper stickers;
             738          (iii) campaign pins, buttons, and pens; and


             739          (iv) similar small items upon which the disclaimer cannot be conveniently printed.
             740          (2) (a) A person who pays for an electioneering communication shall file a report with
             741      the lieutenant governor within 24 hours of making the payment or entering into a contract to
             742      make the payment.
             743          (b) The report shall include:
             744          (i) the name and [street] address of the person described in Subsection (2)(a);
             745          (ii) the name and address of each person contributing at least $100 to the person
             746      described in Subsection (2)(a) for the purpose of disseminating the electioneering
             747      communication;
             748          (iii) the amount spent on the electioneering communication;
             749          (iv) the name of the identified referenced candidate; and
             750          (v) the medium used to disseminate the electioneering communication.
             751          (3) A person may not, in order to promote the success of any candidate for nomination
             752      or election to any public office, or in connection with any question submitted to the voters,
             753      include or cause to be included the name of any person as endorser or supporter in any political
             754      advertisement, circular, poster, or publication without the express consent of that person.
             755          (4) (a) It is unlawful for a person to pay the owner, editor, publisher, or agent of any
             756      newspaper or other periodical to induce him to advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for
             757      nomination or election.
             758          (b) It is unlawful for any owner, editor, publisher, or agent to accept any payment to
             759      advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for nomination or election.
             760          Section 16. Section 20A-11-1001 is amended to read:
             761           20A-11-1001. Electronic form prepared by chief election officer.
             762          The chief election officer shall:
             763          (1) develop and prepare an electronic form for all financial statements required by this
             764      chapter and Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections; and
             765          (2) provide access to the electronic form to the secretary of every committee, to every
             766      candidate, and to all others who request [them] a form.
             767          Section 17. Section 20A-11-1305 is amended to read:
             768           20A-11-1305. School board office candidate -- Failure to file statement --
             769      Penalties.


             770          (1) (a) If a school board office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             771      regular primary election, on August 31, [and] or before the regular general election, the chief
             772      election officer shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely
             773      filed:
             774          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             775          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             776      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             777          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             778      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             779      cast for candidate will not be counted; and
             780          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             781          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             782          (b) Any school board office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             783      required by [this part] Subsection 20A-11-1303 (1)(b), (c), or (d) is disqualified and the vacancy
             784      on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             785          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a school board office candidate is
             786      not disqualified and the chief election officer may not impose a fine if:
             787          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section in accordance with
             788      Section 20A-11-103 ;
             789          (ii) those reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             790      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             791      and
             792          (iii) those omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             793      corrected in:
             794          (A) an amended report; or
             795          (B) the next scheduled report.
             796          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report by a candidate
             797      for state school board, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure
             798      that:
             799          (i) each state school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             800      one; and


             801          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             802          (b) If it appears that any state school board candidate has failed to file the summary
             803      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             804      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             805      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             806      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state school board candidate of the
             807      violation or written complaint and direct the state school board candidate to file a summary
             808      report correcting the problem.
             809          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
             810      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             811      section.
             812          (ii) Each state school board candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             813      class B misdemeanor.
             814          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             815      attorney general.
             816          (3) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the county
             817      clerk shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             818          (i) each local school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             819      one; and
             820          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             821          (b) If it appears that any local school board candidate has failed to file the summary
             822      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             823      if the county clerk has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity
             824      of any summary report, the county clerk shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or
             825      receipt of a written complaint, notify the local school board candidate of the violation or
             826      written complaint and direct the local school board candidate to file a summary report
             827      correcting the problem.
             828          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any local school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
             829      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the county clerk under this section.
             830          (ii) Each local school board candidate who violates Subsection (3)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             831      class B misdemeanor.


             832          (iii) The county clerk shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(c)(i) to the district or
             833      county attorney.
             834          Section 18. Section 20A-11-1503 is amended to read:
             835           20A-11-1503. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             836          (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of [any] a financial statement required
             837      by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed financial statement to ensure that:
             838          (a) each labor organization that is required to file a financial statement has filed one;
             839      and
             840          (b) each financial statement contains the information required by this part.
             841          (2) If it appears that any labor organization has failed to file [any] a financial statement,
             842      if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             843      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of [any]
             844      a financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall:
             845          (a) impose a fine against the labor organization in accordance with Section
             846      20A-11-1005 ; and
             847          (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
             848      the labor organization of the violation or written complaint and direct the labor organization to
             849      file a financial statement correcting the problem.
             850          (3) (a) It is unlawful for any labor organization to fail to file or amend a financial
             851      statement within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             852          (b) Each labor organization that violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B
             853      misdemeanor.
             854          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the
             855      attorney general.
             856          Section 19. Section 20A-12-303 is amended to read:
             857           20A-12-303. Separate account for campaign funds -- Reporting contributions.
             858          (1) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee shall deposit each
             859      contribution in one or more separate personal campaign accounts in a financial institution.
             860          (2) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee may not deposit or mingle
             861      any contributions received into a personal or business account.
             862          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3) and Section 20A-12-305 , "received" means:


             863          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a judge or the judge's personal
             864      campaign committee;
             865          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             866      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             867          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             868      inures to the judge.
             869          (b) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee shall report to the lieutenant
             870      governor each contribution within 30 days after the contribution is received.
             871          Section 20. Section 20A-12-305 is amended to read:
             872           20A-12-305. Judicial retention election candidates -- Financial reporting
             873      requirements -- Interim report.
             874          (1) The judge's personal campaign committee shall file an interim report with the
             875      lieutenant governor before the close of [normal] regular office hours on the date seven days
             876      before the regular general election date.
             877          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             878          (a) a detailed listing of each contribution received since the last financial statement;
             879          (b) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             880          (c) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report;
             881          (d) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             882          (e) a net balance for the year consisting of all contributions since the last summary
             883      report minus all expenditures since the last summary report.
             884          (3) (a) For all individual contributions of $50 or less, a single aggregate figure may be
             885      reported without separate detailed listings.
             886          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             887      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             888          (4) In preparing each interim report, all contributions and expenditures shall be
             889      reported as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             890          (5) A negotiable instrument or check received by a judge or the judge's personal
             891      campaign committee more than five days before the required filing date of a report required by
             892      this section shall be included in the interim report.


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