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H.B. 493

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CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE AMENDMENTS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kraig Powell

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends campaign finance provisions related to anonymous cash contributions.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    prohibits an anonymous cash contribution over $50;
             13          .    requires a candidate for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             14      general, state auditor, state treasurer, state legislator, or State Board of Education
             15      member to submit an anonymous cash contribution over $50 to the lieutenant
             16      governor for deposit into the General Fund;
             17          .    requires an officeholder to submit an anonymous cash contribution or cash public
             18      service assistance over $50 to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General
             19      Fund;
             20          .    requires a candidate for municipal office to submit an anonymous cash contribution
             21      over the reporting limit to the municipal clerk or recorder for deposit into the
             22      municipality's General Fund;
             23          .    requires a candidate for county office to submit an anonymous cash contribution
             24      over $50 to the county clerk for deposit into the county's General Fund;
             25          .    requires a candidate for local school board to submit an anonymous cash
             26      contribution over $50 to the school district's business administrator for deposit into
             27      the school district's general fund; and


             28          .    makes technical changes.
             29      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          10-3-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 49 and 382
             36          17-16-6.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 49
             37          20A-11-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 246
             38          20A-11-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             39          20A-11-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 297 and 347
             40          20A-11-904, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             41          20A-11-1301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             42     
             43      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             44          Section 1. Section 10-3-208 is amended to read:
             45           10-3-208. Campaign finance statement in municipal election.
             46          (1) As used in this section:
             47          (a) "Reporting date" means:
             48          (i) 10 days before a municipal general election, for a campaign finance statement
             49      required to be filed no later than seven days before a municipal general election; and
             50          (ii) the day of filing, for a campaign finance statement required to be filed no later than
             51      30 days after a municipal primary or general election.
             52          (b) "Reporting limit" means:
             53          (i) $50; or
             54          (ii) an amount lower than $50 that is specified in an ordinance of the municipality.
             55          (2) (a) (i) Each candidate for municipal office who is not eliminated at a municipal
             56      primary election shall file with the municipal clerk or recorder a campaign finance statement:
             57          (A) no later than seven days before the date of the municipal general election; and
             58          (B) no later than 30 days after the date of the municipal general election.


             59          (ii) Each candidate for municipal office who is eliminated at a municipal primary
             60      election shall file with the municipal clerk or recorder a campaign finance statement no later
             61      than 30 days after the date of the municipal primary election.
             62          (b) Each campaign finance statement under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             63          (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii):
             64          (A) report all of the candidate's itemized and total:
             65          (I) campaign contributions, including in-kind and other nonmonetary contributions,
             66      received before the close of the reporting date; and
             67          (II) campaign expenditures made through the close of the reporting date; and
             68          (B) identify:
             69          (I) for each contribution that exceeds the reporting limit, the amount of the contribution
             70      and the name of the donor;
             71          (II) the aggregate total of all contributions that individually do not exceed the reporting
             72      limit; and
             73          (III) for each campaign expenditure, the amount of the expenditure and the name of the
             74      recipient of the expenditure; or
             75          (ii) report the total amount of all campaign contributions and expenditures if the
             76      candidate receives $500 or less in campaign contributions and spends $500 or less on the
             77      candidate's campaign.
             78          (c) (i) A person who makes a cash contribution that exceeds the reporting limit shall
             79      disclose the person's name to the candidate who receives the contribution.
             80          (ii) If a candidate receives an anonymous cash contribution that exceeds the reporting
             81      limit, the candidate:
             82          (A) is not required to report the anonymous contribution; and
             83          (B) shall submit the anonymous contribution to the municipal clerk or recorder for
             84      deposit into the municipality's General Fund.
             85          (3) (a) A municipality may, by ordinance:
             86          (i) provide a reporting limit lower than $50;
             87          (ii) require greater disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures than is
             88      required in this section; and
             89          (iii) impose additional penalties on candidates who fail to comply with the applicable


             90      requirements beyond those imposed by this section.
             91          (b) A candidate for municipal office is subject to the provisions of this section and not
             92      the provisions of an ordinance adopted by the municipality under Subsection (3)(a) if:
             93          (i) the municipal ordinance establishes requirements or penalties that differ from those
             94      established in this section; and
             95          (ii) the municipal clerk or recorder fails to notify the candidate of the provisions of the
             96      ordinance as required in Subsection (4).
             97          (4) Each municipal clerk or recorder shall, at the time the candidate for municipal
             98      office files a declaration of candidacy, and again 14 days before each municipal general
             99      election, notify the candidate in writing of:
             100          (a) the provisions of statute or municipal ordinance governing the disclosure of
             101      campaign contributions and expenditures;
             102          (b) the dates when the candidate's campaign finance statement is required to be filed;
             103      and
             104          (c) the penalties that apply for failure to file a timely campaign finance statement,
             105      including the statutory provision that requires removal of the candidate's name from the ballot
             106      for failure to file the required campaign finance statement when required.
             107          (5) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
             108      Access and Management Act, the municipal clerk or recorder shall:
             109          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             110      inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
             111          (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             112      inspection by:
             113          (i) (A) posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the municipality's
             114      website no later than seven business days after the statement is filed; and
             115          (B) verifying that the address of the municipality's website has been provided to the
             116      lieutenant governor in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103 (5); or
             117          (ii) submitting a copy of the statement to the lieutenant governor for posting on the
             118      website established by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-11-103 no later than two
             119      business days after the statement is filed.
             120          (6) (a) If a candidate fails to file a campaign finance statement before the municipal


             121      general election by the deadline specified in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), the municipal clerk or
             122      recorder shall inform the appropriate election official who:
             123          (i) shall:
             124          (A) if practicable, remove the candidate's name from the ballot by blacking out the
             125      candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             126          (B) if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform the
             127      voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes cast for
             128      the candidate will not be counted; and
             129          (ii) may not count any votes for that candidate.
             130          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (6)(a), a candidate who files a campaign finance
             131      statement seven days before a municipal general election is not disqualified if:
             132          (i) the statement details accurately and completely the information required under
             133      Subsection (2)(b), except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies; and
             134          (ii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in the
             135      next scheduled report.
             136          (7) A campaign finance statement required under this section is considered filed if it is
             137      received in the municipal clerk or recorder's office by 5 p.m. on the date that is it due.
             138          (8) (a) A private party in interest may bring a civil action in district court to enforce the
             139      provisions of this section or an ordinance adopted under this section.
             140          (b) In a civil action under Subsection (8)(a), the court may award costs and attorney's
             141      fees to the prevailing party.
             142          Section 2. Section 17-16-6.5 is amended to read:
             143           17-16-6.5. Campaign financial disclosure in county elections.
             144          (1) (a) [By January 1, 1996, each] Each county shall adopt an ordinance establishing
             145      campaign finance disclosure requirements for candidates for county office.
             146          (b) The ordinance shall include:
             147          (i) a requirement that each candidate for county office report [his] the candidate's
             148      itemized and total campaign contributions and expenditures at least once within the two weeks
             149      before the election and at least once within two months after the election;
             150          (ii) a definition of "contribution" and "expenditure" that requires reporting of
             151      nonmonetary contributions such as in-kind contributions and contributions of tangible things;


             152      and
             153          (iii) a requirement that the financial reports identify:
             154          (A) for each contribution of more than $50, if the name of the donor of the contribution
             155      is known, the name of the donor of the contribution and the amount of the contribution; and
             156          (B) for each expenditure, the name of the recipient and the amount of the expenditure.
             157          (c) The ordinance shall require:
             158          (i) a person who makes a cash contribution that exceeds $50 to disclose the person's
             159      name to the candidate who receives the contribution; and
             160          (ii) a candidate who receives an anonymous cash contribution that exceeds $50 to
             161      submit the contribution to the county clerk for deposit into the county's General Fund.
             162          (2) [(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if] If any county fails to adopt a
             163      campaign finance disclosure ordinance [by January 1, 1996] described in Subsection (1),
             164      candidates for county office shall comply with the financial reporting requirements contained
             165      in Subsections (3) through [(6)] (7).
             166          [(b) If, after August 1, 1995, any county adopts a campaign finance ordinance meeting
             167      the requirements of Subsection (1), that county need not comply with the requirements of
             168      Subsections (3) through (6).]
             169          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), and if there is no county ordinance
             170      meeting the requirements of this section, each candidate for elective office in any county who
             171      is not required to submit a campaign financial statement to the lieutenant governor shall file a
             172      signed campaign financial statement with the county clerk:
             173          (i) seven days before the date of the regular general election, reporting each
             174      contribution of more than $50 and each expenditure as of 10 days before the date of the regular
             175      general election; and
             176          (ii) no later than 30 days after the date of the regular general election.
             177          (b) Candidates for community council offices are exempt from the requirements of this
             178      section.
             179          (4) (a) The statement filed seven days before the regular general election shall include:
             180          (i) a list of each contribution of more than $50 received by the candidate if the name of
             181      the donor is known, and the name of the donor;
             182          (ii) an aggregate total of all contributions of $50 or less received by the candidate; and


             183          (iii) a list of each expenditure for political purposes made during the campaign period,
             184      and the recipient of each expenditure.
             185          (b) The statement filed 30 days after the regular general election shall include:
             186          (i) a list of each contribution of more than $50 received after the cutoff date for the
             187      statement filed seven days before the election, and the name of the donor;
             188          (ii) an aggregate total of all contributions of $50 or less received by the candidate after
             189      the cutoff date for the statement filed seven days before the election; and
             190          (iii) a list of all expenditures for political purposes made by the candidate after the
             191      cutoff date for the statement filed seven days before the election, and the recipient of each
             192      expenditure.
             193          (5) Candidates for elective office in any county who are eliminated at a primary
             194      election shall file a signed campaign financial statement containing the information required by
             195      this section not later than 30 days after the primary election.
             196          (6) (a) A person who makes a cash contribution that exceeds $50 shall disclose the
             197      person's name to the candidate who receives the contribution.
             198          (b) If a candidate receives an anonymous cash contribution that exceeds $50, the
             199      candidate shall submit the contribution to the county clerk for deposit into the county's General
             200      Fund.
             201          [(6)] (7) Any person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of an infraction.
             202          [(7)] (8) Counties may, by ordinance, enact requirements that:
             203          (a) require greater disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures; and
             204          (b) impose additional penalties.
             205          [(8)] (9) (a) If a candidate fails to file an interim report due before the election, the
             206      county clerk shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely
             207      mailed, inform the appropriate election officials who:
             208          (i) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate by blacking out the
             209      candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             210          (ii) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             211      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             212      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             213          (iii) may not count any votes for that candidate.


             214          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection [(8)] (9)(a), a candidate is not disqualified if:
             215          (i) the candidate files the reports required by this section;
             216          (ii) those reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             217      required by this section except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             218      and
             219          (iii) those omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in
             220      the next scheduled report.
             221          (c) A report is considered filed if:
             222          (i) it is received in the county clerk's office no later than 5 p.m. on the date that it is
             223      due;
             224          (ii) it is received in the county clerk's office with a [U.S.] United States Postal Service
             225      postmark three days or more before the date that the report was due; or
             226          (iii) the candidate has proof that the report was mailed, with appropriate postage and
             227      addressing, three days before the report was due.
             228          [(9)] (10) (a) Any private party in interest may bring a civil action in district court to
             229      enforce the provisions of this section or any ordinance adopted under this section.
             230          (b) In a civil action filed under Subsection [(9)] (10)(a), the court shall award costs and
             231      attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
             232          [(10)] (11) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government
             233      Records Access and Management Act, the county clerk shall:
             234          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             235      inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
             236          (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             237      inspection by:
             238          (i) (A) posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the county's
             239      website no later than seven business days after the statement is filed; and
             240          (B) verifying that the address of the county's website has been provided to the
             241      lieutenant governor in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103 (5); or
             242          (ii) submitting a copy of the statement to the lieutenant governor for posting on the
             243      website established by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-11-103 no later than two
             244      business days after the statement is filed.


             245          Section 3. Section 20A-11-201 is amended to read:
             246           20A-11-201. State office candidate -- Separate bank account for campaign funds.
             247          (1) (a) [Each] Except as provided by Subsection (1)(b), each state office candidate or
             248      the candidate's personal campaign committee shall deposit each contribution and public service
             249      assistance received in one or more separate campaign accounts in a financial institution.
             250          (b) If a state office candidate receives an anonymous cash contribution that exceeds
             251      $50, the state office candidate:
             252          (i) shall submit the contribution to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General
             253      Fund; and
             254          (ii) is not required to report the contribution.
             255          [(b)] (c) A state office candidate or a candidate's personal campaign committee may not
             256      use money deposited in a campaign account for:
             257          (i) a personal use expenditure; or
             258          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.
             259          (2) A state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee may not
             260      deposit or mingle any contributions received into a personal or business account.
             261          (3) If a person who is no longer a state office candidate chooses not to expend the
             262      money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             263      summary report required by Section 20A-11-203 until the statement of dissolution and final
             264      summary report required by Section 20A-11-205 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             265          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             266      is no longer a state office candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a campaign
             267      account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to recognize the money
             268      as taxable income under federal tax law.
             269          (b) A person who is no longer a state office candidate may transfer the money in a
             270      campaign account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to recognize
             271      the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign
             272      account for federal office.
             273          (5) (a) As used in this Subsection (5) and Section 20A-11-204 , "received" means:
             274          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a state office candidate or a member
             275      of the candidate's personal campaign committee;


             276          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             277      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             278          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             279      inures to the state office candidate.
             280          (b) Each state office candidate shall report each contribution and public service
             281      assistance to the lieutenant governor within 30 days after the contribution or public service
             282      assistance is received.
             283          Section 4. Section 20A-11-301 is amended to read:
             284           20A-11-301. Legislative office candidate -- Campaign finance requirements --
             285      Candidate as a political action committee officer.
             286          (1) (a) (i) [Each] Except as provided by Subsection (1)(b), each legislative office
             287      candidate shall deposit each contribution and public service assistance received in one or more
             288      separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated only to that purpose.
             289          (ii) A legislative office candidate may:
             290          (A) receive a contribution or public service assistance from a political action
             291      committee registered under Section 20A-11-601 ; and
             292          (B) be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary
             293      decision-making authority as described in Section 20A-11-601 .
             294          (b) If a legislative office candidate receives an anonymous contribution that exceeds
             295      $50, the legislative office candidate:
             296          (i) shall submit the contribution to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General
             297      Fund; and
             298          (ii) is not required to report the contribution.
             299          [(b)] (c) A legislative office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee
             300      may not use money deposited in an account described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) for:
             301          (i) a personal use expenditure; or
             302          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.
             303          (2) A legislative office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions or public
             304      service assistance received into a personal or business account.
             305          (3) If a person who is no longer a legislative candidate chooses not to expend the
             306      money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end


             307      summary report required by Section 20A-11-302 until the statement of dissolution and final
             308      summary report required by Section 20A-11-304 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             309          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             310      is no longer a legislative office candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a campaign
             311      account in a manner that would cause the former legislative office candidate to recognize the
             312      money as taxable income under federal tax law.
             313          (b) A person who is no longer a legislative office candidate may transfer the money in
             314      a campaign account in a manner that would cause the former legislative office candidate to
             315      recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a
             316      campaign account for federal office.
             317          (5) (a) As used in this Subsection (5) and Section 20A-11-303 , "received" means:
             318          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a legislative office candidate or a
             319      member of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             320          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             321      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             322          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             323      inures to the legislative office candidate.
             324          (b) Each legislative office candidate shall report each contribution and public service
             325      assistance to the lieutenant governor within 30 days after the contribution or public service
             326      assistance is received.
             327          Section 5. Section 20A-11-401 is amended to read:
             328           20A-11-401. Officeholder financial reporting requirements -- Year-end summary
             329      report -- Officeholder as a political action committee officer -- Deposit of anonymous
             330      contribution.
             331          (1) (a) Each officeholder shall file a summary report by January 10 of each year.
             332          (b) An officeholder that is required to file a summary report both as an officeholder and
             333      as a candidate for office under the requirements of this chapter may file a single summary
             334      report as a candidate and an officeholder, provided that the combined report meets the
             335      requirements of:
             336          (i) this section; and
             337          (ii) the section that provides the requirements for the summary report filed by the


             338      officeholder in the officeholder's capacity of a candidate for office.
             339          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             340      of the previous year:
             341          (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             342          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts received since the last summary
             343      report, if any;
             344          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures made since the last
             345      summary report, if any;
             346          (iv) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             347      the last summary report;
             348          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             349          (A) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             350      contributor; and
             351          (B) a specific description of the contribution;
             352          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report;
             353          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             354          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             355      report plus all receipts minus all expenditures; and
             356          (ix) the name of a political action committee for which the officeholder is designated
             357      as an officer who has primary decision-making authority under Section 20A-11-601 .
             358          (b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             359      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             360          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             361      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             362          (c) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             363      December 31 of the previous year.
             364          (3) The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the officeholder certifying
             365      that, to the best of the officeholder's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been
             366      reported as of December 31 of the last calendar year and that there are no bills or obligations
             367      outstanding and unpaid except as set forth in that report.
             368          (4) An officeholder may:


             369          (a) receive public service assistance from a political action committee registered under
             370      Section 20A-11-601 ; and
             371          (b) be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary
             372      decision-making authority as described in Section 20A-11-601 .
             373          (5) (a) If an officeholder receives an anonymous cash contribution or cash public
             374      service assistance that exceeds $50, the candidate:
             375          (i) except as provided by Subsection (5)(b), shall submit the contribution or public
             376      service assistance to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General Fund; and
             377          (ii) is not required to report the contribution or public service assistance.
             378          (b) A local school board member shall submit an anonymous cash contribution or cash
             379      public service assistance that exceeds $50 to the school district's business administrator for
             380      deposit into the school district's general fund.
             381          Section 6. Section 20A-11-904 is amended to read:
             382           20A-11-904. Contribution given in another's name prohibited -- Anonymous
             383      contribution prohibited.
             384          A person may not:
             385          (1) make a contribution in the name of another;
             386          (2) knowingly permit another to make a contribution in the person's name; [or]
             387          (3) knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another[.]; or
             388          (4) make a contribution that exceeds $50 without disclosing the person's name.
             389          Section 7. Section 20A-11-1301 is amended to read:
             390           20A-11-1301. School board office candidate -- Campaign finance requirements --
             391      Candidate as a political action committee officer.
             392          (1) (a) (i) [Each] Except as provided by Subsection (1)(b), each school board office
             393      candidate shall deposit each contribution and public service assistance received in one or more
             394      separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated only to that purpose.
             395          (ii) A school board office candidate may:
             396          (A) receive a contribution or public service assistance from a political action
             397      committee registered under Section 20A-11-601 ; and
             398          (B) be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary
             399      decision-making authority as described in Section 20A-11-601 .


             400          (b) (i) If a candidate for the State Board of Education receives an anonymous
             401      contribution that exceeds $50, the candidate:
             402          (A) shall submit the contribution to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General
             403      Fund; and
             404          (B) is not required to report the contribution.
             405          (ii) If a candidate for local school board receives an anonymous contribution that
             406      exceeds $50, the candidate:
             407          (A) shall submit the contribution to the school district's business administrator for
             408      deposit into the school district's general fund; and
             409          (B) is not required to report the contribution.
             410          [(b)] (c) A school board office candidate may not use money deposited in an account
             411      described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) for:
             412          (i) a personal use expenditure; or
             413          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.
             414          (2) A school board office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions or
             415      public service assistance received into a personal or business account.
             416          (3) A school board office candidate may not make any political expenditures prohibited
             417      by law.
             418          (4) If a person who is no longer a school board candidate chooses not to expend the
             419      money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             420      summary report required by Section 20A-11-1302 until the statement of dissolution and final
             421      summary report required by Section 20A-11-1304 are filed with:
             422          (a) the lieutenant governor in the case of a state school board candidate; and
             423          (b) the county clerk, in the case of a local school board candidate.
             424          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             425      is no longer a school board candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a campaign
             426      account in a manner that would cause the former school board candidate to recognize the
             427      money as taxable income under federal tax law.
             428          (b) A person who is no longer a school board candidate may transfer the money in a
             429      campaign account in a manner that would cause the former school board candidate to recognize
             430      the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign


             431      account for federal office.
             432          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6) and Section 20A-11-1303 , "received" means:
             433          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a school board office candidate or a
             434      member of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             435          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             436      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             437          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             438      inures to the school board office candidate.
             439          (b) Each school board office candidate shall report to the chief election officer each
             440      contribution and public service assistance within 30 days after the contribution or public
             441      service assistance is received.




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