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H.B. 43

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CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING BY CORPORATIONS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      Committee Note:
             9          The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill amends provisions in Title 20A, Chapter 11, Campaign and Financial
             12      Reporting Requirements, regarding campaign finance reporting by corporations.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    defines terms;
             16          .    requires a corporation that makes expenditures to influence the outcome of an
             17      election to report on a financial statement money received from a donor in certain
             18      circumstances;
             19          .    requires a corporation in certain circumstances to notify a donor that:
             20              .    the corporation may use the money to influence the outcome of an election; and
             21              .    the corporation may disclose the donor; and
             22          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.
             23      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             24          None
             25      Other Special Clauses:
             26          None
             27      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             28      AMENDS:
             29          20A-11-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 230
             30          20A-11-701 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             31          20A-11-702, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             32     
             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             35           20A-11-101. Definitions.
             36          As used in this chapter:
             37          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             38      reporting entity has its principal office.
             39          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             40      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by
             41      the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             42          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             43          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             44          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             45      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             46      to a public office.
             47          (4) "Chief election officer" means:
             48          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
             49      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             50      committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in
             51      Section 20A-11-1501 ; and
             52          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             53          (5) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             54          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
             55      value given to the filing entity;
             56          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             57      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             58      anything of value to the filing entity;


             59          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
             60          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
             61      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
             62          (v) remuneration from:
             63          (A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist;
             64      or
             65          (B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts; and
             66          (vi) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair
             67      market value.
             68          (b) "Contribution" does not include:
             69          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             70      of their time on behalf of the filing entity;
             71          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             72      business; or
             73          (iii) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate or political party at less
             74      than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate or political
             75      party.
             76          (6) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
             77      candidate or political party are provided:
             78          (a) with the candidate's or political party's prior knowledge, if the candidate or political
             79      party does not object;
             80          (b) by agreement with the candidate or political party;
             81          (c) in coordination with the candidate or political party; or
             82          (d) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate or
             83      political party.
             84          (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             85      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and
             86      makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             87          (i) the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
             88          (ii) the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot
             89      proposition.


             90          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             91          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             92          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             93          (8) "County political party" means, for each registered political party, all of the persons
             94      within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are members of
             95      the registered political party.
             96          (9) "County political party officer" means a person whose name is required to be
             97      submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section
             98      20A-8-402 .
             99          (10) "Detailed listing" means:
             100          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             101          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             102      service assistance;
             103          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             104          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
             105          (b) for each expenditure:
             106          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             107          (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
             108          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             109          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             110          (11) (a) "Donor" means a person who gives money, including a fee, due, or assessment
             111      for membership in the corporation, to a corporation without receiving full and adequate
             112      consideration for the money.
             113          (b) "Donor" does not include a person who signs a statement that the corporation may
             114      not use the money for an expenditure or political issues expenditure.
             115          [(11)] (12) "Election" means each:
             116          (a) regular general election;
             117          (b) regular primary election; and
             118          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
             119          [(12)] (13) "Electioneering communication" means a communication that:
             120          (a) has at least a value of $10,000;


             121          (b) clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
             122          (c) is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
             123      facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 days of the clearly
             124      identified candidate's or judge's election date.
             125          [(13)] (14) (a) "Expenditure" means:
             126          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
             127      required by this chapter;
             128          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
             129      or anything of value made for political purposes;
             130          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             131      purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
             132      value for political purposes;
             133          (iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person
             134      without charge to a reporting entity;
             135          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             136      committee; or
             137          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another
             138      reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             139          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             140          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             141      of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             142          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             143      business; or
             144          (iii) anything listed in Subsection [(13)] (14)(a) that is given by a reporting entity to
             145      candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             146          [(14)] (15) "Federal office" means the office of President of the United States, United
             147      States Senator, or United States Representative.
             148          [(15)] (16) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is required to file a financial
             149      statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.
             150          [(16)] (17) "Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, verified
             151      financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts,


             152      donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial
             153      Retention Elections.
             154          [(17)] (18) "Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             155      determine the candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action
             156      committee, political party, or corporation.
             157          [(18)] (19) "Incorporation" means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2, Part
             158      1, Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town.
             159          [(19)] (20) "Incorporation election" means the election authorized by Section 10-2-111 .
             160          [(20)] (21) "Incorporation petition" means a petition authorized by Section 10-2-109 .
             161          [(21)] (22) "Individual" means a natural person.
             162          [(22)] (23) "Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and
             163      expenditures made since the last report.
             164          [(23)] (24) "Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative,
             165      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and
             166      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             167          [(24)] (25) "Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
             168          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
             169          (b) declares oneself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
             170      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and
             171      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; or
             172          (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             173      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             174      to a legislative office.
             175          [(25)] (26) "Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
             176          [(26)] (27) "Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the
             177      governing board of a registered political party.
             178          [(27)] (28) "Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals,
             179      business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action
             180      committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section
             181      20A-11-1501 .
             182          [(28)] (29) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a


             183      candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             184          [(29)] (30) "Personal use expenditure" has the same meaning as provided under Section
             185      20A-11-104 .
             186          [(30)] (31) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of
             187      individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             188          (i) solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political
             189      purposes; or
             190          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or to
             191      vote for or against any candidate or person seeking election to a municipal or county office.
             192          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political
             193      party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party
             194      that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             195          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             196          (i) a party committee;
             197          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
             198      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             199          (iii) an individual;
             200          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             201      account;
             202          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             203      action committee; or
             204          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             205          [(31)] (32) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by
             206      a registered political party to select candidates.
             207          [(32)] (33) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals
             208      or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             209          (i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in
             210      placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or
             211      to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
             212          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a
             213      ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any


             214      proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
             215          (iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the
             216      ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot.
             217          (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean:
             218          (i) a registered political party or a party committee;
             219          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the
             220      regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             221          (iii) an individual;
             222          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             223      account; or
             224          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             225      issues committee.
             226          [(33)] (34) (a) "Political issues contribution" means any of the following:
             227          (i) a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             228      anything of value given to a political issues committee;
             229          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a political
             230      issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot proposition;
             231          (iii) any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting
             232      entity;
             233          (iv) compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered
             234      without charge to a political issues committee; and
             235          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at
             236      less than fair market value.
             237          (b) "Political issues contribution" does not include:
             238          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             239      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             240          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             241      course of business.
             242          [(34)] (35) (a) "Political issues expenditure" means any of the following:
             243          (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing
             244      the approval or the defeat of:


             245          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             246          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             247          (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
             248      the express purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of:
             249          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             250          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             251          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             252      political issues expenditure;
             253          (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person
             254      without charge to a political issues committee; or
             255          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less
             256      than fair market value.
             257          (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
             258          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             259      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             260          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             261      course of business.
             262          [(35)] (36) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to
             263      influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote
             264      for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus,
             265      political convention, or election.
             266          [(36)] (37) "Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the
             267      election laws.
             268          [(37)] (38) "Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state
             269      auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state
             270      representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader,
             271      whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             272          [(38)] (39) (a) "Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided
             273      to an officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
             274      communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
             275          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of


             276      money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
             277          (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
             278      officeholder.
             279          (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
             280          (i) anything provided by the state;
             281          (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             282      of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
             283          (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             284      business;
             285          (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
             286          (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any
             287      organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
             288      officeholder.
             289          [(39)] (40) "Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more
             290      individuals sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political
             291      action committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting
             292      the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial statement the
             293      individuals are listed.
             294          [(40)] (41) "Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
             295          [(41)] (42) "Registered lobbyist" means a person registered under Title 36, Chapter 11,
             296      Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act.
             297          [(42)] (43) "Registered political action committee" means any political action
             298      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             299      governor's office.
             300          [(43)] (44) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues
             301      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             302      governor's office.
             303          [(44)] (45) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
             304          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2%
             305      or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives
             306      for any of its candidates for any office; or


             307          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of Chapter 8, Political
             308      Party Formation and Procedures.
             309          [(45)] (46) (a) "Remuneration" means a payment:
             310          (i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             311          (ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned
             312      during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business.
             313          (b) "Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
             314          (i) the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
             315          (ii) a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
             316          (A) because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
             317          (B) for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.
             318          [(46)] (47) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign
             319      committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party
             320      committee, a political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor
             321      organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
             322          [(47)] (48) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school
             323      board.
             324          [(48)] (49) (a) "Source" means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the
             325      tangible or intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
             326          (b) "Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political
             327      action committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action
             328      committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
             329          [(49)] (50) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             330      general, state auditor, and state treasurer.
             331          [(50)] (51) "State office candidate" means a person who:
             332          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             333          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             334      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             335      to a state office.
             336          [(51)] (52) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a
             337      reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.


             338          [(52)] (53) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             339      allocate expenditures from a political issues committee.
             340          Section 2. Section 20A-11-701 (Effective 05/01/13) is amended to read:
             341           20A-11-701 (Effective 05/01/13). Campaign financial reporting by corporations --
             342      Filing requirements -- Statement contents -- Donor reporting and notification required.
             343          (1) (a) Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes that total at
             344      least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             345      governor's office:
             346          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
             347          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             348          (iii) on August 31; and
             349          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             350          (b) The corporation shall report:
             351          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last financial statement;
             352          (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all
             353      expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement; and
             354          (iii) whether the corporation, including an officer of the corporation, director of the
             355      corporation, or person with at least 10% ownership in the corporation:
             356          (A) has bid since the last financial statement on a contract, as defined in Section
             357      63G-6a-103 , in excess of $100,000;
             358          (B) is currently bidding on a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103 , in excess of
             359      $100,000; or
             360          (C) is a party to a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103 , in excess of $100,000.
             361          (c) The corporation need not file a financial statement under this section if the
             362      corporation made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             363          (2) The financial statement shall include:
             364          (a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             365      corporation, and the amount of each expenditure;
             366          (b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the corporation[; and]:
             367          (i) since the last financial statement; and
             368          (ii) during the calendar year;


             369          (c) (i) a statement that the corporation did not receive any money from any donor
             370      during the calendar year or the previous calendar year; or
             371          (ii) a report, described in Subsection (3), of the money received from donors during the
             372      calendar year or the previous calendar year in an amount greater than or equal to the total
             373      amount of expenditures made since the last financial statement; and
             374          [(c)] (d) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying
             375      the accuracy of the financial statement.
             376          (3) (a) The report required by Subsection (2)(c)(ii) shall include:
             377          (i) the name and address of a donor;
             378          (ii) the amount of the money received by the corporation from a donor; and
             379          (iii) the date on which the corporation received the money.
             380          (b) To report an amount greater than or equal to the total amount of expenditures made
             381      since the last financial statement, a corporation shall report money received from donors in the
             382      following order:
             383          (i) first, beginning with the least recent date on which the corporation received money
             384      that the corporation has not reported on a previous financial statement, the money received
             385      from a donor who:
             386          (A) requests that the corporation use the money to make an expenditure;
             387          (B) gives the money to the corporation in response to a solicitation indicating the
             388      corporation's intent to make an expenditure; or
             389          (C) knows that the corporation may use the money to make an expenditure; and
             390          (ii) second, divide the difference between the total amount of expenditures made since
             391      the last financial statement and the total amount of money reported under Subsection (3)(b)(i)
             392      on a proration basis between all donors who:
             393          (A) are not described in Subsection (3)(b)(i);
             394          (B) gave at least $50 during the calendar year or previous calendar year; and
             395          (C) have not been reported on a previous financial statement.
             396          (c) If the amount reported under Subsection (3)(b) is less than the total amount of
             397      expenditures made since the last financial statement, the financial statement shall contain a
             398      statement that the corporation has reported all donors who gave money during the calendar year
             399      or previous calendar year.


             400          (4) If a corporation makes expenditures that total at least $750 during a calendar year,
             401      the corporation shall notify a person giving money to the corporation that:
             402          (a) the corporation may use the money to make an expenditure; and
             403          (b) the person's name and address may be disclosed on the corporation's financial
             404      statement.
             405          Section 3. Section 20A-11-702 is amended to read:
             406           20A-11-702. Campaign financial reporting of political issues expenditures by
             407      corporations -- Financial reporting -- Donor reporting and notification required.
             408          (1) (a) Each corporation that has made political issues expenditures on current or
             409      proposed ballot issues that total at least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified
             410      financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:
             411          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
             412          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             413          (iii) on August 31; and
             414          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             415          (b) The corporation shall report:
             416          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last financial statement; and
             417          (ii) for financial statements under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), expenditures as of
             418      five days before the required filing date of the financial statement.
             419          (c) The corporation need not file a statement under this section if it made no
             420      expenditures during the reporting period.
             421          (2) That statement shall include:
             422          (a) the name and address of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities
             423      that received a political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the corporation, and the
             424      amount of each political issues expenditure;
             425          (b) the total amount of political issues expenditures disbursed by the corporation[;
             426      and]:
             427          (i) since the last financial statement; and
             428          (ii) during the calendar year;
             429          (c) (i) a statement that the corporation did not receive any money from any donor
             430      during the calendar year or the previous calendar year; or


             431          (ii) a report, described in Subsection (3), of the money received from donors during the
             432      calendar year or the previous calendar year in an amount greater than or equal to the total
             433      amount of political issues expenditures made since the last financial statement; and
             434          [(c)] (d) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying
             435      the accuracy of the verified financial statement.
             436          (3) (a) The report required by Subsection (2)(c)(ii) shall include:
             437          (i) the name and address of a donor;
             438          (ii) the amount of the money received by the corporation from a donor; and
             439          (iii) the date on which the corporation received the money.
             440          (b) To report an amount greater than or equal to the total amount of political issues
             441      expenditures made since the last financial statement, a corporation shall report money received
             442      from donors in the following order:
             443          (i) first, beginning with the least recent date on which the corporation received money
             444      that has not been reported on a previous financial statement, the money received from a donor
             445      who:
             446          (A) requests that the corporation use the money to make a political issues expenditure;
             447          (B) gives the money to the corporation in response to a solicitation indicating the
             448      corporation's intent to make a political issues expenditure; or
             449          (C) knows that the corporation may use the money to make a political issues
             450      expenditure; and
             451          (ii) second, divide the difference between the total amount of political issues
             452      expenditures made since the last financial statement and the total amount of money reported
             453      under Subsection (3)(b)(i) on a proration basis between all donors who:
             454          (A) are not described in Subsection (3)(b)(i);
             455          (B) gave at least $50 during the calendar year or previous calendar year; and
             456          (C) have not been reported on a previous financial statement.
             457          (c) If the amount reported under Subsection (3)(b) is less than the total amount of
             458      political issues expenditures made since the last financial statement, the financial statement
             459      shall contain a statement that the corporation has reported all donors who gave money during
             460      the calendar year or previous calendar year.
             461          (4) If a corporation makes political issues expenditures that total at least $750 during a


             462      calendar year, the corporation shall notify a person giving money to the corporation that:
             463          (a) the corporation may use the money to make a political issues expenditure; and
             464          (b) the person's name and address may be disclosed on the corporation's financial
             465      statement.




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