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S.B. 65

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ELECTION CODE - FINANCIAL REPORTING

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REQUIREMENT AMENDMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: John L. Valentine

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House Sponsor: Mike K. McKell

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends provisions of the Election Code relating to financial reporting.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    requires a state office holder, a legislative office holder, and a school board office
             15      holder to each file an interim financial report;
             16          .    requires a political action committee and a political issues committee to each file an
             17      interim financial report seven days before the state political convention of each
             18      major political party;
             19          .    provides for a fine and criminal action against a person who violates the provisions
             20      of this bill; and
             21          .    makes clarifying and technical changes.
             22      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          None
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:


             28          20A-11-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 230
             29          20A-11-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 369
             30          20A-11-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             31          20A-11-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             32          20A-11-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             33          20A-11-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             34          20A-11-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             35          20A-11-602, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 69 and 230
             36          20A-11-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 69 and 230
             37          20A-11-1303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             38          20A-11-1305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             39     
             40      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             41          Section 1. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             42           20A-11-101. Definitions.
             43          As used in this chapter:
             44          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             45      reporting entity has its principal office.
             46          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             47      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by
             48      the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             49          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             50          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             51          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             52      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             53      to a public office.
             54          (4) "Chief election officer" means:
             55          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
             56      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             57      committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in
             58      Section 20A-11-1501 ; and


             59          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             60          (5) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             61          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
             62      value given to the filing entity;
             63          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             64      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             65      anything of value to the filing entity;
             66          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
             67          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
             68      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
             69          (v) remuneration from:
             70          (A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist;
             71      or
             72          (B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts; and
             73          (vi) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair
             74      market value.
             75          (b) "Contribution" does not include:
             76          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             77      of their time on behalf of the filing entity;
             78          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             79      business; or
             80          (iii) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate or political party at less
             81      than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate or political
             82      party.
             83          (6) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
             84      candidate or political party are provided:
             85          (a) with the candidate's or political party's prior knowledge, if the candidate or political
             86      party does not object;
             87          (b) by agreement with the candidate or political party;
             88          (c) in coordination with the candidate or political party; or
             89          (d) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate or


             90      political party.
             91          (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             92      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and
             93      makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             94          (i) the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
             95          (ii) the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot
             96      proposition.
             97          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             98          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             99          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             100          (8) "County political party" means, for each registered political party, all of the persons
             101      within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are members of
             102      the registered political party.
             103          (9) "County political party officer" means a person whose name is required to be
             104      submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section
             105      20A-8-402 .
             106          (10) "Detailed listing" means:
             107          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             108          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             109      service assistance;
             110          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             111          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
             112          (b) for each expenditure:
             113          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             114          (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
             115          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             116          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             117          (11) "Election" means each:
             118          (a) regular general election;
             119          (b) regular primary election; and
             120          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.


             121          (12) "Electioneering communication" means a communication that:
             122          (a) has at least a value of $10,000;
             123          (b) clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
             124          (c) is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
             125      facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 days of the clearly
             126      identified candidate's or judge's election date.
             127          (13) (a) "Expenditure" means:
             128          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
             129      required by this chapter;
             130          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
             131      or anything of value made for political purposes;
             132          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             133      purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
             134      value for political purposes;
             135          (iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person
             136      without charge to a reporting entity;
             137          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             138      committee; or
             139          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another
             140      reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             141          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             142          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             143      of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             144          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             145      business; or
             146          (iii) anything listed in Subsection (13)(a) that is given by a reporting entity to
             147      candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             148          (14) "Federal office" means the office of President of the United States, United States
             149      Senator, or United States Representative.
             150          (15) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is required to file a financial
             151      statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.


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


             183      business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action
             184      committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section
             185      20A-11-1501 .
             186          [(28)] (29) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a
             187      candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             188          [(29)] (30) "Personal use expenditure" has the same meaning as provided under Section
             189      20A-11-104 .
             190          [(30)] (31) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of
             191      individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             192          (i) solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political
             193      purposes; or
             194          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or to
             195      vote for or against any candidate or person seeking election to a municipal or county office.
             196          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political
             197      party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party
             198      that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             199          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             200          (i) a party committee;
             201          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
             202      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             203          (iii) an individual;
             204          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             205      account;
             206          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             207      action committee; or
             208          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             209          [(31)] (32) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by
             210      a registered political party to select candidates.
             211          [(32)] (33) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals
             212      or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             213          (i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in


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


             245      course of business.
             246          [(34)] (35) (a) "Political issues expenditure" means any of the following:
             247          (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing
             248      the approval or the defeat of:
             249          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             250          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             251          (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
             252      the express purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of:
             253          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             254          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             255          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             256      political issues expenditure;
             257          (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person
             258      without charge to a political issues committee; or
             259          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less
             260      than fair market value.
             261          (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
             262          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             263      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             264          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             265      course of business.
             266          [(35)] (36) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to
             267      influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote
             268      for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus,
             269      political convention, or election.
             270          [(36)] (37) "Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the
             271      election laws.
             272          [(37)] (38) "Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state
             273      auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state
             274      representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader,
             275      whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.


             276          [(38)] (39) (a) "Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided
             277      to an officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
             278      communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
             279          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of
             280      money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
             281          (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
             282      officeholder.
             283          (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
             284          (i) anything provided by the state;
             285          (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             286      of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
             287          (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             288      business;
             289          (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
             290          (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any
             291      organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
             292      officeholder.
             293          [(39)] (40) "Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more
             294      individuals sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political
             295      action committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting
             296      the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial statement the
             297      individuals are listed.
             298          [(40)] (41) "Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
             299          [(41)] (42) "Registered lobbyist" means a person registered under Title 36, Chapter 11,
             300      Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act.
             301          [(42)] (43) "Registered political action committee" means any political action
             302      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             303      governor's office.
             304          [(43)] (44) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues
             305      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             306      governor's office.


             307          [(44)] (45) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
             308          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2%
             309      or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives
             310      for any of its candidates for any office; or
             311          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of Chapter 8, Political
             312      Party Formation and Procedures.
             313          [(45)] (46) (a) "Remuneration" means a payment:
             314          (i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             315          (ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned
             316      during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business.
             317          (b) "Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
             318          (i) the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
             319          (ii) a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
             320          (A) because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
             321          (B) for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.
             322          [(46)] (47) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign
             323      committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party
             324      committee, a political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor
             325      organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
             326          [(47)] (48) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school
             327      board.
             328          [(48)] (49) (a) "Source" means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the
             329      tangible or intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
             330          (b) "Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political
             331      action committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action
             332      committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
             333          [(49)] (50) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             334      general, state auditor, and state treasurer.
             335          [(50)] (51) "State office candidate" means a person who:
             336          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             337          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to


             338      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             339      to a state office.
             340          [(51)] (52) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a
             341      reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.
             342          [(52)] (53) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             343      allocate expenditures from a political issues committee.
             344          Section 2. Section 20A-11-103 is amended to read:
             345           20A-11-103. Notice of pending interim and summary reports -- Form of
             346      submission -- Public availability.
             347          (1) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), 10 days before an interim report or
             348      summary report is due under this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections,
             349      the chief election officer shall inform the filing entity by postal mail or, if requested by the
             350      filing entity, by electronic mail:
             351          (i) that the financial statement is due;
             352          (ii) of the date that the financial statement is due; and
             353          (iii) of the penalty for failing to file the financial statement.
             354          (b) The chief election officer is not required to provide notice:
             355          (i) to a candidate or political party of the financial statement that is due before the
             356      candidate's or political party's political convention;
             357          (ii) of a financial statement due in connection with a public hearing for an initiative
             358      under the requirements of Section 20A-7-204.1 ; [or]
             359          (iii) to a corporation or labor organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 [.]; or
             360          (iv) of the requirement for an officeholder to file an interim report under Subsection
             361      20A-11-204 (1)(c), 20A-11-303 (1)(c), or 20A-11-1303 (1)(c).
             362          (2) A filing entity shall electronically file a financial statement via electronic mail or
             363      the Internet according to specifications established by the chief election officer.
             364          (3) (a) A financial statement is considered timely filed if it is received by the chief
             365      election officer's office before the close of regular office hours on the date that it is due.
             366          (b) A chief election officer may extend the time in which a filing entity is required to
             367      file a financial statement if a filing entity notifies the chief election officer of the existence of
             368      an extenuating circumstance that is outside the control of the filing entity.


             369          (4) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
             370      Access and Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall:
             371          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             372      inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
             373          (b) post an electronic copy or the contents of each financial statement in a searchable
             374      format on a website established by the lieutenant governor:
             375          (i) for campaign finance statements submitted to the lieutenant governor under the
             376      requirements of Section 10-3-208 or Section 17-16-6.5 , no later than seven business days after
             377      the date of receipt of the campaign finance statement; or
             378          (ii) for a summary report or interim report filed under the requirements of this chapter
             379      or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, no later than three business days after the
             380      date the summary report or interim report is electronically filed.
             381          (5) If a municipality, under Section 10-3-208 , or a county, under Section 17-16-6.5 ,
             382      elects to provide campaign finance disclosure on its own website, rather than through the
             383      lieutenant governor, the website established by the lieutenant governor shall contain a link or
             384      other access point to the municipality or county website.
             385          Section 3. Section 20A-11-204 is amended to read:
             386           20A-11-204. State office candidate and state office holder -- Financial reporting
             387      requirements -- Interim reports.
             388          (1) (a) As used in this Subsection (1), "campaign account" means a separate campaign
             389      account required under Subsection 20A-11-201 (1)(a).
             390          [(1)] (b) Each state office candidate shall file an interim report at the following times in
             391      any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             392          [(a)] (i) seven days before the candidate's political convention;
             393          [(b)] (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             394          [(c)] (iii) August 31; and
             395          [(d)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             396          (c) Each state office holder shall, in an even year, file an interim report at the following
             397      times, regardless of whether an election for the state office holder's office is held that year:
             398          (i) seven days before the political convention for the political party of the state office
             399      holder;


             400          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date for that year;
             401          (iii) August 31; and
             402          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             403          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             404          (a) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             405          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             406      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             407          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             408      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             409          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             410      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             411          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             412          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             413      contributor; and
             414          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             415          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             416      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             417          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             418          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             419      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             420      last summary report;
             421          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             422          (i) beginning balance;
             423          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             424          (iii) total contributions to date;
             425          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             426          (v) total expenditures to date; and
             427          (j) the name of a political action committee for which the state office candidate or state
             428      office holder is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making authority under
             429      Section 20A-11-601 .
             430          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a


             431      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             432          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             433      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             434          (4) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported
             435      as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             436          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check received by a state office candidate or state
             437      office holder more than five days before the required filing date of a report required by this
             438      section shall be included in the interim report.
             439          Section 4. Section 20A-11-206 is amended to read:
             440           20A-11-206. State office candidate -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
             441          (1) (a) If a state office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the regular
             442      primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor
             443      shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             444          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             445          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             446      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             447          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             448      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             449      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             450          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             451          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             452          (b) Any state office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement required by
             453      Subsection 20A-11-204 (1)(b)[, (c), or (d)](ii), (iii), or (iv) is disqualified and the vacancy on
             454      the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             455          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a state office candidate is not
             456      disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             457          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             458      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
             459          (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             460      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             461      and


             462          (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             463      corrected in:
             464          (A) an amended report; or
             465          (B) the next scheduled report.
             466          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             467      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             468          (i) each state office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed one;
             469      and
             470          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             471          (b) If it appears that any state office candidate has failed to file the summary report
             472      required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the
             473      lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             474      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             475      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state office candidate of the violation or
             476      written complaint and direct the state office candidate to file a summary report correcting the
             477      problem.
             478          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state office candidate to fail to file or amend a summary
             479      report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             480          (ii) Each state office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a class B
             481      misdemeanor.
             482          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             483      attorney general.
             484          Section 5. Section 20A-11-303 is amended to read:
             485           20A-11-303. Legislative office candidate and legislative office holder -- Financial
             486      reporting requirements -- Interim reports.
             487          (1) (a) As used in this Subsection (1), "campaign account" means a separate campaign
             488      account required under Subsection 20A-11-301 (1)(a)(i).
             489          [(1)] (b) Each legislative office candidate shall file an interim report at the following
             490      times in any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             491          [(a)] (i) seven days before the candidate's political convention;
             492          [(b)] (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;


             493          [(c)] (iii) August 31; and
             494          [(d)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             495          (c) Each legislative office holder shall, in an even year, file an interim report at the
             496      following times, regardless of whether an election for the legislative office holder's office is
             497      held that year:
             498          (i) seven days before the political convention for the political party of the legislative
             499      office holder;
             500          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date for that year;
             501          (iii) August 31; and
             502          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             503          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             504          (a) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             505          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             506      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             507          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             508      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             509          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             510      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             511          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             512          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             513      contributor; and
             514          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             515          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             516      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             517          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             518          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             519      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             520      last summary report;
             521          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             522          (i) beginning balance;
             523          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;


             524          (iii) total contributions to date;
             525          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             526          (v) total expenditures to date; and
             527          (j) the name of a political action committee for which the legislative office candidate or
             528      legislative office holder is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making authority
             529      under Section 20A-11-601 .
             530          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             531      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             532          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             533      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             534          (4) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported
             535      as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             536          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check received by a legislative office candidate or
             537      legislative office holder more than five days before the required filing date of a report required
             538      by this section shall be included in the interim report.
             539          Section 6. Section 20A-11-305 is amended to read:
             540           20A-11-305. Legislative office candidate -- Failure to file report -- Penalties.
             541          (1) (a) If a legislative office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             542      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant
             543      governor shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             544          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             545          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             546      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             547          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             548      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             549      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             550          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             551          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             552          (b) Any legislative office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             553      required by Subsection 20A-11-303 (1)(b)[, (c), or (d)](ii), (iii), or (iv) is disqualified and the
             554      vacancy on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .


             555          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a legislative office candidate is not
             556      disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             557          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             558      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
             559          (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             560      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             561      and
             562          (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             563      corrected in:
             564          (A) an amended report; or
             565          (B) the next scheduled report.
             566          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             567      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             568          (i) each legislative office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             569      one; and
             570          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             571          (b) If it appears that any legislative office candidate has failed to file the summary
             572      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             573      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             574      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             575      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the legislative office candidate of the
             576      violation or written complaint and direct the legislative office candidate to file a summary
             577      report correcting the problem.
             578          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any legislative office candidate to fail to file or amend a
             579      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             580      section.
             581          (ii) Each legislative office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             582      class B misdemeanor.
             583          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             584      attorney general.
             585          Section 7. Section 20A-11-403 is amended to read:


             586           20A-11-403. Failure to file -- Penalties.
             587          (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             588      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             589          (a) each officeholder that is required to file a summary report has filed one; and
             590          (b) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             591          (2) If it appears that any officeholder has failed to file the summary report required by
             592      law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             593      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any
             594      summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, if the lieutenant governor determines that a
             595      violation has occurred:
             596          (a) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             597          (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
             598      the officeholder of the violation or written complaint and direct the officeholder to file a
             599      summary report correcting the problem.
             600          (3) (a) It is unlawful for any officeholder to fail to file or amend a summary report
             601      within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             602          (b) Each officeholder who violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B
             603      misdemeanor.
             604          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the
             605      attorney general.
             606          (4) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of an interim report by an officeholder
             607      under Subsection 20A-11-204 (1)(c), 20A-11-303 (1)(c), or 20A-11-1303 (1)(c), the lieutenant
             608      governor shall review each filed interim report to ensure that each interim report contains the
             609      information required for the report.
             610          (5) If it appears that any officeholder has failed to file an interim report required by
             611      law, if it appears that a filed interim report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             612      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any
             613      interim report, the lieutenant governor shall, if the lieutenant governor determines that a
             614      violation has occurred:
             615          (a) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             616          (b) within five days after the day on which the violation is discovered or a written


             617      complaint is received, notify the officeholder of the violation or written complaint and direct
             618      the officeholder to file an interim report correcting the problem.
             619          (6) (a) It is unlawful for any officeholder to fail to file or amend an interim report
             620      within 14 days after the day on which the officeholder receives notice from the lieutenant
             621      governor under this section.
             622          (b) Each officeholder who violates Subsection (6)(a) is guilty of a class B
             623      misdemeanor.
             624          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (6)(a) to the
             625      attorney general.
             626          Section 8. Section 20A-11-602 is amended to read:
             627           20A-11-602. Political action committees -- Financial reporting.
             628          (1) (a) Each registered political action committee that has received contributions
             629      totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $50, during a calendar year
             630      shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:
             631          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             632      previous year;
             633          (ii) seven days before the state political convention of each major political party;
             634          [(ii)] (iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             635          [(iii)] (iv) on August 31; and
             636          [(iv)] (v) seven days before:
             637          (A) the municipal general election; and
             638          (B) the regular general election date.
             639          (b) The registered political action committee shall report:
             640          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             641      statement; and
             642          (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all
             643      contributions and expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial
             644      statement.
             645          (c) The registered political action committee need not file a statement under this
             646      section if it received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             647          (2) (a) The verified financial statement shall include:


             648          (i) the name and address of any individual that makes a contribution to the reporting
             649      political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             650          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             651      contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             652          (iii) the name and address of any political action committee, group, or entity that makes
             653      a contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             654          (iv) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             655          (v) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             656      reporting political action committee, and the amount of each expenditure;
             657          (vi) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             658          (vii) the total amount of contributions received and expenditures disbursed by the
             659      reporting political action committee;
             660          (viii) a statement by the political action committee's treasurer or chief financial officer
             661      certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial report is accurate; and
             662          (ix) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             663          (A) beginning balance;
             664          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             665          (C) total contributions to date;
             666          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             667          (E) total expenditures to date.
             668          (b) (i) Contributions received by a political action committee that have a value of $50
             669      or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an aggregate total.
             670          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             671      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             672          (3) A group or entity may not divide or separate into units, sections, or smaller groups
             673      for the purpose of avoiding the financial reporting requirements of this chapter, and substance
             674      shall prevail over form in determining the scope or size of a political action committee.
             675          (4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "received" means:
             676          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political action committee;
             677          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             678      instrument or check is negotiated; and


             679          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             680      inures to the political action committee.
             681          (b) A political action committee shall report each contribution to the lieutenant
             682      governor within 30 days after the contribution is received.
             683          Section 9. Section 20A-11-802 is amended to read:
             684           20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
             685          (1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has received political issues
             686      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures totaling at least
             687      $50, during a calendar year, shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             688      governor's office:
             689          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             690      previous year;
             691          (ii) seven days before the state political convention of each major political party;
             692          [(ii)] (iii) seven days before the date of an incorporation election, if the political issues
             693      committee has received donations or made disbursements to affect an incorporation;
             694          [(iii)] (iv) at least three days before the first public hearing held as required by Section
             695      20A-7-204.1 ;
             696          [(iv)] (v) if the political issues committee has received or expended funds in relation to
             697      an initiative or referendum, at the time the initiative or referendum sponsors submit:
             698          (A) the verified and certified initiative packets as required by Section 20A-7-206 ; or
             699          (B) the signed and verified referendum packets as required by Section 20A-7-306 ;
             700          [(v)] (vi) on August 31; and
             701          [(vi)] (vii) seven days before:
             702          (A) the municipal general election; and
             703          (B) the regular general election.
             704          (b) The political issues committee shall report:
             705          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             706      statement; and
             707          (ii) all contributions and expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of
             708      the financial statement, except for a financial statement filed on January 10.
             709          (c) The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it


             710      received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             711          (2) (a) That statement shall include:
             712          (i) the name and address of any individual that makes a political issues contribution to
             713      the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues contribution;
             714          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             715      political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             716      political issues contribution;
             717          (iii) the name and address of any political issues committee, group, or entity that makes
             718      a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             719      political issues contribution;
             720          (iv) the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues
             721      contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues
             722      contribution;
             723          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             724          (vi) except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the name and address of each individual,
             725      entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues expenditure of more
             726      than $50 from the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of each political issues
             727      expenditure;
             728          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             729          (viii) the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues
             730      expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;
             731          (ix) a statement by the political issues committee's treasurer or chief financial officer
             732      certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial statement is accurate; and
             733          (x) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             734          (A) beginning balance;
             735          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             736          (C) total contributions to date;
             737          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             738          (E) total expenditures to date.
             739          (b) (i) Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have a
             740      value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an


             741      aggregate total.
             742          (ii) Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an
             743      aggregate total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported
             744      separately.
             745          (c) When reporting political issue expenditures made to circulators of initiative
             746      petitions, the political issues committee:
             747          (i) need only report the amount paid to each initiative petition circulator; and
             748          (ii) need not report the name or address of the circulator.
             749          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "received" means:
             750          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political issues committee;
             751          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             752      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             753          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             754      inures to the political issues committee.
             755          (b) A political issues committee shall report each contribution to the lieutenant
             756      governor within 30 days after the contribution is received.
             757          Section 10. Section 20A-11-1303 is amended to read:
             758           20A-11-1303. School board office candidate and school board office holder --
             759      Financial reporting requirements -- Interim reports.
             760          (1) (a) As used in this Subsection (1), "campaign account" means a separate campaign
             761      account required under Subsection 20A-11-1301 (1)(a)(i).
             762          [(1)] (b) Each school board office candidate shall file an interim report at the following
             763      times in any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             764          [(a)] (i) May 15, for a state school board office [candidates] candidate;
             765          [(b)] (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             766          [(c)] (iii) August 31; and
             767          [(d)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             768          (c) Each school board office holder shall, in an even year, file an interim report at the
             769      following times, regardless of whether an election for the school board office holder's office is
             770      held that year:
             771          (i) May 15, for a state school board office holder;


             772          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date for that year;
             773          (iii) August 31; and
             774          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             775          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             776          (a) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             777          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             778      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             779          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             780      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             781          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             782      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             783          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             784          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             785      contributor; and
             786          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             787          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             788      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             789          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             790          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             791      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             792      last summary report;
             793          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             794          (i) beginning balance;
             795          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             796          (iii) total contributions to date;
             797          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             798          (v) total expenditures to date; and
             799          (j) the name of a political action committee for which the school board office candidate
             800      or school board office holder is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making
             801      authority under Section 20A-11-601 .
             802          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a


             803      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             804          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             805      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             806          (4) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported
             807      as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             808          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check received by a school board office candidate or
             809      school board office holder more than five days before the required filing date of a report
             810      required by this section shall be included in the interim report.
             811          Section 11. Section 20A-11-1305 is amended to read:
             812           20A-11-1305. School board office candidate -- Failure to file statement --
             813      Penalties.
             814          (1) (a) If a school board office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             815      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the chief election
             816      officer shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             817          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             818          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             819      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             820          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             821      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             822      cast for candidate will not be counted; and
             823          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             824          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             825          (b) Any school board office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             826      required by Subsection 20A-11-1303 (1)(b)[, (c), or (d)](ii), (iii), or (iv) is disqualified and the
             827      vacancy on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             828          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a school board office candidate is
             829      not disqualified and the chief election officer may not impose a fine if:
             830          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section in accordance with
             831      Section 20A-11-103 ;
             832          (ii) those reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             833      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;


             834      and
             835          (iii) those omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             836      corrected in:
             837          (A) an amended report; or
             838          (B) the next scheduled report.
             839          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report by a candidate
             840      for state school board, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure
             841      that:
             842          (i) each state school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             843      one; and
             844          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             845          (b) If it appears that any state school board candidate has failed to file the summary
             846      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             847      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             848      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             849      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state school board candidate of the
             850      violation or written complaint and direct the state school board candidate to file a summary
             851      report correcting the problem.
             852          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
             853      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             854      section.
             855          (ii) Each state school board candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             856      class B misdemeanor.
             857          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             858      attorney general.
             859          (3) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the county
             860      clerk shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             861          (i) each local school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             862      one; and
             863          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             864          (b) If it appears that any local school board candidate has failed to file the summary


             865      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             866      if the county clerk has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity
             867      of any summary report, the county clerk shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or
             868      receipt of a written complaint, notify the local school board candidate of the violation or
             869      written complaint and direct the local school board candidate to file a summary report
             870      correcting the problem.
             871          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any local school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
             872      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the county clerk under this section.
             873          (ii) Each local school board candidate who violates Subsection (3)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             874      class B misdemeanor.
             875          (iii) The county clerk shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(c)(i) to the district or
             876      county attorney.




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