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Third Substitute H.B. 329

Representative Ben C. Ferry proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
CAMPAIGN FINANCE AMENDMENTS

             2     
2010 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Ben C. Ferry

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions in Title 20A, Chapter 11, Campaign and Financial
             10      Reporting Requirements and Title 20A, Chapter 12, Selection and Election of Judges.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    enacts, amends, and repeals definitions;
             14          .    requires a filing entity to electronically file a financial statement;
             15          .    requires the lieutenant governor to post a financial statement online in a searchable
             16      format within a certain amount of time;
             17          .    requires contributions over $1,000 to be reported within a certain amount of time
             18      before an election;
             19          .    prohibits cash contributions in excess of $100;
             20          .    requires checks to be negotiated and reported in an interim or summary report;
             21          .    imposes a fine for failure to file a timely financial statement;
             22          .    repeals provisions relating to the removal of a candidate for failure to file a timely
             23      financial statement;
             24          .    requires a person sponsoring certain electioneering communications to file a report;
             25          .    repeals a provision requiring a political action committee or political issues


             26      committee to disclose the occupation of a person who makes a contribution;
             27          .    establishes additional filing deadlines for some filing entities;
             28          .    requires a corporation to disclose certain contracts with the state;
             29          .    prohibits earmarking contributions made to a political party or a political action
             30      committee;
             31          .    prohibits making a campaign contribution in another's name;
             32          .    repeals provisions that allow the aggregate reporting of contributions less than $50;
             33          .    requires a filing entity to report an expenditure:
             34              .    made by a vendor on the filing entity's behalf; and
             35              .    for transactions on a financial transaction card;
             36          .    establishes reporting requirements for labor organizations; and
             37          .    makes technical changes.
             38      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             39          None
             40      Other Special Clauses:
             41          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2011.
             42      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             43      AMENDS:
             44          20A-11-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 60 and 361
             45          20A-11-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 14 and 49
             46          20A-11-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 227 and 361
             47          20A-11-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 361
             48          20A-11-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 361
             49          20A-11-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 202
             50          20A-11-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 227 and 361
             51          20A-11-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 361
             52          20A-11-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 361
             53          20A-11-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 202
             54          20A-11-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 361
             55          20A-11-403, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 355
             56          20A-11-506, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 14 and 225


             57          20A-11-507, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 14
             58          20A-11-508, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 14
             59          20A-11-602, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 14 and 49
             60          20A-11-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 14
             61          20A-11-701, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 14
             62          20A-11-702, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 14
             63          20A-11-703, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 355
             64          20A-11-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 14 and 49
             65          20A-11-901, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 1
             66          20A-11-1001, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 355
             67          20A-11-1002, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 317
             68          20A-11-1301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 227 and 361
             69          20A-11-1302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 361
             70          20A-11-1303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 361
             71          20A-11-1305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 14
             72          20A-11-1402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 220
             73          20A-12-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 166
             74          20A-12-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 14
             75          20A-12-305, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 166
             76          20A-12-306, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 166
             77      ENACTS:
             78          20A-11-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             79          20A-11-509, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             80          20A-11-510, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             81          20A-11-604, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             82          20A-11-904, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             83          20A-11-1005, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             84          20A-11-1501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             85          20A-11-1502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             86     
             87      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             88          Section 1. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             89           20A-11-101. Definitions.
             90          As used in this chapter:
             91          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             92      reporting entity has its principal office.
             93          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             94      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by
             95      the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             96          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             97          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             98          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             99      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             100      to a public office.
             101          (4) "Cash" means currency or coinage that constitutes legal tender.
             102          [(4)] (5) "Chief election officer" means:
             103          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
             104      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             105      committees, [and] state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations; and
             106          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             107          [(5) "Continuing political party" means an organization of voters that participated in
             108      the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2% or more of the total votes
             109      cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives.]
             110          (6) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             111          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
             112      value given to the filing entity;
             113          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             114      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             115      anything of value to the filing entity;
             116          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity [or a corporation] to the filing
             117      entity;
             118          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for


             119      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
             120          (v) remuneration from:
             121          (A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist
             122      [to compensate a legislator for a loss of salary or income while the Legislature is in session]; or
             123          [(vi) salaries or other remuneration paid to a legislator by]
             124          (B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts[, for the period
             125      the Legislature is in session]; and
             126          [(vii)] (vi) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less
             127      than fair market value.
             128          (b) "Contribution" does not include:
             129          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             130      of their time on behalf of the filing entity;
             131          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             132      business; or
             133          (iii) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate or political party at less
             134      than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate or political
             135      party.
             136          (7) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
             137      candidate or political party are provided:
             138          (a) with the candidate's or political party's prior knowledge, if the candidate or political
             139      party does not object;
             140          (b) by agreement with the candidate or political party;
             141          (c) in coordination with the candidate or political party; or
             142          (d) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate or
             143      political party.
             144          (8) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             145      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and
             146      makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             147          (i) the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
             148          (ii) the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot
             149      proposition.


             150          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             151          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             152          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             153          (9) "Detailed listing" means:
             154          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             155          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             156      service assistance;
             157          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             158          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; [and]
             159          (b) for each expenditure:
             160          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             161          (ii) the person or entity to whom [it] the expenditure was disbursed, including a
             162      transaction on a financial transaction card, as defined in Section 76-6-506 ;
             163          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             164          (iv) the date the expenditure was made[.]; and
             165          (c) for each expenditure made by a vendor that benefits the filing entity:
             166          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             167          (ii) the person or entity to whom the expenditure was disbursed;
             168          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             169          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             170          (10) "Election" means each:
             171          (a) regular general election;
             172          (b) regular primary election; and
             173          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
             174          (11) "Electioneering communication" means a communication that:
             175          (a) has at least a value of $10,000;
             176          (b) clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
             177          (c) is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
             178      facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 days of the clearly
             179      identified candidate's or judge's election date.
             180          [(11)] (12) (a) "Expenditure" means:


             181          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
             182      required by this chapter;
             183          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
             184      or anything of value made for political purposes;
             185          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             186      purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
             187      value for political purposes;
             188          (iv) compensation paid by [a corporation or] a filing entity for personal services
             189      rendered by a person without charge to a reporting entity;
             190          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             191      committee; or
             192          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another
             193      reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             194          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             195          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             196      of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             197          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             198      business; or
             199          (iii) anything listed in Subsection [(11)] (12)(a) that is given by [a corporation or] a
             200      reporting entity to candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             201          [(12)] (13) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is [filing] required to file a
             202      financial statement required by this chapter or Title 20A, Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention
             203      Elections.
             204          [(13)] (14) "Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, verified
             205      financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts,
             206      donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or Title 20A, Chapter 12, Part 2,
             207      Judicial Retention Elections.
             208          [(14)] (15) "Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             209      determine the candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action
             210      committee, political party, or corporation.
             211          [(15)] (16) "Incorporation" means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2, Part


             212      1, Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town.
             213          [(16)] (17) "Incorporation election" means the election authorized by Section 10-2-111 .
             214          [(17)] (18) "Incorporation petition" means a petition authorized by Section 10-2-109 .
             215          [(18)] (19) "Individual" means a natural person.
             216          [(19)] (20) "Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and
             217      expenditures made since the last report.
             218          (21) (a) "Labor organization" means a lawful organization of any kind that is
             219      composed, in whole or in part, of employees and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part,
             220      of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of
             221      employment, or other terms and conditions of employment.
             222          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (21)(c), "labor organization" includes each
             223      employee association and union for employees of public and private sector employers.
             224          (c) "Labor organization" does not include organizations governed by the National
             225      Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq. or the Railroad Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. Sec. 151
             226      et seq.
             227          [(20)] (22) "Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative,
             228      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and
             229      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             230          [(21)] (23) "Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
             231          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
             232          (b) declares himself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
             233      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and
             234      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; [and] or
             235          (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             236      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             237      to a legislative office.
             238          [(22) "Newly registered political party" means an organization of voters that has
             239      complied with the petition and organizing procedures of this chapter to become a registered
             240      political party.]
             241          [(23)] (24) "Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
             242          [(24)] (25) "Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the


             243      governing board of a registered political party.
             244          [(25)] (26) "Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals,
             245      business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action
             246      committees, political issues committees, labor unions, and labor organizations.
             247          [(26)] (27) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a
             248      candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             249          [(27)] (28) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of
             250      individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             251          (i) solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political
             252      purposes; or
             253          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or to
             254      vote for or against any candidate [for] or person seeking election to a municipal or county
             255      office.
             256          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political
             257      party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party
             258      that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             259          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             260          (i) a party committee;
             261          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
             262      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             263          (iii) an individual;
             264          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             265      account;
             266          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             267      action committee; or
             268          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             269          [(28)] (29) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by
             270      a registered political party to select candidates.
             271          [(29)] (30) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals
             272      or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             273          (i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in


             274      placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or
             275      to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
             276          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a
             277      ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any
             278      proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
             279          (iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the
             280      ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot.
             281          (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean:
             282          (i) a registered political party or a party committee;
             283          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the
             284      regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             285          (iii) an individual;
             286          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             287      account; or
             288          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             289      issues committee.
             290          [(30)] (31) (a) "Political issues contribution" means any of the following:
             291          (i) a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             292      anything of value given to a political issues committee;
             293          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a political
             294      issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot proposition;
             295          (iii) any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting
             296      entity;
             297          (iv) compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered
             298      without charge to a political issues committee; and
             299          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at
             300      less than fair market value.
             301          (b) "Political issues contribution" does not include:
             302          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             303      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             304          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary


             305      course of business.
             306          [(31)] (32) (a) "Political issues expenditure" means any of the following:
             307          (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing
             308      the approval or the defeat of:
             309          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             310          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             311          (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
             312      the express purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of:
             313          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             314          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             315          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             316      political issues expenditure;
             317          (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person
             318      without charge to a political issues committee; or
             319          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less
             320      than fair market value.
             321          (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
             322          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             323      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             324          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             325      course of business.
             326          [(32)] (33) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to
             327      influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote
             328      for or against any candidate [for public office] or a person seeking a municipal or county office
             329      at any caucus, political convention, [primary,] or election.
             330          [(33)] (34) "Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the
             331      election laws.
             332          [(34)] (35) "Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state
             333      auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state
             334      representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader,
             335      whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.


             336          [(35)] (36) (a) "Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided
             337      to an officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
             338      communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
             339          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of
             340      money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
             341          (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
             342      officeholder.
             343          (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
             344          (i) anything provided by the state;
             345          (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             346      of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
             347          (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             348      business;
             349          (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
             350          (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any
             351      organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
             352      officeholder.
             353          [(36)] (37) "Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more
             354      individuals sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political
             355      action committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting
             356      the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial [report they]
             357      statement the individuals are listed.
             358          [(37)] (38) "Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
             359          [(38)] (39) "Registered lobbyist" means a person registered under Title 36, Chapter 11,
             360      Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act.
             361          [(39)] (40) "Registered political action committee" means any political action
             362      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             363      governor's office.
             364          [(40)] (41) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues
             365      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             366      governor's office.


             367          [(41)] (42) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
             368          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2%
             369      or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives
             370      for any of its candidates for any office; or
             371          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of [this chapter] Chapter
             372      8, Political Party Formation and Procedures.
             373          (43) (a) "Remuneration" means a payment:
             374          (i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             375          (ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned
             376      during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business.
             377          (b) "Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
             378          (i) the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
             379          (ii) a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
             380          (A) because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
             381          (B) for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.
             382          [(42)] (44) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign
             383      committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party
             384      committee, a political action committee, [and] a political issues committee, a corporation, or a
             385      labor organization.
             386          [(43)] (45) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school
             387      board.
             388          [(44)] (46) (a) "Source" means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the
             389      tangible or intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
             390          (b) "Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political
             391      action committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action
             392      committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
             393          [(45)] (47) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             394      general, state auditor, and state treasurer.
             395          [(46)] (48) "State office candidate" means a person who:
             396          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             397          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to


             398      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             399      to a state office.
             400          [(47)] (49) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a
             401      reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.
             402          [(48)] (50) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             403      allocate expenditures from a political issues committee.
             404          (51) "Vendor" means a person who is paid in excess of $1,000 within one year by a
             405      filing entity to contract with another person on the filing entity's behalf to provide a good or
             406      service for the benefit of a filing entity.
             407          Section 2. Section 20A-11-103 is amended to read:
             408           20A-11-103. Notice of pending interim and summary reports -- Form of
             409      submission -- Public availability -- Notice of local filings.
             410          (1) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), 10 days before [a financial
             411      statement from a state office candidate, legislative office candidate, officeholder, state school
             412      board candidate, political party, political action committee, political issues committee, or
             413      judge] an interim report or summary report is due under this chapter[,] or Chapter 12, Part 2,
             414      Judicial Retention Elections, the [lieutenant governor] chief election officer shall inform [those
             415      candidates, officeholders, parties, committees, and judges] the filing entity by postal mail or, if
             416      requested by the [candidate, officeholder, party, committee, or judge] filing entity, by electronic
             417      mail:
             418          (i) that the financial statement is due;
             419          (ii) of the date that the financial statement is due; and
             420          (iii) of the penalty for failing to file the financial statement.
             421          [(iii) if the notification is sent to a judge in reference to the interim report due before
             422      the regular general election, or to a candidate in reference to an interim report due before the
             423      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, that if the report
             424      is not timely filed, voters will be informed that the candidate or judge has been disqualified and
             425      any votes cast for the candidate or judge will not be counted;]
             426          [(iv) if the notification is sent to a political party, political action committee, or
             427      political issues committee in reference to an interim report or a verified financial statement,
             428      that the entity may be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for failing to file the report or statement;


             429      and]
             430          [(v) if the notification is in reference to a summary report, that the candidate,
             431      officeholder, party, committee, or judge may be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for failing to
             432      file the report.]
             433          (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (1)(a), under this section the
             434      [lieutenant governor] chief election officer is not required to provide notice:
             435          (i) to a candidate of the financial statement that is due before the candidate's political
             436      convention; or
             437          (ii) of a financial statement due in connection with a public hearing for an initiative
             438      under the requirements of Section 20A-7-204.1 .
             439          [(c) Ten days before an interim or summary report from a local school board candidate
             440      is due under this chapter, the county clerk shall inform the candidate by postal mail or, if
             441      requested, by electronic mail:]
             442          [(i) that the report is due;]
             443          [(ii) the date that the report is due;]
             444          [(iii) if the notification is in reference to an interim report due before the regular
             445      primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, that, if the report is not
             446      timely filed, voters will be informed that the candidate has been disqualified and any votes cast
             447      for the candidate will not be counted; and]
             448          [(iv) if the notification is in reference to a summary report, that the candidate may be
             449      guilty of a class B misdemeanor for failing to file the report.]
             450          (2) [Persons or entities submitting financial statements required by this chapter may
             451      submit them: (a) on paper, printed, typed, or legibly handwritten or hand printed; (b) on a
             452      computer disk according to specifications established by the chief election officer that protect
             453      against fraudulent filings and secure the accuracy of the information contained on the computer
             454      disk; (c) via fax; or (d)] A filing entity shall electronically file a financial statement via
             455      electronic mail or the Internet[,] according to specifications established by the chief election
             456      officer.
             457          (3) A financial statement is considered timely filed if[: (a)] it is received [in] by the
             458      chief election officer's office [no later than 5:00 p.m.] before the close of regular office hours
             459      on the date that it is due[;].


             460          [(b) it is received in the chief election officer's office with a postmark three days or
             461      more before the date that the financial statement was due; or]
             462          [(c) the candidate, judge, or entity has proof that the financial statement was mailed,
             463      with appropriate postage and addressing, three days before the financial statement was due.]
             464          (4) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
             465      Access and Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall:
             466          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             467      inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
             468          (b) post an electronic copy or the contents of each [campaign finance] financial
             469      statement in a searchable format on a website established by the lieutenant governor:
             470          (i) for campaign finance statements submitted to the lieutenant governor under the
             471      requirements of Section 10-3-208 or Section 17-16-6.5 , no later than seven business days after
             472      the date of receipt of the campaign finance statement; [or]
             473          (ii) for a [campaign finance statement] summary report or interim report filed under the
             474      requirements of this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, no later than
             475      [seven] three business days after the date the statement is [due.] electronically filed; and
             476          (iii) for a financial statement required by Subsections 20A-11-201 (5)(b),
             477      20A-11-301 (6)(b), 20A-11-602 (4), 20A-11-802 (3), 20A-11-901 (2), 20A-11-1301 (6)(b), and
             478      20A-12-303 (3)(b), and Section 20A-11-510 , no later than one business day after the date the
             479      statement is electronically filed.
             480          (5) If a municipality, under Section 10-3-208 , or a county, under Section 17-16-6.5 ,
             481      elects to provide campaign finance disclosure on its own website, rather than through the
             482      lieutenant governor, the website established by the lieutenant governor shall contain a link or
             483      other access point to the municipality or county website.
             484          Section 3. Section 20A-11-104 is enacted to read:
             485          20A-11-104. Cash Contributions.
             486          A person may not make a cash contribution in excess of $100.
             487          Section 4. Section 20A-11-201 is amended to read:
             488           20A-11-201. State office candidate -- Separate bank account for campaign funds.
             489          (1) (a) Each state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee
             490      shall deposit each contribution and public service assistance received in one or more separate


             491      campaign accounts in a financial institution.
             492          (b) The state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee may use
             493      the monies in those accounts only for political purposes.
             494          (2) A state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee may not
             495      deposit or mingle any contributions received into a personal or business account.
             496          (3) If a person who is no longer a state office candidate chooses not to expend the
             497      monies remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             498      summary report required by Section 20A-11-203 until the statement of dissolution and final
             499      summary report required by Section 20A-11-205 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             500          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             501      is no longer a state office candidate may not expend or transfer the monies in a campaign
             502      account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to recognize the monies
             503      as taxable income under federal tax law.
             504          (b) A person who is no longer a state office candidate may transfer the monies in a
             505      campaign account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to recognize
             506      the monies as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign
             507      account for federal office.
             508          (5) (a) As used in this Subsection (5) and Section 20A-11-204 , "received" means:
             509          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a state office candidate or a member
             510      of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             511          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             512      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             513          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             514      inures to the state office candidate.
             515          (b) Each state office candidate shall report to the lieutenant governor each contribution
             516      and public service assistance [to the lieutenant governor]:
             517          (i) within 30 days after the contribution or public service assistance is received[.]; and
             518          (ii) within 72 hours if the contribution or public service assistance is:
             519          (A) in excess of $1,000; and
             520          (B) within the possession of the state office candidate or the state office candidate's
             521      personal campaign committee seven days before an election.


             522          Section 5. Section 20A-11-203 is amended to read:
             523           20A-11-203. State office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements --
             524      Year-end summary report.
             525          (1) (a) Each state office candidate shall file a summary report by January 10 of the year
             526      after the regular general election year.
             527          (b) [Beginning with the 2008 regular general election and in] In addition to the
             528      requirements of Subsection (1)(a), a former state office candidate that has not filed the
             529      statement of dissolution and final summary report required under Section 20A-11-205 shall
             530      continue to file a summary report on January 10 of each year.
             531          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             532      of the previous year:
             533          (i) the net balance of the last [summary report] financial statement, if any;
             534          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports,
             535      if any;
             536          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
             537      reports, if any, filed during the previous year;
             538          (iv) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             539      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             540          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             541          (A) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             542      contributor; and
             543          (B) a specific description of the contribution;
             544          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             545      not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             546          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             547          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             548      report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             549          [(b) (i) For all single contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a single
             550      aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             551          [(ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             552      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]


             553          [(c)] (b) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             554      December 31 of the previous year.
             555          (c) A check or negotiable instrument within the possession of a state office candidate
             556      or the state office candidate's personal campaign committee on or before December 31 of the
             557      previous year shall be negotiated and included in the summary report.
             558          (3) [The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by an] An authorized
             559      member of the state office candidate's personal campaign committee or [by] the state office
             560      candidate [certifying] shall certify in the summary report that, to the best of the [signer's]
             561      person's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of
             562      the previous year and that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set
             563      forth in that report.
             564          Section 6. Section 20A-11-204 is amended to read:
             565           20A-11-204. State office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Interim
             566      reports.
             567          (1) Each state office candidate shall file an interim report at the following times in any
             568      year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             569          (a) seven days before the candidate's political convention;
             570          (b) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             571          (c) August 31; and
             572          (d) seven days before the regular general election date.
             573          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             574          (a) the net balance of the last [summary report] financial statement, if any;
             575          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             576      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             577          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             578      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             579          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             580      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             581          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             582          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             583      contributor; and


             584          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             585          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             586      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             587          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             588          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             589      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             590      last summary report; and
             591          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             592          (i) beginning balance;
             593          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             594          (iii) total contributions to date;
             595          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             596          (v) total expenditures to date.
             597          [(3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             598      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             599          [(b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             600      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             601          [(4)] (3) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be
             602      reported as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             603          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check [received by] within the possession of a state
             604      office candidate or a state office candidate's personal campaign committee more than five days
             605      before the required filing date of a report required by this section shall be negotiated and
             606      included in the interim report.
             607          Section 7. Section 20A-11-206 is amended to read:
             608           20A-11-206. State office candidate -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
             609          (1) (a) If a state office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the regular
             610      primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor
             611      shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely [mailed, inform the
             612      county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:] filed, impose a fine against the filing
             613      entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             614          [(i) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate by blacking out the


             615      candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; or]
             616          [(ii) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             617      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             618      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and]
             619          [(iii) may not count any votes for that candidate.]
             620          [(b) Any state office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement required by
             621      Section 20A-11-204 is disqualified and the vacancy on the ballot may be filled as provided in
             622      Section 20A-1-501 .]
             623          [(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a state office candidate is not
             624      disqualified if:]
             625          (b) The lieutenant governor may not impose the fine if:
             626          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             627      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
             628          (ii) [those] the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the
             629      information required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or
             630      inaccuracies; and
             631          (iii) [those] the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) are
             632      explained, clearly shown, and corrected in:
             633          (A) an amended report; or [in]
             634          (B) the next scheduled report.
             635          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             636      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             637          (i) each state office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed one;
             638      and
             639          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             640          (b) If it appears that any state office candidate has failed to file the summary report
             641      required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the
             642      lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             643      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             644      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state office candidate of the violation or
             645      written complaint and direct the state office candidate to file a summary report correcting the


             646      problem.
             647          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state office candidate to fail to file or amend a summary
             648      report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             649          (ii) Each state office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a class B
             650      misdemeanor.
             651          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             652      attorney general.
             653          Section 8. Section 20A-11-301 is amended to read:
             654           20A-11-301. Legislative office candidate -- Campaign requirements.
             655          (1) Each legislative office candidate shall deposit each contribution and public service
             656      assistance received in one or more separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated
             657      only to that purpose.
             658          (2) A legislative office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions or public
             659      service assistance received into a personal or business account.
             660          (3) A legislative office candidate may not make any political expenditures prohibited
             661      by law.
             662          (4) If a person who is no longer a legislative candidate chooses not to expend the
             663      monies remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             664      summary report required by Section 20A-11-302 until the statement of dissolution and final
             665      summary report required by Section 20A-11-304 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             666          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             667      is no longer a legislative office candidate may not expend or transfer the monies in a campaign
             668      account in a manner that would cause the former legislative office candidate to recognize the
             669      monies as taxable income under federal tax law.
             670          (b) A person who is no longer a legislative office candidate may transfer the monies in
             671      a campaign account in a manner that would cause the former legislative office candidate to
             672      recognize the monies as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a
             673      campaign account for federal office.
             674          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6) and Section 20A-11-303 , "received" means:
             675          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a legislative office candidate or a
             676      member of the candidate's personal campaign 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 legislative office candidate.
             681          (b) Each legislative office candidate shall report to the lieutenant governor each
             682      contribution and public service assistance [to the lieutenant governor]:
             683          (i) within 30 days after the contribution or public service assistance is received[.]; and
             684          (ii) within 72 hours if the contribution or public service assistance is:
             685          (A) in excess of $1,000; and
             686          (B) within the legislative office candidate's possession seven days before an election.
             687          Section 9. Section 20A-11-302 is amended to read:
             688           20A-11-302. Legislative office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements --
             689      Year-end summary report.
             690          (1) (a) Each legislative office candidate shall file a summary report by January 10 of
             691      the year after the regular general election year.
             692          (b) [Beginning with the 2008 regular general election and in] In addition to the
             693      requirements of Subsection (1)(a), a former legislative office candidate that has not filed the
             694      statement of dissolution and final summary report required under Section 20A-11-304 shall
             695      continue to file a summary report on January 10 of each year.
             696          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             697      of the previous year:
             698          (i) the net balance of the last [summary report] financial statement, if any;
             699          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports,
             700      if any, during the calendar year in which the summary report is due;
             701          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
             702      reports, if any, filed during the previous year;
             703          (iv) a detailed listing of each receipt, contribution, and public service assistance since
             704      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             705          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             706          (A) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             707      contributor; and


             708          (B) a specific description of the contribution;
             709          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             710      not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             711          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             712          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             713      report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             714          [(b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             715      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             716          [(ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             717      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             718          [(c)] (b) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             719      December 31 of the previous year.
             720          (c) A check or negotiable instrument within the legislative office candidate's
             721      possession on or before December 31 of the previous year shall be negotiated and included in
             722      the summary report.
             723          (3) [The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the] The legislative office
             724      candidate [certifying] shall certify in the summary report that to the best of the candidate's
             725      knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of the
             726      previous year and that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set
             727      forth in that report.
             728          Section 10. Section 20A-11-303 is amended to read:
             729           20A-11-303. Legislative office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements --
             730      Interim reports.
             731          (1) Each legislative office candidate shall file an interim report at the following times
             732      in any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             733          (a) seven days before the candidate's political convention;
             734          (b) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             735          (c) August 31; and
             736          (d) seven days before the regular general election date.
             737          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             738          (a) the net balance of the last [summary report] financial statement, if any;


             739          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             740      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             741          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             742      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             743          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             744      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             745          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             746          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             747      contributor; and
             748          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             749          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             750      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             751          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             752          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             753      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             754      last summary report; and
             755          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             756          (i) beginning balance;
             757          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             758          (iii) total contributions to date;
             759          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             760          (v) total expenditures to date.
             761          [(3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             762      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             763          [(b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             764      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             765          [(4)] (3) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be
             766      reported as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             767          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check [received by] within the possession of a
             768      legislative office candidate more than five days before the required filing date of a report
             769      required by this section shall be negotiated and included in the interim report.


             770          Section 11. Section 20A-11-305 is amended to read:
             771           20A-11-305. Legislative office candidate -- Failure to file report -- Penalties.
             772          (1) (a) If a legislative office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             773      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant
             774      governor shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely [mailed,
             775      inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:] filed, impose a fine
             776      against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             777          [(i) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate by blacking out the
             778      candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; or]
             779          [(ii) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             780      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             781      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and]
             782          [(iii) may not count any votes for that candidate.]
             783          [(b) Any legislative office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             784      required by Section 20A-11-303 is disqualified and the vacancy on the ballot may be filled as
             785      provided in Section 20A-1-501 .]
             786          [(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a legislative office candidate is not
             787      disqualified if:]
             788          (b) The lieutenant governor may not impose the fine if:
             789          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             790      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
             791          (ii) [those] the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the
             792      information required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or
             793      inaccuracies; and
             794          (iii) [those] the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) are
             795      explained, clearly shown, and corrected in:
             796          (A) an amended report; or [in]
             797          (B) the next scheduled report.
             798          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             799      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             800          (i) each legislative office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed


             801      one; and
             802          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             803          (b) If it appears that any legislative office candidate has failed to file the summary
             804      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             805      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             806      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             807      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the legislative office candidate of the
             808      violation or written complaint and direct the legislative office candidate to file a summary
             809      report correcting the problem.
             810          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any legislative office candidate to fail to file or amend a
             811      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             812      section.
             813          (ii) Each legislative office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             814      class B misdemeanor.
             815          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             816      attorney general.
             817          Section 12. Section 20A-11-401 is amended to read:
             818           20A-11-401. Officeholder financial reporting requirements -- Year-end summary
             819      report.
             820          (1) (a) Each officeholder shall file a summary report by January 10 of each year.
             821          (b) An officeholder that is required to file a summary report both as an officeholder and
             822      as a candidate for office under the requirements of this chapter may file a single summary
             823      report as a candidate and an officeholder, provided that the combined report meets the
             824      requirements of:
             825          (i) this section; and
             826          (ii) the section that provides the requirements for the summary report that must be filed
             827      by the officeholder in the officeholder's capacity of a candidate for office.
             828          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             829      of the previous year:
             830          (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             831          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts received since the last summary


             832      report, if any;
             833          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures made since the last
             834      summary report, if any;
             835          (iv) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             836      the last summary report;
             837          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             838          (A) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             839      contributor; and
             840          (B) a specific description of the contribution;
             841          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report;
             842          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             843          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             844      report plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             845          [(b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             846      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             847          [(ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             848      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             849          [(c)] (b) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             850      December 31 of the previous year.
             851          (3) The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the officeholder certifying
             852      that, to the best of the officeholder's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been
             853      reported as of December 31 of the last calendar year and that there are no bills or obligations
             854      outstanding and unpaid except as set forth in that report.
             855          Section 13. Section 20A-11-403 is amended to read:
             856           20A-11-403. Failure to file -- Penalties.
             857          (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             858      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             859          (a) each officeholder that is required to file a summary report has filed one; and
             860          (b) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             861          (2) If it appears that any officeholder has failed to file the summary report required by
             862      law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant


             863      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any
             864      summary report, the lieutenant governor shall[,]:
             865          (a) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             866          (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
             867      the officeholder of the violation or written complaint and direct the officeholder to file a
             868      summary report correcting the problem.
             869          (3) (a) It is unlawful for any officeholder to fail to file or amend a summary report
             870      within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             871          (b) Each officeholder who violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B
             872      misdemeanor.
             873          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the
             874      attorney general.
             875          Section 14. Section 20A-11-506 is amended to read:
             876           20A-11-506. Political party financial reporting requirements -- Year-end
             877      summary report.
             878          (1) The party committee of each registered political party shall file a summary report by
             879      January 10 of each year.
             880          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             881      of the previous year:
             882          (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             883          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports,
             884      if any, during the previous year;
             885          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
             886      reports, if any, filed during the previous year;
             887          (iv) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             888      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             889          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             890          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             891      not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             892          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             893          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary


             894      report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             895          [(b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             896      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             897          [(ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             898      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             899          [(c)] (b) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             900      December 31 of the previous year.
             901          (3) The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the treasurer of the party
             902      committee certifying that, to the best of the treasurer's knowledge, all receipts and all
             903      expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of the previous year and that there are no
             904      bills or obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set forth in that report.
             905          Section 15. Section 20A-11-507 is amended to read:
             906           20A-11-507. Political party financial reporting requirements -- Interim reports.
             907          (1) The party committee of each registered political party shall file an interim report at
             908      the following times in any year in which there is a regular general election:
             909          (a) seven days before the registered political party's political convention;
             910          (b) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             911          [(a)] (c) August 31; and
             912          [(b)] (d) seven days before the general election date.
             913          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             914          (a) the net balance of the last [summary report] financial statement, if any;
             915          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             916      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             917          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             918      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             919          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             920      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             921          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             922          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             923      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             924          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;


             925          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             926      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             927      last summary report; and
             928          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             929          (i) beginning balance;
             930          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             931          (iii) total contributions to date;
             932          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             933          (v) total expenditures to date.
             934          [(3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             935      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             936          [(b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             937      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             938          [(4)] (3) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be
             939      reported as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             940          Section 16. Section 20A-11-508 is amended to read:
             941           20A-11-508. Political party reporting requirements -- Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             942          (1) (a) Each registered political party that fails to file [the interim reports due on
             943      August 31 or before the regular general election is] an interim report by the due date is:
             944          (i) subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             945          (ii) guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             946          (b) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(a) to the
             947      attorney general.
             948          (2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report required by this
             949      part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed report to ensure that:
             950          (a) each political party that is required to file a report has filed one; and
             951          (b) each report contains the information required by this part.
             952          (3) If it appears that any political party has failed to file a report required by law, if it
             953      appears that a filed report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has
             954      received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any report, the
             955      lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written


             956      complaint, notify the political party of the violation or written complaint and direct the political
             957      party to file a summary report correcting the problem.
             958          (4) (a) It is unlawful for any political party to fail to file or amend a summary report
             959      within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             960          (b) Each political party who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B
             961      misdemeanor.
             962          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the
             963      attorney general.
             964          Section 17. Section 20A-11-509 is enacted to read:
             965          20A-11-509. Designation of contribution's use prohibited.
             966          A person making a contribution to a registered political party may not request that the
             967      registered political party expend the contribution in a way to benefit a specific candidate.
             968          Section 18. Section 20A-11-510 is enacted to read:
             969          20A-11-510. Reporting of contributions over $1,000.
             970          A registered political party shall report to the lieutenant governor each contribution
             971      received within 72 hours if the contribution is:
             972          (1) in excess of $1,000; and
             973          (2) within the registered political party's possession seven days before an election.
             974          Section 19. Section 20A-11-602 is amended to read:
             975           20A-11-602. Political action committees -- Financial reporting.
             976          (1) (a) Each registered political action committee that has received contributions
             977      totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $50, during a calendar year
             978      shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office [on]:
             979          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             980      previous year;
             981          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             982          [(ii)] (iii) on August 31; and
             983          [(iii)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             984          (b) The registered political action committee shall report:
             985          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             986      statement; and


             987          (ii) for financial statements filed [on August 31 and before the general election] under
             988      Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all contributions and expenditures as of five days before the
             989      required filing date of the financial statement.
             990          (c) The registered political action committee need not file a statement under this
             991      section if it received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             992          (2) [(a)] The verified financial statement shall include:
             993          [(i)] (a) the name[,] and address[, and occupation] of any individual that makes a
             994      contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             995          [(ii)] (b) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             996      contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             997          [(iii)] (c) the name and address of any political action committee, group, or entity that
             998      makes a contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the
             999      contribution;
             1000          [(iv)] (d) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1001          [(v)] (e) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure
             1002      from the reporting political action committee, and the amount of each expenditure;
             1003          [(vi)] (f) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             1004          [(vii)] (g) the total amount of contributions received and expenditures disbursed by the
             1005      reporting political action committee;
             1006          [(viii) a paragraph signed] (h) a statement by the political action committee's treasurer
             1007      or chief financial officer [verifying] certifying that, to the best of the [signer's] person's
             1008      knowledge, the financial report is accurate; and
             1009          [(ix)] (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that
             1010      identifies:
             1011          [(A)] (i) beginning balance;
             1012          [(B)] (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             1013          [(C)] (iii) total contributions to date;
             1014          [(D)] (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             1015          [(E)] (v) total expenditures to date.
             1016          [(b) (i) Contributions received by a political action committee that have a value of $50
             1017      or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an aggregate total.]


             1018          [(ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             1019      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             1020          (3) A group or entity may not divide or separate into units, sections, or smaller groups
             1021      for the purpose of avoiding the financial reporting requirements of this chapter, and substance
             1022      shall prevail over form in determining the scope or size of a political action committee.
             1023          (4) A registered political action committee shall report to the lieutenant governor each
             1024      contribution received within 72 hours if the contribution is:
             1025          (a) in excess of $1,000; and
             1026          (b) within the political action committee's possession seven days before an election or
             1027      municipal election.
             1028          Section 20. Section 20A-11-603 is amended to read:
             1029           20A-11-603. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             1030          (1) (a) Each political action committee that fails to file the statement due before the
             1031      regular primary election, on August 31 or before the regular general session is:
             1032          (i) subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             1033          (ii) guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             1034          (b) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(a) to the
             1035      attorney general.
             1036          (2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement required
             1037      by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
             1038          (a) each political action committee that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
             1039          (b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
             1040          (3) If it appears that any political action committee has failed to file the January 10
             1041      statement, if it appears that a filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             1042      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any
             1043      statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt
             1044      of a written complaint, notify the political action committee of the violation or written
             1045      complaint and direct the political action committee to file a statement correcting the problem.
             1046          (4) (a) It is unlawful for any political action committee to fail to file or amend a
             1047      statement within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             1048          (b) Each political action committee who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B


             1049      misdemeanor.
             1050          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the
             1051      attorney general.
             1052          Section 21. Section 20A-11-604 is enacted to read:
             1053          20A-11-604. Designation of contribution's use prohibited.
             1054          A person making a contribution to a political action committee may not request that the
             1055      political action committee expend the contribution in a way to benefit a specific candidate.
             1056          Section 22. Section 20A-11-701 is amended to read:
             1057           20A-11-701. Campaign financial reporting of candidate campaign contributions
             1058      by corporations -- Filing requirements -- Statement contents.
             1059          (1) (a) Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes that total at
             1060      least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             1061      governor's office [on]:
             1062          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
             1063          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             1064          [(ii)] (iii) on August 31; and
             1065          [(iii)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             1066          (b) The corporation shall report:
             1067          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement; [and]
             1068          (ii) for financial statements filed [on August 31 and before the general election] under
             1069      Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all expenditures as of three days before the required filing
             1070      date of the financial statement[.]; and
             1071          (iii) whether the corporation, including an officer, director, spouse, or person with at
             1072      least 10% ownership in the corporation:
             1073          (A) has bid since the last financial statement on a contract, as defined in Section
             1074      63G-6-103 , in excess of $100,000;
             1075          (B) is currently bidding on a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6-103 , in excess of
             1076      $100,000; or
             1077          (C) is a party to a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6-103 , in excess of $100,000.
             1078          (c) The corporation need not file a statement under this section if it made no
             1079      expenditures during the reporting period.


             1080          (2) That statement shall include:
             1081          (a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             1082      corporation, and the amount of each expenditure;
             1083          (b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
             1084          (c) [a paragraph signed] a statement by the corporation's [or the political action
             1085      committee's] treasurer or chief financial officer [verifying] certifying the accuracy of the
             1086      financial report.
             1087          Section 23. Section 20A-11-702 is amended to read:
             1088           20A-11-702. Campaign financial reporting of political issues expenditures by
             1089      corporations -- Financial reporting.
             1090          (1) (a) Each corporation that has made political issues expenditures on current or
             1091      proposed ballot issues that total at least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified
             1092      financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office [on]:
             1093          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
             1094          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             1095          [(ii)] (iii) on August 31; and
             1096          [(iii)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             1097          (b) The corporation shall report:
             1098          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement; and
             1099          (ii) for financial statements [filed on August 31 and before the primary and general
             1100      elections] under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), expenditures as of five days before the
             1101      required filing date of the financial statement.
             1102          (c) The corporation need not file a statement under this section if it made no
             1103      expenditures during the reporting period.
             1104          (2) That statement shall include:
             1105          (a) the name and address of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities
             1106      that received a political issues expenditure [of more than $50] from the corporation, and the
             1107      amount of each political issues expenditure;
             1108          (b) the total amount of political issues expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
             1109          (c) [a paragraph signed] a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial
             1110      officer [verifying] certifying the accuracy of the verified financial statement.


             1111          Section 24. Section 20A-11-703 is amended to read:
             1112           20A-11-703. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             1113          (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of any statement required by this part,
             1114      the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
             1115          (a) each corporation that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
             1116          (b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
             1117          (2) If it appears that any corporation has failed to file any statement, if it appears that a
             1118      filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a written
             1119      complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any statement, the lieutenant governor
             1120      shall[,]:
             1121          (a) impose a fine against the corporation in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             1122          (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
             1123      the corporation of the violation or written complaint and direct the corporation to file a
             1124      statement correcting the problem.
             1125          (3) (a) It is unlawful for any corporation to fail to file or amend a statement within 14
             1126      days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             1127          (b) Each corporation who violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             1128          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of [this] Subsection (3)(a) to the
             1129      attorney general.
             1130          Section 25. Section 20A-11-802 is amended to read:
             1131           20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
             1132          (1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has received political issues
             1133      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures totaling at least
             1134      $50, during a calendar year, shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             1135      governor's office:
             1136          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             1137      previous year;
             1138          (ii) seven days before the date of an incorporation election, if the political issues
             1139      committee has received donations or made disbursements to affect an incorporation;
             1140          (iii) at least three days before the first public hearing held as required by Section
             1141      20A-7-204.1 ;


             1142          (iv) if the political issues committee has received or expended funds in relation to an
             1143      initiative or referendum, at the time the initiative or referendum sponsors submit:
             1144          (A) the verified and certified initiative packets as required by Section 20A-7-206 ; or
             1145          (B) the signed and verified referendum packets as required by Section 20A-7-306 ;
             1146          (v) on August 31; and
             1147          (vi) seven days before the regular general election.
             1148          (b) The political issues committee shall report:
             1149          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             1150      statement; and
             1151          (ii) for financial statements filed on August 31 and before the general election, all
             1152      contributions and expenditures as of three days before the required filing date of the financial
             1153      statement.
             1154          (c) The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it
             1155      received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             1156          (2) (a) That statement shall include:
             1157          (i) the name[,] and address[, and occupation] of any individual that makes a political
             1158      issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political
             1159      issues contribution;
             1160          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             1161      political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             1162      political issues contribution;
             1163          (iii) the name and address of any political issues committee, group, or entity that makes
             1164      a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             1165      political issues contribution;
             1166          (iv) the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues
             1167      contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues
             1168      contribution;
             1169          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1170          (vi) [except as provided in Subsection (2)(c),] the name and address of each individual,
             1171      entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues expenditure [of more
             1172      than $50] from the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of each political issues


             1173      expenditure;
             1174          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             1175          (viii) the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues
             1176      expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;
             1177          (ix) [a paragraph signed] a statement by the political issues committee's treasurer or
             1178      chief financial officer [verifying] certifying that, to the best of the [signer's] person's
             1179      knowledge, the financial statement is accurate; and
             1180          (x) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             1181          (A) beginning balance;
             1182          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             1183          (C) total contributions to date;
             1184          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             1185          (E) total expenditures to date.
             1186          [(b) (i) Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have
             1187      a value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an
             1188      aggregate total.]
             1189          [(ii) Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an
             1190      aggregate total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported
             1191      separately.]
             1192          [(c)] (b) When reporting political issue expenditures made to circulators of initiative
             1193      petitions, the political issues committee:
             1194          (i) need only report the amount paid to each initiative petition circulator; and
             1195          (ii) need not report the name or address of the circulator.
             1196          (3) A registered political issues committee shall report to the lieutenant governor each
             1197      contribution received within 72 hours if the contribution is:
             1198          (a) in excess of $1,000; and
             1199          (b) within the political issues committee's possession seven days before an election or a
             1200      municipal election.
             1201          Section 26. Section 20A-11-901 is amended to read:
             1202           20A-11-901. Political advertisements -- Requirement that ads designate
             1203      responsibility and authorization -- Unauthorized use of endorsements.


             1204          (1) (a) Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing an
             1205      advertisement expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or
             1206      solicits any contribution through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor
             1207      advertising facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising, the
             1208      advertisement:
             1209          (i) if paid for and authorized by a candidate or the candidate's campaign committee,
             1210      shall clearly state that the advertisement has been paid for by the candidate or the campaign
             1211      committee;
             1212          (ii) if paid for by another person but authorized by a candidate or the candidate's
             1213      campaign committee, shall clearly state who paid for the advertisement and that the candidate
             1214      or the campaign committee authorized the advertisement; or
             1215          (iii) if not authorized by a candidate or his campaign committee, shall clearly state the
             1216      name of the person who paid for the advertisement and state that the advertisement is not
             1217      authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
             1218          (b) The requirements of Subsection (1)(a) do not apply to:
             1219          (i) lawn signs with dimensions of four by eight feet or smaller;
             1220          (ii) bumper stickers;
             1221          (iii) campaign pins, buttons, and pens; and
             1222          (iv) similar small items upon which the disclaimer cannot be conveniently printed.
             1223          (2) (a) A person who pays for an electioneering communication shall file a report with
             1224      the lieutenant governor within 24 hours of making the payment or promising to make the
             1225      payment.
             1226          (b) The report shall include:
             1227          (i) the name and street address of the person described in Subsection (2)(a);
             1228          (ii) the name and address of each person contributing at least $100 to the person
             1229      described in Subsection (2)(a) for the purpose of disseminating the electioneering
             1230      communication;
             1231          (iii) the amount spent on the electioneering communication;
             1232          (iv) the name of the identified referenced candidate; and
             1233          (v) the medium used to disseminate the electioneering communication.
             1234          [(2)] (3) A person may not, in order to promote the success of any candidate for


             1235      nomination or election to any public office, or in connection with any question submitted to the
             1236      voters, include or cause to be included the name of any person as endorser or supporter in any
             1237      political advertisement, circular, poster, or publication without the express consent of that
             1238      person.
             1239          [(3)] (4) (a) It is unlawful for a person to pay the owner, editor, publisher, or agent of
             1240      any newspaper or other periodical to induce him to advocate or oppose editorially any
             1241      candidate for nomination or election.
             1242          (b) It is unlawful for any owner, editor, publisher, or agent to accept any payment to
             1243      advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for nomination or election.
             1244          Section 27. Section 20A-11-904 is enacted to read:
             1245          20A-11-904. Contribution given in another's name prohibited.
             1246          A person may not:
             1247          (1) make a contribution in the name of another;
             1248          (2) knowingly permit another to make a contribution in the person's name; or
             1249          (3) knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another.
             1250          Section 28. Section 20A-11-1001 is amended to read:
             1251           20A-11-1001. Electronic form prepared by chief election officer.
             1252          The chief election officer shall:
             1253          (1) develop and prepare [forms for all] an electronic form for all financial statements
             1254      required by this chapter; and
             1255          (2) provide [copies of the forms] access to the electronic form to the secretary of every
             1256      committee, to every candidate, and to all others who request them.
             1257          Section 29. Section 20A-11-1002 is amended to read:
             1258           20A-11-1002. Retention and public inspection of financial statements -- Written
             1259      complaint if statement is false or unlawful.
             1260          (1) The chief election officer shall:
             1261          (a) make each financial statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2,
             1262      Judicial Retention Elections:
             1263          (i) open to public inspection in the office of the chief election officer; and
             1264          (ii) available for viewing on the Internet [at the lieutenant governor's website within
             1265      seven calendar days after the report is received by the chief election officer] in accordance with


             1266      Section 20A-11-103 ;
             1267          (b) preserve those statements for at least five years; and
             1268          (c) provide certified copies of the financial statements in the same manner as for other
             1269      public records.
             1270          (2) Any candidate or voter may file a written complaint with the chief election officer
             1271      alleging that a filed financial statement does not conform to law or to the truth.
             1272          Section 30. Section 20A-11-1005 is enacted to read:
             1273          20A-11-1005. Fines for failing to file a financial statement.
             1274          (1) The chief election officer shall fine a filing entity:
             1275          (a) $300 for failing to file a financial statement by the filing deadline; and
             1276          (b) $500 for each month after the filing deadline in which the filing entity fails to file
             1277      the report.
             1278          (2) If a filing entity is unable to pay the fine and files an affidavit of impecuniosity in a
             1279      manner similar to Subsection 20A-9-201 (5)(d), the chief election officer shall impose the fine
             1280      against the candidate or treasurer, as appropriate.
             1281          (3) The chief election officer shall deposit fines collected under this chapter in the
             1282      General Fund.
             1283          Section 31. Section 20A-11-1301 is amended to read:
             1284           20A-11-1301. School board office candidate -- Campaign requirements.
             1285          (1) Each school board office candidate shall deposit each contribution and public
             1286      service assistance received in one or more separate accounts in a financial institution that are
             1287      dedicated only to that purpose.
             1288          (2) A school board office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions or
             1289      public service assistance received into a personal or business account.
             1290          (3) A school board office candidate may not make any political expenditures prohibited
             1291      by law.
             1292          (4) If a person who is no longer a school board candidate chooses not to expend the
             1293      monies remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             1294      summary report required by Section 20A-11-1302 until the statement of dissolution and final
             1295      summary report required by Section 20A-11-1304 are filed with:
             1296          (a) the lieutenant governor in the case of a state school board candidate; and


             1297          (b) the county clerk, in the case of a local school board candidate.
             1298          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             1299      is no longer a school board candidate may not expend or transfer the monies in a campaign
             1300      account in a manner that would cause the former school board candidate to recognize the
             1301      monies as taxable income under federal tax law.
             1302          (b) A person who is no longer a school board candidate may transfer the monies in a
             1303      campaign account in a manner that would cause the former school board candidate to recognize
             1304      the monies as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign
             1305      account for federal office.
             1306          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6) and Section 20A-11-1303 , "received" means:
             1307          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a [legislative] school board office
             1308      candidate or a member of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             1309          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             1310      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             1311          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             1312      inures to the [legislative] school board office candidate.
             1313          (b) Each school board office candidate shall report to the chief election officer each
             1314      contribution and public service assistance [to the lieutenant governor]:
             1315          (i) within 30 days after the contribution or public service assistance is received[.]; and
             1316          (ii) within 72 hours if the contribution or public service assistance is:
             1317          (A) in excess of $1,000; and
             1318          (B) within the school board office candidate's possession seven days before an election.
             1319          Section 32. Section 20A-11-1302 is amended to read:
             1320           20A-11-1302. School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements
             1321      -- Year-end summary report.
             1322          (1) (a) Each school board office candidate shall file a summary report by January 10 of
             1323      the year after the regular general election year.
             1324          (b) [Beginning with the 2008 regular general election and in] In addition to the
             1325      requirements of Subsection (1)(a), a former school board office candidate that has not filed the
             1326      statement of dissolution and final summary report required under Section 20A-11-1304 shall
             1327      continue to file a summary report on January 10 of each year.


             1328          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             1329      of the previous year:
             1330          (i) the net balance of the last [summary report] financial statement, if any;
             1331          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports,
             1332      if any, during the previous year;
             1333          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
             1334      reports, if any, filed during the previous year;
             1335          (iv) a detailed listing of each receipt, contribution, and public service assistance since
             1336      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             1337          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             1338          (A) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             1339      contributor; and
             1340          (B) a specific description of the contribution;
             1341          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             1342      not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             1343          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             1344          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             1345      report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             1346          [(b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             1347      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             1348          [(ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             1349      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             1350          [(c)] (b) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             1351      December 31 of the previous year.
             1352          (c) A check or negotiable instrument within the possession of a school board office
             1353      candidate on or before December 31 of the previous year shall be negotiated and included in
             1354      the summary report.
             1355          (3) [The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the] The school board
             1356      office candidate [certifying] shall certify in the summary report that, to the best of the school
             1357      board office candidate's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been reported as of
             1358      December 31 of the previous year and that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and


             1359      unpaid except as set forth in that report.
             1360          Section 33. Section 20A-11-1303 is amended to read:
             1361           20A-11-1303. School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements
             1362      -- Interim reports.
             1363          (1) Each school board office candidate shall file an interim report at the following
             1364      times in any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             1365          (a) May 15, for state school board office candidates;
             1366          (b) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             1367          (c) August 31; and
             1368          (d) seven days before the regular general election date.
             1369          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             1370          (a) the net balance of the last [summary report] financial statement, if any;
             1371          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             1372      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             1373          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             1374      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             1375          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             1376      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             1377          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             1378          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             1379      contributor; and
             1380          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             1381          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             1382      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             1383          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             1384          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             1385      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             1386      last summary report; and
             1387          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             1388          (i) beginning balance;
             1389          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;


             1390          (iii) total contributions to date;
             1391          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             1392          (v) total expenditures to date.
             1393          [(3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             1394      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.]
             1395          [(b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             1396      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             1397          [(4)] (3) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be
             1398      reported as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             1399          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check [received by] within the possession of a school
             1400      board office candidate more than five days before the required filing date of a report required
             1401      by this section shall be negotiated and included in the interim report.
             1402          Section 34. Section 20A-11-1305 is amended to read:
             1403           20A-11-1305. School board office candidate -- Failure to file statement --
             1404      Penalties.
             1405          (1) (a) If a school board office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             1406      regular primary election, on August 31, and before the regular general election, the chief
             1407      election officer shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely
             1408      [mailed] filed, [inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:] impose a
             1409      fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             1410          [(i) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate by blacking out the
             1411      candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; or]
             1412          [(ii) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             1413      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             1414      cast for candidate will not be counted; and]
             1415          [(iii) may not count any votes for that candidate.]
             1416          [(b) Any school board office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             1417      required by this part is disqualified and the vacancy on the ballot may be filled as provided in
             1418      Section 20A-1-501 .]
             1419          [(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a school board office candidate is
             1420      not disqualified if:]


             1421          (b) The chief election officer may not impose the fine if:
             1422          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section in accordance with
             1423      Section 20A-11-103 ;
             1424          (ii) those reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             1425      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             1426      and
             1427          (iii) those omissions, errors, or inaccuracies [are] described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) are
             1428      explained, clearly shown, and corrected in an amended report or in the next scheduled report.
             1429          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report by a candidate
             1430      for state school board, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure
             1431      that:
             1432          (i) each state school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             1433      one; and
             1434          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             1435          (b) If it appears that any state school board candidate has failed to file the summary
             1436      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             1437      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             1438      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             1439      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state school board candidate of the
             1440      violation or written complaint and direct the state school board candidate to file a summary
             1441      report correcting the problem.
             1442          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
             1443      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             1444      section.
             1445          (ii) Each state school board candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             1446      class B misdemeanor.
             1447          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             1448      attorney general.
             1449          (3) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the county
             1450      clerk shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             1451          (i) each local school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed


             1452      one; and
             1453          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             1454          (b) If it appears that any local school board candidate has failed to file the summary
             1455      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             1456      if the county clerk has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity
             1457      of any summary report, the county clerk shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or
             1458      receipt of a written complaint, notify the local school board candidate of the violation or
             1459      written complaint and direct the local school board candidate to file a summary report
             1460      correcting the problem.
             1461          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any local school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
             1462      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the county clerk under this section.
             1463          (ii) Each local school board candidate who violates Subsection (3)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             1464      class B misdemeanor.
             1465          (iii) The county clerk shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(c)(i) to the district or
             1466      county attorney.
             1467          Section 35. Section 20A-11-1402 is amended to read:
             1468           20A-11-1402. Definitions.
             1469          (1) As used in this part:
             1470          (a) "Ballot proposition" includes constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda,
             1471      judicial retention questions, opinion questions, or other questions submitted to the voters for
             1472      their approval or rejection.
             1473          [(b) (i) "Labor organization" means a lawful organization of any kind that is composed,
             1474      in whole or in part, of employees and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing
             1475      with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of
             1476      employment, or other terms and conditions of employment.]
             1477          [(ii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(iii), "labor organization" includes each
             1478      employee association and union for employees of public and private sector employers.]
             1479          [(iii) "Labor organization" does not include organizations governed by the National
             1480      Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq. or the Railroad Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. Sec. 151
             1481      et seq.]
             1482          [(c)] (b) "Political fund" means a separate segregated fund established by a labor


             1483      organization for political purposes that meets the requirements of this part.
             1484          [(d)] (c) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence
             1485      or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or
             1486      against any candidate for public office at any caucus, political convention, [primary,] or
             1487      election.
             1488          [(e)] (d) "Union dues" means dues, fees, monies, or other assessments required as a
             1489      condition of membership or participation in a labor organization.
             1490          (2) Other terms defined in Section 20A-11-101 apply to this part.
             1491          Section 36. Section 20A-11-1501 is enacted to read:
             1492     
Part 15. Labor Organizations

             1493          20A-11-1501. Campaign financial reporting of contributions -- Filing
             1494      requirements -- Statement contents.
             1495          (1) (a) Each labor organization that has made expenditures for political purposes or
             1496      political issues expenditures on current or proposed ballot issues that total at least $750 during
             1497      a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:
             1498          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
             1499          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             1500          (iii) on August 31; and
             1501          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             1502          (b) The labor organization shall report:
             1503          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement; and
             1504          (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all
             1505      expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement.
             1506          (c) The labor organization need not file a statement under this section if it made no
             1507      expenditures during the reporting period.
             1508          (2) That statement shall include:
             1509          (a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure or
             1510      political issues expenditure from the labor organization, and the amount of each expenditure or
             1511      political issues expenditure;
             1512          (b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the labor organization; and
             1513          (c) a statement by the labor organization's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying


             1514      the accuracy of the financial report.
             1515          Section 37. Section 20A-11-1502 is enacted to read:
             1516          20A-11-1502. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             1517          (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of any statement required by this part,
             1518      the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
             1519          (a) each labor organization that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
             1520          (b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
             1521          (2) If it appears that any labor organization has failed to file any statement, if it appears
             1522      that a filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a
             1523      written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any statement, the lieutenant
             1524      governor shall:
             1525          (a) impose a fine against the labor organization in accordance with Section
             1526      20A-11-1005 ; and
             1527          (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
             1528      the labor organization of the violation or written complaint and direct the labor organization to
             1529      file a statement correcting the problem.
             1530          (3) (a) It is unlawful for any labor organization to fail to file or amend a statement
             1531      within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             1532          (b) Each labor organization who violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B
             1533      misdemeanor.
             1534          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the
             1535      attorney general.
             1536          Section 38. Section 20A-12-303 is amended to read:
             1537           20A-12-303. Separate account for campaign funds -- Reporting contributions.
             1538          (1) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee shall deposit each
             1539      contribution in one or more separate personal campaign accounts in a financial institution.
             1540          (2) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee may not deposit or mingle
             1541      any contributions received into a personal or business account.
             1542          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "received" means:
             1543          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a judge or the judge's personal
             1544      campaign committee;


             1545          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             1546      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             1547          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             1548      inures to the judge.
             1549          (b) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee shall report to the lieutenant
             1550      governor each contribution:
             1551          (i) within 30 days after the contribution is received; and
             1552          (ii) within 72 hours if the contribution is:
             1553          (A) in excess of $1,000; and
             1554          (B) within the possession of the judge or the judge's personal campaign committee
             1555      seven days before an election.
             1556          Section 39. Section 20A-12-304 is amended to read:
             1557           20A-12-304. Judicial retention election candidates -- Financial reporting
             1558      requirements -- Year-end summary report.
             1559          (1) The judge's personal campaign committee shall file a summary report with the
             1560      lieutenant governor by January 10 of the year after the regular general election year.
             1561          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             1562      of the last regular general election year:
             1563          (i) a single figure equal to the total amount of contributions reported on the interim
             1564      report;
             1565          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on the interim
             1566      report;
             1567          (iii) a detailed listing of each contribution received since the last summary report that
             1568      has not been reported in detail on the interim report;
             1569          (iv) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1570          (v) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             1571      not been reported in detail on the interim report;
             1572          (vi) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             1573          (vii) the net balance for the year, consisting of all contributions minus all expenditures.
             1574          [(b) (i) For all single contributions of $50 or less, an aggregate figure may be reported
             1575      without a separate detailed listing.]


             1576          [(ii) Two or more contributions from the same source for a total of more than $50 may
             1577      not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported in the detailed listing.]
             1578          (b) A check or negotiable instrument within the possession of a judge or the judge's
             1579      personal campaign committee on or before December 31 of the previous year shall be
             1580      negotiated and included in the summary report.
             1581          (3) [The summary report shall contain a statement signed by the] The judge [certifying]
             1582      shall certify in the summary report that, to the best of the judge's knowledge, all contributions
             1583      and all expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of the last regular general election
             1584      year and that there are no financial obligations outstanding except as set forth in the report.
             1585          Section 40. Section 20A-12-305 is amended to read:
             1586           20A-12-305. Judicial retention election candidates -- Financial reporting
             1587      requirements -- Interim report.
             1588          (1) The judge's personal campaign committee shall file an interim report with the
             1589      lieutenant governor [no later than 5 p.m.] before the close of normal office hours on the date
             1590      seven days before the regular general election date.
             1591          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             1592          (a) a detailed listing of each contribution received since the last [summary report]
             1593      financial statement;
             1594          (b) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1595          (c) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report;
             1596          (d) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             1597          (e) a net balance for the year consisting of all contributions since the last summary
             1598      report minus all expenditures since the last summary report.
             1599          [(3) (a) For all individual contributions of $50 or less, a single aggregate figure may be
             1600      reported without separate detailed listings.]
             1601          [(b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             1602      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.]
             1603          [(4)] (3) In preparing each interim report, all contributions and expenditures shall be
             1604      reported as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             1605          (4) A negotiable instrument or check within the possession of a judge or the judge's
             1606      personal campaign committee more than five days before the required filing date of a report


             1607      required by this section shall be negotiated and included in the interim report.
             1608          Section 41. Section 20A-12-306 is amended to read:
             1609           20A-12-306. Judges -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
             1610          (1) (a) If a judge's personal campaign committee fails to file the interim report due
             1611      before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor shall, after making a reasonable
             1612      attempt to discover if the report was timely [mailed, inform the county clerk and other
             1613      appropriate election officials who:] filed, impose a fine against the judge's personal campaign
             1614      committee in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             1615          [(i) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the judge by blacking out the judge's name
             1616      before the ballots are delivered to voters; or]
             1617          [(ii) shall, if removing the judge's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform the
             1618      voters by any practicable method that the judge has been disqualified and that votes cast for the
             1619      judge will not be counted; and]
             1620          [(iii) may not count any votes for that judge.]
             1621          [(b) Any judge who fails to file timely a financial statement required by this part is
             1622      disqualified.]
             1623          [(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a judge is not disqualified if:]
             1624          (b) The lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             1625          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section in accordance with
             1626      Section 20A-11-103 ;
             1627          (ii) [those] the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the
             1628      information required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or
             1629      inaccuracies; and
             1630          (iii) [those] the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies [are] described in Subsection
             1631      (1)(b)(ii) are explained, clearly shown, and corrected in an amended report or in the next
             1632      scheduled report.
             1633          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             1634      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             1635          (i) each judge that is required to file a summary report has filed one; and
             1636          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             1637          (b) If it appears that any judge has failed to file the summary report required by law, if


             1638      it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor
             1639      has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any summary
             1640      report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a
             1641      written complaint, notify the judge of the violation or written complaint and direct the judge to
             1642      file a summary report correcting the problem.
             1643          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any judge to fail to file or amend a summary report within 14
             1644      days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             1645          (ii) Each judge who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             1646          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             1647      attorney general.
             1648          Section 42. Effective date.
             1649          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2011.


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