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First Substitute H.B. 32
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions in Title 20A, Election Code, that are related to campaign
10 and financial reporting.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . defines terms;
14 . requires a county political party to file financial statements;
15 . requires a political party to file a statement of dissolution;
16 . requires a state political party and a county political party to deposit a contribution
17 in a separate account;
18 . amends provisions regarding candidate disqualification for failure to file an interim
19 report;
20 . requires a political issue committee to file a financial disclosure report as of five
21 days before the report is due;
22 . amends a provision related to legal costs as campaign expenditures;
23 . amends a provision relating to a corporation reporting a contract with the state; and
24 . makes technical changes.
25 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
26 None
27 Other Special Clauses:
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29 Utah Code Sections Affected:
30 AMENDS:
31 20A-1-611, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 1
32 20A-8-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 49
33 20A-11-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 197, 246, and 389
34 20A-11-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
35 20A-11-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
36 20A-11-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
37 20A-11-701, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 235 and 389
38 20A-11-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 235 and 389
39 20A-11-901, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
40 20A-11-1001, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
41 20A-11-1305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
42 20A-11-1503, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
43 20A-12-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
44 20A-12-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
45 ENACTS:
46 20A-11-505.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
47 20A-11-509, Utah Code Annotated 1953
48 20A-11-510, Utah Code Annotated 1953
49 20A-11-511, Utah Code Annotated 1953
50 20A-11-512, Utah Code Annotated 1953
51 20A-11-513, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
54 Section 1. Section 20A-1-611 is amended to read:
55 20A-1-611. Cost of defense of action.
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57 to represent him in any action or proceeding affecting his rights as a candidate or from paying
58 all costs and disbursements arising from that representation.
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61 Section 2. Section 20A-8-402 is amended to read:
62 20A-8-402. Political party officers -- Submission of officers to the lieutenant
63 governor.
64 (1) Each state political party shall:
65 (a) designate a party officer to act as liaison with the lieutenant governor's office; and
66 (b) within seven days of any change in the party liaison, submit the name of the new
67 liaison to the lieutenant governor.
68 (2) Each state political party and each county political party shall:
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70 to the lieutenant governor within seven days after the officers are selected; and
71 (b) within seven days of any change in party officers, submit the [
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73 Section 3. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
74 20A-11-101. Definitions.
75 As used in this chapter:
76 (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
77 reporting entity has its principal office.
78 (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
79 amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by
80 the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
81 (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
82 (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
83 (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
84 receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
85 to a public office.
86 (4) "Chief election officer" means:
87 (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
88 officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
89 committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in
90 Section 20A-11-1501 ; and
91 (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
92 (5) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
93 (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
94 value given to the filing entity;
95 (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
96 subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
97 anything of value to the filing entity;
98 (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
99 (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
100 personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
101 (v) remuneration from:
102 (A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist;
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104 (B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts; and
105 (vi) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair
106 market value.
107 (b) "Contribution" does not include:
108 (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
109 of their time on behalf of the filing entity;
110 (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
111 business; or
112 (iii) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate or political party at less
113 than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate or political
114 party.
115 (6) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
116 candidate or political party are provided:
117 (a) with the candidate's or political party's prior knowledge, if the candidate or political
118 party does not object;
119 (b) by agreement with the candidate or political party;
120 (c) in coordination with the candidate or political party; or
121 (d) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate or
122 political party.
123 (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
124 organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and
125 makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
126 (i) the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
127 (ii) the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot
128 proposition.
129 (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
130 (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
131 (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
132 (8) "County political party" means, for each registered political party, all of the persons
133 within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are members of
134 the registered political party.
135 (9) "County political party officer" means a person whose name is required to be
136 submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section
137 20A-8-402 .
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139 (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
140 (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
141 service assistance;
142 (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
143 (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
144 (b) for each expenditure:
145 (i) the amount of the expenditure;
146 (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
147 (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
148 (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
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150 (a) regular general election;
151 (b) regular primary election; and
152 (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
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154 (a) has at least a value of $10,000;
155 (b) clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
156 (c) is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
157 facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 days of the clearly
158 identified candidate's or judge's election date.
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160 (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
161 required by this chapter;
162 (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
163 or anything of value made for political purposes;
164 (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
165 purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
166 value for political purposes;
167 (iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person
168 without charge to a reporting entity;
169 (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
170 committee; or
171 (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another
172 reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
173 (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
174 (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
175 of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
176 (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
177 business; or
178 (iii) anything listed in Subsection [
179 candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
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181 statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.
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183 financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts,
184 donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial
185 Retention Elections.
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187 determine the candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action
188 committee, political party, or corporation.
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190 1, Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town.
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195 expenditures made since the last report.
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197 speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and
198 assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
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200 (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
201 (b) declares oneself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
202 speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and
203 assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; or
204 (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
205 receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
206 to a legislative office.
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209 governing board of a registered political party.
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211 business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action
212 committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section
213 20A-11-1501 .
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215 candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
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219 individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
220 (i) solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political
221 purposes; or
222 (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or to
223 vote for or against any candidate or person seeking election to a municipal or county office.
224 (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political
225 party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party
226 that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
227 (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
228 (i) a party committee;
229 (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
230 course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
231 (iii) an individual;
232 (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
233 account;
234 (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
235 action committee; or
236 (vi) a personal campaign committee.
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238 a registered political party to select candidates.
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240 or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
241 (i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in
242 placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or
243 to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
244 (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a
245 ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any
246 proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
247 (iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the
248 ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot.
249 (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean:
250 (i) a registered political party or a party committee;
251 (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the
252 regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
253 (iii) an individual;
254 (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
255 account; or
256 (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
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259 (i) a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
260 anything of value given to a political issues committee;
261 (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a political
262 issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot proposition;
263 (iii) any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting
264 entity;
265 (iv) compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered
266 without charge to a political issues committee; and
267 (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at
268 less than fair market value.
269 (b) "Political issues contribution" does not include:
270 (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
271 of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
272 (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
273 course of business.
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275 (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing
276 the approval or the defeat of:
277 (A) a ballot proposition; or
278 (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
279 (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
280 the express purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of:
281 (A) a ballot proposition; or
282 (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
283 (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
284 political issues expenditure;
285 (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person
286 without charge to a political issues committee; or
287 (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less
288 than fair market value.
289 (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
290 (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
291 of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
292 (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
293 course of business.
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295 influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote
296 for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus,
297 political convention, or election.
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299 election laws.
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301 auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state
302 representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader,
303 whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
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305 to an officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
306 communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
307 (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of
308 money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
309 (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
310 officeholder.
311 (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
312 (i) anything provided by the state;
313 (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
314 of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
315 (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
316 business;
317 (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
318 (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any
319 organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
320 officeholder.
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322 individuals sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political
323 action committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting
324 the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial statement the
325 individuals are listed.
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328 Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act.
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330 committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
331 governor's office.
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333 committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
334 governor's office.
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336 (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2%
337 or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives
338 for any of its candidates for any office; or
339 (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of Chapter 8, Political
340 Party Formation and Procedures.
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342 (i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
343 (ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned
344 during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business.
345 (b) "Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
346 (i) the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
347 (ii) a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
348 (A) because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
349 (B) for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.
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351 committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party
352 committee, a political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor
353 organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
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357 tangible or intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
358 (b) "Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political
359 action committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action
360 committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
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362 general, state auditor, and state treasurer.
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364 (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
365 (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
366 receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
367 to a state office.
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369 reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.
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371 allocate expenditures from a political issues committee.
372 Section 4. Section 20A-11-103 is amended to read:
373 20A-11-103. Notice of pending interim and summary reports -- Form of
374 submission -- Public availability.
375 (1) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), 10 days before an interim report or
376 summary report is due under this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections,
377 the chief election officer shall inform the filing entity by postal mail or, if requested by the
378 filing entity, by electronic mail:
379 (i) that the financial statement is due;
380 (ii) of the date that the financial statement is due; and
381 (iii) of the penalty for failing to file the financial statement.
382 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (1)(a), under this section the chief
383 election officer is not required to provide notice:
384 (i) to a candidate or political party of the financial statement that is due before the
385 candidate's or political party's political convention;
386 (ii) of a financial statement due in connection with a public hearing for an initiative
387 under the requirements of Section 20A-7-204.1 ; or
388 (iii) to a corporation or labor organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
389 (2) A filing entity shall electronically file a financial statement via electronic mail or
390 the Internet according to specifications established by the chief election officer.
391 (3) A financial statement is considered timely filed if it is received by the chief election
392 officer's office before the close of regular office hours on the date that it is due.
393 (4) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
394 Access and Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall:
395 (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
396 inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
397 (b) post an electronic copy or the contents of each financial statement in a searchable
398 format on a website established by the lieutenant governor:
399 (i) for campaign finance statements submitted to the lieutenant governor under the
400 requirements of Section 10-3-208 or Section 17-16-6.5 , no later than seven business days after
401 the date of receipt of the campaign finance statement; or
402 (ii) for a summary report or interim report filed under the requirements of this chapter
403 or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, no later than three business days after the
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405 (5) If a municipality, under Section 10-3-208 , or a county, under Section 17-16-6.5 ,
406 elects to provide campaign finance disclosure on its own website, rather than through the
407 lieutenant governor, the website established by the lieutenant governor shall contain a link or
408 other access point to the municipality or county website.
409 Section 5. Section 20A-11-206 is amended to read:
410 20A-11-206. State office candidate -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
411 (1) (a) If a state office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the regular
412 primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor
413 shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
414 (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
415 (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
416 the ballots are delivered to voters; or
417 (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
418 the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
419 cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
420 (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
421 (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
422 (b) Any state office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement required by
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424 may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
425 (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a state office candidate is not
426 disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
427 (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
428 date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
429 (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
430 required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
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432 (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
433 corrected in:
434 (A) an amended report; or
435 (B) the next scheduled report.
436 (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
437 governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
438 (i) each state office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed one;
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440 (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
441 (b) If it appears that any state office candidate has failed to file the summary report
442 required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the
443 lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
444 falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
445 violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state office candidate of the violation or
446 written complaint and direct the state office candidate to file a summary report correcting the
447 problem.
448 (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state office candidate to fail to file or amend a summary
449 report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
450 (ii) Each state office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a class B
451 misdemeanor.
452 (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
453 attorney general.
454 Section 6. Section 20A-11-305 is amended to read:
455 20A-11-305. Legislative office candidate -- Failure to file report -- Penalties.
456 (1) (a) If a legislative office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
457 regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant
458 governor shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
459 (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
460 (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
461 the ballots are delivered to voters; or
462 (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
463 the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
464 cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
465 (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
466 (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
467 (b) Any legislative office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
468 required by [
469 on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
470 (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a legislative office candidate is not
471 disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
472 (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
473 date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
474 (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
475 required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
476 and
477 (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
478 corrected in:
479 (A) an amended report; or
480 (B) the next scheduled report.
481 (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
482 governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
483 (i) each legislative office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
484 one; and
485 (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
486 (b) If it appears that any legislative office candidate has failed to file the summary
487 report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
488 if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
489 falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
490 violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the legislative office candidate of the
491 violation or written complaint and direct the legislative office candidate to file a summary
492 report correcting the problem.
493 (c) (i) It is unlawful for any legislative office candidate to fail to file or amend a
494 summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
495 section.
496 (ii) Each legislative office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
497 class B misdemeanor.
498 (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
499 attorney general.
500 Section 7. Section 20A-11-505.7 is enacted to read:
501 20A-11-505.7. Registered political party separate account for contributions.
502 (1) A registered political party shall deposit a contribution received in one or more
503 separate campaign accounts in a financial institution.
504 (2) A registered political party may not deposit or mingle a contribution received into a
505 personal or business account.
506 Section 8. Section 20A-11-509 is enacted to read:
507 20A-11-509. County political party separate account for contributions.
508 (1) A county political party officer shall deposit a contribution received in one or more
509 separate campaign accounts in a financial institution.
510 (2) A county political party officer may not deposit or mingle a contribution received
511 into a personal or business account.
512 Section 9. Section 20A-11-510 is enacted to read:
513 20A-11-510. County political party financial reporting requirements -- Year-end
514 summary report.
515 (1) A county political party officer of a county political party that has received
516 contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $50, during a
517 calendar year shall file a summary report by January 10 of the following year.
518 (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
519 of the previous year:
520 (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
521 (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports,
522 if any, filed during the previous year;
523 (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
524 reports, if any, filed during the previous year;
525 (iv) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
526 the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
527 (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
528 (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
529 not been reported in detail on an interim report;
530 (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
531 (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
532 report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
533 (b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
534 single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
535 (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
536 more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
537 (c) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
538 December 31 of the previous year.
539 (3) The county political party officer shall certify in the summary report that, to the
540 best of the officer's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been reported as of
541 December 31 of the previous year and that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and
542 unpaid except as set forth in that report.
543 Section 10. Section 20A-11-511 is enacted to read:
544 20A-11-511. County political party financial reporting requirements -- Interim
545 reports.
546 (1) (a) A county political party officer of a county political party that has received
547 contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $50, during a
548 calendar year shall file an interim report at the following times in any year in which there is a
549 regular general election:
550 (i) seven days before the county political party's convention;
551 (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
552 (iii) August 31; and
553 (iv) seven days before the general election date.
554 (b) A county political party officer need not file an interim report if it received no
555 contributions or made no expenditures during the reporting period.
556 (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
557 (a) the net balance of the last financial statement, if any;
558 (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
559 reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
560 (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
561 interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
562 (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
563 the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
564 (e) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
565 (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
566 not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
567 (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
568 (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
569 report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
570 last summary report; and
571 (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
572 (i) beginning balance;
573 (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
574 (iii) total contributions to date;
575 (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
576 (v) total expenditures to date.
577 (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
578 single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
579 (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
580 more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
581 (4) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as
582 of five days before the required filing date of the report.
583 Section 11. Section 20A-11-512 is enacted to read:
584 20A-11-512. County political party -- Criminal penalties -- Fines.
585 (1) S. [
585a report due before the
586 regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election is S. [
587 (i) subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
588 (ii) guilty of a class B misdemeanor
588a officer shall deposit in the General Fund .S .
589 S. [
590 attorney general.
591 (2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement required
592 by Section 20A-11-510 , the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure
593 that:
594 (a) a county political party officer who is required to file a statement has filed one; and
595 (b) each statement contains the information required by Section 20A-11-510 .
596 (3) If it appears that any county political party officer has failed to file a financial
597 statement, if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the
598 lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
599 falsity of any financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of
600 a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the county political party officer of the
601 violation or written complaint and direct the county political party officer to file a financial
602 statement correcting the problem.
603 (4) (a) S. [
603a file or amend a
604 financial statement within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under
605 this section S. is subject to a fine of $1,000, which the chief election officer shall deposit in the
605a General Fund .S .
606 S. [
607 misdemeanor.
608 (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the
609 attorney general.
610 Section 12. Section 20A-11-513 is enacted to read:
611 20A-11-513. Termination of duty to report.
612 (1) A registered political party or county political party is subject to year-end summary
613 reporting requirements until the registered political party or county political party has filed a
614 statement of dissolution with the lieutenant governor stating that:
615 (a) the political party is no longer receiving contributions and is no longer making
616 expenditures;
617 (b) the ending balance on the last summary report filed is zero; and
618 (c) a final summary report in the form required by this part showing a zero balance is
619 filed with the statement of dissolution.
620 (2) A statement of dissolution and a final summary report may be filed at any time.
621 (3) A registered political party or county political party shall continue to file the
622 year-end summary report required by this part until the statement of dissolution and final
623 summary report required by this section are filed with the lieutenant governor.
624 Section 13. Section 20A-11-701 is amended to read:
625 20A-11-701. Campaign financial reporting by corporations -- Filing requirements
626 -- Statement contents.
627 (1) (a) Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes that total at
628 least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
629 governor's office:
630 (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
631 (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
632 (iii) on August 31; and
633 (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
634 (b) The corporation shall report:
635 (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement;
636 (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all
637 expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement; and
638 (iii) whether the corporation, including an officer[
639 director of the corporation, or person with at least 10% ownership in the corporation:
640 (A) has bid since the last financial statement on a contract, as defined in Section
641 63G-6-103 , in excess of $100,000;
642 (B) is currently bidding on a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6-103 , in excess of
643 $100,000; or
644 (C) is a party to a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6-103 , in excess of $100,000.
645 (c) The corporation need not file a financial statement under this section if the
646 corporation made no expenditures during the reporting period.
647 (2) The financial statement shall include:
648 (a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
649 corporation, and the amount of each expenditure;
650 (b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
651 (c) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the
652 accuracy of the financial statement.
653 Section 14. Section 20A-11-802 is amended to read:
654 20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
655 (1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has received political issues
656 contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures totaling at least
657 $50, during a calendar year, shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
658 governor's office:
659 (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
660 previous year;
661 (ii) seven days before the date of an incorporation election, if the political issues
662 committee has received donations or made disbursements to affect an incorporation;
663 (iii) at least three days before the first public hearing held as required by Section
664 20A-7-204.1 ;
665 (iv) if the political issues committee has received or expended funds in relation to an
666 initiative or referendum, at the time the initiative or referendum sponsors submit:
667 (A) the verified and certified initiative packets as required by Section 20A-7-206 ; or
668 (B) the signed and verified referendum packets as required by Section 20A-7-306 ;
669 (v) on August 31; and
670 (vi) seven days before the regular general election.
671 (b) The political issues committee shall report:
672 (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
673 statement; and
674 (ii) [
675 contributions and expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial
676 statement, except for a financial statement filed on January 10.
677 (c) The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it
678 received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
679 (2) (a) That statement shall include:
680 (i) the name and address of any individual that makes a political issues contribution to
681 the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues contribution;
682 (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
683 political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
684 political issues contribution;
685 (iii) the name and address of any political issues committee, group, or entity that makes
686 a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
687 political issues contribution;
688 (iv) the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues
689 contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues
690 contribution;
691 (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
692 (vi) except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the name and address of each individual,
693 entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues expenditure of more
694 than $50 from the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of each political issues
695 expenditure;
696 (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
697 (viii) the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues
698 expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;
699 (ix) a statement by the political issues committee's treasurer or chief financial officer
700 certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial statement is accurate; and
701 (x) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
702 (A) beginning balance;
703 (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
704 (C) total contributions to date;
705 (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
706 (E) total expenditures to date.
707 (b) (i) Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have a
708 value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an
709 aggregate total.
710 (ii) Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an
711 aggregate total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported
712 separately.
713 (c) When reporting political issue expenditures made to circulators of initiative
714 petitions, the political issues committee:
715 (i) need only report the amount paid to each initiative petition circulator; and
716 (ii) need not report the name or address of the circulator.
717 Section 15. Section 20A-11-901 is amended to read:
718 20A-11-901. Political advertisements -- Requirement that ads designate
719 responsibility and authorization -- Report to lieutenant governor -- Unauthorized use of
720 endorsements.
721 (1) (a) Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing an
722 advertisement expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or
723 solicits any contribution through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor
724 advertising facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising, the
725 advertisement:
726 (i) if paid for and authorized by a candidate or the candidate's campaign committee,
727 shall clearly state that the advertisement has been paid for by the candidate or the campaign
728 committee;
729 (ii) if paid for by another person but authorized by a candidate or the candidate's
730 campaign committee, shall clearly state who paid for the advertisement and that the candidate
731 or the campaign committee authorized the advertisement; or
732 (iii) if not authorized by a candidate or his campaign committee, shall clearly state the
733 name of the person who paid for the advertisement and state that the advertisement is not
734 authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
735 (b) The requirements of Subsection (1)(a) do not apply to:
736 (i) lawn signs with dimensions of four by eight feet or smaller;
737 (ii) bumper stickers;
738 (iii) campaign pins, buttons, and pens; and
739 (iv) similar small items upon which the disclaimer cannot be conveniently printed.
740 (2) (a) A person who pays for an electioneering communication shall file a report with
741 the lieutenant governor within 24 hours of making the payment or entering into a contract to
742 make the payment.
743 (b) The report shall include:
744 (i) the name and [
745 (ii) the name and address of each person contributing at least $100 to the person
746 described in Subsection (2)(a) for the purpose of disseminating the electioneering
747 communication;
748 (iii) the amount spent on the electioneering communication;
749 (iv) the name of the identified referenced candidate; and
750 (v) the medium used to disseminate the electioneering communication.
751 (3) A person may not, in order to promote the success of any candidate for nomination
752 or election to any public office, or in connection with any question submitted to the voters,
753 include or cause to be included the name of any person as endorser or supporter in any political
754 advertisement, circular, poster, or publication without the express consent of that person.
755 (4) (a) It is unlawful for a person to pay the owner, editor, publisher, or agent of any
756 newspaper or other periodical to induce him to advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for
757 nomination or election.
758 (b) It is unlawful for any owner, editor, publisher, or agent to accept any payment to
759 advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for nomination or election.
760 Section 16. Section 20A-11-1001 is amended to read:
761 20A-11-1001. Electronic form prepared by chief election officer.
762 The chief election officer shall:
763 (1) develop and prepare an electronic form for all financial statements required by this
764 chapter and Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections; and
765 (2) provide access to the electronic form to the secretary of every committee, to every
766 candidate, and to all others who request [
767 Section 17. Section 20A-11-1305 is amended to read:
768 20A-11-1305. School board office candidate -- Failure to file statement --
769 Penalties.
770 (1) (a) If a school board office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
771 regular primary election, on August 31, [
772 election officer shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely
773 filed:
774 (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
775 (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
776 the ballots are delivered to voters; or
777 (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
778 the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
779 cast for candidate will not be counted; and
780 (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
781 (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
782 (b) Any school board office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
783 required by [
784 on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
785 (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a school board office candidate is
786 not disqualified and the chief election officer may not impose a fine if:
787 (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section in accordance with
788 Section 20A-11-103 ;
789 (ii) those reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
790 required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
791 and
792 (iii) those omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
793 corrected in:
794 (A) an amended report; or
795 (B) the next scheduled report.
796 (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report by a candidate
797 for state school board, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure
798 that:
799 (i) each state school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
800 one; and
801 (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
802 (b) If it appears that any state school board candidate has failed to file the summary
803 report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
804 if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
805 falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
806 violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state school board candidate of the
807 violation or written complaint and direct the state school board candidate to file a summary
808 report correcting the problem.
809 (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
810 summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
811 section.
812 (ii) Each state school board candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
813 class B misdemeanor.
814 (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
815 attorney general.
816 (3) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the county
817 clerk shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
818 (i) each local school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
819 one; and
820 (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
821 (b) If it appears that any local school board candidate has failed to file the summary
822 report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
823 if the county clerk has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity
824 of any summary report, the county clerk shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or
825 receipt of a written complaint, notify the local school board candidate of the violation or
826 written complaint and direct the local school board candidate to file a summary report
827 correcting the problem.
828 (c) (i) It is unlawful for any local school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
829 summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the county clerk under this section.
830 (ii) Each local school board candidate who violates Subsection (3)(c)(i) is guilty of a
831 class B misdemeanor.
832 (iii) The county clerk shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(c)(i) to the district or
833 county attorney.
834 Section 18. Section 20A-11-1503 is amended to read:
835 20A-11-1503. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
836 (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of [
837 by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed financial statement to ensure that:
838 (a) each labor organization that is required to file a financial statement has filed one;
839 and
840 (b) each financial statement contains the information required by this part.
841 (2) If it appears that any labor organization has failed to file [
842 if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
843 governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of [
844 a financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall:
845 (a) impose a fine against the labor organization in accordance with Section
846 20A-11-1005 ; and
847 (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
848 the labor organization of the violation or written complaint and direct the labor organization to
849 file a financial statement correcting the problem.
850 (3) (a) It is unlawful for any labor organization to fail to file or amend a financial
851 statement within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
852 (b) Each labor organization that violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B
853 misdemeanor.
854 (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the
855 attorney general.
856 Section 19. Section 20A-12-303 is amended to read:
857 20A-12-303. Separate account for campaign funds -- Reporting contributions.
858 (1) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee shall deposit each
859 contribution in one or more separate personal campaign accounts in a financial institution.
860 (2) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee may not deposit or mingle
861 any contributions received into a personal or business account.
862 (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3) and Section 20A-12-305 , "received" means:
863 (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a judge or the judge's personal
864 campaign committee;
865 (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
866 instrument or check is negotiated; and
867 (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
868 inures to the judge.
869 (b) The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee shall report to the lieutenant
870 governor each contribution within 30 days after the contribution is received.
871 Section 20. Section 20A-12-305 is amended to read:
872 20A-12-305. Judicial retention election candidates -- Financial reporting
873 requirements -- Interim report.
874 (1) The judge's personal campaign committee shall file an interim report with the
875 lieutenant governor before the close of [
876 before the regular general election date.
877 (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
878 (a) a detailed listing of each contribution received since the last financial statement;
879 (b) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
880 (c) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report;
881 (d) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
882 (e) a net balance for the year consisting of all contributions since the last summary
883 report minus all expenditures since the last summary report.
884 (3) (a) For all individual contributions of $50 or less, a single aggregate figure may be
885 reported without separate detailed listings.
886 (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
887 more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
888 (4) In preparing each interim report, all contributions and expenditures shall be
889 reported as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
890 (5) A negotiable instrument or check received by a judge or the judge's personal
891 campaign committee more than five days before the required filing date of a report required by
892 this section shall be included in the interim report.
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