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First Substitute H.B. 493

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 1:29 PM by jeyring. -->

Representative Kraig Powell proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE AMENDMENTS

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Kraig Powell

             5     
Senate Sponsor: ____________

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends campaign finance provisions related to contributions and expenditures.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    amends the scope of an electioneering communication reporting requirement;
             13          .    prohibits an anonymous cash contribution over $50;
             14          .    requires a candidate for the office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             15      general, state auditor, state treasurer, state legislator, or State Board of Education
             16      member to submit an anonymous cash contribution over $50 to the lieutenant
             17      governor for deposit into the General Fund;
             18          .    requires an officeholder to submit an anonymous cash contribution or cash public
             19      service assistance over $50 to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General
             20      Fund;
             21          .    requires a candidate for municipal office to submit an anonymous cash contribution
             22      over the reporting limit to the municipal clerk or recorder for deposit into the
             23      municipality's General Fund;
             24          .    requires a candidate for county office to submit an anonymous cash contribution
             25      over $50 to the county clerk for deposit into the county's General Fund;


             26          .    requires a candidate for local school board to submit an anonymous cash
             27      contribution over $50 to the school district's business administrator for deposit into
             28      the school district's general fund; and
             29          .    makes technical changes.
             30      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             31          None
             32      Other Special Clauses:
             33          None
             34      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             35      AMENDS:
             36          10-3-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 49 and 382
             37          17-16-6.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 49
             38          20A-11-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 246
             39          20A-11-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             40          20A-11-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 297 and 347
             41          20A-11-901, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             42          20A-11-904, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             43          20A-11-1301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             44     
             45      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             46          Section 1. Section 10-3-208 is amended to read:
             47           10-3-208. Campaign finance statement in municipal election.
             48          (1) As used in this section:
             49          (a) "Reporting date" means:
             50          (i) 10 days before a municipal general election, for a campaign finance statement
             51      required to be filed no later than seven days before a municipal general election; and
             52          (ii) the day of filing, for a campaign finance statement required to be filed no later than
             53      30 days after a municipal primary or general election.
             54          (b) "Reporting limit" means:
             55          (i) $50; or
             56          (ii) an amount lower than $50 that is specified in an ordinance of the municipality.


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


             88          (i) provide a reporting limit lower than $50;
             89          (ii) require greater disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures than is
             90      required in this section; and
             91          (iii) impose additional penalties on candidates who fail to comply with the applicable
             92      requirements beyond those imposed by this section.
             93          (b) A candidate for municipal office is subject to the provisions of this section and not
             94      the provisions of an ordinance adopted by the municipality under Subsection (3)(a) if:
             95          (i) the municipal ordinance establishes requirements or penalties that differ from those
             96      established in this section; and
             97          (ii) the municipal clerk or recorder fails to notify the candidate of the provisions of the
             98      ordinance as required in Subsection (4).
             99          (4) Each municipal clerk or recorder shall, at the time the candidate for municipal
             100      office files a declaration of candidacy, and again 14 days before each municipal general
             101      election, notify the candidate in writing of:
             102          (a) the provisions of statute or municipal ordinance governing the disclosure of
             103      campaign contributions and expenditures;
             104          (b) the dates when the candidate's campaign finance statement is required to be filed;
             105      and
             106          (c) the penalties that apply for failure to file a timely campaign finance statement,
             107      including the statutory provision that requires removal of the candidate's name from the ballot
             108      for failure to file the required campaign finance statement when required.
             109          (5) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
             110      Access and Management Act, the municipal clerk or recorder shall:
             111          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             112      inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
             113          (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             114      inspection by:
             115          (i) (A) posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the municipality's
             116      website no later than seven business days after the statement is filed; and
             117          (B) verifying that the address of the municipality's website has been provided to the
             118      lieutenant governor in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103 (5); or


             119          (ii) submitting a copy of the statement to the lieutenant governor for posting on the
             120      website established by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-11-103 no later than two
             121      business days after the statement is filed.
             122          (6) (a) If a candidate fails to file a campaign finance statement before the municipal
             123      general election by the deadline specified in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), the municipal clerk or
             124      recorder shall inform the appropriate election official who:
             125          (i) shall:
             126          (A) if practicable, remove the candidate's name from the ballot by blacking out the
             127      candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             128          (B) if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform the
             129      voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes cast for
             130      the candidate will not be counted; and
             131          (ii) may not count any votes for that candidate.
             132          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (6)(a), a candidate who files a campaign finance
             133      statement seven days before a municipal general election is not disqualified if:
             134          (i) the statement details accurately and completely the information required under
             135      Subsection (2)(b), except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies; and
             136          (ii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in the
             137      next scheduled report.
             138          (7) A campaign finance statement required under this section is considered filed if it is
             139      received in the municipal clerk or recorder's office by 5 p.m. on the date that is it due.
             140          (8) (a) A private party in interest may bring a civil action in district court to enforce the
             141      provisions of this section or an ordinance adopted under this section.
             142          (b) In a civil action under Subsection (8)(a), the court may award costs and attorney's
             143      fees to the prevailing party.
             144          Section 2. Section 17-16-6.5 is amended to read:
             145           17-16-6.5. Campaign financial disclosure in county elections.
             146          (1) (a) [By January 1, 1996, each] Each county shall adopt an ordinance establishing
             147      campaign finance disclosure requirements for candidates for county office.
             148          (b) The ordinance shall include:
             149          (i) a requirement that each candidate for county office report [his] the candidate's


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


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


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


             243      lieutenant governor in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103 (5); or
             244          (ii) submitting a copy of the statement to the lieutenant governor for posting on the
             245      website established by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-11-103 no later than two
             246      business days after the statement is filed.
             247          Section 3. Section 20A-11-201 is amended to read:
             248           20A-11-201. State office candidate -- Separate bank account for campaign funds.
             249          (1) (a) [Each] Except as provided by Subsection (1)(b), each state office candidate or
             250      the candidate's personal campaign committee shall deposit each contribution and public service
             251      assistance received in one or more separate campaign accounts in a financial institution.
             252          (b) If a state office candidate receives an anonymous cash contribution that exceeds
             253      $50, the state office candidate:
             254          (i) shall submit the contribution to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General
             255      Fund; and
             256          (ii) is not required to report the contribution.
             257          [(b)] (c) A state office candidate or a candidate's personal campaign committee may not
             258      use money deposited in a campaign account for:
             259          (i) a personal use expenditure; or
             260          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.
             261          (2) A state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee may not
             262      deposit or mingle any contributions received into a personal or business account.
             263          (3) If a person who is no longer a state office candidate chooses not to expend the
             264      money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             265      summary report required by Section 20A-11-203 until the statement of dissolution and final
             266      summary report required by Section 20A-11-205 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             267          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             268      is no longer a state office candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a campaign
             269      account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to recognize the money
             270      as taxable income under federal tax law.
             271          (b) A person who is no longer a state office candidate may transfer the money in a
             272      campaign account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to recognize
             273      the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign


             274      account for federal office.
             275          (5) (a) As used in this Subsection (5) and Section 20A-11-204 , "received" means:
             276          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a state office candidate or a member
             277      of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             278          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             279      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             280          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             281      inures to the state office candidate.
             282          (b) Each state office candidate shall report each contribution and public service
             283      assistance to the lieutenant governor within 30 days after the contribution or public service
             284      assistance is received.
             285          Section 4. Section 20A-11-301 is amended to read:
             286           20A-11-301. Legislative office candidate -- Campaign finance requirements --
             287      Candidate as a political action committee officer.
             288          (1) (a) (i) [Each] Except as provided by Subsection (1)(b), each legislative office
             289      candidate shall deposit each contribution and public service assistance received in one or more
             290      separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated only to that purpose.
             291          (ii) A legislative office candidate may:
             292          (A) receive a contribution or public service assistance from a political action
             293      committee registered under Section 20A-11-601 ; and
             294          (B) be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary
             295      decision-making authority as described in Section 20A-11-601 .
             296          (b) If a legislative office candidate receives an anonymous contribution that exceeds
             297      $50, the legislative office candidate:
             298          (i) shall submit the contribution to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General
             299      Fund; and
             300          (ii) is not required to report the contribution.
             301          [(b)] (c) A legislative office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee
             302      may not use money deposited in an account described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) for:
             303          (i) a personal use expenditure; or
             304          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.


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


             336      report as a candidate and an officeholder, provided that the combined report meets the
             337      requirements of:
             338          (i) this section; and
             339          (ii) the section that provides the requirements for the summary report filed by the
             340      officeholder in the officeholder's capacity of a candidate for office.
             341          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             342      of the previous year:
             343          (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             344          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts received since the last summary
             345      report, if any;
             346          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures made since the last
             347      summary report, if any;
             348          (iv) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             349      the last summary report;
             350          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             351          (A) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             352      contributor; and
             353          (B) a specific description of the contribution;
             354          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report;
             355          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             356          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             357      report plus all receipts minus all expenditures; and
             358          (ix) the name of a political action committee for which the officeholder is designated
             359      as an officer who has primary decision-making authority under Section 20A-11-601 .
             360          (b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             361      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             362          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             363      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             364          (c) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             365      December 31 of the previous year.
             366          (3) The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the officeholder certifying


             367      that, to the best of the officeholder's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been
             368      reported as of December 31 of the last calendar year and that there are no bills or obligations
             369      outstanding and unpaid except as set forth in that report.
             370          (4) An officeholder may:
             371          (a) receive public service assistance from a political action committee registered under
             372      Section 20A-11-601 ; and
             373          (b) be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary
             374      decision-making authority as described in Section 20A-11-601 .
             375          (5) (a) If an officeholder receives an anonymous cash contribution or cash public
             376      service assistance that exceeds $50, the candidate:
             377          (i) except as provided by Subsection (5)(b), shall submit the contribution or public
             378      service assistance to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General Fund; and
             379          (ii) is not required to report the contribution or public service assistance.
             380          (b) A local school board member shall submit an anonymous cash contribution or cash
             381      public service assistance that exceeds $50 to the school district's business administrator for
             382      deposit into the school district's general fund.
             383          Section 6. Section 20A-11-901 is amended to read:
             384           20A-11-901. Political advertisements -- Requirement that ads designate
             385      responsibility and authorization -- Report to lieutenant governor -- Unauthorized use of
             386      endorsements.
             387          (1) (a) Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing an
             388      advertisement expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or
             389      solicits any contribution through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor
             390      advertising facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising, the
             391      advertisement:
             392          (i) if paid for and authorized by a candidate or the candidate's campaign committee,
             393      shall clearly state that the advertisement has been paid for by the candidate or the campaign
             394      committee;
             395          (ii) if paid for by another person but authorized by a candidate or the candidate's
             396      campaign committee, shall clearly state who paid for the advertisement and that the candidate
             397      or the campaign committee authorized the advertisement; or


             398          (iii) if not authorized by a candidate or his campaign committee, shall clearly state the
             399      name of the person who paid for the advertisement and state that the advertisement is not
             400      authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
             401          (b) The requirements of Subsection (1)(a) do not apply to:
             402          (i) lawn signs with dimensions of four by eight feet or smaller;
             403          (ii) bumper stickers;
             404          (iii) campaign pins, buttons, and pens; and
             405          (iv) similar small items upon which the disclaimer cannot be conveniently printed.
             406          (2) (a) A person who is not a reporting entity and pays for an electioneering
             407      communication shall file a report with the lieutenant governor within 24 hours of making the
             408      payment or entering into a contract to make the payment.
             409          (b) The report shall include:
             410          (i) the name and address of the person described in Subsection (2)(a);
             411      H. [ [ ] (ii) the name and address of each person contributing at least $100 to the person
             412      described in Subsection (2)(a) for the purpose of disseminating the electioneering
             413      communication; [ ] ]

             414           [ [ ] (iii) [ ] ] [ (ii) ] .H the amount spent on the electioneering communication;
             415           H. [ [ ] (iv) [ ] ] [ (iii) ] .H the name of the identified referenced candidate; and
             416           H. [ [ ] (v) [ ] ] [ (iv) ] .H the medium used to disseminate the electioneering
             416a      communication.
             417          (3) A person may not, in order to promote the success of any candidate for nomination
             418      or election to any public office, or in connection with any question submitted to the voters,
             419      include or cause to be included the name of any person as endorser or supporter in any political
             420      advertisement, circular, poster, or publication without the express consent of that person.
             421          (4) (a) It is unlawful for a person to pay the owner, editor, publisher, or agent of any
             422      newspaper or other periodical to induce him to advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for
             423      nomination or election.
             424          (b) It is unlawful for any owner, editor, publisher, or agent to accept any payment to
             425      advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for nomination or election.
             426          Section 7. Section 20A-11-904 is amended to read:
             427           20A-11-904. Contribution given in another's name prohibited -- Anonymous
             428      contribution prohibited.


             429          A person may not:
             430          (1) make a contribution in the name of another;
             431          (2) knowingly permit another to make a contribution in the person's name; [or]
             432          (3) knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another[.]; or
             433          (4) make a contribution that exceeds $50 without disclosing the person's name.
             434          Section 8. Section 20A-11-1301 is amended to read:
             435           20A-11-1301. School board office candidate -- Campaign finance requirements --
             436      Candidate as a political action committee officer.
             437          (1) (a) (i) [Each] Except as provided by Subsection (1)(b), each school board office
             438      candidate shall deposit each contribution and public service assistance received in one or more
             439      separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated only to that purpose.
             440          (ii) A school board office candidate may:
             441          (A) receive a contribution or public service assistance from a political action
             442      committee registered under Section 20A-11-601 ; and
             443          (B) be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary
             444      decision-making authority as described in Section 20A-11-601 .
             445          (b) (i) If a candidate for the State Board of Education receives an anonymous
             446      contribution that exceeds $50, the candidate:
             447          (A) shall submit the contribution to the lieutenant governor for deposit into the General
             448      Fund; and
             449          (B) is not required to report the contribution.
             450          (ii) If a candidate for local school board receives an anonymous contribution that
             451      exceeds $50, the candidate:
             452          (A) shall submit the contribution to the school district's business administrator for
             453      deposit into the school district's general fund; and
             454          (B) is not required to report the contribution.
             455          [(b)] (c) A school board office candidate may not use money deposited in an account
             456      described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) for:
             457          (i) a personal use expenditure; or
             458          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.
             459          (2) A school board office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions or


             460      public service assistance received into a personal or business account.
             461          (3) A school board office candidate may not make any political expenditures prohibited
             462      by law.
             463          (4) If a person who is no longer a school board candidate chooses not to expend the
             464      money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             465      summary report required by Section 20A-11-1302 until the statement of dissolution and final
             466      summary report required by Section 20A-11-1304 are filed with:
             467          (a) the lieutenant governor in the case of a state school board candidate; and
             468          (b) the county clerk, in the case of a local school board candidate.
             469          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             470      is no longer a school board candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a campaign
             471      account in a manner that would cause the former school board candidate to recognize the
             472      money as taxable income under federal tax law.
             473          (b) A person who is no longer a school board candidate may transfer the money in a
             474      campaign account in a manner that would cause the former school board candidate to recognize
             475      the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign
             476      account for federal office.
             477          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6) and Section 20A-11-1303 , "received" means:
             478          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a school board office candidate or a
             479      member of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             480          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             481      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             482          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             483      inures to the school board office candidate.
             484          (b) Each school board office candidate shall report to the chief election officer each
             485      contribution and public service assistance within 30 days after the contribution or public
             486      service assistance is received.


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