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CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE AMENDMENTS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kraig Powell

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Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

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             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          .    defines terms;
             13          .    requires a candidate to report on the reports that are required for a candidate for that
             14      office the contributions and expenditures from all campaign or officeholder
             15      accounts the person has;
             16          .    requires a candidate in a municipal election or a county election to have a separate
             17      campaign account;
             18          .    requires a political action committee and a political issues committee to report a
             19      contribution within 30 days of receipt; and
             20          .    amends the scope of an electioneering communication reporting requirement.
             21      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          This bill provides an immediate effective date.
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             26      AMENDS:
             27          10-3-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 49 and 382
             28          17-16-6.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 49
             29          20A-11-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396


             30          20A-11-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 246
             31          20A-11-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             32          20A-11-602, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             33          20A-11-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             34          20A-11-901, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             35          20A-11-1301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             36     
             37      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             38          Section 1. Section 10-3-208 is amended to read:
             39           10-3-208. Campaign finance disclosure in municipal election.
             40          (1) As used in this section:
             41          (a) "Reporting date" means:
             42          (i) 10 days before a municipal general election, for a campaign finance statement
             43      required to be filed no later than seven days before a municipal general election; and
             44          (ii) the day of filing, for a campaign finance statement required to be filed no later than
             45      30 days after a municipal primary or general election.
             46          (b) "Reporting limit" means:
             47          (i) $50; or
             48          (ii) an amount lower than $50 that is specified in an ordinance of the municipality.
             49          (2) (a) (i) Each candidate for municipal office:
             50          (A) shall deposit a campaign contribution in a separate campaign account in a financial
             51      institution; and
             52          (B) may not deposit or mingle any campaign contributions received into a personal or
             53      business account.
             54          [(2) (a) (i)] (ii) Each candidate for municipal office who is not eliminated at a
             55      municipal primary election shall file with the municipal clerk or recorder a campaign finance
             56      statement:
             57          (A) no later than seven days before the date of the municipal general election; and


             58          (B) no later than 30 days after the date of the municipal general election.
             59          [(ii)] (iii) Each candidate for municipal office who is eliminated at a municipal primary
             60      election shall file with the municipal clerk or recorder a campaign finance statement no later
             61      than 30 days after the date of the municipal primary election.
             62          (b) Each campaign finance statement under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             63          (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii):
             64          (A) report all of the candidate's itemized and total:
             65          (I) campaign contributions, including in-kind and other nonmonetary contributions,
             66      received before the close of the reporting date; and
             67          (II) campaign expenditures made through the close of the reporting date; and
             68          (B) identify:
             69          (I) for each contribution that exceeds the reporting limit, the amount of the contribution
             70      and the name of the donor;
             71          (II) the aggregate total of all contributions that individually do not exceed the reporting
             72      limit; and
             73          (III) for each campaign expenditure, the amount of the expenditure and the name of the
             74      recipient of the expenditure; or
             75          (ii) report the total amount of all campaign contributions and expenditures if the
             76      candidate receives $500 or less in campaign contributions and spends $500 or less on the
             77      candidate's campaign.
             78          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "account" means an account in a financial
             79      institution:
             80          (i) that is not described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A); and
             81          (ii) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a
             82      municipal office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a
             83      holder of an office, other than a municipal office for which the person files a declaration of
             84      candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure.
             85          (b) A municipal office candidate shall include on any campaign finance statement filed


             86      in accordance with this section:
             87          (i) a contribution deposited in an account:
             88          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             89          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account; or
             90          (ii) an expenditure made from an account:
             91          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             92          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account.
             93          [(3)] (4) (a) A municipality may, by ordinance:
             94          (i) provide a reporting limit lower than $50;
             95          (ii) require greater disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures than is
             96      required in this section; and
             97          (iii) impose additional penalties on candidates who fail to comply with the applicable
             98      requirements beyond those imposed by this section.
             99          (b) A candidate for municipal office is subject to the provisions of this section and not
             100      the provisions of an ordinance adopted by the municipality under Subsection [(3)] (4)(a) if:
             101          (i) the municipal ordinance establishes requirements or penalties that differ from those
             102      established in this section; and
             103          (ii) the municipal clerk or recorder fails to notify the candidate of the provisions of the
             104      ordinance as required in Subsection [(4)] (5).
             105          [(4)] (5) Each municipal clerk or recorder shall, at the time the candidate for municipal
             106      office files a declaration of candidacy, and again 14 days before each municipal general
             107      election, notify the candidate in writing of:
             108          (a) the provisions of statute or municipal ordinance governing the disclosure of
             109      campaign contributions and expenditures;
             110          (b) the dates when the candidate's campaign finance statement is required to be filed;
             111      and
             112          (c) the penalties that apply for failure to file a timely campaign finance statement,
             113      including the statutory provision that requires removal of the candidate's name from the ballot


             114      for failure to file the required campaign finance statement when required.
             115          [(5)] (6) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
             116      Access and Management Act, the municipal clerk or recorder shall:
             117          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             118      inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
             119          (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             120      inspection by:
             121          (i) (A) posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the municipality's
             122      website no later than seven business days after the statement is filed; and
             123          (B) verifying that the address of the municipality's website has been provided to the
             124      lieutenant governor in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103 (5); or
             125          (ii) submitting a copy of the statement to the lieutenant governor for posting on the
             126      website established by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-11-103 no later than two
             127      business days after the statement is filed.
             128          [(6)] (7) (a) If a candidate fails to file a campaign finance statement before the
             129      municipal general election by the deadline specified in Subsection (2)(a)[(i)](ii)(A), the
             130      municipal clerk or recorder shall inform the appropriate election official who:
             131          (i) shall:
             132          (A) if practicable, remove the candidate's name from the ballot by blacking out the
             133      candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             134          (B) if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform the
             135      voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes cast for
             136      the candidate will not be counted; and
             137          (ii) may not count any votes for that candidate.
             138          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection [(6)] (7)(a), a candidate who files a campaign finance
             139      statement seven days before a municipal general election is not disqualified if:
             140          (i) the statement details accurately and completely the information required under
             141      Subsection (2)(b), except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies; and


             142          (ii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in the
             143      next scheduled report.
             144          [(7)] (8) A campaign finance statement required under this section is considered filed if
             145      it is received in the municipal clerk or recorder's office by 5 p.m. on the date that is it due.
             146          [(8)] (9) (a) A private party in interest may bring a civil action in district court to
             147      enforce the provisions of this section or an ordinance adopted under this section.
             148          (b) In a civil action under Subsection [(8)] (9)(a), the court may award costs and
             149      attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
             150          Section 2. Section 17-16-6.5 is amended to read:
             151           17-16-6.5. Campaign financial disclosure in county elections.
             152          (1) (a) [By January 1, 1996, each] A county shall adopt an ordinance establishing
             153      campaign finance disclosure requirements for candidates for county office.
             154          (b) The ordinance required by Subsection (1)(a) shall include:
             155          (i) a requirement that each candidate for county office report [his] the candidate's
             156      itemized and total campaign contributions and expenditures at least once within the two weeks
             157      before the election and at least once within two months after the election;
             158          (ii) a definition of "contribution" and "expenditure" that requires reporting of
             159      nonmonetary contributions such as in-kind contributions and contributions of tangible things;
             160      [and]
             161          (iii) a requirement that the financial reports identify:
             162          (A) for each contribution of more than $50, the name of the donor of the contribution
             163      and the amount of the contribution; and
             164          (B) for each expenditure, the name of the recipient and the amount of the
             165      expenditure[.];
             166          (iv) a requirement that a candidate for county office deposit a contribution in a separate
             167      campaign account in a financial institution; and
             168          (v) a prohibition against a candidate for county office depositing or mingling any
             169      contributions received into a personal or business account.


             170          (c) (i) As used in this Subsection (1)(c), "account" means an account in a financial
             171      institution:
             172          (A) that is not described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv); and
             173          (B) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a
             174      county office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a
             175      holder of an office, other than a county office for which the person files a declaration of
             176      candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure.
             177          (ii) The ordinance required by Subsection (1)(a) shall include a requirement that a
             178      candidate for county office include on a financial report filed in accordance with the ordinance
             179      a contribution deposited in or an expenditure made from an account:
             180          (A) since the last financial report was filed; or
             181          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account.
             182          (2) [(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if] If any county fails to adopt a
             183      campaign finance disclosure ordinance [by January 1, 1996] described in Subsection (1),
             184      candidates for county office, other than community council office, shall comply with the
             185      financial reporting requirements contained in Subsections (3) through [(6)] (7).
             186          [(b) If, after August 1, 1995, any county adopts a campaign finance ordinance meeting
             187      the requirements of Subsection (1), that county need not comply with the requirements of
             188      Subsections (3) through (6).]
             189          [(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), and if there is no county ordinance
             190      meeting the requirements of this section, each]
             191          (3) A candidate for elective office in a county:
             192          (a) shall deposit a contribution in a separate campaign account in a financial institution;
             193      and
             194          (b) may not deposit or mingle any contributions received into a personal or business
             195      account.
             196          (4) Each candidate for elective office in any county who is not required to submit a
             197      campaign financial statement to the lieutenant governor shall file a signed campaign financial


             198      statement with the county clerk:
             199          [(i)] (a) seven days before the date of the regular general election, reporting each
             200      contribution of more than $50 and each expenditure as of 10 days before the date of the regular
             201      general election; and
             202          [(ii)] (b) no later than 30 days after the date of the regular general election.
             203          [(b) Candidates for community council offices are exempt from the requirements of
             204      this section.]
             205          [(4)] (5) (a) The statement filed seven days before the regular general election shall
             206      include:
             207          (i) a list of each contribution of more than $50 received by the candidate, and the name
             208      of the donor;
             209          (ii) an aggregate total of all contributions of $50 or less received by the candidate; and
             210          (iii) a list of each expenditure for political purposes made during the campaign period,
             211      and the recipient of each expenditure.
             212          (b) The statement filed 30 days after the regular general election shall include:
             213          (i) a list of each contribution of more than $50 received after the cutoff date for the
             214      statement filed seven days before the election, and the name of the donor;
             215          (ii) an aggregate total of all contributions of $50 or less received by the candidate after
             216      the cutoff date for the statement filed seven days before the election; and
             217          (iii) a list of all expenditures for political purposes made by the candidate after the
             218      cutoff date for the statement filed seven days before the election, and the recipient of each
             219      expenditure.
             220          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "account" means an account in a financial
             221      institution:
             222          (i) that is not described in Subsection (3)(a); and
             223          (ii) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a
             224      county office for which the person filed a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a
             225      holder of an office, other than a county office for which the person filed a declaration of


             226      candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure.
             227          (b) A county office candidate shall include on any campaign financial statement filed
             228      in accordance with Subsection (4) or (5):
             229          (i) a contribution deposited in an account:
             230          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             231          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account; or
             232          (ii) an expenditure made from an account:
             233          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             234          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account.
             235          [(5)] (7) Candidates for elective office in any county who are eliminated at a primary
             236      election shall file a signed campaign financial statement containing the information required by
             237      this section not later than 30 days after the primary election.
             238          [(6)] (8) Any person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of an infraction.
             239          [(7)] (9) Counties may, by ordinance, enact requirements that:
             240          (a) require greater disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures; and
             241          (b) impose additional penalties.
             242          [(8)] (10) (a) If a candidate fails to file an interim report due before the election, the
             243      county clerk shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely
             244      mailed, inform the appropriate election officials who:
             245          (i) (A) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate by blacking out the
             246      candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             247          [(ii)] (B) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable,
             248      inform the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that
             249      votes cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             250          [(iii)] (ii) may not count any votes for that candidate.
             251          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection [(8)] (10)(a), a candidate is not disqualified if:
             252          (i) the candidate files the reports required by this section;
             253          (ii) those reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information


             254      required by this section except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             255      and
             256          (iii) those omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in
             257      the next scheduled report.
             258          (c) A report is considered filed if:
             259          (i) it is received in the county clerk's office no later than 5 p.m. on the date that it is
             260      due;
             261          (ii) it is received in the county clerk's office with a [U.S.] United States Postal Service
             262      postmark three days or more before the date that the report was due; or
             263          (iii) the candidate has proof that the report was mailed, with appropriate postage and
             264      addressing, three days before the report was due.
             265          [(9)] (11) (a) Any private party in interest may bring a civil action in district court to
             266      enforce the provisions of this section or any ordinance adopted under this section.
             267          (b) In a civil action filed under Subsection [(9)] (11)(a), the court shall award costs and
             268      attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
             269          [(10)] (12) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government
             270      Records Access and Management Act, the county clerk shall:
             271          (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             272      inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
             273          (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public
             274      inspection by:
             275          (i) (A) posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the county's
             276      website no later than seven business days after the statement is filed; and
             277          (B) verifying that the address of the county's website has been provided to the
             278      lieutenant governor in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103 (5); or
             279          (ii) submitting a copy of the statement to the lieutenant governor for posting on the
             280      website established by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-11-103 no later than two
             281      business days after the statement is filed.


             282          Section 3. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             283           20A-11-101. Definitions.
             284          As used in this chapter:
             285          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             286      reporting entity has its principal office.
             287          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             288      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by
             289      the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             290          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             291          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             292          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             293      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             294      to a public office.
             295          (4) "Chief election officer" means:
             296          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
             297      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             298      committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in
             299      Section 20A-11-1501 ; and
             300          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             301          (5) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             302          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
             303      value given to the filing entity;
             304          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             305      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             306      anything of value to the filing entity;
             307          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
             308          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
             309      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;


             310          (v) remuneration from:
             311          (A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist;
             312      or
             313          (B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts; and
             314          (vi) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair
             315      market value.
             316          (b) "Contribution" does not include:
             317          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             318      of their time on behalf of the filing entity;
             319          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             320      business; or
             321          (iii) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate or political party at less
             322      than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate or political
             323      party.
             324          (6) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
             325      candidate or political party are provided:
             326          (a) with the candidate's or political party's prior knowledge, if the candidate or political
             327      party does not object;
             328          (b) by agreement with the candidate or political party;
             329          (c) in coordination with the candidate or political party; or
             330          (d) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate or
             331      political party.
             332          (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             333      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and
             334      makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             335          (i) the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
             336          (ii) the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot
             337      proposition.


             338          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             339          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             340          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             341          (8) "County political party" means, for each registered political party, all of the persons
             342      within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are members of
             343      the registered political party.
             344          (9) "County political party officer" means a person whose name is required to be
             345      submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section
             346      20A-8-402 .
             347          (10) "Detailed listing" means:
             348          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             349          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             350      service assistance;
             351          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             352          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
             353          (b) for each expenditure:
             354          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             355          (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
             356          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             357          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             358          (11) "Election" means each:
             359          (a) regular general election;
             360          (b) regular primary election; and
             361          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
             362          (12) "Electioneering communication" means a communication that:
             363          (a) has at least a value of $10,000;
             364          (b) clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
             365          (c) is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising


             366      facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 days of the clearly
             367      identified candidate's or judge's election date.
             368          (13) (a) "Expenditure" means:
             369          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
             370      required by this chapter;
             371          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
             372      or anything of value made for political purposes;
             373          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             374      purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
             375      value for political purposes;
             376          (iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person
             377      without charge to a reporting entity;
             378          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             379      committee; or
             380          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another
             381      reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             382          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             383          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             384      of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             385          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             386      business; or
             387          (iii) anything listed in Subsection (13)(a) that is given by a reporting entity to
             388      candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             389          (14) "Federal office" means the office of President of the United States, United States
             390      Senator, or United States Representative.
             391          [(14)] (15) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is required to file a financial
             392      statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.
             393          [(15)] (16) "Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, verified


             394      financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts,
             395      donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial
             396      Retention Elections.
             397          [(16)] (17) "Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             398      determine the candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action
             399      committee, political party, or corporation.
             400          [(17)] (18) "Incorporation" means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2, Part
             401      1, Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town.
             402          [(18)] (19) "Incorporation election" means the election authorized by Section 10-2-111 .
             403          [(19)] (20) "Incorporation petition" means a petition authorized by Section 10-2-109 .
             404          [(20)] (21) "Individual" means a natural person.
             405          [(21)] (22) "Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and
             406      expenditures made since the last report.
             407          [(22)] (23) "Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative,
             408      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and
             409      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             410          [(23)] (24) "Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
             411          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
             412          (b) declares oneself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
             413      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and
             414      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; or
             415          (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             416      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             417      to a legislative office.
             418          [(24)] (25) "Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
             419          [(25)] (26) "Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the
             420      governing board of a registered political party.
             421          [(26)] (27) "Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals,


             422      business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action
             423      committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section
             424      20A-11-1501 .
             425          [(27)] (28) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a
             426      candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             427          [(28)] (29) "Personal use expenditure" has the same meaning as provided under Section
             428      20A-11-104 .
             429          [(29)] (30) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of
             430      individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             431          (i) solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political
             432      purposes; or
             433          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or to
             434      vote for or against any candidate or person seeking election to a municipal or county office.
             435          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political
             436      party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party
             437      that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             438          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             439          (i) a party committee;
             440          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
             441      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             442          (iii) an individual;
             443          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             444      account;
             445          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             446      action committee; or
             447          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             448          [(30)] (31) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by
             449      a registered political party to select candidates.


             450          [(31)] (32) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals
             451      or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             452          (i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in
             453      placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or
             454      to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
             455          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a
             456      ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any
             457      proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
             458          (iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the
             459      ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot.
             460          (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean:
             461          (i) a registered political party or a party committee;
             462          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the
             463      regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             464          (iii) an individual;
             465          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             466      account; or
             467          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             468      issues committee.
             469          [(32)] (33) (a) "Political issues contribution" means any of the following:
             470          (i) a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             471      anything of value given to a political issues committee;
             472          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a political
             473      issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot proposition;
             474          (iii) any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting
             475      entity;
             476          (iv) compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered
             477      without charge to a political issues committee; and


             478          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at
             479      less than fair market value.
             480          (b) "Political issues contribution" does not include:
             481          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             482      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             483          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             484      course of business.
             485          [(33)] (34) (a) "Political issues expenditure" means any of the following:
             486          (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing
             487      the approval or the defeat of:
             488          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             489          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             490          (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
             491      the express purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of:
             492          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             493          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             494          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             495      political issues expenditure;
             496          (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person
             497      without charge to a political issues committee; or
             498          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less
             499      than fair market value.
             500          (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
             501          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             502      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             503          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             504      course of business.
             505          [(34)] (35) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to


             506      influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote
             507      for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus,
             508      political convention, or election.
             509          [(35)] (36) "Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the
             510      election laws.
             511          [(36)] (37) "Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state
             512      auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state
             513      representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader,
             514      whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             515          [(37)] (38) (a) "Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided
             516      to an officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
             517      communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
             518          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of
             519      money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
             520          (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
             521      officeholder.
             522          (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
             523          (i) anything provided by the state;
             524          (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             525      of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
             526          (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             527      business;
             528          (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
             529          (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any
             530      organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
             531      officeholder.
             532          [(38)] (39) "Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more
             533      individuals sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political


             534      action committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting
             535      the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial statement the
             536      individuals are listed.
             537          [(39)] (40) "Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
             538          [(40)] (41) "Registered lobbyist" means a person registered under Title 36, Chapter 11,
             539      Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act.
             540          [(41)] (42) "Registered political action committee" means any political action
             541      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             542      governor's office.
             543          [(42)] (43) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues
             544      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             545      governor's office.
             546          [(43)] (44) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
             547          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2%
             548      or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives
             549      for any of its candidates for any office; or
             550          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of Chapter 8, Political
             551      Party Formation and Procedures.
             552          [(44)] (45) (a) "Remuneration" means a payment:
             553          (i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             554          (ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned
             555      during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business.
             556          (b) "Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
             557          (i) the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
             558          (ii) a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
             559          (A) because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
             560          (B) for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.
             561          [(45)] (46) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign


             562      committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party
             563      committee, a political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor
             564      organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
             565          [(46)] (47) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school
             566      board.
             567          [(47)] (48) (a) "Source" means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the
             568      tangible or intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
             569          (b) "Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political
             570      action committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action
             571      committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
             572          [(48)] (49) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             573      general, state auditor, and state treasurer.
             574          [(49)] (50) "State office candidate" means a person who:
             575          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             576          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             577      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             578      to a state office.
             579          [(50)] (51) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a
             580      reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.
             581          [(51)] (52) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             582      allocate expenditures from a political issues committee.
             583          Section 4. Section 20A-11-201 is amended to read:
             584           20A-11-201. State office candidate -- Separate bank account for campaign funds
             585      -- No personal use -- Report contributions within 30 days -- Report other accounts.
             586          (1) (a) Each state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee
             587      shall deposit each contribution and public service assistance received in one or more separate
             588      campaign accounts in a financial institution.
             589          (b) A state office candidate or a candidate's personal campaign committee may not use


             590      money deposited in a campaign account for:
             591          (i) a personal use expenditure; or
             592          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.
             593          (2) A state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee may not
             594      deposit or mingle any contributions received into a personal or business account.
             595          (3) If a person who is no longer a state office candidate chooses not to expend the
             596      money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             597      summary report required by Section 20A-11-203 until the statement of dissolution and final
             598      summary report required by Section 20A-11-205 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             599          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             600      is no longer a state office candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a campaign
             601      account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to recognize the money
             602      as taxable income under federal tax law.
             603          (b) A person who is no longer a state office candidate may transfer the money in a
             604      campaign account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to recognize
             605      the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign
             606      account for federal office.
             607          (5) (a) As used in this Subsection (5) and Section 20A-11-204 , "received" means:
             608          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a state office candidate or a member
             609      of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             610          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             611      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             612          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             613      inures to the state office candidate.
             614          (b) Each state office candidate shall report each contribution and public service
             615      assistance to the lieutenant governor within 30 days after the contribution or public service
             616      assistance is received.
             617          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "account" means an account in a financial


             618      institution:
             619          (i) that is not described in Subsection (1)(a); and
             620          (ii) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than the
             621      state office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a holder
             622      of an office, other than a state office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or
             623      federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure.
             624          (b) A state office candidate shall include on any financial statement filed in accordance
             625      with this part:
             626          (i) a contribution deposited in an account:
             627          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             628          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account; or
             629          (ii) an expenditure made from an account:
             630          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             631          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account.
             632          Section 5. Section 20A-11-301 is amended to read:
             633           20A-11-301. Legislative office candidate -- Campaign finance requirements --
             634      Candidate as a political action committee officer -- No personal use -- Report
             635      contributions within 30 days -- Report other accounts.
             636          (1) (a) (i) Each legislative office candidate shall deposit each contribution and public
             637      service assistance received in one or more separate accounts in a financial institution that are
             638      dedicated only to that purpose.
             639          (ii) A legislative office candidate may:
             640          (A) receive a contribution or public service assistance from a political action
             641      committee registered under Section 20A-11-601 ; and
             642          (B) be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary
             643      decision-making authority as described in Section 20A-11-601 .
             644          (b) A legislative office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee may
             645      not use money deposited in an account described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) for:


             646          (i) a personal use expenditure; or
             647          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.
             648          (2) A legislative office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions or public
             649      service assistance received into a personal or business account.
             650          (3) If a person who is no longer a legislative candidate chooses not to expend the
             651      money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             652      summary report required by Section 20A-11-302 until the statement of dissolution and final
             653      summary report required by Section 20A-11-304 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             654          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             655      is no longer a legislative office candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a campaign
             656      account in a manner that would cause the former legislative office candidate to recognize the
             657      money as taxable income under federal tax law.
             658          (b) A person who is no longer a legislative office candidate may transfer the money in
             659      a campaign account in a manner that would cause the former legislative office candidate to
             660      recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a
             661      campaign account for federal office.
             662          (5) (a) As used in this Subsection (5) and Section 20A-11-303 , "received" means:
             663          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a legislative office candidate or a
             664      member of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             665          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             666      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             667          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             668      inures to the legislative office candidate.
             669          (b) Each legislative office candidate shall report each contribution and public service
             670      assistance to the lieutenant governor within 30 days after the contribution or public service
             671      assistance is received.
             672          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "account" means an account in a financial
             673      institution:


             674          (i) that is not described in Subsection (1)(a)(i); and
             675          (ii) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a
             676      legislative office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a
             677      holder of an office, other than a legislative office for which the person files a declaration of
             678      candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure.
             679          (b) A legislative office candidate shall include on any financial statement filed in
             680      accordance with this part:
             681          (i) a contribution deposited in an account:
             682          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             683          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account; or
             684          (ii) an expenditure made from an account:
             685          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             686          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account.
             687          Section 6. Section 20A-11-602 is amended to read:
             688           20A-11-602. Political action committees -- Financial reporting.
             689          (1) (a) Each registered political action committee that has received contributions
             690      totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $50, during a calendar year
             691      shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:
             692          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             693      previous year;
             694          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             695          (iii) on August 31; and
             696          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             697          (b) The registered political action committee shall report:
             698          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             699      statement; and
             700          (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all
             701      contributions and expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial


             702      statement.
             703          (c) The registered political action committee need not file a statement under this
             704      section if it received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             705          (2) (a) The verified financial statement shall include:
             706          (i) the name and address of any individual that makes a contribution to the reporting
             707      political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             708          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             709      contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             710          (iii) the name and address of any political action committee, group, or entity that makes
             711      a contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             712          (iv) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             713          (v) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             714      reporting political action committee, and the amount of each expenditure;
             715          (vi) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             716          (vii) the total amount of contributions received and expenditures disbursed by the
             717      reporting political action committee;
             718          (viii) a statement by the political action committee's treasurer or chief financial officer
             719      certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial report is accurate; and
             720          (ix) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             721          (A) beginning balance;
             722          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             723          (C) total contributions to date;
             724          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             725          (E) total expenditures to date.
             726          (b) (i) Contributions received by a political action committee that have a value of $50
             727      or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an aggregate total.
             728          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             729      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.


             730          (3) A group or entity may not divide or separate into units, sections, or smaller groups
             731      for the purpose of avoiding the financial reporting requirements of this chapter, and substance
             732      shall prevail over form in determining the scope or size of a political action committee.
             733          (4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "received" means:
             734          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political action committee;
             735          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             736      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             737          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             738      inures to the political action committee.
             739          (b) A political action committee shall report each contribution to the lieutenant
             740      governor within 30 days after the contribution is received.
             741          Section 7. Section 20A-11-802 is amended to read:
             742           20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
             743          (1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has received political issues
             744      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures totaling at least
             745      $50, during a calendar year, shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             746      governor's office:
             747          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             748      previous year;
             749          (ii) seven days before the date of an incorporation election, if the political issues
             750      committee has received donations or made disbursements to affect an incorporation;
             751          (iii) at least three days before the first public hearing held as required by Section
             752      20A-7-204.1 ;
             753          (iv) if the political issues committee has received or expended funds in relation to an
             754      initiative or referendum, at the time the initiative or referendum sponsors submit:
             755          (A) the verified and certified initiative packets as required by Section 20A-7-206 ; or
             756          (B) the signed and verified referendum packets as required by Section 20A-7-306 ;
             757          (v) on August 31; and


             758          (vi) seven days before the regular general election.
             759          (b) The political issues committee shall report:
             760          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             761      statement; and
             762          (ii) all contributions and expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of
             763      the financial statement, except for a financial statement filed on January 10.
             764          (c) The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it
             765      received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             766          (2) (a) That statement shall include:
             767          (i) the name and address of any individual that makes a political issues contribution to
             768      the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues contribution;
             769          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             770      political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             771      political issues contribution;
             772          (iii) the name and address of any political issues committee, group, or entity that makes
             773      a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             774      political issues contribution;
             775          (iv) the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues
             776      contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues
             777      contribution;
             778          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             779          (vi) except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the name and address of each individual,
             780      entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues expenditure of more
             781      than $50 from the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of each political issues
             782      expenditure;
             783          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             784          (viii) the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues
             785      expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;


             786          (ix) a statement by the political issues committee's treasurer or chief financial officer
             787      certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial statement is accurate; and
             788          (x) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             789          (A) beginning balance;
             790          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             791          (C) total contributions to date;
             792          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             793          (E) total expenditures to date.
             794          (b) (i) Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have a
             795      value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an
             796      aggregate total.
             797          (ii) Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an
             798      aggregate total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported
             799      separately.
             800          (c) When reporting political issue expenditures made to circulators of initiative
             801      petitions, the political issues committee:
             802          (i) need only report the amount paid to each initiative petition circulator; and
             803          (ii) need not report the name or address of the circulator.
             804          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "received" means:
             805          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political issues committee;
             806          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             807      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             808          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             809      inures to the political issues committee.
             810          (b) A political issues committee shall report each contribution to the lieutenant
             811      governor within 30 days after the contribution is received.
             812          Section 8. Section 20A-11-901 is amended to read:
             813           20A-11-901. Political advertisements -- Requirement that ads designate


             814      responsibility and authorization -- Report to lieutenant governor -- Unauthorized use of
             815      endorsements.
             816          (1) (a) Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing an
             817      advertisement expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or
             818      solicits any contribution through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor
             819      advertising facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising, the
             820      advertisement:
             821          (i) if paid for and authorized by a candidate or the candidate's campaign committee,
             822      shall clearly state that the advertisement has been paid for by the candidate or the campaign
             823      committee;
             824          (ii) if paid for by another person but authorized by a candidate or the candidate's
             825      campaign committee, shall clearly state who paid for the advertisement and that the candidate
             826      or the campaign committee authorized the advertisement; or
             827          (iii) if not authorized by a candidate or his campaign committee, shall clearly state the
             828      name of the person who paid for the advertisement and state that the advertisement is not
             829      authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
             830          (b) The requirements of Subsection (1)(a) do not apply to:
             831          (i) lawn signs with dimensions of four by eight feet or smaller;
             832          (ii) bumper stickers;
             833          (iii) campaign pins, buttons, and pens; and
             834          (iv) similar small items upon which the disclaimer cannot be conveniently printed.
             835          (2) (a) A person who is not a reporting entity and pays for an electioneering
             836      communication shall file a report with the lieutenant governor within 24 hours of making the
             837      payment or entering into a contract to make the payment.
             838          (b) The report shall include:
             839          (i) the name and address of the person described in Subsection (2)(a);
             840          (ii) the name and address of each person contributing at least $100 to the person
             841      described in Subsection (2)(a) for the purpose of disseminating the electioneering


             842      communication;
             843          (iii) the amount spent on the electioneering communication;
             844          (iv) the name of the identified referenced candidate; and
             845          (v) the medium used to disseminate the electioneering communication.
             846          (3) A person may not, in order to promote the success of any candidate for nomination
             847      or election to any public office, or in connection with any question submitted to the voters,
             848      include or cause to be included the name of any person as endorser or supporter in any political
             849      advertisement, circular, poster, or publication without the express consent of that person.
             850          (4) (a) It is unlawful for a person to pay the owner, editor, publisher, or agent of any
             851      newspaper or other periodical to induce him to advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for
             852      nomination or election.
             853          (b) It is unlawful for any owner, editor, publisher, or agent to accept any payment to
             854      advocate or oppose editorially any candidate for nomination or election.
             855          Section 9. Section 20A-11-1301 is amended to read:
             856           20A-11-1301. School board office candidate -- Campaign finance requirements --
             857      Candidate as a political action committee officer -- No personal use -- Report
             858      contributions within 30 days -- Report other accounts.
             859          (1) (a) (i) Each school board office candidate shall deposit each contribution and public
             860      service assistance received in one or more separate accounts in a financial institution that are
             861      dedicated only to that purpose.
             862          (ii) A school board office candidate may:
             863          (A) receive a contribution or public service assistance from a political action
             864      committee registered under Section 20A-11-601 ; and
             865          (B) be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary
             866      decision-making authority as described in Section 20A-11-601 .
             867          (b) A school board office candidate may not use money deposited in an account
             868      described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) for:
             869          (i) a personal use expenditure; or


             870          (ii) an expenditure prohibited by law.
             871          (2) A school board office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions or
             872      public service assistance received into a personal or business account.
             873          (3) A school board office candidate may not make any political expenditures prohibited
             874      by law.
             875          (4) If a person who is no longer a school board candidate chooses not to expend the
             876      money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end
             877      summary report required by Section 20A-11-1302 until the statement of dissolution and final
             878      summary report required by Section 20A-11-1304 are filed with:
             879          (a) the lieutenant governor in the case of a state school board candidate; and
             880          (b) the county clerk, in the case of a local school board candidate.
             881          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b) and Section 20A-11-402 , a person who
             882      is no longer a school board candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a campaign
             883      account in a manner that would cause the former school board candidate to recognize the
             884      money as taxable income under federal tax law.
             885          (b) A person who is no longer a school board candidate may transfer the money in a
             886      campaign account in a manner that would cause the former school board candidate to recognize
             887      the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign
             888      account for federal office.
             889          (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6) and Section 20A-11-1303 , "received" means:
             890          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a school board office candidate or a
             891      member of the candidate's personal campaign committee;
             892          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             893      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             894          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             895      inures to the school board office candidate.
             896          (b) Each school board office candidate shall report to the chief election officer each
             897      contribution and public service assistance within 30 days after the contribution or public


             898      service assistance is received.
             899          (7) (a) As used in this Subsection (7), "account" means an account in a financial
             900      institution:
             901          (i) that is not described in Subsection (1)(a)(i); and
             902          (ii) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a
             903      school board office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as
             904      a holder of an office, other than a school board office for which the person files a declaration of
             905      candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure.
             906          (b) A school board office candidate shall include on any financial statement filed in
             907      accordance with this part:
             908          (i) a contribution deposited in an account:
             909          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             910          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account; or
             911          (ii) an expenditure made from an account:
             912          (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
             913          (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account.
             914          Section 10. Effective date.
             915          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             916      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             917      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             918      the date of veto override.


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