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DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDTERM VACANCY

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CANDIDATES

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler

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House Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill enacts provisions related to certain filings by a candidate for a midterm
             11      vacancy appointment.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    requires a political party to forward the name of a candidate for a midterm vacancy
             15      appointment to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor;
             16          .    amends the definitions of "legislative office candidate" and "state office candidate";
             17          .    enacts provisions requiring a state office candidate for a midterm vacancy
             18      appointment to file an interim report;
             19          .    enacts provisions requiring a legislative office candidate for a midterm vacancy
             20      appointment to file an interim report; and
             21          .    makes technical corrections.
             22      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          None
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:
             28          20A-8-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 73
             29          20A-11-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 230


             30          20A-11-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             31          20A-11-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 355
             32          20A-11-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             33          20A-11-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             34          20A-11-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 355
             35          20A-11-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             36     
             37      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             38          Section 1. Section 20A-8-401 is amended to read:
             39           20A-8-401. Registered political parties -- Bylaws -- Report name of midterm
             40      vacancy candidate.
             41          (1) (a) Each registered state political party shall file a copy of its constitution and
             42      bylaws with the lieutenant governor by January 1, 1995.
             43          (b) Each new or unregistered state political party that seeks to become a registered
             44      political party under the authority of this chapter shall file a copy of its proposed constitution
             45      and bylaws at the time it files its registration information.
             46          (c) Each registered state political party shall file revised copies of its constitution or
             47      bylaws with the lieutenant governor within 15 days after the constitution or bylaws are adopted
             48      or amended.
             49          (2) Each state political party, each new political party seeking registration, and each
             50      unregistered political party seeking registration shall ensure that its constitution or bylaws
             51      contain:
             52          (a) provisions establishing party organization, structure, membership, and governance
             53      that include:
             54          (i) a description of the position, selection process, qualifications, duties, and terms of
             55      each party officer and committees defined by constitution and bylaws;
             56          (ii) a provision requiring a designated party officer to serve as liaison with:
             57          (A) the lieutenant governor on all matters relating to the political party's relationship


             58      with the state; and
             59          (B) each county legislative body on matters relating to the political party's relationship
             60      with a county;
             61          (iii) a description of the requirements for participation in party processes;
             62          (iv) the dates, times, and quorum of any regularly scheduled party meetings,
             63      conventions, or other conclaves; and
             64          (v) a mechanism for making the names of delegates, candidates, and elected party
             65      officers available to the public shortly after they are selected;
             66          (b) a procedure for selecting party officers that allows active participation by party
             67      members;
             68          (c) a procedure for selecting party candidates at the federal, state, and county levels that
             69      allows active participation by party members;
             70          (d) (i) a procedure for selecting electors who are pledged to cast their votes in the
             71      electoral college for the party's candidates for president and vice president of the United States;
             72      and
             73          (ii) a procedure for filling vacancies in the office of presidential elector because of
             74      death, refusal to act, failure to attend, ineligibility, or any other cause;
             75          (e) a procedure for filling vacancies in the office of representative or senator or a
             76      county office, as described in Section 20A-1-508 , because of death, resignation, or ineligibility;
             77          (f) a provision requiring the governor and lieutenant governor to run as a joint ticket;
             78          (g) a procedure for replacing party candidates who die, acquire a disability that
             79      prevents the candidate from continuing the candidacy, or are disqualified before a primary or
             80      regular general election;
             81          (h) provisions governing the deposit and expenditure of party funds, and governing the
             82      accounting for, reporting, and audit of party financial transactions;
             83          (i) provisions governing access to party records;
             84          (j) a procedure for amending the constitution or bylaws that allows active participation
             85      by party members or their representatives;


             86          (k) a process for resolving grievances against the political party; and
             87          (l) if desired by the political party, a process for consulting with, and obtaining the
             88      opinion of, the political party's Utah Senate and Utah House members about:
             89          (i) the performance of the two United States Senators from Utah, including
             90      specifically:
             91          (A) their views and actions regarding the defense of state's rights and federalism; and
             92          (B) their performance in representing Utah's interests;
             93          (ii) the members' opinion about, or rating of, and support or opposition to the policy
             94      positions of any candidates for United States Senate from Utah, including incumbents,
             95      including specifically:
             96          (A) their views and actions regarding the defense of state's rights and federalism; and
             97          (B) their performance in representing Utah's interests; and
             98          (iii) the members' collective or individual endorsement or rating of a particular
             99      candidate for United States Senate from Utah.
             100          (3) If, in accordance with a political party's constitution or bylaws, a person files a
             101      declaration or otherwise notifies the party of the person's candidacy as a legislative office
             102      candidate or state office candidate, as defined in Section 20A-11-101 , to be appointed and fill a
             103      midterm vacancy in the office of representative or senator in the Legislature, as described in
             104      Section 20A-1-503 , or in a state office as described in Section 20A-1-504 , the party shall
             105      forward a copy of that declaration or notification to the lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m.
             106      of the day following the day on which the party receives the declaration or notification.
             107          Section 2. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             108           20A-11-101. Definitions.
             109          As used in this chapter:
             110          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             111      reporting entity has its principal office.
             112          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             113      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by


             114      the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             115          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             116          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             117          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             118      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             119      to a public office.
             120          (4) "Chief election officer" means:
             121          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
             122      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             123      committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in
             124      Section 20A-11-1501 ; and
             125          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             126          (5) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             127          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
             128      value given to the filing entity;
             129          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             130      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             131      anything of value to the filing entity;
             132          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
             133          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
             134      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
             135          (v) remuneration from:
             136          (A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist;
             137      or
             138          (B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts; and
             139          (vi) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair
             140      market value.
             141          (b) "Contribution" does not include:


             142          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             143      of their time on behalf of the filing entity;
             144          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             145      business; or
             146          (iii) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate or political party at less
             147      than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate or political
             148      party.
             149          (6) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
             150      candidate or political party are provided:
             151          (a) with the candidate's or political party's prior knowledge, if the candidate or political
             152      party does not object;
             153          (b) by agreement with the candidate or political party;
             154          (c) in coordination with the candidate or political party; or
             155          (d) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate or
             156      political party.
             157          (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             158      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and
             159      makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             160          (i) the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
             161          (ii) the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot
             162      proposition.
             163          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             164          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             165          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             166          (8) "County political party" means, for each registered political party, all of the persons
             167      within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are members of
             168      the registered political party.
             169          (9) "County political party officer" means a person whose name is required to be


             170      submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section
             171      20A-8-402 .
             172          (10) "Detailed listing" means:
             173          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             174          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             175      service assistance;
             176          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             177          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
             178          (b) for each expenditure:
             179          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             180          (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
             181          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             182          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             183          (11) "Election" means each:
             184          (a) regular general election;
             185          (b) regular primary election; and
             186          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
             187          (12) "Electioneering communication" means a communication that:
             188          (a) has at least a value of $10,000;
             189          (b) clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
             190          (c) is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
             191      facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 days of the clearly
             192      identified candidate's or judge's election date.
             193          (13) (a) "Expenditure" means:
             194          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
             195      required by this chapter;
             196          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
             197      or anything of value made for political purposes;


             198          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             199      purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
             200      value for political purposes;
             201          (iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person
             202      without charge to a reporting entity;
             203          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             204      committee; or
             205          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another
             206      reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             207          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             208          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             209      of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             210          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             211      business; or
             212          (iii) anything listed in Subsection (13)(a) that is given by a reporting entity to
             213      candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             214          (14) "Federal office" means the office of President of the United States, United States
             215      Senator, or United States Representative.
             216          (15) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is required to file a financial
             217      statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.
             218          (16) "Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, verified
             219      financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts,
             220      donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial
             221      Retention Elections.
             222          (17) "Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that determine the
             223      candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action committee,
             224      political party, or corporation.
             225          (18) "Incorporation" means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 1,


             226      Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town.
             227          (19) "Incorporation election" means the election authorized by Section 10-2-111 .
             228          (20) "Incorporation petition" means a petition authorized by Section 10-2-109 .
             229          (21) "Individual" means a natural person.
             230          (22) "Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and
             231      expenditures made since the last report.
             232          (23) "Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative, speaker
             233      of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and assistant
             234      whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             235          (24) "Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
             236          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
             237          (b) declares oneself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
             238      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and
             239      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; or
             240          (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             241      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination, [or]
             242      election, or appointment to a legislative office.
             243          (25) "Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
             244          (26) "Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the
             245      governing board of a registered political party.
             246          (27) "Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business
             247      organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees,
             248      political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
             249          (28) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a candidate to
             250      act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             251          (29) "Personal use expenditure" has the same meaning as provided under Section
             252      20A-11-104 .
             253          (30) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals or


             254      entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             255          (i) solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political
             256      purposes; or
             257          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or to
             258      vote for or against any candidate or person seeking election to a municipal or county office.
             259          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political
             260      party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party
             261      that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             262          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             263          (i) a party committee;
             264          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
             265      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             266          (iii) an individual;
             267          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             268      account;
             269          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             270      action committee; or
             271          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             272          (31) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by a
             273      registered political party to select candidates.
             274          (32) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals or
             275      entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             276          (i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in
             277      placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or
             278      to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
             279          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a
             280      ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any
             281      proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or


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


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


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


             366      office] Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
             367          (43) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues committee that
             368      is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the [lieutenant governor's
             369      office] Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
             370          (44) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
             371          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2%
             372      or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives
             373      for any of its candidates for any office; or
             374          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of Chapter 8, Political
             375      Party Formation and Procedures.
             376          (45) (a) "Remuneration" means a payment:
             377          (i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             378          (ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned
             379      during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business.
             380          (b) "Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
             381          (i) the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
             382          (ii) a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
             383          (A) because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
             384          (B) for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.
             385          (46) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign committee,
             386      a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party committee, a political
             387      action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor organization, as
             388      defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
             389          (47) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school board.
             390          (48) (a) "Source" means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the tangible or
             391      intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
             392          (b) "Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political
             393      action committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action


             394      committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
             395          (49) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,
             396      state auditor, and state treasurer.
             397          (50) "State office candidate" means a person who:
             398          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             399          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             400      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination, [or]
             401      election, or appointment to a state office.
             402          (51) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a
             403      reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.
             404          (52) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that allocate
             405      expenditures from a political issues committee.
             406          Section 3. Section 20A-11-204 is amended to read:
             407           20A-11-204. State office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Interim
             408      reports.
             409          (1) [Each] (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), each state office candidate
             410      shall file an interim report at the following times in any year in which the candidate has filed a
             411      declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             412          [(a)] (i) seven days before the candidate's political convention;
             413          [(b)] (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             414          [(c)] (iii) August 31; and
             415          [(d)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             416          (b) If a state office candidate is a state office candidate seeking appointment for a
             417      midterm vacancy, the state office candidate:
             418          (i) shall file an interim report:
             419          (A) no later than seven days before the day on which the political party of the party for
             420      which the state office candidate seeks nomination meets to declare a nominee for the governor
             421      to appoint in accordance with Section 20A-1-504 ; or


             422          (B) if a state office candidate decides to seek the appointment with less than seven days
             423      before the party meets, or the political party schedules the meeting to declare a nominee less
             424      than seven days before the day of the meeting, no later than 5 p.m. on the last day of business
             425      before the day on which the party meets; and
             426          (ii) is not required to file an interim report at the times described in Subsection (1)(a).
             427          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             428          (a) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             429          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             430      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             431          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             432      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             433          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             434      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             435          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             436          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             437      contributor; and
             438          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             439          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             440      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             441          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             442          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             443      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             444      last summary report;
             445          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             446          (i) beginning balance;
             447          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             448          (iii) total contributions to date;
             449          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and


             450          (v) total expenditures to date; and
             451          (j) the name of a political action committee for which the state office candidate is
             452      designated as an officer who has primary decision-making authority under Section
             453      20A-11-601 .
             454          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             455      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             456          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             457      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             458          (4) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported
             459      as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             460          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check received by a state office candidate more than
             461      five days before the required filing date of a report required by this section shall be included in
             462      the interim report.
             463          Section 4. Section 20A-11-205 is amended to read:
             464           20A-11-205. State office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements --
             465      Termination of duty to report.
             466          (1) Each state office candidate and the candidate's personal campaign committee is
             467      active and subject to interim reporting requirements until:
             468          (a) the candidate withdraws or is eliminated in a convention or primary[.]; or
             469          (b) if seeking appointment as a midterm vacancy state office candidate:
             470          (i) the political party liaison fails to forward the person's name to the governor; or
             471          (ii) the governor fails to appoint the person to fill the vacancy.
             472          (2) Each state office candidate and the candidate's personal campaign committee is
             473      active and subject to year-end summary reporting requirements until the candidate has filed a
             474      statement of dissolution with the lieutenant governor stating that:
             475          (a) the state office candidate or the personal campaign committee is no longer receiving
             476      contributions and is no longer making expenditures;
             477          (b) the ending balance on the last summary report filed is zero and the balance in the


             478      separate bank account required in Section 20A-11-201 is zero; and
             479          (c) a final summary report in the form required by Section 20A-11-203 showing a zero
             480      balance is attached to the statement of dissolution.
             481          (3) A statement of dissolution and a final summary report may be filed at any time.
             482          (4) Each state office candidate and the candidate's personal campaign committee shall
             483      continue to file the year-end summary report required by Section 20A-11-203 until the
             484      statement of dissolution and final summary report required by this section are filed with the
             485      lieutenant governor.
             486          Section 5. Section 20A-11-206 is amended to read:
             487           20A-11-206. State office candidate -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
             488          (1) (a) If a state office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the regular
             489      primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor
             490      shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             491          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             492          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             493      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             494          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             495      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             496      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             497          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             498          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             499          (b) Any state office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement required by
             500      Subsection 20A-11-204 (1)[(b), (c), or (d)](a)(ii), (iii), or (iv) is disqualified and the vacancy on
             501      the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             502          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a state office candidate is not
             503      disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             504          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             505      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;


             506          (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             507      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             508      and
             509          (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             510      corrected in:
             511          (A) an amended report; or
             512          (B) the next scheduled report.
             513          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             514      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             515          (i) each state office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed one;
             516      and
             517          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             518          (b) If it appears that any state office candidate has failed to file the summary report
             519      required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the
             520      lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             521      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             522      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state office candidate of the violation or
             523      written complaint and direct the state office candidate to file a summary report correcting the
             524      problem.
             525          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state office candidate to fail to file or amend a summary
             526      report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             527          (ii) Each state office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a class B
             528      misdemeanor.
             529          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             530      attorney general.
             531          Section 6. Section 20A-11-303 is amended to read:
             532           20A-11-303. Legislative office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements --
             533      Interim reports.


             534          (1) [Each] (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), each legislative office
             535      candidate shall file an interim report at the following times in any year in which the candidate
             536      has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             537          [(a)] (i) seven days before the candidate's political convention;
             538          [(b)] (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             539          [(c)] (iii) August 31; and
             540          [(d)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             541          (b) If a legislative office candidate is a legislative office candidate seeking appointment
             542      for a midterm vacancy, the legislative office candidate:
             543          (i) shall file an interim report:
             544          (A) no later than seven days before the day on which the political party of the party for
             545      which the legislative office candidate seeks nomination meets to declare a nominee for the
             546      governor to appoint in accordance with Section 20A-1-503 ; or
             547          (B) if a legislative office candidate decides to seek the appointment with less than
             548      seven days before the party meets, or the political party schedules the meeting to declare a
             549      nominee less than seven days before the day of the meeting, no later than 5 p.m. on the last day
             550      of business before the day on which the party meets; and
             551          (ii) is not required to file an interim report at the times described in Subsection (1)(a).
             552          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             553          (a) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             554          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             555      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             556          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             557      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             558          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             559      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             560          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             561          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the


             562      contributor; and
             563          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             564          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             565      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             566          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             567          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             568      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             569      last summary report;
             570          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             571          (i) beginning balance;
             572          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             573          (iii) total contributions to date;
             574          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             575          (v) total expenditures to date; and
             576          (j) the name of a political action committee for which the legislative office candidate is
             577      designated as an officer who has primary decision-making authority under Section
             578      20A-11-601 .
             579          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             580      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             581          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             582      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             583          (4) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported
             584      as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             585          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check received by a legislative office candidate more
             586      than five days before the required filing date of a report required by this section shall be
             587      included in the interim report.
             588          Section 7. Section 20A-11-304 is amended to read:
             589           20A-11-304. Legislative office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements --


             590      Termination of duty to report.
             591          (1) Each legislative office candidate is subject to interim reporting requirements until:
             592          (a) the candidate withdraws or is eliminated in a convention or primary[.]; or
             593          (b) if seeking appointment as a midterm vacancy legislative office candidate:
             594          (i) the political party liaison fails to forward the person's name to the governor; or
             595          (ii) the governor fails to appoint the person to fill the vacancy.
             596          (2) Each legislative office candidate is subject to year-end summary reporting
             597      requirements until the candidate has filed a statement of dissolution with the lieutenant
             598      governor stating that:
             599          (a) the legislative office candidate is no longer receiving contributions and is no longer
             600      making expenditures;
             601          (b) the ending balance on the last summary report filed is zero and the balance in the
             602      separate bank account required in Section 20A-11-301 is zero; and
             603          (c) a final summary report in the form required by Section 20A-11-302 showing a zero
             604      balance is attached to the statement of dissolution.
             605          (3) A statement of dissolution and a final summary report may be filed at any time.
             606          (4) Each legislative office candidate shall continue to file the year-end summary report
             607      required by Section 20A-11-302 until the statement of dissolution and final summary report
             608      required by this section are filed with the lieutenant governor.
             609          Section 8. Section 20A-11-305 is amended to read:
             610           20A-11-305. Legislative office candidate -- Failure to file report -- Penalties.
             611          (1) (a) If a legislative office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             612      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant
             613      governor shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             614          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             615          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             616      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             617          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform


             618      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             619      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             620          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             621          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             622          (b) Any legislative office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             623      required by Subsection 20A-11-303 (1)[(b), (c), or (d)](a)(ii), (iii), or (iv) is disqualified and the
             624      vacancy on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             625          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a legislative office candidate is not
             626      disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             627          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             628      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
             629          (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             630      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             631      and
             632          (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             633      corrected in:
             634          (A) an amended report; or
             635          (B) the next scheduled report.
             636          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             637      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             638          (i) each legislative office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             639      one; and
             640          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             641          (b) If it appears that any legislative office candidate has failed to file the summary
             642      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             643      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             644      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             645      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the legislative office candidate of the


             646      violation or written complaint and direct the legislative office candidate to file a summary
             647      report correcting the problem.
             648          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any legislative office candidate to fail to file or amend a
             649      summary report within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             650      section.
             651          (ii) Each legislative office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             652      class B misdemeanor.
             653          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             654      attorney general.


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