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Third Substitute S.B. 65

Representative Mike K. McKell proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
ELECTION CODE - FINANCIAL REPORTING

             2     
REQUIREMENT AMENDMENTS

             3     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: John L. Valentine

             6     
House Sponsor: Mike K. McKell

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends provisions of the Election Code relating to financial reporting.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    requires a state office holder, a legislative office holder, and a state school board
             15      office holder to each file an interim financial report;
             16          .    requires a political action committee and a political issues committee to each file an
             17      interim financial report seven days before the state political convention of each
             18      major political party;
             19          .    increases reporting times for a corporation;
             20          .    provides for a fine and criminal action against a person who violates certain
             21      provisions of this bill;
             22          .    decreases, from 14 days to seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant
             23      governor, the time within which reporting individuals or entities are required to file
             24      or amend a summary report before penalties are imposed;
             25          .    requires the lieutenant governor to impose a fine on an individual or entity that fails


             26      to file or amend a summary report within seven days after the day on which the individual or
             27      entity receives notice from the lieutenant governor; and
             28          .    makes clarifying and technical changes.
             29      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          20A-11-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 230
             36          20A-11-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             37          20A-11-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             38          20A-11-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             39          20A-11-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             40          20A-11-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             41          20A-11-508, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             42          20A-11-512, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             43          20A-11-602, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 69 and 230
             44          20A-11-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 69
             45          20A-11-701 (Effective 05/01/13), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 347
             46          20A-11-702, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             47          20A-11-703, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
             48          20A-11-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapters 69 and 230
             49          20A-11-803, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 69
             50          20A-11-1303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 347
             51          20A-11-1305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             52          20A-11-1503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 396
             53     
             54      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             55          Section 1. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             56           20A-11-101. Definitions.


             57          As used in this chapter:
             58          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             59      reporting entity has its principal office.
             60          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             61      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by
             62      the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             63          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             64          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             65          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             66      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             67      to a public office.
             68          (4) "Chief election officer" means:
             69          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
             70      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             71      committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in
             72      Section 20A-11-1501 ; and
             73          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             74          (5) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             75          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of
             76      value given to the filing entity;
             77          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             78      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             79      anything of value to the filing entity;
             80          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
             81          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
             82      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
             83          (v) remuneration from:
             84          (A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist;
             85      or
             86          (B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts; and
             87          (vi) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair


             88      market value.
             89          (b) "Contribution" does not include:
             90          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             91      of their time on behalf of the filing entity;
             92          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             93      business; or
             94          (iii) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate or political party at less
             95      than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate or political
             96      party.
             97          (6) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a
             98      candidate or political party are provided:
             99          (a) with the candidate's or political party's prior knowledge, if the candidate or political
             100      party does not object;
             101          (b) by agreement with the candidate or political party;
             102          (c) in coordination with the candidate or political party; or
             103          (d) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate or
             104      political party.
             105          (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             106      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and
             107      makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             108          (i) the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
             109          (ii) the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot
             110      proposition.
             111          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             112          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             113          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             114          (8) "County political party" means, for each registered political party, all of the persons
             115      within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are members of
             116      the registered political party.
             117          (9) "County political party officer" means a person whose name is required to be
             118      submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section


             119      20A-8-402 .
             120          (10) "Detailed listing" means:
             121          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             122          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             123      service assistance;
             124          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             125          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
             126          (b) for each expenditure:
             127          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             128          (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
             129          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             130          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             131          (11) "Election" means each:
             132          (a) regular general election;
             133          (b) regular primary election; and
             134          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
             135          (12) "Electioneering communication" means a communication that:
             136          (a) has at least a value of $10,000;
             137          (b) clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
             138          (c) is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
             139      facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 days of the clearly
             140      identified candidate's or judge's election date.
             141          (13) (a) "Expenditure" means:
             142          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
             143      required by this chapter;
             144          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
             145      or anything of value made for political purposes;
             146          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             147      purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
             148      value for political purposes;
             149          (iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person


             150      without charge to a reporting entity;
             151          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             152      committee; or
             153          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another
             154      reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             155          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             156          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             157      of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             158          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             159      business; or
             160          (iii) anything listed in Subsection (13)(a) that is given by a reporting entity to
             161      candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             162          (14) "Federal office" means the office of President of the United States, United States
             163      Senator, or United States Representative.
             164          (15) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is required to file a financial
             165      statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.
             166          (16) "Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, verified
             167      financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts,
             168      donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial
             169      Retention Elections.
             170          (17) "Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that determine the
             171      candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action committee,
             172      political party, or corporation.
             173          (18) "Incorporation" means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 1,
             174      Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town.
             175          (19) "Incorporation election" means the election authorized by Section 10-2-111 .
             176          (20) "Incorporation petition" means a petition authorized by Section 10-2-109 .
             177          (21) "Individual" means a natural person.
             178          (22) "Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and
             179      expenditures made since the last report.
             180          (23) "Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative, speaker


             181      of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and assistant
             182      whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             183          (24) "Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
             184          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
             185          (b) declares oneself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
             186      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and
             187      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; or
             188          (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             189      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             190      to a legislative office.
             191          (25) "Major political party" means either of the two registered political parties that
             192      have the greatest number of members elected to the two houses of the Legislature.
             193          [(25)] (26) "Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
             194          [(26)] (27) "Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the
             195      governing board of a registered political party.
             196          [(27)] (28) "Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals,
             197      business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action
             198      committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section
             199      20A-11-1501 .
             200          [(28)] (29) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a
             201      candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             202          [(29)] (30) "Personal use expenditure" has the same meaning as provided under Section
             203      20A-11-104 .
             204          [(30)] (31) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of
             205      individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             206          (i) solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political
             207      purposes; or
             208          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or to
             209      vote for or against any candidate or person seeking election to a municipal or county office.
             210          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political
             211      party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party


             212      that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             213          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             214          (i) a party committee;
             215          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
             216      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             217          (iii) an individual;
             218          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             219      account;
             220          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political
             221      action committee; or
             222          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             223          [(31)] (32) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by
             224      a registered political party to select candidates.
             225          [(32)] (33) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals
             226      or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
             227          (i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in
             228      placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or
             229      to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
             230          (ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a
             231      ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any
             232      proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
             233          (iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the
             234      ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot.
             235          (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean:
             236          (i) a registered political party or a party committee;
             237          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the
             238      regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             239          (iii) an individual;
             240          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             241      account; or
             242          (v) a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a political


             243      issues committee.
             244          [(33)] (34) (a) "Political issues contribution" means any of the following:
             245          (i) a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             246      anything of value given to a political issues committee;
             247          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a political
             248      issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot proposition;
             249          (iii) any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting
             250      entity;
             251          (iv) compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered
             252      without charge to a political issues committee; and
             253          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at
             254      less than fair market value.
             255          (b) "Political issues contribution" does not include:
             256          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             257      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             258          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             259      course of business.
             260          [(34)] (35) (a) "Political issues expenditure" means any of the following:
             261          (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing
             262      the approval or the defeat of:
             263          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             264          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             265          (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
             266      the express purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of:
             267          (A) a ballot proposition; or
             268          (B) an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
             269          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             270      political issues expenditure;
             271          (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person
             272      without charge to a political issues committee; or
             273          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less


             274      than fair market value.
             275          (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
             276          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             277      of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             278          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             279      course of business.
             280          [(35)] (36) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to
             281      influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote
             282      for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus,
             283      political convention, or election.
             284          [(36)] (37) "Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the
             285      election laws.
             286          [(37)] (38) "Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state
             287      auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state
             288      representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader,
             289      whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             290          [(38)] (39) (a) "Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided
             291      to an officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
             292      communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
             293          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of
             294      money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
             295          (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
             296      officeholder.
             297          (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
             298          (i) anything provided by the state;
             299          (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             300      of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
             301          (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             302      business;
             303          (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
             304          (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any


             305      organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
             306      officeholder.
             307          [(39)] (40) "Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more
             308      individuals sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political
             309      action committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting
             310      the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial statement the
             311      individuals are listed.
             312          [(40)] (41) "Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
             313          [(41)] (42) "Registered lobbyist" means a person registered under Title 36, Chapter 11,
             314      Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act.
             315          [(42)] (43) "Registered political action committee" means any political action
             316      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             317      governor's office.
             318          [(43)] (44) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues
             319      committee that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant
             320      governor's office.
             321          [(44)] (45) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
             322          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2%
             323      or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives
             324      for any of its candidates for any office; or
             325          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of Chapter 8, Political
             326      Party Formation and Procedures.
             327          [(45)] (46) (a) "Remuneration" means a payment:
             328          (i) made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             329          (ii) that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned
             330      during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of business.
             331          (b) "Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
             332          (i) the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
             333          (ii) a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
             334          (A) because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
             335          (B) for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.


             336          [(46)] (47) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign
             337      committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party
             338      committee, a political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor
             339      organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501 .
             340          [(47)] (48) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school
             341      board.
             342          [(48)] (49) (a) "Source" means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the
             343      tangible or intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
             344          (b) "Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political
             345      action committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action
             346      committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
             347          [(49)] (50) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             348      general, state auditor, and state treasurer.
             349          [(50)] (51) "State office candidate" means a person who:
             350          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             351          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             352      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election
             353      to a state office.
             354          [(51)] (52) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a
             355      reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.
             356          [(52)] (53) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that
             357      allocate expenditures from a political issues committee.
             358          Section 2. Section 20A-11-204 is amended to read:
             359           20A-11-204. State office candidate and state office holder -- Financial reporting
             360      requirements -- Interim reports.
             361          (1) (a) As used in this Subsection (1), "campaign account" means a separate campaign
             362      account required under Subsection 20A-11-201 (1)(a).
             363          [(1)] (b) Each state office candidate shall file an interim report at the following times in
             364      any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             365          [(a)] (i) seven days before the candidate's political convention;
             366          [(b)] (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;


             367          [(c)] (iii) August 31; and
             368          [(d)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             369          (c) Each state office holder who has a campaign account that has not been dissolved
             370      under Section 20A-11-205 shall, in an even year, file an interim report at the following times,
             371      regardless of whether an election for the state office holder's office is held that year:
             372          (i) seven days before the political convention for the political party of the state office
             373      holder;
             374          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             375          (iii) August 31; and
             376          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             377          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             378          (a) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             379          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             380      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             381          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             382      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             383          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             384      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             385          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             386          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             387      contributor; and
             388          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             389          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             390      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             391          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             392          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             393      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             394      last summary report;
             395          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             396          (i) beginning balance;
             397          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;


             398          (iii) total contributions to date;
             399          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             400          (v) total expenditures to date; and
             401          (j) the name of a political action committee for which the state office candidate or state
             402      office holder is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making authority under
             403      Section 20A-11-601 .
             404          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             405      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             406          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             407      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             408          (4) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported
             409      as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             410          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check received by a state office candidate or state
             411      office holder more than five days before the required filing date of a report required by this
             412      section shall be included in the interim report.
             413          Section 3. Section 20A-11-206 is amended to read:
             414           20A-11-206. State office candidate -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
             415          (1) (a) If a state office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the regular
             416      primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor
             417      shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             418          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             419          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             420      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             421          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             422      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             423      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             424          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             425          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             426          (b) Any state office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement required by
             427      Subsection 20A-11-204 (1)(b)[, (c), or (d)](ii), (iii), or (iv) is disqualified and the vacancy on
             428      the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .


             429          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a state office candidate is not
             430      disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             431          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             432      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
             433          (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             434      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             435      and
             436          (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             437      corrected in:
             438          (A) an amended report; or
             439          (B) the next scheduled report.
             440          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             441      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             442          (i) each state office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed one;
             443      and
             444          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             445          (b) If it appears that any state office candidate has failed to file the summary report
             446      required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the
             447      lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             448      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             449      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state office candidate of the violation or
             450      written complaint and direct the state office candidate to file a summary report correcting the
             451      problem.
             452          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state office candidate to fail to file or amend a summary
             453      report within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             454      section.
             455          (ii) Each state office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a class B
             456      misdemeanor.
             457          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             458      attorney general.
             459          (iv) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), the lieutenant


             460      governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a state office candidate who violates
             461      Subsection (2)(c)(i).
             462          Section 4. Section 20A-11-303 is amended to read:
             463           20A-11-303. Legislative office candidate and legislative office holder -- Financial
             464      reporting requirements -- Interim reports.
             465          (1) (a) As used in this Subsection (1), "campaign account" means a separate campaign
             466      account required under Subsection 20A-11-301 (1)(a)(i).
             467          [(1)] (b) Each legislative office candidate shall file an interim report at the following
             468      times in any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             469          [(a)] (i) seven days before the candidate's political convention;
             470          [(b)] (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             471          [(c)] (iii) August 31; and
             472          [(d)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             473          (c) Each legislative office holder who has a campaign account that has not been
             474      dissolved under Section 20A-11-304 shall, in an even year, file an interim report at the
             475      following times, regardless of whether an election for the legislative office holder's office is
             476      held that year:
             477          (i) seven days before the political convention for the political party of the legislative
             478      office holder;
             479          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date for that year;
             480          (iii) August 31; and
             481          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             482          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             483          (a) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             484          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             485      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             486          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             487      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             488          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             489      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             490          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:


             491          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             492      contributor; and
             493          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;
             494          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             495      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             496          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             497          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             498      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             499      last summary report;
             500          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             501          (i) beginning balance;
             502          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             503          (iii) total contributions to date;
             504          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             505          (v) total expenditures to date; and
             506          (j) the name of a political action committee for which the legislative office candidate or
             507      legislative office holder is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making authority
             508      under Section 20A-11-601 .
             509          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             510      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             511          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             512      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             513          (4) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported
             514      as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             515          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check received by a legislative office candidate or
             516      legislative office holder more than five days before the required filing date of a report required
             517      by this section shall be included in the interim report.
             518          Section 5. Section 20A-11-305 is amended to read:
             519           20A-11-305. Legislative office candidate -- Failure to file report -- Penalties.
             520          (1) (a) If a legislative office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             521      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the lieutenant


             522      governor shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             523          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:
             524          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             525      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             526          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             527      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             528      cast for the candidate will not be counted; and
             529          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             530          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             531          (b) Any legislative office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             532      required by Subsection 20A-11-303 (1)(b)[, (c), or (d)](ii), (iii), or (iv) is disqualified and the
             533      vacancy on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             534          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a legislative office candidate is not
             535      disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
             536          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section no later than the due
             537      date in accordance with Section 20A-11-103 ;
             538          (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             539      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             540      and
             541          (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             542      corrected in:
             543          (A) an amended report; or
             544          (B) the next scheduled report.
             545          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             546      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             547          (i) each legislative office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             548      one; and
             549          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             550          (b) If it appears that any legislative office candidate has failed to file the summary
             551      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             552      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the


             553      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a
             554      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the legislative office candidate of the
             555      violation or written complaint and direct the legislative office candidate to file a summary
             556      report correcting the problem.
             557          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any legislative office candidate to fail to file or amend a
             558      summary report within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor
             559      under this section.
             560          (ii) Each legislative office candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             561      class B misdemeanor.
             562          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             563      attorney general.
             564          (iv) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), the lieutenant
             565      governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a legislative office candidate who violates
             566      Subsection (2)(c)(i).
             567          Section 6. Section 20A-11-403 is amended to read:
             568           20A-11-403. Failure to file -- Penalties.
             569          (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant
             570      governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             571          (a) each officeholder that is required to file a summary report has filed one; and
             572          (b) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             573          (2) If it appears that any officeholder has failed to file the summary report required by
             574      law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             575      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any
             576      summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, if the lieutenant governor determines that a
             577      violation has occurred:
             578          (a) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             579          (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
             580      the officeholder of the violation or written complaint and direct the officeholder to file a
             581      summary report correcting the problem.
             582          (3) (a) It is unlawful for any officeholder to fail to file or amend a summary report
             583      within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.


             584          (b) Each officeholder who violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B
             585      misdemeanor.
             586          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the
             587      attorney general.
             588          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (3)(b), the lieutenant
             589      governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against an officeholder who violates Subsection
             590      (3)(a).
             591          (4) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of an interim report by an officeholder
             592      under Subsection 20A-11-204 (1)(c), 20A-11-303 (1)(c), or 20A-11-1303 (1)(c), the lieutenant
             593      governor shall review each filed interim report to ensure that each interim report contains the
             594      information required for the report.
             595          (5) If it appears that any officeholder has failed to file an interim report required by
             596      law, if it appears that a filed interim report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             597      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any
             598      interim report, the lieutenant governor shall, if the lieutenant governor determines that a
             599      violation has occurred:
             600          (a) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             601          (b) within five days after the day on which the violation is discovered or a written
             602      complaint is received, notify the officeholder of the violation or written complaint and direct
             603      the officeholder to file an interim report correcting the problem.
             604          (6) (a) It is unlawful for any officeholder to fail to file or amend an interim report
             605      within seven days after the day on which the officeholder receives notice from the lieutenant
             606      governor under this section.
             607          (b) Each officeholder who violates Subsection (6)(a) is guilty of a class B
             608      misdemeanor.
             609          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (6)(a) to the
             610      attorney general.
             611          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (6)(b), the lieutenant
             612      governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against an officeholder who violates Subsection
             613      (6)(a).
             614          Section 7. Section 20A-11-508 is amended to read:


             615           20A-11-508. Political party reporting requirements -- Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             616          (1) (a) Each registered political party that fails to file the interim reports due before the
             617      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election is:
             618          (i) subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             619          (ii) guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             620          (b) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(a) to the
             621      attorney general.
             622          (2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report required by this
             623      part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed report to ensure that:
             624          (a) each political party that is required to file a report has filed one; and
             625          (b) each report contains the information required by this part.
             626          (3) If it appears that any political party has failed to file a report required by law, if it
             627      appears that a filed report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has
             628      received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any report, the
             629      lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written
             630      complaint, notify the political party of the violation or written complaint and direct the political
             631      party to file a summary report correcting the problem.
             632          (4) (a) It is unlawful for any political party to fail to file or amend a summary report
             633      within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             634          (b) Each political party who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B
             635      misdemeanor.
             636          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the
             637      attorney general.
             638          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (4)(b), the lieutenant
             639      governor shall impose a civil fine of $1000 against a political party that violates Subsection
             640      (4)(a).
             641          Section 8. Section 20A-11-512 is amended to read:
             642           20A-11-512. County political party -- Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             643          (1) A county political party that fails to file the interim report due before the regular
             644      primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election is subject to a fine of
             645      $1,000, which the chief election officer shall deposit in the General Fund.


             646          (2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement required
             647      by Section 20A-11-510 , the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure
             648      that:
             649          (a) a county political party officer who is required to file a statement has filed one; and
             650          (b) each statement contains the information required by Section 20A-11-510 .
             651          (3) If it appears that any county political party officer has failed to file a financial
             652      statement, if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the
             653      lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             654      falsity of any financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of
             655      a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the county political party officer of the
             656      violation or written complaint and direct the county political party officer to file a financial
             657      statement correcting the problem.
             658          (4) A county political party that fails to file or amend a financial statement within [14]
             659      seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section is subject to a
             660      fine of $1,000, which the chief election officer shall deposit in the General Fund.
             661          Section 9. Section 20A-11-602 is amended to read:
             662           20A-11-602. Political action committees -- Financial reporting.
             663          (1) (a) Each registered political action committee that has received contributions
             664      totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $50, during a calendar year
             665      shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:
             666          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             667      previous year;
             668          (ii) seven days before the state political convention of each major political party;
             669          [(ii)] (iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             670          [(iii)] (iv) on August 31; and
             671          [(iv)] (v) seven days before:
             672          (A) the municipal general election; and
             673          (B) the regular general election date.
             674          (b) The registered political action committee shall report:
             675          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             676      statement; and


             677          (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all
             678      contributions and expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial
             679      statement.
             680          (c) The registered political action committee need not file a statement under this
             681      section if it received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             682          (2) (a) The verified financial statement shall include:
             683          (i) the name and address of any individual that makes a contribution to the reporting
             684      political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             685          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             686      contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             687          (iii) the name and address of any political action committee, group, or entity that makes
             688      a contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             689          (iv) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             690          (v) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             691      reporting political action committee, and the amount of each expenditure;
             692          (vi) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             693          (vii) the total amount of contributions received and expenditures disbursed by the
             694      reporting political action committee;
             695          (viii) a statement by the political action committee's treasurer or chief financial officer
             696      certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial report is accurate; and
             697          (ix) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             698          (A) beginning balance;
             699          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             700          (C) total contributions to date;
             701          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             702          (E) total expenditures to date.
             703          (b) (i) Contributions received by a political action committee that have a value of $50
             704      or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an aggregate total.
             705          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             706      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             707          (3) A group or entity may not divide or separate into units, sections, or smaller groups


             708      for the purpose of avoiding the financial reporting requirements of this chapter, and substance
             709      shall prevail over form in determining the scope or size of a political action committee.
             710          (4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "received" means:
             711          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political action committee;
             712          (ii) for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable
             713      instrument or check is negotiated; and
             714          (iii) for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit
             715      inures to the political action committee.
             716          (b) A political action committee shall report each contribution to the lieutenant
             717      governor within 30 days after the contribution is received.
             718          Section 10. Section 20A-11-603 is amended to read:
             719           20A-11-603. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             720          (1) (a) Each political action committee that fails to file the financial statement due
             721      before the regular primary election, on August 31, before the municipal general election, or
             722      before the regular general election is:
             723          (i) subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             724          (ii) guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             725          (b) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(a) to the
             726      attorney general.
             727          (2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement required
             728      by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
             729          (a) each political action committee that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
             730          (b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
             731          (3) If it appears that any political action committee has failed to file the January 10
             732      statement, if it appears that a filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             733      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any
             734      statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt
             735      of a written complaint, notify the political action committee of the violation or written
             736      complaint and direct the political action committee to file a statement correcting the problem.
             737          (4) (a) It is unlawful for any political action committee to fail to file or amend a
             738      statement within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this


             739      section.
             740          (b) Each political action committee who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B
             741      misdemeanor.
             742          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the
             743      attorney general.
             744          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (4)(b), the lieutenant
             745      governor shall impose a civil fine of $1000 against a political action committee that violates
             746      Subsection (4)(a).
             747          Section 11. Section 20A-11-701 (Effective 05/01/13) is amended to read:
             748           20A-11-701 (Effective 05/01/13). Campaign financial reporting by corporations --
             749      Filing requirements -- Statement contents.
             750          (1) (a) Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes that total at
             751      least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             752      governor's office:
             753          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
             754          (ii) seven days before the state political convention for each major political party;
             755          [(ii)] (iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             756          [(iii)] (iv) on August 31; and
             757          [(iv)] (v) seven days before the regular general election date.
             758          (b) The corporation shall report:
             759          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement;
             760          (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through [(iv)] (v), all
             761      expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement; and
             762          (iii) whether the corporation, including an officer of the corporation, director of the
             763      corporation, or person with at least 10% ownership in the corporation:
             764          (A) has bid since the last financial statement on a contract, as defined in Section
             765      63G-6a-103 , in excess of $100,000;
             766          (B) is currently bidding on a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103 , in excess of
             767      $100,000; or
             768          (C) is a party to a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103 , in excess of $100,000.
             769          (c) The corporation need not file a financial statement under this section if the


             770      corporation made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             771          (2) The financial statement shall include:
             772          (a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             773      corporation, and the amount of each expenditure;
             774          (b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
             775          (c) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the
             776      accuracy of the financial statement.
             777          Section 12. Section 20A-11-702 is amended to read:
             778           20A-11-702. Campaign financial reporting of political issues expenditures by
             779      corporations -- Financial reporting.
             780          (1) (a) Each corporation that has made political issues expenditures on current or
             781      proposed ballot issues that total at least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified
             782      financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:
             783          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
             784          (ii) seven days before the state political convention of each major political party;
             785          [(ii)] (iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             786          [(iii)] (iv) on August 31; and
             787          [(iv)] (v) seven days before the regular general election date.
             788          (b) The corporation shall report:
             789          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement; and
             790          (ii) for financial statements under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through [(iv)] (v), expenditures
             791      as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement.
             792          (c) The corporation need not file a statement under this section if it made no
             793      expenditures during the reporting period.
             794          (2) That statement shall include:
             795          (a) the name and address of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities
             796      that received a political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the corporation, and the
             797      amount of each political issues expenditure;
             798          (b) the total amount of political issues expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
             799          (c) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the
             800      accuracy of the verified financial statement.


             801          Section 13. Section 20A-11-703 is amended to read:
             802           20A-11-703. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             803          (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of any statement required by this part,
             804      the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
             805          (a) each corporation that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
             806          (b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
             807          (2) If it appears that any corporation has failed to file any statement, if it appears that a
             808      filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a written
             809      complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any statement, the lieutenant governor
             810      shall:
             811          (a) impose a fine against the corporation in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 ; and
             812          (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
             813      the corporation of the violation or written complaint and direct the corporation to file a
             814      statement correcting the problem.
             815          (3) (a) It is unlawful for any corporation to fail to file or amend a statement within [14]
             816      seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
             817          (b) Each corporation that violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             818          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the
             819      attorney general.
             820          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (3)(b), the lieutenant
             821      governor shall impose a civil fine of $1,000 against a corporation that violates Subsection
             822      (3)(a).
             823          Section 14. Section 20A-11-802 is amended to read:
             824           20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
             825          (1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has received political issues
             826      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures totaling at least
             827      $50, during a calendar year, shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
             828      governor's office:
             829          (i) on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             830      previous year;
             831          (ii) seven days before the state political convention of each major political party;


             832          (iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             833          [(ii)] (iv) seven days before the date of an incorporation election, if the political issues
             834      committee has received donations or made disbursements to affect an incorporation;
             835          [(iii)] (v) at least three days before the first public hearing held as required by Section
             836      20A-7-204.1 ;
             837          [(iv)] (vi) if the political issues committee has received or expended funds in relation to
             838      an initiative or referendum, at the time the initiative or referendum sponsors submit:
             839          (A) the verified and certified initiative packets as required by Section 20A-7-206 ; or
             840          (B) the signed and verified referendum packets as required by Section 20A-7-306 ;
             841          [(v)] (vii) on August 31; and
             842          [(vi)] (viii) seven days before:
             843          (A) the municipal general election; and
             844          (B) the regular general election.
             845          (b) The political issues committee shall report:
             846          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             847      statement; and
             848          (ii) all contributions and expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of
             849      the financial statement, except for a financial statement filed on January 10.
             850          (c) The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it
             851      received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             852          (2) (a) That statement shall include:
             853          (i) the name and address of any individual that makes a political issues contribution to
             854      the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues contribution;
             855          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             856      political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             857      political issues contribution;
             858          (iii) the name and address of any political issues committee, group, or entity that makes
             859      a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             860      political issues contribution;
             861          (iv) the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues
             862      contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues


             863      contribution;
             864          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             865          (vi) except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the name and address of each individual,
             866      entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues expenditure of more
             867      than $50 from the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of each political issues
             868      expenditure;
             869          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             870          (viii) the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues
             871      expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;
             872          (ix) a statement by the political issues committee's treasurer or chief financial officer
             873      certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial statement is accurate; and
             874          (x) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             875          (A) beginning balance;
             876          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             877          (C) total contributions to date;
             878          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             879          (E) total expenditures to date.
             880          (b) (i) Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have a
             881      value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an
             882      aggregate total.
             883          (ii) Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an
             884      aggregate total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported
             885      separately.
             886          (c) When reporting political issue expenditures made to circulators of initiative
             887      petitions, the political issues committee:
             888          (i) need only report the amount paid to each initiative petition circulator; and
             889          (ii) need not report the name or address of the circulator.
             890          (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "received" means:
             891          (i) for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political issues 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 political issues committee.
             896          (b) A political issues committee shall report each contribution to the lieutenant
             897      governor within 30 days after the contribution is received.
             898          Section 15. Section 20A-11-803 is amended to read:
             899           20A-11-803. Criminal penalties.
             900          (1) (a) Each political issues committee that fails to file financial the statement due
             901      August 31, before the municipal general election, or before the regular general election is guilty
             902      of a class B misdemeanor.
             903          (b) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(a) to the
             904      attorney general.
             905          (2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement, the
             906      lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
             907          (a) each political issues committee that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
             908          (b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
             909          (3) If it appears that any political issues committee has failed to file the January 10
             910      statement, if it appears that a filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             911      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any
             912      statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt
             913      of a written complaint, notify the political issues committee of the violation or written
             914      complaint and direct the political issues committee to file a statement correcting the problem.
             915          (4) (a) It is unlawful for any political issues committee to fail to file or amend a
             916      statement within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             917      section.
             918          (b) Each political issues committee who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B
             919      misdemeanor.
             920          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the
             921      attorney general.
             922          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (4)(b), the lieutenant
             923      governor shall impose a civil fine of $1000 against a political issues committee that violates
             924      Subsection (4)(a).


             925          Section 16. Section 20A-11-1303 is amended to read:
             926           20A-11-1303. School board office candidate and school board office holder --
             927      Financial reporting requirements -- Interim reports.
             928          (1) (a) As used in this Subsection (1), "campaign account" means a separate campaign
             929      account required under Subsection 20A-11-1301 (1)(a)(i).
             930          [(1)] (b) Each school board office candidate shall file an interim report at the following
             931      times in any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public office:
             932          [(a)] (i) May 15, for a state school board office [candidates] candidate;
             933          [(b)] (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
             934          [(c)] (iii) August 31; and
             935          [(d)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             936          (c) Each state school board office holder who has a campaign account that has not been
             937      dissolved under Section 20A-11-1304 shall, in an even year, file an interim report at the
             938      following times, regardless of whether an election for the state school board office holder's
             939      office is held that year:
             940          (i) May 15;
             941          (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date for that year;
             942          (iii) August 31; and
             943          (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.
             944          (2) Each interim report shall include the following information:
             945          (a) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             946          (b) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim
             947      reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             948          (c) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior
             949      interim reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
             950          (d) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             951      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             952          (e) for each nonmonetary contribution:
             953          (i) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the
             954      contributor; and
             955          (ii) a specific description of the contribution;


             956          (f) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             957      not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
             958          (g) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             959          (h) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             960      report, if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the
             961      last summary report;
             962          (i) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             963          (i) beginning balance;
             964          (ii) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             965          (iii) total contributions to date;
             966          (iv) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             967          (v) total expenditures to date; and
             968          (j) the name of a political action committee for which the school board office candidate
             969      or school board office holder is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making
             970      authority under Section 20A-11-601 .
             971          (3) (a) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a
             972      single aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             973          (b) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             974      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             975          (4) (a) In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported
             976      as of five days before the required filing date of the report.
             977          (b) Any negotiable instrument or check received by a school board office candidate or
             978      school board office holder more than five days before the required filing date of a report
             979      required by this section shall be included in the interim report.
             980          Section 17. Section 20A-11-1305 is amended to read:
             981           20A-11-1305. School board office candidate -- Failure to file statement --
             982      Penalties.
             983          (1) (a) If a school board office candidate fails to file an interim report due before the
             984      regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election, the chief election
             985      officer shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
             986          (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who:


             987          (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the candidate from the ballots before
             988      the ballots are delivered to voters; or
             989          (II) shall, if removing the candidate's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform
             990      the voters by any practicable method that the candidate has been disqualified and that votes
             991      cast for candidate will not be counted; and
             992          (B) may not count any votes for that candidate; and
             993          (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 .
             994          (b) Any school board office candidate who fails to file timely a financial statement
             995      required by Subsection 20A-11-1303 (1)(b)[, (c), or (d)](ii), (iii), or (iv) is disqualified and the
             996      vacancy on the ballot may be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-501 .
             997          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a school board office candidate is
             998      not disqualified and the chief election officer may not impose a fine if:
             999          (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section in accordance with
             1000      Section 20A-11-103 ;
             1001          (ii) those reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information
             1002      required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies;
             1003      and
             1004          (iii) those omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are
             1005      corrected in:
             1006          (A) an amended report; or
             1007          (B) the next scheduled report.
             1008          (2) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report by a candidate
             1009      for state school board, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure
             1010      that:
             1011          (i) each state school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             1012      one; and
             1013          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             1014          (b) If it appears that any state school board candidate has failed to file the summary
             1015      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             1016      if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the
             1017      falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a


             1018      violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the state school board candidate of the
             1019      violation or written complaint and direct the state school board candidate to file a summary
             1020      report correcting the problem.
             1021          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any state school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
             1022      summary report within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor
             1023      under this section.
             1024          (ii) Each state school board candidate who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             1025      class B misdemeanor.
             1026          (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the
             1027      attorney general.
             1028          (iv) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), the lieutenant
             1029      governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a state school board candidate who violates
             1030      Subsection (2)(c)(i).
             1031          (3) (a) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the county
             1032      clerk shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
             1033          (i) each local school board candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed
             1034      one; and
             1035          (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part.
             1036          (b) If it appears that any local school board candidate has failed to file the summary
             1037      report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or
             1038      if the county clerk has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity
             1039      of any summary report, the county clerk shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or
             1040      receipt of a written complaint, notify the local school board candidate of the violation or
             1041      written complaint and direct the local school board candidate to file a summary report
             1042      correcting the problem.
             1043          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any local school board candidate to fail to file or amend a
             1044      summary report within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the county clerk under this
             1045      section.
             1046          (ii) Each local school board candidate who violates Subsection (3)(c)(i) is guilty of a
             1047      class B misdemeanor.
             1048          (iii) The county clerk shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(c)(i) to the district or


             1049      county attorney.
             1050          (iv) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (3)(c)(ii), the lieutenant
             1051      governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a local school board candidate who violates
             1052      Subsection (3)(c)(i).
             1053          Section 18. Section 20A-11-1503 is amended to read:
             1054           20A-11-1503. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
             1055          (1) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a financial statement required by
             1056      this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed financial statement to ensure that:
             1057          (a) each labor organization that is required to file a financial statement has filed one;
             1058      and
             1059          (b) each financial statement contains the information required by this part.
             1060          (2) If it appears that any labor organization has failed to file a financial statement, if it
             1061      appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant
             1062      governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of a
             1063      financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall:
             1064          (a) impose a fine against the labor organization in accordance with Section
             1065      20A-11-1005 ; and
             1066          (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify
             1067      the labor organization of the violation or written complaint and direct the labor organization to
             1068      file a financial statement correcting the problem.
             1069          (3) (a) It is unlawful for any labor organization to fail to file or amend a financial
             1070      statement within [14] seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this
             1071      section.
             1072          (b) Each labor organization that violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B
             1073      misdemeanor.
             1074          (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the
             1075      attorney general.
             1076          (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (3)(b), the lieutenant
             1077      governor shall impose a civil fine of $1000 against a labor organization that violates
             1078      Subsection (3)(a).


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