Bill Text: FL S1382 | 2013 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Campaign Finance
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (? 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-24 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 569 (Ch. 2013-37) [S1382 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S1382-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2013 CS for CS for CS for CS for SB 1382 By the Committees on Appropriations; Rules; Community Affairs; and Ethics and Elections; and Senator Latvala 576-04648-13 20131382c4 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to campaign finance; repealing s. 3 106.04, F.S., relating to the certification and 4 political activities of committees of continuous 5 existence; prohibiting a committee of continuous 6 existence from accepting a contribution after a 7 certain date; providing for revocation of the 8 certification of each committee of continuous 9 existence on a certain date; requiring the Division of 10 Elections to provide certain notifications to 11 committees of continuous existence; providing 12 procedures for disposition of funds and closing of the 13 committee account; providing penalties; providing for 14 the applicability of penalties incurred by the 15 committee of continuous existence; authorizing a 16 committee of continuous existence to make unlimited 17 contributions to a political committee; amending and 18 reordering s. 106.011, F.S., relating to definitions 19 applicable to provisions governing campaign financing; 20 deleting the definition of the term “committee of 21 continuous existence” to conform to changes made by 22 the act; revising the definition of the term 23 “election” to include the selection of members of 24 political party executive committees; conforming 25 cross-references; amending s. 106.021, F.S.; providing 26 that contributions received before a candidate changes 27 his or her candidacy to a different office count 28 towards the contribution limits for the newly 29 designated office; prohibiting a political committee 30 from making an expenditure for the purpose of jointly 31 endorsing three or more candidates outside the scope 32 of the requirements of ch. 106, F.S.; amending s. 33 106.022, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made 34 by the act; amending s. 106.025, F.S.; providing that 35 tickets or advertising for a campaign fundraiser must 36 comply with the requirements of political 37 advertisements circulated before an election; amending 38 s. 106.03, F.S.; conforming provisions and cross 39 references to changes made by the act; amending s. 40 106.05, F.S.; revising the information that is 41 required to appear on a bank account for deposit of 42 funds; reenacting and amending s. 106.07, F.S., 43 relating to reports by campaign treasurers; revising 44 reporting requirements for candidates and political 45 committees; conforming a cross-reference; creating s. 46 106.0702, F.S.; requiring certain individuals seeking 47 a publicly-elected position on a political party 48 executive committee to file a report with the 49 supervisor of elections before the primary election; 50 providing filing and notice requirements; specifying 51 the contents of the report; requiring the supervisor 52 to make a specified form available to a reporting 53 individual; requiring the reporting individual to 54 certify to the correctness of the report; providing 55 criminal penalties for a reporting individual who 56 willfully files an incorrect, false, or incomplete 57 report; providing for a fine under specified 58 conditions; authorizing a reporting individual to 59 appeal a fine to the Florida Elections Commission; 60 requiring the supervisor to notify the commission of 61 specified violations; amending s. 106.0703, F.S.; 62 revising reporting requirements for electioneering 63 communications organizations; reenacting and amending 64 s. 106.0705, F.S., relating to the electronic filing 65 of campaign treasurer’s reports; conforming provisions 66 and cross-references to changes made by the act; 67 amending s. 106.08, F.S.; increasing the limitations 68 on contributions made to political committees; 69 removing a limitation on contributions made by 70 specified minors; revising limitations on 71 contributions to non-statewide candidates from 72 specified political party committees; conforming 73 provisions and cross-references to changes made by the 74 act; reenacting and amending s. 106.11, F.S.; 75 specifying restrictions on expenditures by political 76 committees; providing a penalty; revising the 77 information that is required to appear on bank account 78 checks of candidates or political committees; revising 79 information used to determine when debit cards are 80 considered bank checks; amending s. 106.141, F.S.; 81 prohibiting a candidate from giving more than a 82 specified amount of surplus funds to an affiliated 83 party committee or political party; increasing the 84 amount of funds that certain candidates may transfer 85 to an office account; specifying permissible expenses 86 with office account funds; defining the term “same 87 office”; modifying requirements and conditions for 88 disposing of and transferring surplus funds; 89 authorizing certain candidates to retain a specified 90 amount of funds for reelection to the same office; 91 establishing requirements and conditions for retained 92 funds; providing procedures for disposition of 93 retained funds in certain circumstances; making 94 changes to conform to the act; reenacting and amending 95 s. 106.29, F.S.; revising reporting requirements for 96 political parties and affiliated party committees; 97 requiring the Division of Elections to submit a 98 proposal for a mandatory statewide electronic filing 99 system for certain state and local candidates to the 100 Legislature by a specified date; amending ss. 101.62, 101 102.031, 106.087, 106.12, 106.147, 106.17, 106.23, 102 106.265, 106.27, 106.32, 106.33, 111.075, 112.3148, 103 112.3149, 1004.28, 1004.70, and 1004.71, F.S.; 104 conforming provisions and cross-references to changes 105 made by the act; reenacting s. 106.19, F.S., relating 106 to criminal and enhanced civil penalties for certain 107 campaign finance violations, to incorporate the 108 amendments made to ss. 106.08 and 106.11, F.S., in 109 references thereto; providing appropriations; 110 authorizing specified numbers of full-time equivalent 111 positions with associated salary rates within the 112 Florida Elections Commission and the Division of 113 Elections; providing effective dates. 114 115 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 116 117 Section 1. Section 106.04, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 118 Section 2. (1) Effective August 1, 2013, a committee of 119 continuous existence may not accept a contribution as defined in 120 s. 106.011, Florida Statutes. By July 15, 2013, the Division of 121 Elections of the Department of State shall notify each committee 122 of continuous existence of the prohibition on accepting such a 123 contribution as provided under this subsection. 124 (2) Effective September 30, 2013, the certification of each 125 committee of continuous existence is revoked and all committee 126 accounts must have a zero balance. By July 15, 2013, the 127 Division of Elections of the Department of State shall notify 128 each committee of continuous existence of the revocation of its 129 certification pursuant to this subsection. Following the 130 revocation of certification, each committee of continuous 131 existence shall file any outstanding report as required by law. 132 (3)(a) A violation of this section or any other provision 133 of chapter 106 constitutes a violation of chapter 106 regardless 134 of whether the committee of continuous existence is legally 135 dissolved. 136 (b) A political committee or electioneering communications 137 organization that has received funds from a committee of 138 continuous existence whose certification has been revoked and 139 that is directly or indirectly established, maintained, or 140 controlled by the same individual or group as the former 141 committee of continuous existence, is responsible for any unpaid 142 fine or penalty incurred by the former committee of continuous 143 existence. If no such political committee or electioneering 144 communications organization exists, the principal officers of 145 the former committee of continuous existence shall be jointly 146 and severally liable for any fine or penalty. 147 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a committee 148 of continuous existence may make unlimited contributions to a 149 political committee. 150 (5) This section shall be effective upon this act becoming 151 a law. 152 Section 3. Section 106.011, Florida Statutes, is reordered 153 and amended to read: 154 106.011 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the following 155 terms have the following meanings unless the context clearly 156 indicates otherwise: 157 (16)(1)(a) “Political committee” means: 158 1. A combination of two or more individuals, or a person 159 other than an individual, that, in an aggregate amount in excess 160 of $500 during a single calendar year: 161 a. Accepts contributions for the purpose of making 162 contributions to any candidate, political committee,committee163of continuous existence,affiliated party committee, or 164 political party; 165 b. Accepts contributions for the purpose of expressly 166 advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or the passage 167 or defeat of an issue; 168 c. Makes expenditures that expressly advocate the election 169 or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of an issue; 170 or 171 d. Makes contributions to a common fund, other than a joint 172 checking account between spouses, from which contributions are 173 made to any candidate, political committee,committee of174continuous existence,affiliated party committee, or political 175 party; 176 2. The sponsor of a proposed constitutional amendment by 177 initiative who intends to seek the signatures of registered 178 electors. 179 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the following entities 180 are not considered political committees for purposes of this 181 chapter: 182 1.Organizations which are certified bythe Department of183State as committees of continuous existence pursuant to s.184106.04,National political parties, the state and county 185 executive committees of political parties, and affiliated party 186 committees regulated by chapter 103. 187 2. Corporations regulated by chapter 607 or chapter 617 or 188 other business entities formed for purposes other than to 189 support or oppose issues or candidates, if their political 190 activities are limited to contributions to candidates, political 191 parties, affiliated party committees, or political committees or 192 expenditures in support of or opposition to an issue from 193 corporate or business funds and if no contributions are received 194 by such corporations or business entities. 195 3. Electioneering communications organizations as defined 196 in subsection (9)(19). 197(2) “Committee of continuous existence” means any group,198organization, association, or other such entity which is199certified pursuant to the provisions of s.106.04.200 (5)(3)“Contribution” means: 201 (a) A gift, subscription, conveyance, deposit, loan, 202 payment, or distribution of money or anything of value, 203 including contributions in kind having an attributable monetary 204 value in any form, made for the purpose of influencing the 205 results of an election or making an electioneering 206 communication. 207 (b) A transfer of funds between political committees, 208between committees of continuous existence,between 209 electioneering communications organizations, or between any 210 combination of these groups. 211 (c) The payment, by aanyperson other than a candidate or 212 political committee, of compensation for the personal services 213 of another person which are rendered to a candidate or political 214 committee without charge to the candidate or committee for such 215 services. 216 (d) The transfer of funds by a campaign treasurer or deputy 217 campaign treasurer between a primary depository and a separate 218 interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit, and the term 219 includesanyinterest earned on such account or certificate. 220 221 Notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of “contribution,” the 222 term may not be construed to include services, including, but 223 not limited to, legal and accounting services, provided without 224 compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of 225 their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee or 226 editorial endorsements. 227 (10)(4)(a) “Expenditure” means a purchase, payment, 228 distribution, loan, advance, transfer of funds by a campaign 229 treasurer or deputy campaign treasurer between a primary 230 depository and a separate interest-bearing account or 231 certificate of deposit, or gift of money or anything of value 232 made for the purpose of influencing the results of an election 233 or making an electioneering communication. However, 234 “expenditure” does not include a purchase, payment, 235 distribution, loan, advance, or gift of money or anything of 236 value made for the purpose of influencing the results of an 237 election when made by an organization, in existence beforeprior238tothe time during which a candidate qualifies or an issue is 239 placed on the ballot for that election, for the purpose of 240 printing or distributing such organization’s newsletter, 241 containing a statement by such organization in support of or 242 opposition to a candidate or issue, which newsletter is 243 distributed only to members of such organization. 244 (b) As used in this chapter, an “expenditure” for an 245 electioneering communication is made when the earliest of the 246 following occurs: 247 1. A person enters into a contract for applicable goods or 248 services; 249 2. A person makes payment, in whole or in part, for the 250 production or public dissemination of applicable goods or 251 services; or 252 3. The electioneering communication is publicly 253 disseminated. 254 (12)(5)(a) “Independent expenditure” means an expenditure 255 by a person for the purpose of expressly advocating the election 256 or defeat of a candidate or the approval or rejection of an 257 issue, which expenditure is not controlled by, coordinated with, 258 or made upon consultation with, any candidate, political 259 committee, or agent of such candidate or committee. An 260 expenditure for such purpose by a person having a contract with 261 the candidate, political committee, or agent of such candidate 262 or committee in a given election period isshallnotbe deemed263 an independent expenditure. 264 (b) An expenditure for the purpose of expressly advocating 265 the election or defeat of a candidate which is made by the 266 national, state, or county executive committee of a political 267 party, including any subordinate committee of the political 268 party, an affiliated party committee, a political committee,a269committee of continuous existence,or any other person isshall270 notbeconsidered an independent expenditure if the committee or 271 person: 272 1. Communicates with the candidate, the candidate’s 273 campaign, or an agent of the candidate acting on behalf of the 274 candidate, including aanypollster, media consultant, 275 advertising agency, vendor, advisor, or staff member, concerning 276 the preparation of, use of, or payment for, the specific 277 expenditure or advertising campaign at issue;or278 2. Makes a payment in cooperation, consultation, or concert 279 with, at the request or suggestion of, or pursuant to aany280 general or particular understanding with the candidate, the 281 candidate’s campaign, a political committee supporting the 282 candidate, or an agent of the candidate relating to the specific 283 expenditure or advertising campaign at issue;or284 3. Makes a payment for the dissemination, distribution, or 285 republication, in whole or in part, of aanybroadcast or aany286 written, graphic, or other form of campaign material prepared by 287 the candidate, the candidate’s campaign, or an agent of the 288 candidate, including aanypollster, media consultant, 289 advertising agency, vendor, advisor, or staff member;or290 4. Makes a payment based on information about the 291 candidate’s plans, projects, or needs communicated to a member 292 of the committee or person by the candidate or an agent of the 293 candidate, provided the committee or person uses the information 294 in any way, in whole or in part, either directly or indirectly, 295 to design, prepare, or pay for the specific expenditure or 296 advertising campaign at issue;or297 5. After the last day of the qualifying period prescribed 298 for the candidate, consults about the candidate’s plans, 299 projects, or needs in connection with the candidate’s pursuit of 300 election to office and the information is used in any way to 301 plan, create, design, or prepare an independent expenditure or 302 advertising campaign, with: 303 a. AnAnyofficer, director, employee, or agent of a 304 national, state, or county executive committee of a political 305 party or an affiliated party committee that has made or intends 306 to make expenditures in connection with or contributions to the 307 candidate; or 308 b. AAnyperson whose professional services have been 309 retained by a national, state, or county executive committee of 310 a political party or an affiliated party committee that has made 311 or intends to make expenditures in connection with or 312 contributions to the candidate;or313 6. After the last day of the qualifying period prescribed 314 for the candidate, retains the professional services of aany315 person also providing those services to the candidate in 316 connection with the candidate’s pursuit of election to office; 317 or 318 7. Arranges, coordinates, or directs the expenditure, in 319 any way, with the candidate or an agent of the candidate. 320 (7)(6)“Election” means aanyprimary election, special 321 primary election, general election, special election, or 322 municipal election held in this state for the purpose of 323 nominating or electing candidates to public office, choosing 324 delegates to the national nominating conventions of political 325 parties, selecting a member of a political party executive 326 committee, or submitting an issue to the electors for their 327 approval or rejection. 328 (13)(7)“Issue” means aanyproposition thatwhichis 329 required by the State Constitution, by law or resolution of the 330 Legislature, or by the charter, ordinance, or resolution of a 331anypolitical subdivision of this state to be submitted to the 332 electors for their approval or rejection at an election, or a 333anyproposition for which a petition is circulated in order to 334 have such proposition placed on the ballot at ananyelection. 335 (14)(8)“Person” means an individual or a corporation, 336 association, firm, partnership, joint venture, joint stock 337 company, club, organization, estate, trust, business trust, 338 syndicate, or other combination of individuals having collective 339 capacity. The term includes a political party, affiliated party 340 committee, or political committee, or committee of continuous341existence. 342 (2)(9)“Campaign treasurer” means an individual appointed 343 by a candidate or political committee as provided in this 344 chapter. 345 (17)(10)“Public office” means aanystate, county, 346 municipal, or school or other district office or position that 347whichis filled by vote of the electors. 348 (1)(11)“Campaign fund raiser” means ananyaffair held to 349 raise funds to be used in a campaign for public office. 350 (6)(12)“Division” means the Division of Elections of the 351 Department of State. 352 (4)(13)“Communications media” means broadcasting stations, 353 newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertising facilities, printers, 354 direct mail, advertising agencies, the Internet, and telephone 355 companies; but with respect to telephones, an expenditure is 356shall bedeemed to be an expenditure for the use of 357 communications media only if made for the costs of telephones, 358 paid telephonists, or automatic telephone equipment to be used 359 by a candidate or a political committee to communicate with 360 potential voters but excluding theanycosts of telephones 361 incurred by a volunteer for use of telephones by such volunteer; 362 however, with respect to the Internet, an expenditure isshall363bedeemed an expenditure for use of communications media only if 364 made for the cost of creating or disseminating a message on a 365 computer information system accessible by more than one person 366 but excluding internal communications of a campaign or of any 367 group. 368 (11)(14)“Filing officer” means the person before whom a 369 candidate qualifies,or the agency or officer with whom a 370 political committee or an electioneering communications 371 organization registers, or the agency by whom a committee of372continuous existence is certified. 373 (18)(15)“Unopposed candidate” means a candidate for 374 nomination or election to an office who, after the last day on 375 which aanyperson, including a write-in candidate, may qualify, 376 is without opposition in the election at which the office is to 377 be filled or who is without such opposition after such date as a 378 result of aanyprimary election or of withdrawal by other 379 candidates seeking the same office. A candidate is not an 380 unopposed candidate if there is a vacancy to be filled under s. 381 100.111(3), if there is a legal proceeding pending regarding the 382 right to a ballot position for the office sought by the 383 candidate, or if the candidate is seeking retention as a justice 384 or judge. 385 (3)(16)“Candidate” means aanyperson to whom anyone or386moreof the following appliesapply: 387 (a) AAnyperson who seeks to qualify for nomination or 388 election by means of the petitioning process. 389 (b) AAnyperson who seeks to qualify for election as a 390 write-in candidate. 391 (c) AAnyperson who receives contributions or makes 392 expenditures, or consents for any other person to receive 393 contributions or make expenditures, with a view to bring about 394 his or her nomination or election to, or retention in, public 395 office. 396 (d) AAnyperson who appoints a treasurer and designates a 397 primary depository. 398 (e) AAnyperson who files qualification papers and 399 subscribes to a candidate’s oath as required by law. 400 401 However, this definition does not include any candidate for a 402 political party executive committee. Expenditures related to 403 potential candidate polls as provided in s. 106.17 are not 404 contributions or expenditures for purposes of this subsection. 405 (15)(17)“Political advertisement” means a paid expression 406 in aanycommunications media prescribed in subsection (4)(13), 407 whether radio, television, newspaper, magazine, periodical, 408 campaign literature, direct mail, or display or by means other 409 than the spoken word in direct conversation, which expressly 410 advocates the election or defeat of a candidate or the approval 411 or rejection of an issue. However, political advertisement does 412 not include: 413 (a) A statement by an organization, in existence before 414prior tothe time during which a candidate qualifies or an issue 415 is placed on the ballot for that election, in support of or 416 opposition to a candidate or issue, in that organization’s 417 newsletter, which newsletter is distributed only to the members 418 of that organization. 419 (b) Editorial endorsements by aanynewspaper, a radio or 420 television station, or any other recognized news medium. 421 (8)(18)(a) “Electioneering communication” meansany422 communication that is publicly distributed by a television 423 station, radio station, cable television system, satellite 424 system, newspaper, magazine, direct mail, or telephone and that: 425 1. Refers to or depicts a clearly identified candidate for 426 office without expressly advocating the election or defeat of a 427 candidate but that is susceptible of no reasonable 428 interpretation other than an appeal to vote for or against a 429 specific candidate; 430 2. Is made within 30 days before a primary or special 431 primary election or 60 days before any other election for the 432 office sought by the candidate; and 433 3. Is targeted to the relevant electorate in the geographic 434 area the candidate would represent if elected. 435 (b) The term “electioneering communication” does not 436 include: 437 1. A communication disseminated through a means of 438 communication other than a television station, radio station, 439 cable television system, satellite system, newspaper, magazine, 440 direct mail, telephone, or statement or depiction by an 441 organization, in existence beforeprior tothe time during which 442 a candidate named or depicted qualifies for that election, made 443 in that organization’s newsletter, which newsletter is 444 distributed only to members of that organization. 445 2. A communication in a news story, commentary, or 446 editorial distributed through the facilities of aanyradio 447 station, television station, cable television system, or 448 satellite system, unless the facilities are owned or controlled 449 by aanypolitical party, political committee, or candidate. A 450 news story distributed through the facilities owned or 451 controlled by aanypolitical party, political committee, or 452 candidate may nevertheless be exempt if it represents a bona 453 fide news account communicated through a licensed broadcasting 454 facility and the communication is part of a general pattern of 455 campaign-related news accounts that give reasonably equal 456 coverage to all opposing candidates in the area. 457 3. A communication that constitutes a public debate or 458 forum that includes at least two opposing candidates for an 459 office or one advocate and one opponent of an issue, or that 460 solely promotes such a debate or forum and is made by or on 461 behalf of the person sponsoring the debate or forum, provided 462 that: 463 a. The staging organization is either: 464 (I) A charitable organization that does not make other 465 electioneering communications and does not otherwise support or 466 oppose any political candidate or political party; or 467 (II) A newspaper, radio station, television station, or 468 other recognized news medium; and 469 b. The staging organization does not structure the debate 470 to promote or advance one candidate or issue position over 471 another. 472 (c) For purposes of this chapter, an expenditure made for, 473 or in furtherance of, an electioneering communication isshall474 notbeconsidered a contribution to or on behalf of any 475 candidate. 476 (d) For purposes of this chapter, an electioneering 477 communication doesshallnot constitute an independent 478 expenditure and is notnor besubject to the limitations 479 applicable to independent expenditures. 480 (9)(19)“Electioneering communications organization” means 481 any group, other than a political party, affiliated party 482 committee, or political committee,or committee of continuous483existence,whose election-related activities are limited to 484 making expenditures for electioneering communications or 485 accepting contributions for the purpose of making electioneering 486 communications and whose activities would not otherwise require 487 the group to register as a political party,or political 488 committee, or committee of continuous existenceunder this 489 chapter. 490 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph 491 (d) of subsection (3) of section 106.021, Florida Statutes, are 492 amended to read: 493 106.021 Campaign treasurers; deputies; primary and 494 secondary depositories.— 495 (1)(a) Each candidate for nomination or election to office 496 and each political committee shall appoint a campaign treasurer. 497 Each person who seeks to qualify for nomination or election to, 498 or retention in, office shall appoint a campaign treasurer and 499 designate a primary campaign depository beforeprior to500 qualifying for office. Any person who seeks to qualify for 501 election or nomination to any office by means of the petitioning 502 process shall appoint a treasurer and designate a primary 503 depository on or before the date he or she obtains the 504 petitions.Each candidate shallAt the same time a candidatehe505or shedesignates a campaign depository and appoints a 506 treasurer, the candidate shall also designate the office for 507 which he or she is a candidate. If the candidate is running for 508 an office thatwhichwill be grouped on the ballot with two or 509 more similar offices to be filled at the same election, the 510 candidate must indicate for which group or district office he or 511 she is running.Nothing inThis subsection does notshall512 prohibit a candidate, at a later date, from changing the 513 designation of the office for which he or she is a candidate. 514 However, if a candidate changes the designated office for which 515 he or she is a candidate, the candidate must notify all 516 contributors in writing of the intent to seek a different office 517 and offer to return pro rata, upon their request, those 518 contributions given in support of the original office sought. 519 This notification shall be given within 15 days after the filing 520 of the change of designation and shall include a standard form 521 developed by the Division of Elections for requesting the return 522 of contributions. The notice requirement doesshallnot apply to 523 any change in a numerical designation resulting solely from 524 redistricting. If, within 30 days after being notified by the 525 candidate of the intent to seek a different office, the 526 contributor notifies the candidate in writing that the 527 contributor wishes his or her contribution to be returned, the 528 candidate shall return the contribution, on a pro rata basis, 529 calculated as of the date the change of designation is filed. 530 Any contributions not requested to be returned within the 30-day 531 period may be used by the candidate for the newly designated 532 office; however, the full amount of the contribution for the 533 original office shall count toward the contribution limits 534 specified in s. 106.08 for the newly designated office. ANo535 person may notshallaccept any contribution or make any 536 expenditure with a view to bringing about his or her nomination, 537 election, or retention in public office, or authorize another to 538 accept such contributions or make such expenditure on the 539 person’s behalf, unless such person has appointed a campaign 540 treasurer and designated a primary campaign depository. A 541 candidate for an office voted upon statewide may appoint not 542 more than 15 deputy campaign treasurers, and any other candidate 543 or political committee may appoint not more than 3 deputy 544 campaign treasurers. The names and addresses of the campaign 545 treasurer and deputy campaign treasurers so appointed shall be 546 filed with the officer before whom such candidate is required to 547 qualify or with whom such political committee is required to 548 register pursuant to s. 106.03. 549 (3) No contribution or expenditure, including contributions 550 or expenditures of a candidate or of the candidate’s family, 551 shall be directly or indirectly made or received in furtherance 552 of the candidacy of any person for nomination or election to 553 political office in the state or on behalf of any political 554 committee except through the duly appointed campaign treasurer 555 of the candidate or political committee, subject to the 556 following exceptions: 557 (d) Expenditures made directly by anypolitical committee,558 affiliated party committee,or political party regulated by 559 chapter 103 for obtaining time, space, or services in or by any 560 communications medium for the purpose of jointly endorsing three 561 or more candidates, and any such expenditure mayshallnot be 562 considered a contribution or expenditure to or on behalf of any 563 such candidates for the purposes of this chapter. 564 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 106.022, Florida 565 Statutes, is amended to read: 566 106.022 Appointment of a registered agent; duties.— 567 (1) Each political committee, committee of continuous568existence,or electioneering communications organization shall 569 have and continuously maintain in this state a registered office 570 and a registered agent and must file with the filing officer a 571 statement of appointment for the registered office and 572 registered agent. The statement of appointment must: 573 (a) Provide the name of the registered agent and the street 574 address and phone number for the registered office; 575 (b) Identify the entity for whom the registered agent 576 serves; 577 (c) Designate the address the registered agent wishes to 578 use to receive mail; 579 (d) Include the entity’s undertaking to inform the filing 580 officer of any change in such designated address; 581 (e) Provide for the registered agent’s acceptance of the 582 appointment, which must confirm that the registered agent is 583 familiar with and accepts the obligations of the position as set 584 forth in this section; and 585 (f) Contain the signature of the registered agent and the 586 entity engaging the registered agent. 587 Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 588 106.025, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 589 106.025 Campaign fund raisers.— 590 (1) 591 (c) Any tickets or advertising forsucha campaign fund 592 raiser must comply withis exempt fromthe requirements of s. 593 106.143. 594 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection 595 (2) of section 106.03, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 596 106.03 Registration of political committees and 597 electioneering communications organizations.— 598 (1) 599 (b)1. Each group shall file a statement of organization as 600 an electioneering communications organization within 24 hours 601 after the date on which it makes expenditures for an 602 electioneering communication in excess of $5,000, if such 603 expenditures are made within the timeframes specified in s. 604 106.011(8)(a)2.106.011(18)(a)2.If the group makes expenditures 605 for an electioneering communication in excess of $5,000 before 606 the timeframes specified in s. 106.011(8)(a)2.106.011(18)(a)2., 607 it shall file the statement of organization within 24 hours 608 after the 30th day before a primary or special primary election, 609 or within 24 hours after the 60th day before any other election, 610 whichever is applicable. 611 2.a. In a statewide, legislative, or multicounty election, 612 an electioneering communications organization shall file a 613 statement of organization with the Division of Elections. 614 b. In a countywide election or any election held on less 615 than a countywide basis, except as described in sub-subparagraph 616 c., an electioneering communications organization shall file a 617 statement of organization with the supervisor of elections of 618 the county in which the election is being held. 619 c. In a municipal election, an electioneering 620 communications organization shall file a statement of 621 organization with the officer before whom municipal candidates 622 qualify. 623 d. Any electioneering communications organization that 624 would be required to file a statement of organization in two or 625 more locations need only file a statement of organization with 626 the Division of Elections. 627 (2) The statement of organization shall include: 628 (a) The name, mailing address, and street address of the 629 committee or electioneering communications organization; 630 (b) The names, street addresses, and relationships of 631 affiliated or connected organizations, including any affiliated 632 sponsors; 633 (c) The area, scope, or jurisdiction of the committee or 634 electioneering communications organization; 635 (d) The name, mailing address, street address, and position 636 of the custodian of books and accounts; 637 (e) The name, mailing address, street address, and position 638 of other principal officers, including the treasurer and deputy 639 treasurer, if any; 640 (f) The name, address, office sought, and party affiliation 641 of: 642 1. Each candidate whom the committee is supporting; 643 2. Any other individual, if any, whom the committee is 644 supporting for nomination for election, or election, to any 645 public office whatever; 646 (g) Any issue or issues the committee is supporting or 647 opposing; 648 (h) If the committee is supporting the entire ticket of any 649 party, a statement to that effect and the name of the party; 650 (i) A statement of whether the committee is a continuing 651 one; 652 (j) Plans for the disposition of residual funds which will 653 be made in the event of dissolution; 654 (k) A listing of all banks, safe-deposit boxes, or other 655 depositories used for committee or electioneering communications 656 organization funds; 657 (l) A statement of the reports required to be filed by the 658 committee or the electioneering communications organization with 659 federal officials, if any, and the names, addresses, and 660 positions of such officials; and 661 (m) A statement of whether the electioneering 662 communications organization was formed as a newly created 663 organization during the current calendar quarter or was formed 664 from an organization existing prior to the current calendar 665 quarter. For purposes of this subsection, calendar quarters end 666 the last day of March, June, September, and December. 667 Section 8. Section 106.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to 668 read: 669 106.05 Deposit of contributions; statement of campaign 670 treasurer.—All funds received by the campaign treasurer of any 671 candidate or political committee shall, prior to the end of the 672 5th business day following the receipt thereof, Saturdays, 673 Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, be deposited in a campaign 674 depository designated pursuant to s. 106.021, in an account that 675 contains thedesignated “...(name of the candidate or 676 committee.)... Campaign Account.”Except for contributions to 677 political committees made by payroll deduction, all deposits 678 shall be accompanied by a bank deposit slip containing the name 679 of each contributor and the amount contributed by each. If a 680 contribution is deposited in a secondary campaign depository, 681 the depository shall forward the full amount of the deposit, 682 along with a copy of the deposit slip accompanying the deposit, 683 to the primary campaign depository prior to the end of the 1st 684 business day following the deposit. 685 Section 9. Section 106.07, Florida Statutes, is reenacted 686 and amended to read: 687 106.07 Reports; certification and filing.— 688 (1) Each campaign treasurer designated by a candidate or 689 political committee pursuant to s. 106.021 shall file regular 690 reports of all contributions received, and all expenditures 691 made, by or on behalf of such candidate or political committee. 692 Except as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b)for the third693calendar quarter immediately preceding a general election, 694 reports shall be filed on the 10th day following the end of each 695 calendar monthquarterfrom the time the campaign treasurer is 696 appointed, except that, if the 10th day following the end of a 697 calendar monthquarteroccurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal 698 holiday, the report shall be filed on the next following day 699 thatwhichis not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Monthly 700Quarterlyreports shall include all contributions received and 701 expenditures made during the calendar monthquarterwhich have 702 not otherwise been reported pursuant to this section. 703 (a) A statewide candidate or a political committee required 704 to file reports with the division must file reports: 705 1. On the 60th day immediately preceding the primary 706 election, and each week thereafter, with the last weekly report 707 being filed on the 11th day immediately preceding the general 708 election. 709 2. On the 10th day immediately preceding the general 710 election, and each day thereafter, with the last daily report 711 being filed the 4th day before the general electionExcept as712provided in paragraph (b), the reports shall also be filed on713the 32nd, 18th, and 4th days immediately preceding the primary714and on the 46th, 32nd, 18th, and 4th days immediately preceding715the election, for a candidate who is opposed in seeking716nomination or election to any office, for a political committee,717or for a committee of continuous existence. 718 (b) Any other candidate or a political committee required 719 to file reports with a filing officer other than the division 720 must file reports on the 60th day immediately preceding the 721 primary election, and biweekly on each Friday thereafter through 722 and including the 4th day immediately preceding the general 723 election, with additional reports due on the 25th and 11th days 724 before the primary election and the general electionAny725statewide candidate who has requested toreceive contributions726pursuant to the Florida Election Campaign Financing Act or any727statewide candidate in a race with a candidate who has requested728to receive contributions pursuant to the act shall also file729reports on the 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, and 32nd days prior to the730primary election, and on the 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, 32nd, 39th,73146th, and 53rd days prior to the general election. 732 (c) Following the last day of qualifying for office, any 733 unopposed candidate need only file a report within 90 days after 734 the date such candidate became unopposed. Such report shall 735 contain all previously unreported contributions and expenditures 736 as required by this section and shall reflect disposition of 737 funds as required by s. 106.141. 738 (d)1. When a special election is called to fill a vacancy 739 in office, all political committees making contributions or 740 expenditures to influence the results of such special election 741 or the preceding special primary election shall file campaign 742 treasurers’ reports with the filing officer on the dates set by 743 the Department of State pursuant to s. 100.111. 744 2. When an election is called for an issue to appear on the 745 ballot at a time when no candidates are scheduled to appear on 746 the ballot, all political committees making contributions or 747 expenditures in support of or in opposition to such issue shall 748 file reports on the 18th and 4th days beforeprior tosuch 749 election. 750 (e) The filing officer shall provide each candidate with a 751 schedule designating the beginning and end of reporting periods 752 as well as the corresponding designated due dates. 753 (2)(a)1. All reports required of a candidate by this 754 section shall be filed with the officer before whom the 755 candidate is required by law to qualify. All candidates who file 756 with the Department of State shall file their reports pursuant 757 to s. 106.0705. Except as provided in s. 106.0705, reports shall 758 be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the day designated; however, 759 any report postmarked by the United States Postal Service no 760 later than midnight of the day designated isshall bedeemed to 761 have been filed in a timely manner. Any report received by the 762 filing officer within 5 days after the designated due date that 763 was delivered by the United States Postal Service isshall be764 deemed timely filed unless it has a postmark that indicates that 765 the report was mailed after the designated due date. A 766 certificate of mailing obtained from and dated by the United 767 States Postal Service at the time of mailing, or a receipt from 768 an established courier company, which bears a date on or before 769 the date on which the report is due, suffices asshall beproof 770 of mailing in a timely manner. Reports mustshallcontain 771 information onofall previously unreported contributions 772 received and expenditures made as of the preceding Friday, 773 except that the final weekly or biweekly reportfiled on the774Fridayimmediately preceding the election and each daily report 775 mustshallcontain information onofall previously unreported 776 contributions received and expenditures made as of the day 777 preceding that designated due date. All such reports areshall778beopen to public inspection. 779 2. This subsection does not prohibit the governing body of 780 a political subdivision, by ordinance or resolution, from 781 imposing upon its own officers and candidates electronic filing 782 requirements not in conflict with s. 106.0705. Expenditure of 783 public funds for such purpose is deemed to be for a valid public 784 purpose. 785 (b)1. Any report that is deemed to be incomplete by the 786 officer with whom the candidate qualifies mustshallbe accepted 787 on a conditional basis. The campaign treasurer shall be notified 788 by certified mail or by another method using a common carrier 789 that provides a proof of delivery of the notice as to why the 790 report is incomplete and within 7 days after receipt of such 791 notice must file an addendum to the report providing all 792 information necessary to complete the report in compliance with 793 this section. Failure to file a complete report after such 794 notice constitutes a violation of this chapter. 795 2. Notice is deemed complete upon proof of delivery of a 796 written notice to the mailing or street address of the campaign 797 treasurer or registered agent of record with the filing officer. 798 (3) Reports required of a political committee shall be 799 filed with the agency or officer before whom such committee 800 registers pursuant to s. 106.03(3) and shall be subject to the 801 same filing conditions as established for candidates’ reports. 802 Incomplete reports by political committees shall be treated in 803 the manner provided for incomplete reports by candidates in 804 subsection (2). 805 (4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), each report 806 required by this section must contain: 807 1. The full name, address, and occupation, if any of each 808 person who has made one or more contributions to or for such 809 committee or candidate within the reporting period, together 810 with the amount and date of such contributions. For 811 corporations, the report must provide as clear a description as 812 practicable of the principal type of business conducted by the 813 corporation. However, if the contribution is $100 or less or is 814 from a relative, as defined in s. 112.312, provided that the 815 relationship is reported, the occupation of the contributor or 816 the principal type of business need not be listed. 817 2. The name and address of each political committee from 818 which the reporting committee or the candidate received, or to 819 which the reporting committee or candidate made, any transfer of 820 funds, together with the amounts and dates of all transfers. 821 3. Each loan for campaign purposes to or from any person or 822 political committee within the reporting period, together with 823 the full names, addresses, and occupations, and principal places 824 of business, if any, of the lender and endorsers, if any, and 825 the date and amount of such loans. 826 4. A statement of each contribution, rebate, refund, or 827 other receipt not otherwise listed under subparagraphs 1. 828 through 3. 829 5. The total sums of all loans, in-kind contributions, and 830 other receipts by or for such committee or candidate during the 831 reporting period. The reporting forms shall be designed to 832 elicit separate totals for in-kind contributions, loans, and 833 other receipts. 834 6. The full name and address of each person to whom 835 expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the committee or 836 candidate within the reporting period; the amount, date, and 837 purpose of each such expenditure; and the name and address of, 838 and office sought by, each candidate on whose behalf such 839 expenditure was made. However, expenditures made from the petty 840 cash fund provided by s. 106.12 need not be reported 841 individually. 842 7. The full name and address of each person to whom an 843 expenditure for personal services, salary, or reimbursement for 844 authorized expenses as provided in s. 106.021(3) has been made 845 and which is not otherwise reported, including the amount, date, 846 and purpose of such expenditure. However, expenditures made from 847 the petty cash fund provided for in s. 106.12 need not be 848 reported individually. Receipts for reimbursement for authorized 849 expenditures shall be retained by the treasurer along with the 850 records for the campaign account. 851 8. The total amount withdrawn and the total amount spent 852 for petty cash purposes pursuant to this chapter during the 853 reporting period. 854 9. The total sum of expenditures made by such committee or 855 candidate during the reporting period. 856 10. The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by 857 or to the committee or candidate, which relate to the conduct of 858 any political campaign. 859 11. Transaction information for each credit card purchase. 860 Receipts for each credit card purchase shall be retained by the 861 treasurer with the records for the campaign account. 862 12. The amount and nature of any separate interest-bearing 863 accounts or certificates of deposit and identification of the 864 financial institution in which such accounts or certificates of 865 deposit are located. 866 13. The primary purposes of an expenditure made indirectly 867 through a campaign treasurer pursuant to s. 106.021(3) for goods 868 and services such as communications media placement or 869 procurement services, campaign signs, insurance, and other 870 expenditures that include multiple components as part of the 871 expenditure. The primary purpose of an expenditure shall be that 872 purpose, including integral and directly related components, 873 that comprises 80 percent of such expenditure. 874 (b) Multiple uniform contributions from the same person, 875 aggregating no more than $250 per calendar year, collected by an 876 organization that is the affiliated sponsor of a political 877 committee, may be reported by the political committee in an 878 aggregate amount listing the number of contributors together 879 with the amount contributed by each and the total amount 880 contributed during the reporting period. The identity of each 881 person making such uniform contribution must be reported to the 882 filing officer as provided in subparagraph (a)1. by July 1 of 883 each calendar year, or, in a general election year, no later 884 than the 60th day immediately preceding the primary election. 885 (c)(b)The filing officer shall make available to any 886 candidate or committee a reporting form which the candidate or 887 committee may use to indicate contributions received by the 888 candidate or committee but returned to the contributor before 889 deposit. 890 (5) The candidate and his or her campaign treasurer, in the 891 case of a candidate, or the political committee chair and 892 campaign treasurer of the committee, in the case of a political 893 committee, shall certify as to the correctness of each report; 894 and each person so certifying shall bear the responsibility for 895 the accuracy and veracity of each report. Any campaign 896 treasurer, candidate, or political committee chair who willfully 897 certifies the correctness of any report while knowing that such 898 report is incorrect, false, or incomplete commits a misdemeanor 899 of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 900 775.083. 901 (6) The records maintained by the campaign depository with 902 respect to any campaign account regulated by this chapter are 903 subject to inspection by an agent of the Division of Elections 904 or the Florida Elections Commission at any time during normal 905 banking hours, and such depository shall furnish certified 906 copies of any of such records to the Division of Elections or 907 Florida Elections Commission upon request. 908 (7) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, 909 in any reporting period during which a candidate or,political 910 committee, or committee of continuous existencehas not received 911 funds, made any contributions, or expended any reportable funds, 912 the filing of the required report for that period is waived. 913 However, the next report filed must specify that the report 914 covers the entire period between the last submitted report and 915 the report being filed, and any candidate or,political 916 committee, or committee of continuous existencenot reporting by 917 virtue of this subsection on dates prescribed elsewhere in this 918 chapter shall notify the filing officer in writing on the 919 prescribed reporting date that no report is being filed on that 920 date. 921 (8)(a) Any candidate or political committee failing to file 922 a report on the designated due date is subject to a fine as 923 provided in paragraph (b) for each late day, and, in the case of 924 a candidate, such fine shall be paid only from personal funds of 925 the candidate. The fine shall be assessed by the filing officer 926 and the moneys collected shall be deposited: 927 1. In the General Revenue Fund, in the case of a candidate 928 for state office or a political committee that registers with 929 the Division of Elections; or 930 2. In the general revenue fund of the political 931 subdivision, in the case of a candidate for an office of a 932 political subdivision or a political committee that registers 933 with an officer of a political subdivision. 934 935 No separate fine shall be assessed for failure to file a copy of 936 any report required by this section. 937 (b) Upon determining that a report is late, the filing 938 officer shall immediately notify the candidate or chair of the 939 political committee as to the failure to file a report by the 940 designated due date and that a fine is being assessed for each 941 late day. The fine isshall be$50 per day for the first 3 days 942 late and, thereafter, $500 per day for each late day, not to 943 exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or expenditures, 944 whichever is greater, for the period covered by the late report. 945 However, for the reports immediately preceding each special 946 primary election, special election, primary election, and 947 general election, the fine isshall be$500 per day for each 948 late day, not to exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or 949 expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by 950 the late report. For reports required under s. 106.141(8) 951106.141(7), the fine is $50 per day for each late day, not to 952 exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or expenditures, 953 whichever is greater, for the period covered by the late report. 954 Upon receipt of the report, the filing officer shall determine 955 the amount of the fine which is due and shall notify the 956 candidate or chair or registered agent of the political 957 committee. The filing officer shall determine the amount of the 958 fine due based upon the earliest of the following: 959 1. When the report is actually received by such officer. 960 2. When the report is postmarked. 961 3. When the certificate of mailing is dated. 962 4. When the receipt from an established courier company is 963 dated. 964 5. When the electronic receipt issued pursuant to s. 965 106.0705 or other electronic filing system authorized in this 966 section is dated. 967 968 Such fine shall be paid to the filing officer within 20 days 969 after receipt of the notice of payment due, unless appeal is 970 made to the Florida Elections Commission pursuant to paragraph 971 (c). Notice is deemed complete upon proof of delivery of written 972 notice to the mailing or street address on record with the 973 filing officer. In the case of a candidate, such fine isshall974 notbean allowable campaign expenditure and shall be paid only 975 from personal funds of the candidate. An officer or member of a 976 political committee isshallnotbepersonally liable for such 977 fine. 978 (c) Any candidate or chair of a political committee may 979 appeal or dispute the fine, based upon, but not limited to, 980 unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to file on the 981 designated due date, and may request and shall be entitled to a 982 hearing before the Florida Elections Commission, which shall 983 have the authority to waive the fine in whole or in part. The 984 Florida Elections Commission must consider the mitigating and 985 aggravating circumstances contained in s. 106.265(2) when 986 determining the amount of a fine, if any, to be waived. Any such 987 request shall be made within 20 days after receipt of the notice 988 of payment due. In such case, the candidate or chair of the 989 political committee shall, within the 20-day period, notify the 990 filing officer in writing of his or her intention to bring the 991 matter before the commission. 992 (d) The appropriate filing officer shall notify the Florida 993 Elections Commission of the repeated late filing by a candidate 994 or political committee, the failure of a candidate or political 995 committee to file a report after notice, or the failure to pay 996 the fine imposed. The commission shall investigate only those 997 alleged late filing violations specifically identified by the 998 filing officer and as set forth in the notification. Any other 999 alleged violations must be separately stated and reported by the 1000 division to the commission under s. 106.25(2). 1001 (9) The Department of State may prescribe by rule the 1002 requirements for filing campaign treasurers’ reports as set 1003 forth in this chapter. 1004 Section 10. Section 106.0702, Florida Statutes, is created 1005 to read: 1006 106.0702 Reporting; political party executive committee 1007 candidates.— 1008 (1) An individual seeking a publicly-elected position on a 1009 political party executive committee who receives a contribution 1010 or makes an expenditure shall file a report of all contributions 1011 received, and all expenditures made. The report shall be filed 1012 on the 4th day immediately preceding the primary election. 1013 (2)(a) The report shall be filed with the supervisor of 1014 elections of the appropriate county. Reports shall be filed no 1015 later than 5 p.m. of the day designated; however, any report 1016 postmarked by the United States Postal Service by the day 1017 designated shall be deemed to have been filed in a timely 1018 manner. Any report received by the filing officer within 5 days 1019 after the designated due date shall be deemed timely filed 1020 unless it has a postmark that indicates that the report was 1021 mailed after the designated due date. A certificate of mailing 1022 obtained from and dated by the United States Postal Service at 1023 the time of mailing, or a receipt from an established courier 1024 company, which bears a date on or before the date on which the 1025 report is due is proof of mailing in a timely manner. The report 1026 filed must contain information of all contributions received and 1027 expenditures made as of the day preceding the designated due 1028 date. All such reports must be open to public inspection. 1029 (b) A reporting individual may submit the report required 1030 under this section through an electronic filing system, if used 1031 by the supervisor for other candidates, in order to satisfy the 1032 filing requirement. Such reports shall be completed and filed 1033 through the electronic filing system not later than midnight on 1034 the 4th day immediately preceding the primary election. 1035 (3)(a) A report that is deemed to be incomplete by the 1036 supervisor shall be accepted on a conditional basis. The 1037 supervisor shall send a notice to the reporting individual by 1038 certified mail or by another method using a common carrier that 1039 provides proof of delivery as to why the report is incomplete. 1040 Within 7 days after receipt of such notice, the reporting 1041 individual must file an addendum to the report providing all 1042 information necessary to complete the report in compliance with 1043 this section. Failure to file a complete report after such 1044 notice constitutes a violation of this chapter. 1045 (b) Notice is deemed complete upon proof of delivery of a 1046 written notice to the mailing or street address which is on 1047 record with the supervisor. 1048 (4)(a) Each report required by this section must contain: 1049 1. The full name, address, and occupation of each person 1050 who has made one or more contributions to or for the reporting 1051 individual within the reporting period, together with the amount 1052 and date of such contributions. For corporations, the report 1053 must provide as clear a description as practicable of the 1054 principal type of business conducted by the corporations. 1055 However, if the contribution is $100 or less or is from a 1056 relative, as defined in s. 112.312, provided that the 1057 relationship is reported, the occupation of the contributor or 1058 the principal type of business need not be listed. 1059 2. The name and address of each political committee from 1060 which the reporting individual has received, or to which the 1061 reporting individual has made, any transfer of funds within the 1062 reporting period, together with the amounts and dates of all 1063 transfers. 1064 3. Each loan for campaign purposes from any person or 1065 political committee within the reporting period, together with 1066 the full name, address, and occupation, and principal place of 1067 business, if any, of the lender and endorser, if any, and the 1068 date and amount of such loans. 1069 4. A statement of each contribution, rebate, refund, or 1070 other receipt not otherwise listed under subparagraphs 1.-3. 1071 5. The total sums of all loans, in-kind contributions, and 1072 other receipts by or for such reporting individual during the 1073 reporting period. The reporting forms shall be designed to 1074 elicit separate totals for in-kind contributions, loans, and 1075 other receipts. 1076 6. The full name and address of each person to whom 1077 expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the reporting 1078 individual within the reporting period; the amount, date, and 1079 purpose of each such expenditure; and the name and address of, 1080 and office sought by, each reporting individual on whose behalf 1081 such expenditure was made. 1082 7. The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by 1083 or to the reporting individual which relate to the conduct of 1084 any political campaign. 1085 8. Transaction information for each credit card purchase. 1086 Receipts for each credit card purchase shall be retained by the 1087 reporting individual. 1088 9. The amount and nature of any separate interest-bearing 1089 accounts or certificates of deposit and identification of the 1090 financial institution in which such accounts or certificates of 1091 deposit are located. 1092 (b) The supervisor shall make available to any reporting 1093 individual a reporting form that the reporting individual may 1094 use to indicate contributions received by the reporting 1095 individual but returned to the contributor before deposit. 1096 (5) The reporting individual shall certify as to the 1097 correctness of the report and shall bear the responsibility for 1098 the accuracy and veracity of each report. Any reporting 1099 individual who willfully certifies the correctness of the report 1100 while knowing that such report is incorrect, false, or 1101 incomplete commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable 1102 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 1103 (6) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, 1104 the filing of the required report is waived if the reporting 1105 individual has not received contributions or expended any 1106 reportable funds. 1107 (7)(a) A reporting individual who fails to file a report on 1108 the designated due date is subject to a fine, and such fine 1109 shall be paid only from personal funds of the reporting 1110 individual. The fine shall be $50 per day for the first 3 days 1111 late and, thereafter, $500 per day for each late day, not to 1112 exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or expenditures, 1113 whichever is greater. The fine shall be assessed by the 1114 supervisor, and the moneys collected shall be deposited into the 1115 general revenue fund of the political subdivision. 1116 (b) The supervisor shall determine the amount of the fine 1117 due based upon the earliest of the following: 1118 1. When the report is actually received by the supervisor. 1119 2. When the report is postmarked; 1120 3. When the certificate of mailing is dated; 1121 4. When the receipt from an established courier company is 1122 dated; or 1123 5. When the report is completed and filed through the 1124 electronic filing system, if applicable. 1125 1126 Such fine shall be paid to the supervisor within 20 days after 1127 receipt of the notice of payment due unless appeal is made to 1128 the Florida Elections Commission pursuant to paragraph (c). 1129 Notice is deemed complete upon proof of delivery of written 1130 notice to the mailing or street address on record with the 1131 supervisor. Such fine may not be an allowable campaign 1132 expenditure and shall be paid only from personal funds of the 1133 reporting individual. 1134 (c) A reporting individual may appeal or dispute the fine, 1135 based upon, but not limited to, unusual circumstances 1136 surrounding the failure to file on the designated due date, and 1137 may request and is entitled to a hearing before the Florida 1138 Elections Commission, which has the authority to waive the fine 1139 in whole or in part. The Florida Elections Commission must 1140 consider the mitigating and aggravating circumstances contained 1141 in s. 106.265(2) when determining the amount of a fine, if any, 1142 to be waived. Any such request shall be made within 20 days 1143 after receipt of the notice of payment due. In such case, the 1144 reporting individual must, within 20 days after receipt of the 1145 notice, notify the supervisor in writing of his or her intention 1146 to bring the matter before the commission. 1147 (d) The appropriate supervisor shall notify the Florida 1148 Elections Commission of the late filing by a reporting 1149 individual, the failure of a reporting individual to file a 1150 report after notice, or the failure to pay the fine imposed. The 1151 commission shall investigate only those alleged late filing 1152 violations specifically identified by the supervisor and as set 1153 forth in the notification. Any other alleged violations must be 1154 separately stated and reported by the division to the commission 1155 under s. 106.25(2). 1156 Section 11. Section 106.0703, Florida Statutes, is 1157 reenacted and amended to read: 1158 106.0703 Electioneering communications organizations; 1159 reporting requirements; certification and filing; penalties.— 1160 (1)(a) Each electioneering communications organization 1161 shall file regular reports of all contributions received and all 1162 expenditures made by or on behalf of the organization. Except as 1163 provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), reports mustshallbe filed 1164 on the 10th day following the end of each calendar monthquarter1165 from the time the organization is registered. However, if the 1166 10th day following the end of a calendar monthquarteroccurs on 1167 a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the report mustshallbe 1168 filed on the next following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, 1169 or legal holiday. MonthlyQuarterlyreports mustshallinclude 1170 all contributions received and expenditures made during the 1171 calendar monthquarterthat have not otherwise been reported 1172 pursuant to this section. 1173 (b) For an electioneering communications organization 1174 required to file reports with the division, reports must be 1175 filed: 1176 1. On the 60th day immediately preceding the primary 1177 election, and each week thereafter, with the last weekly report 1178 being filed on the 11th day immediately preceding the general 1179 election. 1180 2. On the 10th day immediately preceding the general 1181 election, and every day thereafter, with the last daily report 1182 being filed the day before the general electionFollowing the1183last day of candidates qualifying for office, the reports shall1184be filed on the 32nd, 18th, and 4th days immediately preceding1185the primary election and on the 46th, 32nd, 18th, and 4th days1186immediately preceding the general election. 1187 (c) For an electioneering communications organization 1188 required to file reports with a filing officer other than the 1189 division, reports must be filed on the 60th day immediately 1190 preceding the primary election, and biweekly on each Friday 1191 thereafter through and including the 4th day immediately 1192 preceding the general election, with additional reports due on 1193 the 25th and 11th days before the primary election and the 1194 general election. 1195 (d)(c)When a special election is called to fill a vacancy 1196 in office, all electioneering communications organizations 1197 making contributions or expenditures to influence the results of 1198 the special election shall file reports with the filing officer 1199 on the dates set by the Department of State pursuant to s. 1200 100.111. 1201 (e)(d)In addition to the reports required by paragraph 1202 (a), an electioneering communications organization that is 1203 registered with the Department of State and that makes a 1204 contribution or expenditure to influence the results of a county 1205 or municipal election that is not being held at the same time as 1206 a state or federal election must file reports with the county or 1207 municipal filing officer on the same dates as county or 1208 municipal candidates or committees for that election. The 1209 electioneering communications organization must also include the 1210 expenditure in the next report filed with the Division of 1211 Elections pursuant to this section following the county or 1212 municipal election. 1213 (f)(e)The filing officer shall make available to each 1214 electioneering communications organization a schedule 1215 designating the beginning and end of reporting periods as well 1216 as the corresponding designated due dates. 1217 (2)(a) Except as provided in s. 106.0705, the reports 1218 required of an electioneering communications organization shall 1219 be filed with the filing officer not later than 5 p.m. of the 1220 day designated. However, any report postmarked by the United 1221 States Postal Service no later than midnight of the day 1222 designated isshall bedeemed to have been filed in a timely 1223 manner. Any report received by the filing officer within 5 days 1224 after the designated due date that was delivered by the United 1225 States Postal Service isshall bedeemed timely filed unless it 1226 has a postmark that indicates that the report was mailed after 1227 the designated due date. A certificate of mailing obtained from 1228 and dated by the United States Postal Service at the time of 1229 mailing, or a receipt from an established courier company, which 1230 bears a date on or before the date on which the report is due, 1231 suffices asshall beproof of mailing in a timely manner. 1232 Reports mustshallcontain information onofall previously 1233 unreported contributions received and expenditures made as of 1234 the preceding Friday, except that the final weekly or biweekly 1235 reportfiled on the Fridayimmediately preceding the election 1236 and each daily report mustshallcontain information onofall 1237 previously unreported contributions received and expenditures 1238 made as of the day preceding the designated due date. All such 1239 reports areshall beopen to public inspection. 1240 (b)1. Any report that is deemed to be incomplete by the 1241 officer with whom the electioneering communications organization 1242 files shall be accepted on a conditional basis. The treasurer of 1243 the electioneering communications organization shall be 1244 notified, by certified mail or other common carrier that can 1245 establish proof of delivery for the notice, as to why the report 1246 is incomplete. Within 7 days after receipt of such notice, the 1247 treasurer must file an addendum to the report providing all 1248 information necessary to complete the report in compliance with 1249 this section. Failure to file a complete report after such 1250 notice constitutes a violation of this chapter. 1251 2. Notice is deemed sufficient upon proof of delivery of 1252 written notice to the mailing or street address of the treasurer 1253 or registered agent of the electioneering communication 1254 organization on record with the filing officer. 1255 (3)(a) Each report required by this section must contain: 1256 1. The full name, address, and occupation, if any, of each 1257 person who has made one or more contributions to or for such 1258 electioneering communications organization within the reporting 1259 period, together with the amount and date of such contributions. 1260 For corporations, the report must provide as clear a description 1261 as practicable of the principal type of business conducted by 1262 the corporation. However, if the contribution is $100 or less, 1263 the occupation of the contributor or the principal type of 1264 business need not be listed. 1265 2. The name and address of each political committee from 1266 which or to which the reporting electioneering communications 1267 organization made any transfer of funds, together with the 1268 amounts and dates of all transfers. 1269 3. Each loan for electioneering communication purposes to 1270 or from any person or political committee within the reporting 1271 period, together with the full names, addresses, and occupations 1272 and principal places of business, if any, of the lender and 1273 endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of such loans. 1274 4. A statement of each contribution, rebate, refund, or 1275 other receipt not otherwise listed under subparagraphs 1.-3. 1276 5. The total sums of all loans, in-kind contributions, and 1277 other receipts by or for such electioneering communications 1278 organization during the reporting period. The reporting forms 1279 shall be designed to elicit separate totals for in-kind 1280 contributions, loans, and other receipts. 1281 6. The full name and address of each person to whom 1282 expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the 1283 electioneering communications organization within the reporting 1284 period and the amount, date, and purpose of each expenditure. 1285 7. The full name and address of each person to whom an 1286 expenditure for personal services, salary, or reimbursement for 1287 expenses has been made and that is not otherwise reported, 1288 including the amount, date, and purpose of the expenditure. 1289 8. The total sum of expenditures made by the electioneering 1290 communications organization during the reporting period. 1291 9. The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by 1292 or to the electioneering communications organization that relate 1293 to the conduct of any electioneering communication. 1294 10. Transaction information for each credit card purchase. 1295 Receipts for each credit card purchase shall be retained by the 1296 electioneering communications organization. 1297 11. The amount and nature of any separate interest-bearing 1298 accounts or certificates of deposit and identification of the 1299 financial institution in which such accounts or certificates of 1300 deposit are located. 1301 12. The primary purposes of an expenditure made indirectly 1302 through an electioneering communications organization for goods 1303 and services, such as communications media placement or 1304 procurement services and other expenditures that include 1305 multiple components as part of the expenditure. The primary 1306 purpose of an expenditure shall be that purpose, including 1307 integral and directly related components, that comprises 80 1308 percent of such expenditure. 1309 (b) The filing officer shall make available to any 1310 electioneering communications organization a reporting form 1311 which the electioneering communications organization may use to 1312 indicate contributions received by the electioneering 1313 communications organization but returned to the contributor 1314 before deposit. 1315 (4) The treasurer of the electioneering communications 1316 organization shall certify as to the correctness of each report, 1317 and each person so certifying shall bear the responsibility for 1318 the accuracy and veracity of each report. Any treasurer who 1319 willfully certifies the correctness of any report while knowing 1320 that such report is incorrect, false, or incomplete commits a 1321 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 1322 775.082 or s. 775.083. 1323 (5) The electioneering communications organization 1324 depository shall provide statements reflecting deposits and 1325 expenditures from the account to the treasurer, who shall retain 1326 the records pursuant to s. 106.06. The records maintained by the 1327 depository with respect to the account shall be subject to 1328 inspection by an agent of the Division of Elections or the 1329 Florida Elections Commission at any time during normal banking 1330 hours, and such depository shall furnish certified copies of any 1331 such records to the Division of Elections or the Florida 1332 Elections Commission upon request. 1333 (6) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, 1334 in any reporting period during which an electioneering 1335 communications organization has not received funds, made any 1336 contributions, or expended any reportable funds, the treasurer 1337 shall file a written report with the filing officer by the 1338 prescribed reporting date that no reportable contributions or 1339 expenditures were made during the reporting period. 1340 (7)(a) Any electioneering communications organization 1341 failing to file a report on the designated due date shall be 1342 subject to a fine as provided in paragraph (b) for each late 1343 day. The fine shall be assessed by the filing officer, and the 1344 moneys collected shall be deposited: 1345 1. In the General Revenue Fund, in the case of an 1346 electioneering communications organization that registers with 1347 the Division of Elections; or 1348 2. In the general revenue fund of the political 1349 subdivision, in the case of an electioneering communications 1350 organization that registers with an officer of a political 1351 subdivision. 1352 1353 No separate fine shall be assessed for failure to file a copy of 1354 any report required by this section. 1355 (b) Upon determining that a report is late, the filing 1356 officer shall immediately notify the electioneering 1357 communications organization as to the failure to file a report 1358 by the designated due date and that a fine is being assessed for 1359 each late day. The fine shall be $50 per day for the first 3 1360 days late and, thereafter, $500 per day for each late day, not 1361 to exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or expenditures, 1362 whichever is greater, for the period covered by the late report. 1363 However, for the reports immediately preceding each primary and 1364 general election, the fine shall be $500 per day for each late 1365 day, not to exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or 1366 expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by 1367 the late report. Upon receipt of the report, the filing officer 1368 shall determine the amount of the fine which is due and shall 1369 notify the electioneering communications organization. The 1370 filing officer shall determine the amount of the fine due based 1371 upon the earliest of the following: 1372 1. When the report is actually received by such officer. 1373 2. When the report is postmarked. 1374 3. When the certificate of mailing is dated. 1375 4. When the receipt from an established courier company is 1376 dated. 1377 5. When the electronic receipt issued pursuant to s. 1378 106.0705 or other electronic filing system authorized in this 1379 section is dated. 1380 1381 Such fine shall be paid to the filing officer within 20 days 1382 after receipt of the notice of payment due, unless appeal is 1383 made to the Florida Elections Commission pursuant to paragraph 1384 (c). Notice is deemed sufficient upon proof of delivery of 1385 written notice to the mailing or street address on record with 1386 the filing officer. An officer or member of an electioneering 1387 communications organization shall not be personally liable for 1388 such fine. 1389 (c) The treasurer of an electioneering communications 1390 organization may appeal or dispute the fine, based upon, but not 1391 limited to, unusual circumstances surrounding the failure to 1392 file on the designated due date, and may request and shall be 1393 entitled to a hearing before the Florida Elections Commission, 1394 which shall have the authority to waive the fine in whole or in 1395 part. The Florida Elections Commission must consider the 1396 mitigating and aggravating circumstances contained in s. 1397 106.265(2) when determining the amount of a fine, if any, to be 1398 waived. Any such request shall be made within 20 days after 1399 receipt of the notice of payment due. In such case, the 1400 treasurer of the electioneering communications organization 1401 shall, within the 20-day period, notify the filing officer in 1402 writing of his or her intention to bring the matter before the 1403 commission. 1404 (d) The appropriate filing officer shall notify the Florida 1405 Elections Commission of the repeated late filing by an 1406 electioneering communications organization, the failure of an 1407 electioneering communications organization to file a report 1408 after notice, or the failure to pay the fine imposed. The 1409 commission shall investigate only those alleged late filing 1410 violations specifically identified by the filing officer and as 1411 set forth in the notification. Any other alleged violations must 1412 be stated separately and reported by the division to the 1413 commission under s. 106.25(2). 1414 (8) Electioneering communications organizations shall not 1415 use credit cards. 1416 Section 12. Section 106.0705, Florida Statutes, is 1417 reenacted and amended to read: 1418 106.0705 Electronic filing of campaign treasurer’s 1419 reports.— 1420 (1) As used in this section, “electronic filing system” 1421 means an Internet system for recording and reporting campaign 1422 finance activity by reporting period. 1423 (2)(a) Each individual who is required to file reports with 1424 the division pursuant to s. 106.07 or s. 106.141 must file such 1425 reports by means of the division’s electronic filing system. 1426 (b) Each political committee,committee of continuous1427existence,electioneering communications organization, 1428 affiliated party committee, or state executive committee that is 1429 required to file reports with the division unders.106.04,s. 1430 106.07, s. 106.0703, or s. 106.29, as applicable, must file such 1431 reports with the division by means of the division’s electronic 1432 filing system. 1433 (c) Each person or organization that is required to file 1434 reports with the division under s. 106.071 must file such 1435 reports by means of the division’s electronic filing system. 1436 (3) Reports filed pursuant to this section shall be 1437 completed and filed through the electronic filing system not 1438 later than midnight of the day designated. Reports not filed by 1439 midnight of the day designated are late filed and are subject to 1440 the penalties unders.106.04(9),s. 106.07(8), s. 106.0703(7), 1441 or s. 106.29(3), as applicable. 1442 (4) Each report filed pursuant to this section is 1443 considered to be under oath by the candidate and treasurer, the 1444 chair and treasurer, the treasurer under s. 106.0703, or the 1445 leader and treasurer under s. 103.092, whichever is applicable, 1446 and such persons are subject to the provisions ofs.1447106.04(4)(d),s. 106.07(5), s. 106.0703(4), or s. 106.29(2), as 1448 applicable. Persons given a secure sign-on to the electronic 1449 filing system are responsible for protecting such from 1450 disclosure and are responsible for all filings using such 1451 credentials, unless they have notified the division that their 1452 credentials have been compromised. 1453 (5) The electronic filing system developed by the division 1454 must: 1455 (a) Be based on access by means of the Internet. 1456 (b) Be accessible by anyone with Internet access using 1457 standard web-browsing software. 1458 (c) Provide for direct entry of campaign finance 1459 information as well as upload of such information from campaign 1460 finance software certified by the division. 1461 (d) Provide a method that prevents unauthorized access to 1462 electronic filing system functions. 1463 (6) The division shall adopt rulespursuant to ss.1464120.536(1) and120.54to administer this section and provide for 1465 the reports required to be filed pursuant to this section. Such 1466 rules shall, at a minimum, provide: 1467 (a) Alternate filing procedures in case the division’s 1468 electronic filing system is not operable. 1469 (b) For the issuance of an electronic receipt to the person 1470 submitting the report indicating and verifying that the report 1471 has been filed. 1472 Section 13. Section 106.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to 1473 read: 1474 106.08 Contributions; limitations on.— 1475 (1)(a) Except for political parties or affiliated party 1476 committees, no person or,political committee, or committee of1477continuous existencemay, in any election, make contributions in 1478 excess of $500 to any candidate for election to or retention in 1479 officeor to any political committee supporting or opposing one1480or more candidates. Candidates for the offices of Governor and 1481 Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket are considered a single 1482 candidate for the purpose of this section. 1483 (b)1.The contribution limits provided in this subsection 1484 do not apply to contributions made by a state or county 1485 executive committee of a political party or affiliated party 1486 committee regulated by chapter 103 or to amounts contributed by 1487 a candidate to his or her own campaign. 14882. Notwithstanding the limits provided in this subsection,1489an unemancipated child under the age of 18 years of age may not1490make a contribution in excess of $100 to any candidate or to any1491political committee supporting one or more candidates.1492 (c) The contribution limits of this subsection apply to 1493 each election. For purposes of this subsection, the primary 1494 election and general election are separate elections so long as 1495 the candidate is not an unopposed candidate as defined in s. 1496 106.011106.011(15). However, for the purpose of contribution 1497 limits with respect to candidates for retention as a justice or 1498 judge, there is only one election, which is the general 1499 election. 1500 (2)(a) A candidate may not accept contributions from a 1501 county executive committee of a political party whose 1502 contributions in the aggregate exceed $50,000, or from the 1503 national,or state, or countyexecutive committees of a 1504 political party, including any subordinate committee of such 1505 political party or affiliated party committees, whosewhich1506 contributions in the aggregate exceed $50,000. 1507 (b) A candidate for statewide office may not accept 1508 contributions from national, state, or county executive 1509 committees of a political party, including any subordinate 1510 committee of the political party, or affiliated party 1511 committees, which contributions in the aggregate exceed 1512 $250,000. Polling services, research services, costs for 1513 campaign staff, professional consulting services, and telephone 1514 calls are not contributions to be counted toward the 1515 contribution limits of paragraph (a) or this paragraph. Any item 1516 not expressly identified in this paragraph as nonallocable is a 1517 contribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the 1518 item and must be counted as allocable toward the contribution 1519 limits of paragraph (a) or this paragraph. Nonallocable, in-kind 1520 contributions must be reported by the candidate under s. 106.07 1521 and by the political party or affiliated party committee under 1522 s. 106.29. 1523 (3)(a) Any contribution received by a candidate with 1524 opposition in an election or by the campaign treasurer or a 1525 deputy campaign treasurer of such a candidate on the day of that 1526 election or less than 5 days beforeprior tothe day of that 1527 election must be returned by him or her to the person or 1528 committee contributing it and may not be used or expended by or 1529 on behalf of the candidate. 1530 (b) Any contribution received by a candidate or by the 1531 campaign treasurer or a deputy campaign treasurer of a candidate 1532 after the date at which the candidate withdraws his or her 1533 candidacy, or after the date the candidate is defeated, becomes 1534 unopposed, or is elected to office must be returned to the 1535 person or committee contributing it and may not be used or 1536 expended by or on behalf of the candidate. 1537 (4) Any contribution received by the chair, campaign 1538 treasurer, or deputy campaign treasurer of a political committee 1539 supporting or opposing a candidate with opposition in an 1540 election or supporting or opposing an issue on the ballot in an 1541 election on the day of that election or less than 5 days before 1542prior tothe day of that election may not be obligated or 1543 expended by the committee until after the date of the election. 1544 (5)(a) A person may not make any contribution through or in 1545 the name of another, directly or indirectly, in any election. 1546 (b) Candidates, political committees, affiliated party 1547 committees, and political parties may not solicit contributions 1548 from any religious, charitable, civic, or other causes or 1549 organizations established primarily for the public good. 1550 (c) Candidates, political committees, affiliated party 1551 committees, and political parties may not make contributions, in 1552 exchange for political support, to any religious, charitable, 1553 civic, or other cause or organization established primarily for 1554 the public good. It is not a violation of this paragraph for: 1555 1. A candidate, political committee, affiliated party 1556 committee, or political party executive committee to make gifts 1557 of money in lieu of flowers in memory of a deceased person; 1558 2. A candidate to continue membership in, or make regular 1559 donations from personal or business funds to, religious, 1560 political party, affiliated party committee, civic, or 1561 charitable groups of which the candidate is a member or to which 1562 the candidate has been a regular donor for more than 6 months; 1563 or 1564 3. A candidate to purchase, with campaign funds, tickets, 1565 admission to events, or advertisements from religious, civic, 1566 political party, affiliated party committee, or charitable 1567 groups. 1568 (6)(a) A political party or affiliated party committee may 1569 not accept any contribution that has been specifically 1570 designated for the partial or exclusive use of a particular 1571 candidate. Any contribution so designated must be returned to 1572 the contributor and may not be used or expended by or on behalf 1573 of the candidate. Funds contributed to an affiliated party 1574 committee mayshallnot bedeemed asdesignated for the partial 1575 or exclusive use of a leader as defined in s. 103.092. 1576 (b)1. A political party or affiliated party committee may 1577 not accept any in-kind contribution that fails to provide a 1578 direct benefit to the political party or affiliated party 1579 committee. A “direct benefit” includes, but is not limited to, 1580 fundraising or furthering the objectives of the political party 1581 or affiliated party committee. 1582 2.a. An in-kind contribution to a state political party may 1583 be accepted only by the chairperson of the state political party 1584 or by the chairperson’s designee or designees whose names are on 1585 file with the division in a form acceptable to the division 1586 beforeprior tothe date of the written notice required in sub 1587 subparagraph b. An in-kind contribution to a county political 1588 party may be accepted only by the chairperson of the county 1589 political party or by the county chairperson’s designee or 1590 designees whose names are on file with the supervisor of 1591 elections of the respective county beforeprior tothe date of 1592 the written notice required in sub-subparagraph b. An in-kind 1593 contribution to an affiliated party committee may be accepted 1594 only by the leader of the affiliated party committee as defined 1595 in s. 103.092 or by the leader’s designee or designees whose 1596 names are on file with the division in a form acceptable to the 1597 division beforeprior tothe date of the written notice required 1598 in sub-subparagraph b. 1599 b. A person making an in-kind contribution to a state or 1600 county political party or affiliated party committee must 1601 provide prior written notice of the contribution to a person 1602 described in sub-subparagraph a. The prior written notice must 1603 be signed and dated and may be provided by an electronic or 1604 facsimile message. However, prior written notice is not required 1605 for an in-kind contribution that consists of food and beverage 1606 in an aggregate amount not exceeding $1,500 which is consumed at 1607 a single sitting or event if such in-kind contribution is 1608 accepted in advance by a person specified in sub-subparagraph a. 1609 c. A person described in sub-subparagraph a. may accept an 1610 in-kind contribution requiring prior written notice only in a 1611 writing that is dated before the in-kind contribution is made. 1612 Failure to obtain the required written acceptance of an in-kind 1613 contribution to a state or county political party or affiliated 1614 party committee constitutes a refusal of the contribution. 1615 d. A copy of each prior written acceptance required under 1616 sub-subparagraph c. must be filed at the time the regular 1617 reports of contributions and expenditures required under s. 1618 106.29 are filed by the state executive committee, county 1619 executive committee, and affiliated party committee. A state 1620 executive committee and an affiliated party committee must file 1621 with the division. A county executive committee must file with 1622 the county’s supervisor of elections. 1623 e. An in-kind contribution may not be given to a state or 1624 county political party or affiliated party committee unless the 1625 in-kind contribution is made as provided in this subparagraph. 1626 (7)(a) Any person who knowingly and willfully makes or 1627 accepts no more than one contribution in violation of subsection 1628 (1) or subsection (5), or any person who knowingly and willfully 1629 fails or refuses to return any contribution as required in 1630 subsection (3), commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 1631 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. If any 1632 corporation, partnership, or other business entity or any 1633 political party, affiliated party committee, political 1634 committee,committee of continuous existence,or electioneering 1635 communications organization is convicted of knowingly and 1636 willfully violating any provision punishable under this 1637 paragraph, it shall be fined not less than $1,000 and not more 1638 than $10,000. If it is a domestic entity, it may be ordered 1639 dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction; if it is a 1640 foreign or nonresident business entity, its right to do business 1641 in this state may be forfeited. Any officer, partner, agent, 1642 attorney, or other representative of a corporation, partnership, 1643 or other business entity, or of a political party, affiliated 1644 party committee, political committee,committee of continuous1645existence,electioneering communications organization, or 1646 organization exempt from taxation under s. 527 or s. 501(c)(4) 1647 of the Internal Revenue Code, who aids, abets, advises, or 1648 participates in a violation of any provision punishable under 1649 this paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 1650 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 1651 (b) Any person who knowingly and willfully makes or accepts 1652 two or more contributions in violation of subsection (1) or 1653 subsection (5) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable 1654 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If any 1655 corporation, partnership, or other business entity or any 1656 political party, affiliated party committee, political 1657 committee,committee of continuous existence,or electioneering 1658 communications organization is convicted of knowingly and 1659 willfully violating any provision punishable under this 1660 paragraph, it shall be fined not less than $10,000 and not more 1661 than $50,000. If it is a domestic entity, it may be ordered 1662 dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction; if it is a 1663 foreign or nonresident business entity, its right to do business 1664 in this state may be forfeited. Any officer, partner, agent, 1665 attorney, or other representative of a corporation, partnership, 1666 or other business entity, or of a political committee,committee1667of continuous existence,political party, affiliated party 1668 committee, or electioneering communications organization, or 1669 organization exempt from taxation under s. 527 or s. 501(c)(4) 1670 of the Internal Revenue Code, who aids, abets, advises, or 1671 participates in a violation of any provision punishable under 1672 this paragraph commits a felony of the third degree, punishable 1673 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 1674 (8) Except when otherwise provided in subsection (7), any 1675 person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of 1676 this section shall, in addition to any other penalty prescribed 1677 by this chapter, pay to the state a sum equal to twice the 1678 amount contributed in violation of this chapter. Each campaign 1679 treasurer shall pay all amounts contributed in violation of this 1680 section to the state for deposit in the General Revenue Fund. 1681 (9) This section does not apply to the transfer of funds 1682 between a primary campaign depository and a savings account or 1683 certificate of deposit or to any interest earned on such account 1684 or certificate. 1685 (10) Contributions to a political committeeor committee of1686continuous existencemay be received by an affiliated 1687 organization and transferred to the bank account of the 1688 political committeeor committee of continuous existencevia 1689 check written from the affiliated organization if such 1690 contributions are specifically identified as intended to be 1691 contributed to the political committeeor committee of1692continuous existence. All contributions received in this manner 1693 shall be reported pursuant to s. 106.07 by the political 1694 committeeor committee of continuous existenceas having been 1695 made by the original contributor. 1696 Section 14. Section 106.11, Florida Statutes, is reenacted 1697 and amended to read: 1698 106.11 Expenses of and expenditures by candidates and 1699 political committees.—Each candidate and each political 1700 committee which designates a primary campaign depository 1701 pursuant to s. 106.021(1) shall make expenditures from funds on 1702 deposit in such primary campaign depository only in the 1703 following manner, with the exception of expenditures made from 1704 petty cash funds provided by s. 106.12: 1705 (1)(a)1. The campaign treasurer or deputy campaign 1706 treasurer of a candidate or political committee shall make 1707 expenditures from funds on deposit in the primary campaign 1708 depository only by means of a bank check drawn upon the campaign 1709 account of the candidate or political committee. The campaign 1710 account shall be separate from any personal or other account and 1711 shall be used only for the purpose of depositing contributions 1712 and making expenditures for the candidate or political 1713 committee. 1714 2. An expenditure by a political committee must also be 1715 primarily related to raising or making a contribution, 1716 influencing the results of an election, making an electioneering 1717 communication, or other political activity authorized by this 1718 chapter. A violation of this subparagraph is punishable solely 1719 as provided in s. 106.19(2). 1720 (b) The checks for such account shall contain, as a 1721 minimum, the following information: 1722 1. Thestatement “...(name of the campaign account of the 1723 candidate or political committee.)... Campaign Account.”1724 2. The account number and the name of the bank. 1725 3. The exact amount of the expenditure. 1726 4. The signature of the campaign treasurer or deputy 1727 treasurer. 1728 5. The exact purpose for which the expenditure is 1729 authorized. 1730 6. The name of the payee. 1731 (2)(a) For purposes of this section, debit cards are 1732 considered bank checks, if: 1733 1. Debit cards are obtained from the same bank that has 1734 been designated as the candidate’s or political committee’s 1735 primary campaign depository. 1736 2. Debit cards are issued in the name of the treasurer, 1737 deputy treasurer, or authorized user and contain thestate1738“...(name of the campaign account of the candidate or political 1739 committee.)... Campaign Account.”1740 3. No more than three debit cards are requested and issued. 1741 4. The person using the debit card does not receive cash as 1742 part of, or independent of, any transaction for goods or 1743 services. 1744 5. All receipts for debit card transactions contain: 1745 a. The last four digits of the debit card number. 1746 b. The exact amount of the expenditure. 1747 c. The name of the payee. 1748 d. The signature of the campaign treasurer, deputy 1749 treasurer, or authorized user. 1750 e. The exact purpose for which the expenditure is 1751 authorized. 1752 1753 Any information required by this subparagraph but not included 1754 on the debit card transaction receipt may be handwritten on, or 1755 attached to, the receipt by the authorized user before 1756 submission to the treasurer. 1757 (b) Debit cards are not subject to the requirements of 1758 paragraph (1)(b). 1759 (3) The campaign treasurer, deputy treasurer, or authorized 1760 user who signs the check shall be responsible for the 1761 completeness and accuracy of the information on such check and 1762 for insuring that such expenditure is an authorized expenditure. 1763 (4) No candidate, campaign manager, treasurer, deputy 1764 treasurer, or political committee or any officer or agent 1765 thereof, or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing, 1766 shall authorize any expenses, nor shall any campaign treasurer 1767 or deputy treasurer sign a check drawn on the primary campaign 1768 account for any purpose, unless there are sufficient funds on 1769 deposit in the primary depository account of the candidate or 1770 political committee to pay the full amount of the authorized 1771 expense, to honor all other checks drawn on such account, which 1772 checks are outstanding, and to meet all expenses previously 1773 authorized but not yet paid. However, an expense may be incurred 1774 for the purchase of goods or services if there are sufficient 1775 funds on deposit in the primary depository account to pay the 1776 full amount of the incurred expense, to honor all checks drawn 1777 on such account, which checks are outstanding, and to meet all 1778 other expenses previously authorized but not yet paid, provided 1779 that payment for such goods or services is made upon final 1780 delivery and acceptance of the goods or services; and an 1781 expenditure from petty cash pursuant to the provisions of s. 1782 106.12 may be authorized, if there is a sufficient amount of 1783 money in the petty cash fund to pay for such expenditure. 1784 Payment for credit card purchases shall be made pursuant to s. 1785 106.125. Any expense incurred or authorized in excess of such 1786 funds on deposit shall, in addition to other penalties provided 1787 by law, constitute a violation of this chapter. As used in this 1788 subsection, the term “sufficient funds on deposit in the primary 1789 depository account of the candidate or political committee” 1790 means that the funds at issue have been delivered for deposit to 1791 the financial institution at which such account is maintained. 1792 The term shall not be construed to mean that such funds are 1793 available for withdrawal in accordance with the deposit rules or 1794 the funds availability policies of such financial institution. 1795 (5) A candidate who withdraws his or her candidacy, becomes 1796 an unopposed candidate, or is eliminated as a candidate or 1797 elected to office may expend funds from the campaign account to: 1798 (a) Purchase “thank you” advertising for up to 75 days 1799 after he or she withdraws, becomes unopposed, or is eliminated 1800 or elected. 1801 (b) Pay for items which were obligated before he or she 1802 withdrew, became unopposed, or was eliminated or elected. 1803 (c) Pay for expenditures necessary to close down the 1804 campaign office and to prepare final campaign reports. 1805 (d) Dispose of surplus funds as provided in s. 106.141. 1806 (6) A candidate who makes a loan to his or her campaign and 1807 reports the loan as required by s. 106.07 may be reimbursed for 1808 the loan at any time the campaign account has sufficient funds 1809 to repay the loan and satisfy its other obligations. 1810 Section 15. Section 106.141, Florida Statutes, is amended 1811 to read: 1812 106.141 Disposition of surplus funds by candidates.— 1813 (1) Except as provided in subsection (6), each candidate 1814 who withdraws his or her candidacy, becomes an unopposed 1815 candidate, or is eliminated as a candidate or elected to office 1816 shall, within 90 days, dispose of the funds on deposit in his or 1817 her campaign account and file a report reflecting the 1818 disposition of all remaining funds. Such candidate mayshallnot 1819 accept any contributions, nor mayshallany person accept 1820 contributions on behalf of such candidate, after the candidate 1821 withdraws his or her candidacy, becomes unopposed, or is 1822 eliminated or elected. However, if a candidate receives a refund 1823 check after all surplus funds have been disposed of, the check 1824 may be endorsed by the candidate and the refund disposed of 1825 under this section. An amended report must be filed showing the 1826 refund and subsequent disposition. 1827 (2) Any candidate required to dispose of funds pursuant to 1828 this section may, beforeprior tosuch disposition, be 1829 reimbursed by the campaign, in full or in part, for any reported 1830 contributions by the candidate to the campaign. 1831 (3) The campaign treasurer of a candidate who withdraws his 1832 or her candidacy, becomes unopposed, or is eliminated as a 1833 candidate or elected to office and who has funds on deposit in a 1834 separate interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit 1835 shall, within 7 days after the date of becoming unopposed or the 1836 date of such withdrawal, elimination, or election, transfer such 1837 funds and the accumulated interest earned thereon to the 1838 campaign account of the candidate for disposal under this 1839 section. However, if the funds are in an account in which 1840 penalties will apply for withdrawal within the 7-day period, the 1841 campaign treasurer shall transfer such funds and the accumulated 1842 interest earned thereon as soon as the funds can be withdrawn 1843 without penalty, or within 90 days after the candidate becomes 1844 unopposed, withdraws his or her candidacy, or is eliminated or 1845 elected, whichever comes first. 1846 (4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any candidate 1847 required to dispose of funds pursuant to this section shall, at 1848 the option of the candidate, dispose of such funds by any of the 1849 following means, or any combination thereof: 1850 1. Return pro rata to each contributor the funds that have 1851 not been spent or obligated. 1852 2. Donate the funds that have not been spent or obligated 1853 to a charitable organization or organizations that meet the 1854 qualifications of s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 1855 3. Give not more than $25,000 of the funds that have not 1856 been spent or obligated to the affiliated party committee or 1857 political party of which such candidate is a member. 1858 4. Give the funds that have not been spent or obligated: 1859 a. In the case of a candidate for state office, to the 1860 state, to be deposited in either the Election Campaign Financing 1861 Trust Fund or the General Revenue Fund, as designated by the 1862 candidate; or 1863 b. In the case of a candidate for an office of a political 1864 subdivision, to such political subdivision, to be deposited in 1865 the general fund thereof. 1866 (b) Any candidate required to dispose of funds pursuant to 1867 this section who has received contributions pursuant to the 1868 Florida Election Campaign Financing Act shall, after all 1869 monetary commitments pursuant to s. 106.11(5)(b) and (c) have 1870 been met, return all surplus campaign funds to the General 1871 Revenue Fund. 1872 (5) A candidate elected to office or a candidate who will 1873 be elected to office by virtue of his or her being unopposed 1874 may, in addition to the disposition methods provided in 1875 subsection (4), transfer from the campaign account to an office 1876 account any amount of the funds on deposit in such campaign 1877 account up to: 1878 (a) FiftyTwentythousand dollars, for a candidate for 1879 statewide office. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be 1880 considered separate candidates for the purpose of this section. 1881 (b) TenFivethousand dollars, for a candidate for 1882 multicounty office. 1883 (c) TenFivethousand dollars multiplied by the number of 1884 years in the term of office for which elected, for a candidate 1885 for legislative office. 1886 (d) Five thousandTwo thousand five hundreddollars 1887 multiplied by the number of years in the term of office for 1888 which elected, for a candidate for county office or for a 1889 candidate in any election conducted on less than a countywide 1890 basis. 1891 (e) Six thousand dollars, for a candidate for retention as 1892 a justice of the Supreme Court. 1893 (f) Three thousand dollars, for a candidate for retention 1894 as a judge of a district court of appeal. 1895 (g) Three thousandOne thousand five hundreddollars, for a 1896 candidate for county court judge or circuit judge. 1897 1898 The office account established pursuant to this subsection shall 1899 be separate from any personal or other account. Any funds so 1900 transferred by a candidate shall be used only for legitimate 1901 expenses in connection with the candidate’s public office. Such 1902 expenses may include travel expenses incurred by the officer or 1903 a staff member;,personal taxes payable on office account funds 1904 by the candidate or elected public official; professional 1905 services provided by a certified public accountant or attorney 1906 for preparation of the elected public official’s financial 1907 disclosure filing pursuant to s. 112.3144 or s. 112.3145; costs 1908 to prepare, print, produce, and mail holiday cards or 1909 newsletters about the elected public official’s public business 1910 to constituents, if such correspondence does not constitute a 1911 political advertisement, independent expenditure, or 1912 electioneering communication as provided in s. 106.011; fees or 1913 dues to religious, civic, or charitable organizations of which 1914 the elected public official is a member; items of modest value 1915 such as flowers, greeting cards, or personal notes given as a 1916 substitute for, or in association with, an elected public 1917 official’s personal attendance at a constituent’s special event 1918 or family occasion, such as the birth of a child, graduation, 1919 wedding, or funeral; personal expenses incurred by the elected 1920 public official in connection with attending a constituent 1921 meeting or event where public policy is discussed, if such 1922 meetings or events are limited to no more than once a week;,or 1923 expenses incurred in the operation of the elected public 1924 official’shis or heroffice, including the employment of 1925 additional staff. The funds may be deposited in a savings 1926 account; however, all deposits, withdrawals, and interest earned 1927 thereon shall be reported at the appropriate reporting period. 1928 If a candidate is reelected to office or elected to another 1929 office and has funds remaining in his or her office account, he 1930 or she may transfer surplus campaign funds to the office 1931 account. At no time may the funds in the office account exceed 1932 the limitation imposed by this subsection. Upon leaving public 1933 office, any person who has funds in an office account pursuant 1934 to this subsection remaining on deposit shall use such funds to 1935 pay for professional services provided by a certified public 1936 accountant or attorney for preparation of the elected public 1937 official’s final financial disclosure filing pursuant to s. 1938 112.3144 or s. 112.3145, or give such funds to a charitable 1939 organization that meetsor organizations which meetthe 1940 requirements of s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or, in 1941 the case of a state officer, to the state to be deposited in the 1942 General Revenue Fund or, in the case of an officer of a 1943 political subdivision, to the political subdivision to be 1944 deposited in the general fund thereof. 1945 (6)(a) For purposes of this subsection, the term “same 1946 office” with respect to legislative office means an office in 1947 the same legislative body, irrespective of district number or 1948 designation or geographic boundary. 1949 (b) A candidate elected to state office or a candidate who 1950 will be elected to state office by virtue of his or her being 1951 unopposed after candidate qualifying ends, may retain up to 1952 $20,000 in his or her campaign account, or in an interest 1953 bearing account or certificate of deposit, for use in his or her 1954 next campaign for the same office, in addition to the 1955 disposition methods provided in subsections (4) and (5). All 1956 requirements applicable to candidate campaign accounts under 1957 this chapter, including disclosure requirements applicable to 1958 candidate campaign accounts, limitations on expenditures, and 1959 limitations on contributions, apply to any retained funds. 1960 (c) If a candidate who has retained funds under this 1961 subsection does not qualify as a candidate for reelection to the 1962 same office, all retained funds shall be disposed of as 1963 otherwise required by this section or s. 106.11(5) within 90 1964 days after the last day of candidate qualifying for that office. 1965 Requirements in this section applicable to the disposal of 1966 surplus funds, including reporting requirements, are applicable 1967 to the disposal of retained funds. 1968 (7)(6)BeforePrior todisposing of funds pursuant to 1969 subsection (4),ortransferring funds into an office account 1970 pursuant to subsection (5), or retaining funds for reelection 1971 pursuant to subsection (6), any candidate who filed an oath 1972 stating that he or she was unable to pay theelection assessment1973orfee for verification of petition signatures without imposing 1974 an undue burden on his or her personal resources or on resources 1975 otherwise available to him or her, or who filed both such oaths,1976or who qualified by the petition process and was not required to1977pay an election assessment,shall reimburse the state or local 1978 governmental entity, whichever is applicable, for such waived 1979assessment orfeeor both.Such reimbursement shall be made1980first for the cost of petition verification and then, if funds1981are remaining, for the amount of the election assessment.If 1982 there are insufficient funds in the account to pay the full 1983 amount ofeither the assessment orthe feeor both, the 1984 remaining funds shall be disbursed in the above manner until no 1985 funds remain. All funds disbursed pursuant to this subsection 1986 shall be remitted to the qualifying officer. Any reimbursement 1987 for petition verification costs which are reimbursable by the 1988 state shall be forwarded by the qualifying officer to the state 1989 for deposit in the General Revenue Fund.All reimbursements for1990the amount of the election assessment shall be forwarded by the1991qualifying officer to the Department of State for deposit in the1992General Revenue Fund.1993 (8)(a)(7)(a)Any candidate required to dispose of campaign 1994 funds pursuant to this section shall do so within the time 1995 required by this section andshall, on or before the date by 1996 which such disposition is to have been made, shall file with the 1997 officer with whom reports are required to be filed pursuant to 1998 s. 106.07 a form prescribed by the Division of Elections 1999 listing: 2000 1. The name and address of each person or unit of 2001 government to whom any of the funds were distributed and the 2002 amounts thereof; 2003 2. The name and address of each person to whom an 2004 expenditure was made, together with the amount thereof and 2005 purpose therefor;and2006 3. The amount of such funds transferred to an office 2007 account by the candidate, together with the name and address of 2008 the bank, savings and loan association, or credit union in which 2009 the office account is located; and 2010 4. The amount of such funds retained pursuant to subsection 2011 (6), together with the name and address of the bank, savings and 2012 loan association, or credit union in which the retained funds 2013 are located. 2014 2015 Such report shall be signed by the candidate and the campaign 2016 treasurer and certified as true and correct pursuant to s. 2017 106.07. 2018 (b) The filing officer shall notify each candidate at least 2019 14 days before the date the report is due. 2020 (c) Any candidate failing to file a report on the 2021 designated due date shall be subject to a fine as provided in s. 2022 106.07 for submitting late termination reports. 2023 (9)(8)Any candidate elected to office who transfers 2024 surplus campaign funds into an office account pursuant to 2025 subsection (5) shall file a report on the 10th day following the 2026 end of each calendar quarter until the account is closed. Such 2027 reports shall contain the name and address of each person to 2028 whom any disbursement of funds was made, together with the 2029 amount thereof and the purpose therefor, and the name and 2030 address of any person from whom the elected candidate received 2031 any refund or reimbursement and the amount thereof. Such reports 2032 shall be on forms prescribed by the Division of Elections, 2033 signed by the elected candidate, certified as true and correct, 2034 and filed with the officer with whom campaign reports were filed 2035 pursuant to s. 106.07(2). 2036 (10)(9)Any candidate, or any person on behalf of a 2037 candidate, who accepts contributions after such candidate has 2038 withdrawn his or her candidacy, after the candidate has become 2039 an unopposed candidate, or after the candidate has been 2040 eliminated as a candidate or elected to office commits a 2041 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 2042 775.082 or s. 775.083. 2043 (11)(10)Any candidate who is required by the provisions of 2044 this section to dispose of funds in his or her campaign account 2045 and who fails to dispose of the funds in the manner provided in 2046 this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 2047 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 2048 Section 16. Section 106.29, Florida Statutes, is reenacted 2049 and amended to read: 2050 106.29 Reports by political parties and affiliated party 2051 committees; restrictions on contributions and expenditures; 2052 penalties.— 2053 (1)(a) The state executive committee and each county 2054 executive committee of each political party and any affiliated 2055 party committee regulated by chapter 103 shall file regular 2056 reports of all contributions received and all expenditures made 2057 by such committee. However, the reports mayshallnot include 2058 contributions and expenditures that are reported to the Federal 2059 Election Commission. 2060 (b) Each state executive committee and affiliated party 2061 committee shall file regular reports with the Division of 2062 Elections. Such reports must contain the same information as 2063 reports required of candidates by s. 106.07 and must be filed at 2064 the same times and subject to the same filing conditions 2065 established by s. 106.07(1) and (2) for statewide candidate 2066 reports filed with the division. Each county executive committee 2067 shall file reports with the supervisor of elections in the 2068 county in which such committee exists. Such reports must contain 2069 the same information as reports required of candidates by s. 2070 106.07 and must be filed at the same times and subject to the 2071 same filing conditions established by s. 106.07(1) and (2) for 2072 county candidate reports filed with the supervisor of elections. 2073 In addition, when a special election is called to fill a vacancy 2074 in office, each state executive committee, each affiliated party 2075 committee, and each county executive committee making 2076 contributions or expenditures to influence the results of the 2077 special election or the preceding special primary election must 2078 file campaign treasurers’ reports on the dates set by the 2079 Department of State pursuant to s. 100.111.Such reports shall2080contain the same information as do reports required of2081candidates by s.106.07and shall be filed on the 10th day2082following the end of each calendar quarter, except that, during2083the period from the last day for candidate qualifying until the2084general election, such reports shall be filed on the Friday2085immediately preceding each special primary election, special2086election, primary election, and general election.2087 (c) In addition to the reports filed under this section, 2088 the state executive committee, each county executive committee, 2089 and each affiliated party committee shall file a copy of each 2090 prior written acceptance of an in-kind contribution given by the 2091 committee during the preceding calendar quarter as required 2092 under s. 106.08(6).Each state executive committee and2093affiliated party committee shall file its reports with the2094Division of Elections. Each county executive committee shall2095file its reports with the supervisor of elections in the county2096in which such committee exists.2097 (d) Any state or county executive committee or affiliated 2098 party committee failing to file a report on the designated due 2099 date isshall besubject to a fine as provided in subsection 2100 (3). ANoseparate fine may notshallbe assessed for failure to 2101 file a copy of any report required by this section. 2102 (2) The chair and treasurer of each state or county 2103 executive committee shall certify as to the correctness of each 2104 report filed by them on behalf of such committee. The leader and 2105 treasurer of each affiliated party committee under s. 103.092 2106 shall certify as to the correctness of each report filed by them 2107 on behalf of such committee. Any committee chair, leader, or 2108 treasurer who certifies the correctness of any report while 2109 knowing that such report is incorrect, false, or incomplete 2110 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 2111 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 2112 (3)(a) AAnystate or county executive committee or 2113 affiliated party committee that failsfailingto file a report 2114 on the designated due date isshall besubject to a fine as 2115 provided in paragraph (b) for each late day. The fine shall be 2116 assessed by the filing officer, and the moneys collected shall 2117 be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. 2118 (b) Upon determining that a report is late, the filing 2119 officer shall immediately notify the chair of the executive 2120 committee or the leader of the affiliated party committee as 2121 defined in s. 103.092 as to the failure to file a report by the 2122 designated due date and that a fine is being assessed for each 2123 late day. The fine isshall be$1,000 for a state executive 2124 committee, $1,000 for an affiliated party committee, and $50 for 2125 a county executive committee, per day for each late day, not to 2126 exceed 25 percent of the total receipts or expenditures, 2127 whichever is greater, for the period covered by the late report. 2128 However, if an executive committee or an affiliated party 2129 committee fails to file a report on the Friday immediately 2130 preceding the special election or general election, the fine is 2131shall be$10,000 per day for each day a state executive 2132 committee is late, $10,000 per day for each day an affiliated 2133 party committee is late, and $500 per day for each day a county 2134 executive committee is late. Upon receipt of the report, the 2135 filing officer shall determine the amount of the fine which is 2136 due and shall notify the chair or leader as defined in s. 2137 103.092. Notice is deemed complete upon proof of delivery of 2138 written notice to the mailing or street address on record with 2139 the filing officer. The filing officer shall determine the 2140 amount of the fine due based upon the earliest of the following: 2141 1. When the report is actually received by such officer. 2142 2. When the report is postmarked. 2143 3. When the certificate of mailing is dated. 2144 4. When the receipt from an established courier company is 2145 dated. 2146 5. When the electronic receipt issued pursuant to s. 2147 106.0705 is dated. 2148 2149 Such fine shall be paid to the filing officer within 20 days 2150 after receipt of the notice of payment due, unless appeal is 2151 made to the Florida Elections Commission pursuant to paragraph 2152 (c). An officer or member of an executive committee is notshall2153not bepersonally liable for such fine. 2154 (c) The chair of an executive committee or the leader of an 2155 affiliated party committee as defined in s. 103.092 may appeal 2156 or dispute the fine, based upon unusual circumstances 2157 surrounding the failure to file on the designated due date, and 2158 may request and isshall beentitled to a hearing before the 2159 Florida Elections Commission, which hasshall havethe authority 2160 to waive the fine in whole or in part. Any such request shall be 2161 made within 20 days after receipt of the notice of payment due. 2162 In such case, the chair of the executive committee or the leader 2163 of the affiliated party committee as defined in s. 103.092 2164 shall, within the 20-day period, notify the filing officer in 2165 writing of his or her intention to bring the matter before the 2166 commission. 2167 (d) The appropriate filing officer shall notify the Florida 2168 Elections Commission of the repeated late filing by an executive 2169 committee or affiliated party committee, the failure of an 2170 executive committee or affiliated party committee to file a 2171 report after notice, or the failure to pay the fine imposed. 2172 (4) Any contribution received by a state or county 2173 executive committee or affiliated party committee less than 5 2174 days before an election mayshallnot be used or expended in 2175 behalf of any candidate, issue, affiliated party committee, or 2176 political party participating in such election. 2177 (5) ANostate or county executive committee or affiliated 2178 party committee, in the furtherance of any candidate or 2179 political party, directly or indirectly, may notshallgive, 2180 pay, or expend any money, give or pay anything of value, 2181 authorize any expenditure, or become pecuniarily liable for any 2182 expenditure prohibited by this chapter. However, the 2183 contribution of funds by one executive committee to another or 2184 to established party organizations for legitimate party or 2185 campaign purposes is not prohibited, but all such contributions 2186 shall be recorded and accounted for in the reports of the 2187 contributor and recipient. 2188 (6)(a) The national, state, and county executive committees 2189 of a political party and affiliated party committees may not 2190 contribute to any candidate any amount in excess of the limits 2191 contained in s. 106.08(2), and all contributions required to be 2192 reported under s. 106.08(2) by the national executive committee 2193 of a political party shall be reported by the state executive 2194 committee of that political party. 2195 (b) A violation of the contribution limits contained in s. 2196 106.08(2) is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 2197 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A civil penalty equal to 2198 three times the amount in excess of the limits contained in s. 2199 106.08(2) shall be assessed against any executive committee 2200 found in violation thereof. 2201 Section 17. By December 1, 2013, the Division of Elections 2202 shall submit a proposal to the President of the Senate and the 2203 Speaker of the House of Representatives for a mandatory 2204 statewide electronic filing system for all state and local 2205 campaign filings required by s. 106.07, s. 106.0703, s. 106.141, 2206 or s. 106.29. 2207 Section 18. Subsection (3) of section 101.62, Florida 2208 Statutes, is amended to read: 2209 101.62 Request for absentee ballots.— 2210 (3) For each request for an absentee ballot received, the 2211 supervisor shall record the date the request was made, the date 2212 the absentee ballot was delivered to the voter or the voter’s 2213 designee or the date the absentee ballot was delivered to the 2214 post office or other carrier, the date the ballot was received 2215 by the supervisor, and such other information he or she may deem 2216 necessary. This information shall be provided in electronic 2217 format as provided by rule adopted by the division. The 2218 information shall be updated and made available no later than 8 2219 a.m. of each day, including weekends, beginning 60 days before 2220 the primary until 15 days after the general election and shall 2221 be contemporaneously provided to the division. This information 2222 shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 2223 119.07(1) and shall be made available to or reproduced only for 2224 the voter requesting the ballot, a canvassing board, an election 2225 official, a political party or official thereof, a candidate who 2226 has filed qualification papers and is opposed in an upcoming 2227 election, and registered political committeesor registered2228committees of continuous existence, for political purposes only. 2229 Section 19. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 2230 102.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2231 102.031 Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities; 2232 persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas; 2233 unlawful solicitation of voters.— 2234 (4)(a) No person, political committee,committee of2235continuous existence,or other group or organization may solicit 2236 voters inside the polling place or within 100 feet of the 2237 entrance to any polling place, or polling room where the polling 2238 place is also a polling room, or early voting site. Before the 2239 opening of the polling place or early voting site, the clerk or 2240 supervisor shall designate the no-solicitation zone and mark the 2241 boundaries. 2242 Section 20. Subsection (2) of section 106.087, Florida 2243 Statutes, is amended to read: 2244 106.087 Independent expenditures; contribution limits; 2245 restrictions on political parties and,political committees, and2246committees of continuous existence.— 2247 (2)(a) Any political committeeor committee of continuous2248existencethat accepts the use of public funds, equipment, 2249 personnel, or other resources to collect dues from its members 2250 agrees not to make independent expenditures in support of or 2251 opposition to a candidate or elected public official. However, 2252 expenditures may be made for the sole purpose of jointly 2253 endorsing three or more candidates. 2254 (b) Any political committeeor committee of continuous2255existencethat violates this subsection is liable for a civil 2256 fine of up to $5,000 to be determined by the Florida Elections 2257 Commission or the entire amount of the expenditures, whichever 2258 is greater. 2259 Section 21. Subsection (3) of section 106.12, Florida 2260 Statutes, is amended to read: 2261 106.12 Petty cash funds allowed.— 2262 (3) The petty cash fund so provided mayshallbe spent only 2263 in amounts less than $100 and only for office supplies, 2264 transportation expenses, and other necessities. Petty cash may 2265shallnot be used for the purchase of time, space, or services 2266 from communications media as defined in s. 106.011106.011(13). 2267 Section 22. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 2268 106.147, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2269 106.147 Telephone solicitation; disclosure requirements; 2270 prohibitions; exemptions; penalties.— 2271 (3) 2272 (b) For purposes of paragraph (a), the term “person” 2273 includes any candidate; any officer of any political committee, 2274committee of continuous existence,affiliated party committee, 2275 or political party executive committee; any officer, partner, 2276 attorney, or other representative of a corporation, partnership, 2277 or other business entity; and any agent or other person acting 2278 on behalf of any candidate, political committee,committee of2279continuous existence,affiliated party committee, political 2280 party executive committee, or corporation, partnership, or other 2281 business entity. 2282 Section 23. Section 106.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to 2283 read: 2284 106.17 Polls and surveys relating to candidacies.—Any 2285 candidate, political committee,committee of continuous2286existence,electioneering communication organization, affiliated 2287 party committee, or state or county executive committee of a 2288 political party may authorize or conduct a political poll, 2289 survey, index, or measurement of any kind relating to candidacy 2290 for public office so long as the candidate, political committee, 2291committee of continuous existence,electioneering communication 2292 organization, affiliated party committee, or political party 2293 maintains complete jurisdiction over the poll in all its 2294 aspects. State and county executive committees of a political 2295 party or an affiliated party committee may authorize and conduct 2296 political polls for the purpose of determining the viability of 2297 potential candidates. Such poll results may be shared with 2298 potential candidates, and expenditures incurred by state and 2299 county executive committees or an affiliated party committee for 2300 potential candidate polls are not contributions to the potential 2301 candidates. 2302 Section 24. Subsection (2) of section 106.23, Florida 2303 Statutes, is amended to read: 2304 106.23 Powers of the Division of Elections.— 2305 (2) The Division of Elections shall provide advisory 2306 opinions when requested by any supervisor of elections, 2307 candidate, local officer having election-related duties, 2308 political party, affiliated party committee, political 2309 committee,committee of continuous existence,or other person or 2310 organization engaged in political activity, relating to any 2311 provisions or possible violations of Florida election laws with 2312 respect to actions such supervisor, candidate, local officer 2313 having election-related duties, political party, affiliated 2314 party committee, committee, person, or organization has taken or 2315 proposes to take. Requests for advisory opinions must be 2316 submitted in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of 2317 State. A written record of all such opinions issued by the 2318 division, sequentially numbered, dated, and indexed by subject 2319 matter, shall be retained. A copy shall be sent to said person 2320 or organization upon request. Any such person or organization, 2321 acting in good faith upon such an advisory opinion, shall not be 2322 subject to any criminal penalty provided for in this chapter. 2323 The opinion, until amended or revoked, shall be binding on any 2324 person or organization who sought the opinion or with reference 2325 to whom the opinion was sought, unless material facts were 2326 omitted or misstated in the request for the advisory opinion. 2327 Section 25. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 106.265, 2328 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2329 106.265 Civil penalties.— 2330 (2) In determining the amount of such civil penalties, the 2331 commission or administrative law judge shall consider, among 2332 other mitigating and aggravating circumstances: 2333 (a) The gravity of the act or omission; 2334 (b) Any previous history of similar acts or omissions; 2335 (c) The appropriateness of such penalty to the financial 2336 resources of the person, political committee,committee of2337continuous existence,affiliated party committee, electioneering 2338 communications organization, or political party; and 2339 (d) Whether the person, political committee,committee of2340continuous existence,affiliated party committee, electioneering 2341 communications organization, or political party has shown good 2342 faith in attempting to comply with the provisions of this 2343 chapter or chapter 104. 2344 (3) If any person, political committee,committee of2345continuous existence,affiliated party committee, electioneering 2346 communications organization, or political party fails or refuses 2347 to pay to the commission any civil penalties assessed pursuant 2348 to the provisions of this section, the commission shall be 2349 responsible for collecting the civil penalties resulting from 2350 such action. 2351 Section 26. Subsection (2) of section 106.27, Florida 2352 Statutes, is amended to read: 2353 106.27 Determinations by commission; legal disposition.— 2354 (2) Civil actions may be brought by the commission for 2355 relief, including permanent or temporary injunctions, 2356 restraining orders, or any other appropriate order for the 2357 imposition of civil penalties provided by this chapter. Such 2358 civil actions shall be brought by the commission in the 2359 appropriate court of competent jurisdiction, and the venue shall 2360 be in the county in which the alleged violation occurred or in 2361 which the alleged violator or violators are found, reside, or 2362 transact business. Upon a proper showing that such person, 2363 political committee,committee of continuous existence,2364 affiliated party committee, or political party has engaged, or 2365 is about to engage, in prohibited acts or practices, a permanent 2366 or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order shall 2367 be granted without bond by such court, and the civil fines 2368 provided by this chapter may be imposed. 2369 Section 27. Subsection (3) of section 106.32, Florida 2370 Statutes, is amended to read: 2371 106.32 Election Campaign Financing Trust Fund.— 2372 (3) Proceeds from assessments pursuant to ss.106.04,2373 106.07,and 106.29 shall be deposited into the Election Campaign 2374 Financing Trust Fund as designated in those sections. 2375 Section 28. Section 106.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to 2376 read: 2377 106.33 Election campaign financing; eligibility.—Each 2378 candidate for the office of Governor or member of the Cabinet 2379 who desires to receive contributions from the Election Campaign 2380 Financing Trust Fundshall, upon qualifying for office, shall 2381 file a request for such contributions with the filing officer on 2382 forms provided by the Division of Elections. If a candidate 2383 requesting contributions from the fund desires to have such 2384 funds distributed by electronic fund transfers, the request 2385 shall include information necessary to implement that procedure. 2386 For the purposes of ss. 106.30-106.36, the respective candidates 2387 running for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket 2388 shall be considered as a single candidate. To be eligible to 2389 receive contributions from the fund, a candidate may not be an 2390 unopposed candidate as defined in s. 106.011106.011(15)and 2391 must: 2392 (1) Agree to abide by the expenditure limits provided in s. 2393 106.34. 2394 (2)(a) Raise contributions as follows: 2395 1. One hundred fifty thousand dollars for a candidate for 2396 Governor. 2397 2. One hundred thousand dollars for a candidate for Cabinet 2398 office. 2399 (b) Contributions from individuals who at the time of 2400 contributing are not state residents may not be used to meet the 2401 threshold amounts in paragraph (a). For purposes of this 2402 paragraph, any person validly registered to vote in this state 2403 shall be considered a state resident. 2404 (3) Limit loans or contributions from the candidate’s 2405 personal funds to $25,000 and contributions from national, 2406 state, and county executive committees of a political party to 2407 $250,000 in the aggregate, which loans or contributions doshall2408 not qualify for meeting the threshold amounts in subsection (2). 2409 (4) Submit to a postelection audit of the campaign account 2410 by the division. 2411 Section 29. Section 111.075, Florida Statutes, is amended 2412 to read: 2413 111.075 Elected officials; prohibition concerning certain 2414 committees.—Elected officials are prohibited from being employed 2415 by, or acting as a consultant for compensation to, a political 2416 committeeor committee of continuous existence. 2417 Section 30. Subsections (3) and (4) and paragraph (a) of 2418 subsection (5) of section 112.3148, Florida Statutes, are 2419 amended to read: 2420 112.3148 Reporting and prohibited receipt of gifts by 2421 individuals filing full or limited public disclosure of 2422 financial interests and by procurement employees.— 2423 (3) A reporting individual or procurement employee is 2424 prohibited from soliciting any gift from a political committee 2425or committee of continuous existence, as defined in s. 106.011, 2426 or from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting individual’s or 2427 procurement employee’s agency, or the partner, firm, employer, 2428 or principal of such lobbyist, where such gift is for the 2429 personal benefit of the reporting individual or procurement 2430 employee, another reporting individual or procurement employee, 2431 or any member of the immediate family of a reporting individual 2432 or procurement employee. 2433 (4) A reporting individual or procurement employee or any 2434 other person on his or her behalf is prohibited from knowingly 2435 accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift from a political 2436 committeeor committee of continuous existence, as defined in s. 2437 106.011, or from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting 2438 individual’s or procurement employee’s agency, or directly or 2439 indirectly on behalf of the partner, firm, employer, or 2440 principal of a lobbyist, if he or she knows or reasonably 2441 believes that the gift has a value in excess of $100; however, 2442 such a gift may be accepted by such person on behalf of a 2443 governmental entity or a charitable organization. If the gift is 2444 accepted on behalf of a governmental entity or charitable 2445 organization, the person receiving the gift shall not maintain 2446 custody of the gift for any period of time beyond that 2447 reasonably necessary to arrange for the transfer of custody and 2448 ownership of the gift. 2449 (5)(a) A political committeeor a committee of continuous2450existence, as defined in s. 106.011; a lobbyist who lobbies a 2451 reporting individual’s or procurement employee’s agency; the 2452 partner, firm, employer, or principal of a lobbyist; or another 2453 on behalf of the lobbyist or partner, firm, principal, or 2454 employer of the lobbyist is prohibited from giving, either 2455 directly or indirectly, a gift that has a value in excess of 2456 $100 to the reporting individual or procurement employee or any 2457 other person on his or her behalf; however, such person may give 2458 a gift having a value in excess of $100 to a reporting 2459 individual or procurement employee if the gift is intended to be 2460 transferred to a governmental entity or a charitable 2461 organization. 2462 Section 31. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 112.3149, 2463 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2464 112.3149 Solicitation and disclosure of honoraria.— 2465 (3) A reporting individual or procurement employee is 2466 prohibited from knowingly accepting an honorarium from a 2467 political committeeor committee of continuous existence, as 2468 defined in s. 106.011, from a lobbyist who lobbies the reporting 2469 individual’s or procurement employee’s agency, or from the 2470 employer, principal, partner, or firm of such a lobbyist. 2471 (4) A political committeeor committee of continuous2472existence, as defined in s. 106.011, a lobbyist who lobbies a 2473 reporting individual’s or procurement employee’s agency, or the 2474 employer, principal, partner, or firm of such a lobbyist is 2475 prohibited from giving an honorarium to a reporting individual 2476 or procurement employee. 2477 Section 32. Subsection (4) of section 1004.28, Florida 2478 Statutes, is amended to read: 2479 1004.28 Direct-support organizations; use of property; 2480 board of directors; activities; audit; facilities.— 2481 (4) ACTIVITIES; RESTRICTION.—A university direct-support 2482 organization is prohibited from giving, either directly or 2483 indirectly, any gift to a political committeeor committee of2484continuous existenceas defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose 2485 other than those certified by a majority roll call vote of the 2486 governing board of the direct-support organization at a 2487 regularly scheduled meeting as being directly related to the 2488 educational mission of the university. 2489 Section 33. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 2490 1004.70, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2491 1004.70 Florida College System institution direct-support 2492 organizations.— 2493 (4) ACTIVITIES; RESTRICTIONS.— 2494 (d) A Florida College System institution direct-support 2495 organization is prohibited from giving, either directly or 2496 indirectly, any gift to a political committeeor committee of2497continuous existenceas defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose 2498 other than those certified by a majority roll call vote of the 2499 governing board of the direct-support organization at a 2500 regularly scheduled meeting as being directly related to the 2501 educational mission of the Florida College System institution. 2502 Section 34. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 2503 1004.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2504 1004.71 Statewide Florida College System institution 2505 direct-support organizations.— 2506 (4) RESTRICTIONS.— 2507 (c) A statewide Florida College System institution direct 2508 support organization is prohibited from giving, either directly 2509 or indirectly, any gift to a political committeeor committee of2510continuous existenceas defined in s. 106.011 for any purpose 2511 other than those certified by a majority roll call vote of the 2512 governing board of the direct-support organization at a 2513 regularly scheduled meeting as being directly related to the 2514 educational mission of the State Board of Education. 2515 Section 35. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 2516 made by this act to sections 106.08 and 106.11, Florida 2517 Statutes, in references thereto, section 106.19, Florida 2518 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 2519 106.19 Violations by candidates, persons connected with 2520 campaigns, and political committees.— 2521 (1) Any candidate; campaign manager, campaign treasurer, or 2522 deputy treasurer of any candidate; committee chair, vice chair, 2523 campaign treasurer, deputy treasurer, or other officer of any 2524 political committee; agent or person acting on behalf of any 2525 candidate or political committee; or other person who knowingly 2526 and willfully: 2527 (a) Accepts a contribution in excess of the limits 2528 prescribed by s. 106.08; 2529 (b) Fails to report any contribution required to be 2530 reported by this chapter; 2531 (c) Falsely reports or deliberately fails to include any 2532 information required by this chapter; or 2533 (d) Makes or authorizes any expenditure in violation of s. 2534 106.11(4) or any other expenditure prohibited by this chapter; 2535 2536 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 2537 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 2538 (2) Any candidate, campaign treasurer, or deputy treasurer; 2539 any chair, vice chair, or other officer of any political 2540 committee; any agent or person acting on behalf of any candidate 2541 or political committee; or any other person who violates 2542 paragraph (1)(a), paragraph (1)(b), or paragraph (1)(d) shall be 2543 subject to a civil penalty equal to three times the amount 2544 involved in the illegal act. Such penalty may be in addition to 2545 the penalties provided by subsection (1) and shall be paid into 2546 the General Revenue Fund of this state. 2547 (3) A political committee sponsoring a constitutional 2548 amendment proposed by initiative which submits a petition form 2549 gathered by a paid petition circulator which does not provide 2550 the name and address of the paid petition circulator on the form 2551 is subject to the civil penalties prescribed in s. 106.265. 2552 (4) Except as otherwise expressly stated, the failure by a 2553 candidate to comply with the requirements of this chapter has no 2554 effect upon whether the candidate has qualified for the office 2555 the candidate is seeking. 2556 Section 36. (1) For the 2013-2014 fiscal year, one full 2557 time equivalent position, with associated salary rate of 33,000, 2558 is authorized, and $42,900 in recurring funds from the Elections 2559 Commission Trust Fund within the Department of Legal Affairs is 2560 appropriated to the Florida Elections Commission to carry out 2561 the provisions of this act. 2562 (2) For the 2013-2014 fiscal year, two full-time equivalent 2563 positions, with associated salary rate of 57,297, are 2564 authorized, and $85,000 in recurring funds from the General 2565 Revenue Fund is appropriated to the Division of Elections of the 2566 Department of State to carry out the provisions of this act. 2567 (3) This section shall take effect July 1, 2013. 2568 Section 37. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 2569 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 2570 becoming a law, this act shall take effect November 1, 2013.