Bill Text: MI SB0144 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Campaign finance; committees; reporting requirements for ballot question committee; modify. Amends sec. 34 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.234).
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-29 - Referred To Committee On Campaign And Election Oversight [SB0144 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0144-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 144
January 29, 2009, Introduced by Senators McMANUS, BARCIA, HARDIMAN and BROWN and referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
by amending section 34 (MCL 169.234), as amended by 1999 PA 238.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 34. (1) A ballot question committee shall file a campaign
statement as required by this act according to the following
schedule:
(a) A preelection campaign statement, the closing date of
which shall be the sixteenth day before the election, shall not be
filed later than the eleventh day before the election.
(b)
A postelection campaign statement, the closing date of
which
shall be the twentieth day following the election, shall not
be
filed later than the thirtieth day following an election. If all
liabilities
of the committee are paid before the closing date and
additional
contributions are not expected, the campaign statement
may
be filed at any time after the election, but not later than the
thirtieth
day following the election.
(b) Campaign statements not later than the following dates
every year:
(i) January 25 with a closing date of December 31 of the
previous year.
(ii) April 25 with a closing date of March 31.
(iii) July 25 with a closing date of June 30.
(iv) October 25 with a closing date of September 30.
(2)
A ballot question committee supporting or opposing a
statewide
ballot question shall file a campaign statement, of which
the
closing date shall be the twenty-eighth day after the
qualification
of the measure, not later than 35 days after the
ballot
question is qualified for the ballot. If the ballot question
fails
to qualify for the ballot, the ballot question committee
shall
file the campaign statement within 35 days after the final
deadline
for qualifying, the closing date of which shall be the
twenty-eighth
day after the deadline.
(2) (3)
If a ballot question committee supporting
or opposing
a statewide ballot question fails to file a preelection statement
under this section, that committee or its treasurer shall pay a
late filing fee for each business day the statement remains not
filed in violation of this section, not to exceed $1,000.00,
pursuant to the following schedule:
(a) First day--$25.00.
(b) Second day--$50.00.
(c) Third day--$75.00.
(d) Fourth day and for each subsequent day that the statement
remains unfiled--$100.00.
(3) (4)
If a treasurer or other individual
designated as
responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report
filing of a ballot question committee supporting or opposing a
statewide ballot question fails to file a statement, other than a
preelection statement, under this section, that committee,
treasurer, or other designated individual shall pay a late filing
fee. If the committee has raised $10,000.00 or less during the
previous 2 years, the late filing fee shall be $25.00 for each
business day the campaign statement remains unfiled, but not to
exceed $1,000.00. If the committee has raised more than $10,000.00
during the previous 2 years, the late filing fee shall be $50.00
for each business day the campaign statement remains unfiled, but
not to exceed $2,000.00.
(4) (5)
If a treasurer or other individual
designated as
responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report
filing of a ballot question committee supporting or opposing other
than a statewide ballot question fails to file a statement under
this section, that committee, treasurer, or other designated
individual shall pay a late filing fee. If the committee has raised
$10,000.00 or less during the previous 2 years, the late filing fee
shall be $25.00 for each business day the campaign statement
remains unfiled, but not to exceed $1,000.00. If the committee has
raised more than $10,000.00 during the previous 2 years, the late
filing fee shall be $50.00 for each business day the campaign
statement remains unfiled, but not to exceed $2,000.00.
(5) (6)
If a treasurer or other individual
designated as
responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report
filing of a ballot question committee fails to file a statement as
required
by subsection (1) or (2) for more than 7 days, that
treasurer or other designated individual is guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or
imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(6) (7)
If a treasurer or other individual
designated as
responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report
filing of a ballot question committee knowingly files an incomplete
or inaccurate statement or report required by this section, that
treasurer or other designated individual is subject to a civil fine
of not more than $1,000.00.
