August 3, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Bieda and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
by amending section 26 (MCL 169.226), as amended by 2001 PA 250.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 26. (1) A campaign statement of a committee, other than a
political party committee, required by this act shall contain all
of the following information:
(a) The filing committee's name, address, and telephone
number, and the full name, residential and business addresses, and
telephone numbers of the committee treasurer or other individual
designated as responsible for the committee's record keeping,
report preparation, or report filing.
(b) Under the heading "receipts", the total amount of
contributions received during the period covered by the campaign
statement; under the heading "expenditures", the total amount of
expenditures made during the period covered by the campaign
statement; and the cumulative amount of those totals. Forgiveness
of a loan shall not be included in the totals. Payment of a loan by
a third party shall be recorded and reported as an in-kind
contribution by the third party. In-kind contributions or
expenditures shall be listed at fair market value and shall be
reported as both contributions and expenditures. A contribution or
expenditure that is by other than completed and accepted payment,
gift, or other transfer, that is clearly not legally enforceable,
and that is expressly withdrawn or rejected and returned before a
campaign statement closing date need not be included in the
campaign statement and if included may, in a later or amended
statement, be shown as a deduction, but the committee shall keep
adequate records of each instance.
(c) The balance of cash on hand at the beginning and the end
of the period covered by the campaign statement.
(d)
The following information regarding each fund-raising
event
shall be included in the report:
(i) The type of event, date held, address and name, if
any, of
the
place where the activity was held, and approximate number of
individuals
participating or in attendance.
(ii) The total amount of all contributions.
(iii) The gross receipts of the fund-raising event.
(iv) The expenditures incident to the event.
(d) (e)
The full name of each individual from whom
contributions are received during the period covered by the
campaign statement, together with the individual's street address,
the amount contributed, the date on which each contribution was
received, and the cumulative amount contributed by that individual.
The occupation, employer, and principal place of business shall be
stated if the individual's cumulative contributions are more than
$100.00.
(e) (f)
The cumulative amount contributed and the name and
address of each individual, except those individuals reported under
subdivision (e)
(d), who contributed to the committee. The
occupation, employer, and principal place of business shall be
stated for each individual who contributed more than $100.00.
(f) (g)
The name and street address of each person, other
than an individual, from whom contributions are received during the
period covered by the campaign statement, together with an
itemization of the amounts contributed, the date on which each
contribution was received, and the cumulative amount contributed by
that person.
(g) (h)
The name, address, and amount given by an individual
who contributed to the total amount contributed by a person who is
other than a committee or an individual. The occupation, employer,
and principal place of business shall be stated if the individual
contributed more than $100.00 of the total amount contributed by a
person who is other than a committee or an individual.
(h) (i)
The cumulative total of expenditures of $50.00 or
less made during the period covered by the campaign statement
except for expenditures made to or on behalf of another committee,
candidate, or ballot question.
(i) (j)
The full name and street address of each person to
whom expenditures totaling more than $50.00 were made, together
with the amount of each separate expenditure to each person during
the period covered by the campaign statement; the purpose of the
expenditure; the full name and street address of the person
providing the consideration for which any expenditure was made if
different from the payee; the itemization regardless of amount of
each expenditure made to or on behalf of another committee,
candidate, or ballot question; and the cumulative amount of
expenditures for or against that candidate or ballot question for
an election cycle. An expenditure made in support of more than 1
candidate or ballot question, or both, shall be apportioned
reasonably among the candidates or ballot questions, or both.
(2) A candidate committee or ballot question committee shall
report all cumulative amounts required by this section on a per
election
cycle basis. Except for subsection
(1)(j) (1)(i),
an
independent committee or political committee shall report all
cumulative amounts required by this section on a calendar year
basis.
(3) A campaign statement of a committee, in addition to the
other information required by this section, shall include an
itemized list of all expenditures during the reporting period for
election day busing of electors to the polls, get-out-the-vote
activities, slate cards, challengers, poll watchers, and poll
workers.
(4) For a reporting period in which a contribution is received
that is to be part of a bundled contribution or a reporting period
in which a bundled contribution is delivered to the candidate
committee of a candidate for statewide elective office, a bundling
committee shall report to the secretary of state, on a form
provided by the secretary of state, all of the following
information, as applicable, about each contribution received or
delivered as part of a bundled contribution, and about each bundled
contribution delivered, in the reporting period:
(a) The amount of each contribution, the date it was received
by the bundling committee, and the candidate for statewide elective
office whom the contributor designated as the intended recipient.
(b) Each contributor's name and address and, for each
contribution exceeding $100.00, the contributor's occupation,
employer, and principal place of business.
(c) The date each contribution is delivered to the candidate's
statewide elective office candidate committee.
(d) The total amount of bundled contributions delivered to
that candidate committee during the reporting period and during the
election cycle.
(5) With its delivery of a bundled contribution to the
candidate committee of a candidate for statewide elective office, a
bundling committee shall deliver a report to that candidate
committee, on a form provided by the secretary of state, that
includes all of the following information, as applicable, about
each contribution delivered as part of the bundled contribution,
and about all bundled contributions delivered to that candidate
committee in the election cycle:
(a) The amount of each contribution, the date it was received
by the bundling committee, and the statewide elective office
candidate the contributor designated as the intended recipient.
(b) Each contributor's name and address and, for each
contribution exceeding $100.00, the contributor's occupation,
employer, and principal place of business.
(c) The total amount of bundled contributions delivered to
that candidate committee during the reporting period and during the
election cycle.
(6) For a reporting period in which a bundled contribution is
received, a candidate committee of a candidate for statewide
elective office shall report to the secretary of state, on a form
provided by the secretary of state, all of the following
information, as applicable, about each contribution delivered as
part of a bundled contribution received in the reporting period and
about all bundled contributions received by that candidate
committee:
(a) The amount of each contribution, the date it was received
by the candidate committee, and the name of the bundling committee
that delivered the contribution.
(b) Each contributor's name and address and, for each
contribution exceeding $100.00, the contributor's occupation,
employer, and principal place of business.
(c) The total amount of bundled contributions received by that
candidate committee during the reporting period and during the
election cycle.