September 14, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Baxter and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled
"Michigan election law,"
by amending section 848 (MCL 168.848), as added by 2003 PA 119.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 848. (1) Each elected candidate subject to the Michigan
campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282, and
whose candidate committee received or expended more than $1,000.00
during the election cycle shall file a postelection statement with
the filing
official designated to receive the elected candidate's
candidate
committee campaign statements under section 36 of the
Michigan
campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.236 secretary
of state. All of the following apply to a postelection statement
required by this section:
(a)
The postelection statement must shall
be on a form
prescribed by the secretary of state.
(b) The elected candidate shall file the postelection
statement before the elected candidate assumes office.
(c) The postelection statement shall include an attestation
signed by the elected candidate that, as of the date of the
postelection statement, all statements, reports, late filing fees,
and fines required of the candidate or a candidate committee
organized to support the candidate's election under the Michigan
campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282, have
been filed or paid.
(d) The postelection statement shall include an attestation
signed by the elected candidate acknowledging that making a false
statement in a postelection statement is punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years,
or both.
(2) Failure to file a postelection statement as required by
subsection (1) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or both.
(3) Making a false statement in a postelection statement
required under subsection (1) is perjury, punishable as provided in
section 936.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2007.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6482(request no.
06777'06) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.